– Taste Guru’s Gluten Free Box of the Month Club Membership– Hands down a fantastic idea, there isn’t a single thing wrong with getting a box of gluten free good delivered to your door! There are several options to purchase, based on the # of months you want to gift. BONUS: Gluten Free Deals.com has a sale going on now, and for the next 13 days you can purchase a 3 month subscription for 37$ rather than 100! 

– GFree Foodie Box Club Membership– Same as the above, different distributor. This site also offers dairy free and nut free options! 

Know some gluten free folks that could use a little help with at home menu planning, or who might be new to gluten free and struggling? Try getting them a subscription to either:

• The Fresh 20’s Gluten Free Meal Planner: Offers recipes, grocery list, and nutritional information.Can be billed annually or every 3 months. Also offer dairy free and vegetarian plans, among other options. 

• The Gluten Freedom Project: Offers an educational series on living gluten free, access to product reviews, recipes, and a weekly menu plan you can have automated or create yourself. Also allows you to choose other dietary restrictions, or requests, to pull up recipes for your needs only.

This is always an easy one, and one I’ve put a focus on a lot in past years. For this year, I only have a few suggestions: 

• Gluten Is my Bitch: Rants, Recipes, and Ridiculousness for the Gluten Free By April Peveteaux: A totally Rad book written by a lady with a great sense of humor! 

• Against All Grain By Danielle Walker. Another great book written in an honest and transparent way.

• The Lavender Cookbook Realistically, this isn’t a gluten free book, but I LOVE Lavender. End of story, it’s totally worth it if you are a lavender lover and have bags full of dried lavender like myself. 

Gluten free living, hell life in general, can be stressful. Consider some gifts that lessen that stress!:

There’s always those things that just don’t fit into a particular category, so they get their own! 

• Gluten Free Labels’ Products: This site sells tags, labels, stickers, and flags that let you know exactly what is gluten free. They’re a great for those with shared kitchens, or lots of family and friends gatherings. 

• Kitchen Appliances and gadgets: Being gluten free usually means a lot of home cooking so you can never go wrong with something that makes cooking easier. My current top picks? Slow cooker, electric fondue set, and my immersion blender! 

• Triumph Dining Dining Cards, Restaurant guides, or Grocery guides: Always a good choice for those who are newly gluten free, or whom get tired of explaining their needs. 

Gifts That Give Back

I’m a socially conscious social worker, so gifts that give back are always welcome under my tree.

• Toms for instance is a great product, that gives one pair of shoes or glasses to someone in need when you purchase from them.

• Heifer international allows you to buy animals for families in someone’s name as a symbolic gift.

• Krochet Kids teaches individuals living in Peru and Uganda how to crochet so they have a marketable skill, and you can buy the hand crafted hats to keep the mission going.