Gourmet Gift of the Day Blog » Sugar Free – Diabetic Gifts

Baby Block Cookie Bouquet

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:14 +0000

My family celebrates every milestone with food – so when my aunt was looking for a sweet gift to send to her niece after she had a baby, I recommended this cookie bouquet offered by one of my favorite online retailers. The chocolate chip cookies in this bouquet are fresh, huge and melt in your mouth! My aunt ordered a dozen regular cookies accented in pink, and the tasty bouquet arrived in 2 days. This bouquet is also available with sugar-free cookies, and you can choose if the item is for a boy or girl. A dozen cookies with the ceramic base sells for $41.

Silk Geranium Cookie Bouquet

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:00:57 +0000

The coming of spring brings bright colors, fresh flowers and a general feeling of happiness in our neighborhood. The kids are outside playing, the neighbors come out of hibernation, and the spring flower beds start to fill up. Geraniums are a great sign of spring, and these geraniums even come with a sweet treat tucked inside – 8 gourmet chocolate chip cookies! The cookies are colorfully wrapped with cellophane and arranged with artificial greenery, so the flowers can still be displayed long after the cookies are gone. These delicious delights made a great gift for my girlfriend who was recently released from the hospital – she said this bouquet was the tastiest one she had ever received! The cookies are also available sugar-free, both the regular and sugar-free bouquets are priced at $45 and shipping is only $10.25 if you choose ground delivery.

Lactose Free Belgian Chocolate Bunny

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:00:55 +0000

I could not imagine growing up lactose-intolerant. Growing up on a dairy farm, our daily diet consisted of milk, cheese, butter and usually ice cream. To this day my favorite beverage is still an ice cold glass of milk. I am so very thankful that my boys are able to consume lactose as well, but I’m just as glad that there are lactose-free substitutes that I taste just as good as the “originals”. One such item is this Belgian Chocolate Big Tooth Bunny that is available just for the Easter season. The bunny is made with rice milk, so it is perfect for anyone you know who is lactose-intolerant. My niece’s best friend has this condition and her mother recommended all the products found at A Bountiful Harvest. Their products are specifically made for non-traditional diets – they offer products that are lactose-free, gluten-free, sugar-free and wheat-free.

This cute and tasty one pound chocolate rabbit is available to slip into your child’s Easter Basket for $14.95 plus shipping.

Easter Diabetic Treats

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:00:43 +0000

With Easter just around the corner, don’t forget about loved ones who are either diabetic or watching their calorie intake. All About Gifts & Baskets offers a great treat basket just for them – filled with tasty candy choices and even a sugar-free chocolate bunny! The basket also includes my personal Easter addiction – marshmallow Peeps (I didn’t even know they made a sugar-free variety), gumdrops, chips, apple and honey flatbread and other tasty diabetic-friendly snacks. The snacks are packed in a colorful Easter-themed basket for $46 plus $9.95 ground shipping.

Sugar Free Chocolate Walnut Fudge

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:00:02 +0000

High in the Rocky Mountains, hidden in the tiny town of Jefferson, CO, the Up South Fudge Factory produces smooth and creamy fudge that can be purchased in store or online. If you get the chance, drive 80 miles southwest of Denver to the Jefferson Market and Post Office to experience not only delicious fudge, but also some old-time hospitality and breathtaking views.

However, if it’s not convenient for you to take the trip, you can still experience the first class fudge that is also available sucrose-free. Their most popular flavor is chocolate walnut, and an 8 ounce square is available for $7.00. To receive an even better value, you will receive 1/4 free if you order 2 lbs at once.

Valentine Heart Cookie Pot

admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:48:55 +0000

This cheerful cookie pot not only sends great Valentine wishes, but is perfect to celebrate American Heart Month! The colorful pot is a great lasting gift, but the cookies won’t last nearly as long! My friend’s sister actually ordered this item for herself, just so she could get the pot! She’s going to eat the cookies and add a plant to the pot, then give it to her mother – who is a heart attack survivor. This delicious arrangement is available from Gourmet Cookie Bouquets for $35, but don’t wait too much longer to order if you want it to arrive before Valentine’s Day!

Sugar Free Longstem Cookies

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:00:39 +0000

Since I love sweets but I’m also trying to fit into a smaller dress size, I’m exploring sugar-free treats. One tasty looking gift I have found is this blooming longstem cookie gift. The longstems in this vase are actually colorfully-wrapped sugar free chocolate chip cookies. They are surrounded by greenery and silk baby’s breath, and from the reviews listed online they are delicious! I have emailed this item to my husband as a Valentine’s Day suggestion – so I can still enjoy the holiday without the guilt! He can get a dozen of these fresh-baked longstems for $51 from Cookie Gift Baskets.

Sugar Free Peppermint Patties

admin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:00:15 +0000

For some reason I am not a fan of candy canes, but I love Peppermint Patties. Maybe it is the dark chocolate surrounding the mint patty that makes it taste better to me, but in any case we always have mints around for the holidays. This year, my sister is watching her sugar intake because of a predisposition to diabetes so I found her some “amazingly delicious” sugar-free peppermint patties!

I have baked with Splenda a number of times, and my family has a hard time telling the difference between Splenda cookies and cookies baked with sugar. Because of that, I was certain that these mints would have a great taste as well. I had never heard of Maltitol before (which is also used in these candies), but after doing a bit of research I discovered that Maltitol is a sugar alcohol that is nearly as sweet as table sugar but does not have as much of an effect on blood glucose.

My sister received these mints just yesterday, and she called me immediately after sampling them because they were so delicious! She loved the presentation in a red gift tin, and said that she couldn’t tell they were sugar-free. The patties are thinner than a York Peppermint Pattie, but my sister liked them better because they were not quite as “minty”. I paid $19.99 for a 9.8 oz tin, plus $9.99 for shipping.

Diabetic Holiday Gift Basket

admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:00:57 +0000

The holidays are always a great time to share gourmet foods with friends, relatives and neighbors. Our neighbor Joyce has helped me out a number of times throughout the year, including watching the kids when a work emergency came up. She is also a diabetic, so to thank her for all she does for our family we are sending her this large Diabetic Gift Basket. It contains a variety of sugar-free candies, pretzels, chips, crackers, cheese, sausage, popcorn and gourmet coffee.

I am always pleased with the items I order from All About Gifts & Baskets, so I’m confident that this basket will look just as impressive when it arrives as it does online! The basket sells for $72, and shipping is a very reasonable $10.95. The tasty sugar-free items in this basket would be perfect for a diabetic like Joyce, or even just for someone watching their weight during the holidays!

Diabetic Scarecrow Gift

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:00:54 +0000

My grandpa is a diabetic so it’s sometimes hard to find treats that fall within his dietary guidelines. Luckily I was able to find this fun pumpkin planter filled with sugar-free treats for his autumn birthday. He loved the apple chips and sugar-free jelly beans, and the cute scarecrow and pumpkin are now a great centerpiece on his kitchen table.

The gift included toasted wheat crackers, apple chips, sugar-free Jelly Belly jelly beans, sugar-free wafer cookie, sugar-free chocolate bar and some sugar-free hard candies. I was able to get all of this for $37 plus $8.95 for shipping.