Are you all not aware of the age old saying that “An apple a day keeps the doctor away?”

Apples are power packed nutritious fruits which are healthy as well as tasty. It suits fitness lovers and health conscious couples owing to the multiple nutrients the fruit carries. The fruit has rich phyto-nutrients which is indispensable for body’s optimal health. The anti-oxidants present in the king sized fruit has many health promoting and most importantly, disease prevention properties which justifies the saying mentioned at the beginning of the write-up.

Scientific facts surrounding apples

The botanical name for apples is Malus domestica. Apples were originally cultivated in mineral rich mountain ranges of Kazakhstan. Apples are grown on medium sized trees belonging to the Rosaceae family. Now apples, owing to their popularity as desserts widely used for cooking as well as baking is also cultivated in other parts of the world.

The core of the apple is off white or cream in color. The pulp inside the apple tastes mildly sweet and tarty in nature. The seeds of the fruit are thrown away owing to the bitterness.

Health benefits of an apple as such

• Delicious and crunchy apples are known to have phyto-nutrients and anti-oxidants which are responsible for the overall growth, development and wellbeing.
• Apples are lower in calories. Fresh slices of the fruit provide you with just 50 calories. They contain no saturated fats or cholesterol. And apple provides binding material to colon in the mucous membrane. These prevent harmful cancer causing chemicals from entering the membrane.
• The fruit is an excellent source of dietary fiber as such. It completely removes bad cholesterol from the body and prevents constipation.
• Apples are rich in flavonoids and polyphenolics. Some of these are quercetin, epicatechin, and procyanidin B2.These are also rich in tartaric acid which gives you a tart kind of flavor. These components present in an apple prevent harmful free radicals from entering the body.
• The great fruit has good sources of Vitamin C. It helps the overall immune system of the body and prevents you from catching frequent colds or sinuses.
• The fruit is also a good source of vitamin B6 like riboflavin, thiamin, and pyridoxine which help in synthesis of various metabolic functions performed by the body.
• Apples contain small amount of minerals like potassium, phosphorous and calcium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure; thus, counters the bad influences of sodium.

Serving tips

1. Apples have to be eaten as such without even removing their peel off. This ensures you consume the fruit with the maximum health benefits attributed to it. As is stated on the above mentioned paragraphs.

1. Sliced apples can turn brown when exposed to air. The process is referred to as oxidation as there is a component named ferrous oxide getting converted to ferric oxide. To help regain its original color, rinse the fresh slices in water and add a few drops of fresh lemon juice to the fruit serving.

1. Clear apple juice is a healthy option for you to have post supper.

1. Apples are used in preparation of jams, apple-pie, fresh fruit salads and dessert cakes.

Having discussed the multiple benefits of apple, does it make sense to gift away an apple basket of fruit delivery to near and dear ones?

Sometimes there are moments which do not call for a gift but you have to rely on sympathy gifts to show your courtesy, love and support to the recipient. These are even more critical moments when selecting a hamper because these are not the moments to celebrate but still you have to buy something as a token of your kindness to the loved one. There are various occasions that come in our life like death of a loved one, Get Well Soon moment for a sick person, Good Bye moments, Farewell of a favorite Boss or Colleague, and many such heartening moments which you want to make comfortable for the sufferer.

In such cases, you might get confused as to what type of gift hamper would serve the purpose of the occasion as gifts are mostly designed for the celebration of joyful moments. However, now the trend has changed and you can find decent gifts for such crucial occasions like sending fruit baskets or flower bouquets to depict your concerns. Fruit baskets are the most appropriate choice when it comes to fulfilling your moral obligations on such events. These are freshly plucked fruits that will help your loved one to deal with the tough times and would also appreciate your thoughtful gesture.

Sympathy

When someone close is in grief and pain due to the loss of a loved one or having a heart breaking situation, you must show them your ultimate support. This is the time when you can give them your shoulder to cry on and make them realize that they are not alone. For that matter, bringing a fruit basket as a sign of care and affection is a moral thing to do. People get pleased when they find someone close to them in such hard times and they remember this kind gesture for years to come.

Get Well Soon

No matter how critical the patient’s health is, your presence will be enough for them to deal with their illness. A patient is always motivated to fight the disease when he/she has someone to back up. If you cannot make an appearance yourself then you can send fruit baskets filled with orchard fresh and ripening fruits to revive the spirit in patient. You can find many sensational Get Well Soon Fruit Baskets that are specially designed by retailers for such moments.

Good Bye

It is not easy to tell Good Byes to your loved ones whether they are a family relation or some professional connection. When you are bonded with another person, you build a lot of memories and these memories keep coming back when that person leaves you. You might face certain situations where you have to tell good bye to your family member who is leaving for abroad, your colleague who got a great career opportunity in some other organization, or your friend who is shifting to another region away from you. Fruit baskets will make an ultimate gift choice in all such emotional occasions and turn these sad moments into happy memories. In fact there are customized fruit baskets available on retail stores that are prepared for these Farewell occasions.

As opposed to celebrating moments, all the above mentioned occasions also have importance in our lives. It is necessary to show our moral support to our loved ones in crucial times as it helps to strengthen our bonding and these moral values form the basis of our relationships. Thus, sending fruit baskets help us maintain our relationships in a civilized manner and also are a better option to deal with such sympathetic situations.

 

In order to send fruits by post, you need to select ones that have a better shelf life.

Gift packs of fresh apples, oranges and bananas. You can send away fruit baskets either stand alone or have all the fruits clubbed togetherforming attractive hampers. You can be rest assured that the recipient will savor fruits to heart’s content.

Presenting you with some unusual gifting themes this Easter

Let us talk in depth about the concept of Easter and how the festive event evolved

Easter dates back to the 15^th century originated from Germany. Little kids used to place their hats and bonnets outside the house in anticipation of receiving colorful eggs. Now the theme has evolved among kids as well as adults and is celebrated as a gala event across the world in the name of Easter. The concept of egg baskets has now been replaced with the theme of filling gift baskets with presents and curative articles.

A few thematic options follows

Spa basket

If your friend, relative or a loved one is fond of pampering himself or herself, you can send a gift hamper filled with spa products.

The hamper typically contains pedicure set, manicure set, scented candles, shower gels, body lotions, body scrubs, etc. If the gift is for the lady love of your life the add-ons to the kit will be a set of lip sticks and nail paints. The magical spa care kit will be well reciprocated by the recipient waiting at the door. Just to receive your hamper!

For the movie buff

A gift basket for the movie buff will contain a set of DVD’s and CD’s containing the friend’s or beloved one’s favorite set of movies. You can add some ready to make popcorn packs to the basket. A yearly subscription of a cinema or a celebrity magazine will be a big plus to the hamper!

For the foodie

You can create your own hand bound book of simple and easy to make snacks, breakfast and supper foods in less than 30 minutes of preparation time. You can add a glossary section to the cook book created by you.

Plus you can add gourmet food items including hand-made milk and dark chocolates, cheese, dry nuts like almonds and cashews, crackers, cookies, candies, chips, pasta and choicest variety of jams.  Families which re unite for Easter for their grand dinners can find a better variety in the food-menu served across their plates. You can make the recipient’s Easter worth remembering!

For the tea connoisseur

You can choose choicest of tea bags. The exciting assortment can include tea flavors like jasmine, chamomile, earl grey, strawberry, green tea and brown tea bags. Nothing can be more refreshing than a cup of hot piping tea along with a pack of strawberry and chocolate cookies. The recipient would enjoy the gift to the core.

 

For all of us our daddy is always the special. Be it playing a game of chess or walking with him down the aisle. Fathers definitely need better gifts rather than a mere tie or a simple greeting. Here is presenting you with some really nice ideas to present in lieu of Father’s day.

Vintage Zippo

Engraved zippo lighters are excellent vintage gifts. A lot of ethnic varieties of engraved lighters are available in gift shops for you to choose from. You can emboss a special message for your dad in lieu of this special day.

Doesn’t it look good when he flaunts this gift amongst his other connoisseur friends? He remembers this thoughtful gift everyday he lights his cigar. Fabulous, isn’t it?

Crystal glasses or tequila shot glasses

Small or medium sized crystal glasses are available with a couple of merchandisers. And so as tequila shot glasses. You can get these for your dad. He treasures it for life. A crystal glass set with a decanter and a personalized message will make your dad feel very excited.

The magical set comprises of a tumbler, tequila glass and a medium set of 6 glasses. Lovely present to symbolize Father’s day isn’t it? He can drink glasses of wine from the delightful cups.

Grooming set

Dads are tirelessly working hard for your welfare. And so a grooming set will be a very apt and a thoughtful gift to give away this Father’s day. The grooming set comprises of vitamin rich shower gel, strong body wash and eucalyptus hair therapy products. You can superbly gift wrap the contents in attractive packages. Dads who travel a lot will appreciate this thoughtful gift.

Golf balls

Not many of this will think on these lines at the last minute. If your father is fond of playing golf or tennis then the set of golf cum tennis balls is a sure shot way to success this Father’s day. This novelty set of balls comprises tennis ball, basketball, football, snooker’s balls and a pool ball. Your father will really be super excited on receiving this wonderful gift from you.

A bouquet of attractive fruits

You can gift your dad an exciting set of fresh and juicy fruits. Take mangoes, apples, bananas and oranges to fill the fruit hamper.

And your father’s day gift of fruit delivery is ready to be given away or couriered across wherever in the world he is.

Memory book

This is the wonderful gift you ever can give to your sweet dad. He has always been with you sharing your ups and downs and being a wall of support covering an entire life time.

You can present him with this amazing memory book. The album contains pictures of his when he was a childhimself, the first photograph he had taken with his wife, photo of him holding you and so on. It is a walk of memories down the lane. These are emotions which you never speak about but are always there at the back of your mind.

 

The most common gifts you can give away to your partner or lover for Valentine’s Day will be a bouquet of flowers or a box of chocolates. Especially you gift a bunch of red roses to symbolize love. But there are a few treasured ideas for gifting this Valentines’ rather than the usual run-of-the mill kind of gifts.

A cool array of rare and exclusive gifts you can give away your partner follows

A porcelain mug and a bouquet of unusual flowers

You can engrave a romantic photo of you and your partner hugging each other or cuddled to each other on the porcelain glazed mug. You can include a collage of lovey dovey messages on the mug. The bouquet can comprise of unusual flowers. You can enquire with the florist as to what kind of exotic flowers are available. Then these flowers can beautifully be packaged in a heart shaped flower vase. The gift is really a great personalized hamper to express love to your beloved.

Go for shopping

Rather than buying clothes plan a day out and go for shopping together. You can buy each other your favorite set of clothes. You can wear clothes which you have bought for each other and go on a dinner date together. This will be a lovely evening spent with your partner for Valentines’ day. It is the quality time and rich moments you spend with one another that really makes up the day.

Midnight surprises

You can gift wrap a cute cuddly pup in a beautiful satin ribbon and take it out from the hamper. It gives a shrill squeak and there starts your Valentine’s Day. What a romantic way to celebrate the day?

Midnight surprises can also include putting a diamond ring across your partner’s finger. These kind of exclusive gifts will be treasured and remembered forever.

Huge Poster

You can give your partner a huge poster of his/her favorite actor/actress. Either of you can hang it on the wall or paste one across the bed room door.

It can also be beautiful scenic picture or kids giggling. Scenic wall papers make the bed room look more colorful and brighter. Every time you partner looks at the poster she will remember you. Can’t there be a more romantic gesture than this one?

A bottle of red wine

In case you and your partner are occasional social drinkers, then a bottle of red wine or chilled vodka would be an apt as well as an awesome gift for Valentine’s Day. Both of you can talk about various finer aspects of life and discuss your plans together while sipping away from the merry glasses of wine.

Fruit baskets

Strawberries, cherries, kiwi fruits and passion fruits symbolize love. And red luscious apples of course. Pick all the mentioned fruits fresh from the orchard or from a fresh fruits shop. Neatly package the fruit bowl.

And add a personalized note to pour your feelings towards the beloved. Send away fruit gifts for delivery through a prompt courier company.

You all love gifts, don’t you? But what happens when you give away the similar kind of gifts year after year? Just imagine you receiving a few of those horrible gifts which you know as a matter of fact that you are never going to use. The whole idea of giving unique gifts seems to wreak havoc on your minds. Are you the kind of person who chooses the gift at about the eleventh hour?

Here is presenting you with a cool guide on completely unique and out of the box birthday gifts

Customized story book

You can create your own story book. You can narrate the special moments you spent with the loved one in a beautiful yet candid way. This in fact elevates the bond of friendship between you and the recipient in a special heart-warming way. Include pictures of your and your birthday friend sipping iced tea at a local pub. This way your cute little version of story book is ready. You can collate all the pages of the book as a hard bound one to give the real feel of a story book.

Present the book along with an assorted array of fresh fruits by post, UK.

The fruit pack can include apricots, dry nuts, oranges and contemporary apples. Leave a personalized greeting card to pour out your emotions in style. This superb gift will be the most heart rendering hamper you can ever gift your beloved one.

A set of 6 wine glasses

Is your birthday friend a wine connoisseur? Even if he or she is not it is ok. All of you would at least love to keep tall wine glasses forming a part of a curio or show-case. A set of 6 wine glasses placed in the middle of the dining area adds elegance and class to the otherwise huge palatial villa or bungalow.

Gift pack these lovely wine glasses in an attractive mug holder and add a personalized card to express your feelings for the beloved in style. You can add a box of signature chocolates to add to the aura.

Leather gloves

Is your friend fond of biking? Then gift him/her with a durable pair of leather gloves. Not a one of the usual kinds when it comes to gifting options.

Eye-glass holder

This option might sound a little weird. But there is nothing wrong in bringing out the humorous creative side of you. Is your dad forgetful of his spectacles and keep scouting for the pair quite often? Then this eye-glass holder is a gentle reminder asking him to keep his frames in-tact. Go for the surprising gift theme and earn a special place in your loved one’s heart.

Tool kit

If your friend loves repairing and mending stuff gift him with a well-equipped tool kit. Your thoughtful gift will be well received by the recipient.

These out of the box gifting ideas are stuff which we never think about at the nick of the moment. But these gifts are ones which can really take your friends and dear ones to cloud 9. Always keep the person’s interest and personal likes in mind when it comes to choosing the right gift for that particular person. This way you will not end up giving away less favored or monotonous gifts to loved ones.

A lot of corporate companies resort to giving away chocolate hampers to their employees. This is a token of appreciation of employee’s hard and sustained efforts for the entire year. The employers give these hampers for occasions like Christmas, New Year, Easter, etc. These gift hampers can also be given to specific individual employees who are celebrating their birthdays or anniversary days. Here is presenting you with some great chocolate hampers covering corporate giveaways

Toblerone Bars

Toblerone chocolate bars are favored all over the world. This choicest brand of chocolates sponsored by the company named Kraft form an integral part of chocolate gift hampers.

Corporate companies can also give away assorted fruit baskets delivered, UK. The choicest variety of fruits include peaches, apricots, strawberries, plums, oranges, apples and nectarines.

These are loved by fruit lovers all over the world. Will you say no to such a delightful hamper?

Mars and twix bars

You can have an attractive combination of Mars chocolate bars clubbed with Twix. Both are imported chocolates and make an ideal pairing to give away as chocolate hampers.

If you are a kind of employee who has a sweet tooth then this hamper will definitely be the ideal one to keep your motivational levels high.

After Eight Mint chocolates

These chocolates are thin and has a center portion filled with rich and creamy mint. After eight mint chocolates have a slightly bitter taste attributed to them. Mint lovers can rejoice this mildly sweet chocolate fantasy.

These are not all. Corporate companies have a tie up with chocolate companies. It can customize chocolate hampers according to the occasion or requirement. For example if the MD (Managing Director) of the company knows pretty well that you are fond of Rum and Raisins chocolate bars, he/she can present an assorted fruit and nut plus rum and raisin truffle bars made of rich Belgian Chocolate as your birthday present.

Assorted truffles include strawberry champagne, milk pralines, pretzels, almond bars, roasted cashew whole milk chocolates and liquor based chocolates. Attractive gift hampers and packaging covers are available to gift pack these assorted range of chocolates to be given as great corporate chocolate hampers.

There are chocolate shops specifically available that take up bulk orders from corporate offices. They pack assorted chocolates with satin ribbons after placing them in lovely gift boxes. The corporate companies purchase gift packs to be given as lovely hampers ear-marking several occasions. In case the employees are celebrating their birthdays or anniversary days theme based gift hampers can be given away. It isa pat on the back.

If an employee has completed 10 years of having worked in a company he/she is supplied with one year’s free supply of chocolates from gifting companies. This is to recognize the long standing experience and sustained efforts of employee who has contributed so much for the welfare of the company. Even his family members can enjoy the benefits which the employee receives from the company as such.

 

 

 

The lady whom you adore has taken care of your family as well as juggling her errands at office. Life at office is a mix of turbulent times as well as wonderful moments spent with colleagues. A lady who is simply satisfied with the tremendous feat she has achieved in her corporate life now needs a lot of relaxing time and free space.

Great ideas to give her the retirement gifts she really deserves

Necklace with her initials at the pendant

The lady of your life would be more interesting in socializing in cocktail or late evening parties as she is having fun time post her retirement. She loves to put up a jazzy appearance in front of her friends and senior colleagues. Get her a pretty looking pearl chain with her initials present on the locket. Else you can give her a German finish silver chain which is platinum plated. Select a royal necklace which suits her persona and reflects her attitude.

A yearly membership with Women’s Fitness Studio

The reason why it is mentioned as Women’s fitness studio is pretty simple. Women’s fitness studios do not particularly concentrate only on cardio and machines. A fitness studio dedicated to women concentrates on all areas of development pertaining to women. The gymming session includes 30 minutes of aerobics, 30 minute cardio drill, 30 minute pelvic exercises or dancercise. Dancercise is rhythmic dance movements and fun exercises clubbed together. An overall fitness regime to focus on the total wellness of women is what the fitness studios for women concentrate on.

Give your lady love a yearly membership in one of these.

Bowl of fruits

You can have fresh fruit baskets delivered to the lady who has been great in running the family and also has reached a tremendous feat on her career front. She must now be feeling really exhausted and tired. You can have fresh fruit baskets delivered either to her home address or her office address.

The assorted arrangement of fruits can include bananas, apples, apricots, figs, peaches and melons for her to savor to her heart’s content.

Dancing shoes

Is she a ballerina dancer? But due to hectic work pressure she might have given up on her favorite hobby. Gift her a pair of cute dancing shoes to help her get back to good old times.

A laptop

In case your lady is fond of playing games on internet or listening to music then a laptop would be an excellent retirement gift for her. She might even want to chat with her friends on Facebook rather than sitting idle at home.

Make up kit

Women no matter how old they are, always want to look their best. A senior aged woman also might want to look beautiful. As wine ages, its taste increases is an age old concept which holds good for beauty in women as well. A trendy make up kit would do all the honors to acknowledge her retirement in style.

These are some of the worth-while retirement gifts which you can give away to a woman to honor her at the farewell party.

 

Are you scouting for a nice gift to woo your 21 year old daughter? She can easily outsmart you with better ideas as she knows what the current trends are. Plus she knows what she wants in life. If it is your girlfriend you need to be extra careful to leave the right impression. As she is picky and choosy about everything under the sun.

Presenting you with a set of ultra-chic ideas for fabulous birthday presents for 21 year old girls

Jade bracelet with embedded rings

Jewelry items are the perfect gifts as young and teenage girls love to try on something new which suits their bling. The designers who make trendy costume jewelry keep the ladies’ interests in mind and manufacture these with A-grade products. These are durable as well as long lasting.

The jade bracelet is adjustable and can be fitted by one and all. The bracelet which is hand-carved and designer pick makes it an absolute stunner on you ladies. Go for the fabulous pick and indulge yourself in rave parties.

Gift accessories

Though the gift is slightly heavier on your pockets, this master-piece can win the heart of your girlfriend for sure. Pamper her with a diamond ring or a diamond bracelet. A uniquely designed pendant on a German finish silver chain is also a trend setter among the younger generation.  Signature rings or statement rings of unique sizes and shapes are also fashionable picks for party going women and ladies who belong to the younger generation.

A nice hand-bag along with a signature deodorant

You can choose to buy a nice perfume or a cologne. Go in for a nice smelling one like jasmine, rose or cool menthol spray. A nice spacious tote bag can be a fabulous buy along with the perfume. The two form a great duo for you to give away as exclusive gifts to your girlfriend.

Attractive baskets of yummylicious fruits

You can gift the lady love of your life with some exciting and mouth-watering range of fruits. The basket of fruits contain assorted mix of guavas, pineapples, bananas, apricots and gourmet chocolates. You can also add a bottle of wine or champagne to add to the woo factor.

Other gifts include hand-made greeting cards, pets, trendy watches, Belgian chocolate boxes, teddy bears and stuff.

Personalized scrap books

This is the most exciting gift you can give away to your beloved. You can make a fabulous scrap book mentioning in detail the routine activities as well as a few special moments experienced by the 21 year old beauty. You can take help from the girl’s family members to prepare the revered scrap book just a few days before her birthday is approaching. You can include lovely photos, letters, lovey dovey messages, news clippings, spectacular book marks and post cards on the scrap book. It is a lovely walk of nostalgic memories down the lane. Do not forget to add a personalized hand-made greeting card to express your best wishes for the girl in style.

Rock the party!