Find Healthy Gift Baskets and Ideas For Your Foodie Friends This Holiday!

Healthy Gift Ideas for Your Foodie Friends

by Linda Baldwin
.
December 11, 2017

Are you searching for the perfect gift for your friends who love to try new healthy food options? Come into Intelligent Gourmet in Tampa, FL to check out our healthy gift baskets, new syrups and shrubs recipes and of course gift cards! Reach out to us today or stop in the store to find just the right gifts at a juice bar nearby.

Healthy gift baskets and more for you to choose from this holiday season!

 

Vegetable spiralizer : this basket is a collection of your favorite tried and true recipes, a gift card to Intelligent Gourmet, and Community supported Agriculture membership for a co-op near you. Sign them up for our IG blog so they can stay informed about healthy food recipes. Along with our products, you’ll receive a Rosemary plant. We have one out front of the restaurant that is 6 years old and the size of a shrub. We can attest how well they do in Florida, unlike other herbs and can really liven up your home recipes.

 

Give a gift card as a gift: give the gift of healthy food and a promotion of $50 that expires in a year and receive $15 for yourself to use within 60 days. Our offer is much like the Outback promotion when you pay $100. You’ll receive $25 for your free use within 60 days.

Find new Syrups and Shrubs recipes at a juice bar nearby

 

Some other neat gifts this season include our new homemade bitters syrups and shrubs. We make them in stevia bottles, with our own printed labels and often experiment with different flavors to give you original products. We find ourselves using combinations of whiskey and bourbon that your friends will surely enjoy.

Now maybe you have noticed the word shrub sprouting up around town on cocktail menus? This is because a shrub is a tart syrup made from fruit, sugar and vinegar and they are quickly becoming a favorite of foodies everywhere. Come try some at our store in Tampa!

A few of our favorite mixology recipes include:

 

Pear with me by Nate Smith

Ingredients –

1.75 oz Tanqueray No. Ten Gin

  • .25 oz Clear Creek Douglas Fir Eau de Vie
  • 1 tsp St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
  • 1 oz Pear Shrub*
  • .5 oz Lemon juice
  • .5 oz Demerara syrup (one part Demerara sugar, one part water)
  • Glass: Rocks

Preparation – Add all ingredients into a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.

*Pear Shrub

Ingredients

  • 8 oz Cider vinegar
  • 4 oz Water
  • .5 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 lb Pears, cut into cubes

Preparation-

Add the vinegar, water, sugar and salt to small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Pour the mixture over the pears in a bowl. Let cool completely and refrigerate for up to 4 days. (The longer it infuses, the more pear flavor the shrub will have.) Strain before using.

TANGERINE COLLINS by Brett Hughes

Ingredients-

  • 1.5 oz Gin
  • 1 oz Tangerine Shrub*
  • .75 oz Lemon juice
  • Club Soda
  • Glass: Collins
  • Garnish: Lemon wheel and candied orange or tangerine

Preparation-

Fill a Collins glass with ice and add the gin, shrub and lemon juice. Top with club soda and stir briefly.

*Tangerine Shrub

Ingredients-

  • Peels of 6 tangerines
  • 1 bunch Fresh thyme
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 5 oz Apple cider vinegar

Preparation-

Combine the tangerine peels, thyme and sugar in a small saucepan and let stand for 48 hours. Add the vinegar and heat over medium-low heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Add additional vinegar or sugar to taste. (The finished shrub should be on the sweeter side.)

TOMATILLO SHRUB by Lana Gailani

Ingredients-

  • 32 oz (1 qt) Apple cider vinegar
  • 1 lb (just over 2 cups) Sugar
  • 2 lb Tomatillos
  • 2 Jalapeño peppers, seeded

Preparation-

Combine the vinegar and sugar in a saucepan and heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Add the tomatillos and jalapeños, and let stand for 24 hours. Pour into a blender and blend on high for 30 seconds. Strain through a chinois or fine strainer and serve with shots of tequila.”

Come out to our juice bar nearby Tampa, FL and we have many options for you to try. You will not be disappointed with these new shrubs!

Contact Us

Get your holiday healthy gift baskets and more from Intelligent Gourmet in Tampa, FL! Come in today to grab a meal and get the perfect gift for your friends and family.  

Share this Article

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Category
Tags
acai bowls acne diet adrenal fatigue adrenal glands aging alkaline diets all natural anti-inflammatory antioxidants aphrodesiac foods aphrodisiacs apple recipes apples arthritis artificial sweeteners aspartame Atkins Autism auto immune Balanced Diet be grateful beauty best foods for skin big food corporations BMI bone broth bpa in plastic brain chemistry brain foods brain foods bread breville juicer Broccoli broth brushing skin brussels sprouts brussels sprouts recipes burdock root cacao health benefits Calcium Camel Milk cancer cure Cancer Fighters cauliflower Cauliflower Colcannon causing cancer chemicals in our food Chia Recipes choclate cake Christmas chronic fatigue Clean Eating coconut oil coconut water Cold Remedies cold season cold-fighting superfoods collagen, conscious eating cookie monster Cruciferous Vegetables dairy-free dandelion greens december Delicious Delivery Dessert Detoxing dewey complextion dewier complexions, Diabetes Diet and Exercise diet myths Diets draining lymph Drinks easy fall salads easy healthy food easy juice cleanse eat clean eating local Ethnic Foods Excercise exfoliating fall recipes fall salad recipes Fall superfoods families Fast Food fat free fat sick and nearly dead Fathers Day Menu Fatigue feel good foods fig recipes Fighting colds Fish fitness myths Flexitarianism Florida Florida Superfoods flu flu fighting foods food Food Energetics Food Gift Ideas food matters food myths food pyramid food sources of iron food storage food to reduce stress foods for adrenal fatigue Foods for Anxiety foods for colds Foods for Depression foods for flu foods that help your brain foods to boost sex drive fourth of july recipes Fresh Herbs Fruit Popsicles Fruit Smoothies fruits and vegetables Fun Glucosemine Gluten Free gluten free brownie gluten-free recipes glycemic index GMO goji berries good fats good for you good mood foods gourmet Great Food that's Great for you green bean casserole recipe Green Juice Green Tea growing heirloom tomatoes from seed growing quinoa halloween party treats healing Healing with Food healing yourself with juice Health health benefits of blueberries health benefits of broccoli health benefits of coconut water health benefits of eggs health benefits of figs health benefits of mushrooms health benefits of pumpkin health benefits of pumpkin pie health benefits of summer squash health benefits of sweet potatoes health food health food myths Health Food Studies health stories in the news healthy healthy appetizer recipes healthy appetizers healthy cookies healthy desserts healthy drinks recipes healthy during the holidays healthy eating healthy fall recipes healthy food healthy fourth of july recipes healthy green bean casserole healthy halloween treats healthy holiday baking healthy holiday cookies Healthy Holiday Desserts Healthy Holiday Party Recipes healthy ingredients Healthy Irish Food Healthy Irish Recipes healthy kids food healthy oils healthy party recipes Healthy Popsicles Healthy St. Patrick's Day healthy thanksgiving recipes healthy thanksgiving side dishes Heart heart disease heart health heart healthy eating heart-healthy foods Herbal Tea herbs high energy high fiber foods holiday baking holiday cookies holiday dinner Holiday Recipes Holiday Superfoods holidays holistic health Hormones how to correct insulin resistance how to prevent insulin resistance hype vs healthy foods Ice Cream immune system immune system boosters immunity inflammation insulin resistance insulin resistance and exercise intelligent gourmet Intuitive Eating Iodine joint pain juice juice cleanse Juice Detox juice fast juice pulp Juice Recipes juice shop juices juicing juicing for health juicing in tampa juicing or blending Kids lemon peels life by daily burn lingonberries losing weight low fat low fat thanksgiving recipes low glycemic foods Low in sodium low-carb recipes low-fat gravy recipe low-fat lunch low-fat recipes low-glycemic diet mama nature meatballs medicinal juicing memory Mental Wellbeing Move Inspired Health & Fitness natural aversion natural flavors natural healing natural medicine Natural Remedies naturally made new year new you new year's resolution New Year's Resolutions New Years niman ranch Non Fat Diet non-fat november Nutrition nutritional coaching Nuts oils omega 3 omega 3 skin organic organic produce ph balance plastic microwave pms popcorn recipes practice preservatives preventing acne with omega 3 Probiotics promotes relaxations pumpkin pumpkin butter pumpkin butter recipe pumpkin healthy pumpkin recipes quinoa raw food raw vegan lasagna recipe raw vegan recipes recipes resolutions restful sleep rituals roasted salad safe to heat plastic in microwave salads sandwiches sea beans seasonal seasonal recipes seasonal vegetables selenium selfcare skin foods skincare diet Smoothie Recipies Smoothies sodium nitrites in food sometimes food Soup soup recipes spices spoiling food and cosmetics spring cleanses spring florida spring fruits Spring Superfoods spring vegetables stevia stress busting foods stress eating stress food Stress-Busting Superfoods substances in your food sugar bomb Sugar Free Diet summer Summer Party Foods summer superfoods super-foods superfood pairings superfoods Superfoods for Dad Sushi Tampa tampeaeats Tea Tea Health Benefits thanksgiving thanksgiving dinner thanksgiving recipes thanksgiving turkey recipe things to practice daily thyroid foods trustworthy sources turkey brine recipe turmeric turmeric root Valentine's Day vanilla health properties vegan Vegan Diet Vegan Food Tampa Bay vegan soup recipes vegan tampa vegetarian Vegetarian Side Dishes vitamin d vitamins walnuts water watermelon watermelon health properties Weight weight loss weight loss superfoods wellness whole food Whole Foods why eat seasonal why organic is healthier will-power winter soups workout Yogurt zucchini noodles
Archives
ig2go