Best Gifts Under $45 for the Health-Oriented Cook

With an increased interest in healthy eating anymore, there are a variety of items to buy your health cook. Here are just some of them:

Food Dehydrator & Jerky Maker
For making healthy snacks, nothing beats having your own food dehydrator. A popular one is found in Nesco American Harvest Food Dehydrator. It comes with four trays and includes four spices. It has received rave reviews. You can find more information on this at www.target.com. It can be purchased online for your ease and convenience. The Nesco food hydrator mentioned here retails for about $40.

Another popular food dehydrator is one we are all familiar with. The Ronco Food Dehydrator, as seen on television. This very popular food dehydrator has five trays. It includes a tray for making fruit strips. Ronco also has an online shopping option. Visit them at www.ronco.com. Their food dehydrator is also sold at Wal-Mart and Target. It retails for around $40.

Yogurt Maker
Your health-oriented cook will love having his or her own yogurt maker. By having a yogurt maker, the amount of sweetness, tartness, and texture can be controlled. It is simple to make homemade yogurt with a yogurt maker. Cooking instructions are included with each machine. One simply follows a short process, plugs in the machine, and pours milk into the glass jars. Then, wait 6 to 10 hours for your batch of homemade yogurt. How easy is that? Plus, the cost of making homemade yogurt is so much less than buying the commercially prepared variety.

One of the more popular manufacturers of yogurt makers is Euro Cuisine. The item is known as Euro Cuisine Yogurt Maker. This Yogurt Maker comes with 7 six-ounce glass cups with lids. The built-in timer makes it easy to see how much time is left before one can enjoy the yogurt (or, the yogurt is ready). The yogurt maker can be bought only online at Target. It retails around $30. Yogurt makers last forever. You cannot go wrong by buying your health-oriented cook one of these items.

Juicing Machines (otherwise known as 'juicers')
With all the hype nowadays about fresh juicing and its health benefits, why not buy your health-oriented cook one for their kitchen? It is sure to be a hit. How can you go wrong treating your recipient to the gift of health? There is nothing comparable to a freshly prepared glass of juice.

Juicing machines comes with an instructional booklet and a couple recipes. This helps make the machine easier to use. A popular and very economical juicer is made by Black and Decker. Everyone knows Black and Decker for their high-quality, durable products. The company has a very positive and reliable reputation. Black and Decker manufacturers a juicing machine called ...this is tricky, the Black & Decker Juice Machine. It has a 400-watt motor, which makes for a quick glass of juice. Also, it has a stainless steel cutter and strainer. The removable pulp container is great, too. Some people like to keep the pulp and add it to soup. Put this piece of information on a gift tag for your health-oriented cook. They will appreciate it.

Juicing Books
In addition to giving a juicing machine, why not include a separate juicing recipe book? It will be a big help to the new juicer. It will inspire many uses and gives hours of enjoyment.

A popular juicing book is written by Pat Crocker and titled 'The Juicing Bible'. In addition to juicing recipes, this book contains information on health ailments and how juicing affects them. The book retails around $12.

Another popular juice book is known as 'Juiceman's Power of Juicing'. Everyone is familiar with the Juiceman. Here is a popular book that your health-oriented cook will enjoy using with their new juicer. The book retails for $11.

Both books can be bought at department stores, health food stores, and bookstores. They can be purchased online at www.walmart.com. Check around for other online buying, also. Books are easy to buy online.

There you have it. Surprise your health-oriented cook with any of the above items and watch them smile. Enjoy!