10 Cheap Food Gifts That Rock

So here are some ideas of inexpensive gifts that are truly worth giving this holiday season. Hopefully you have most of the stuff you need to make them already on hand. If not, it should be relatively inexpensive to locate them.

1. A jar of AHA (American Health Assocation) Spice Mix. Show someone you care enough to help them reduce their sodium and add tons of flavour to their food (especially beef dishes). I use Jane Brody's recipe but I confess I've never added the mace so don't worry if you don't have any on hand.
2. Multigrain Pancake Mix. Healthy and like a warm hug on a cold morning. Again, I like Jane Brody's but there are tons of recipes on the web to choose from.
3. Spiced Coffee. Combine some ground coffee or instant coffee granules with any (or any combination of) the following: cinnamon, pumpkin spice mix, ground cardamon, nutmeg, ground vanilla bean, ground cocoa
4. Spiced Cocoa. Combine any package of instant hot chocolate with any of the spices listed above. Include some mini marshmallows if you have time.
5. A meal, frozen, labelled and in a container that makes it easy to reheat.
6. Some kind of quick-bread or muffins. Zucchini, banana, apple, blueberry, sweet potato, carrot, bran, whatever.
7. Homemade granola in an air tight container. Again, tons of recipes on the web and super YUM!
8. A recipe collection. Type up and print out a dozen of you favourite recipes and bind with a nice ribbon.
9. A loaf of Fresh Bread. Best given when still warm if possible. With bread machines this isn't a difficult one at all.
10. And if all else fails... cookies. They're always a favourite!