Make Your Own FTD Food-Gift Basket

Buying food gift baskets from companies like Florists' Transworld Delivery, Inc. is convenient. FTD will make the food gift basket for you, and send it to wherever you want it to go. If you have more time than money, you may want to make your own food gift basket. In this article I will tell you what FTD is putting in its food gift baskets. You can decide if you would rather make a similar food gift basket or order from FTD.

For all of these food gift baskets, you will need to start with a wicker basket. These can be purchased inexpensively at any discount store. For a professional look, tie a ribbon on the handle.

The FTD holiday Italian food gift basket for $59.99 includes pasta, tomato sauce, biscotti, crackers and cappuccino mix. Mama Mia that's a good meal! Not sure if it is worth $59.99 though. I like the idea, that they are offering an entire meal in this food gift basket.

The FTD hauntingly good gourmet basket for $40.99 includes cheese spread with knife, salmon, crackers, cookies, pistachio nuts, and chocolate. There are a variety of snack items in this food gift basket.

The FTD give thanks food gift basket for $34.99 includes salmon, cheese spread, chocolate chip and amaretto cookies, and chocolate. The chocolate indulgence basket for $39.99 includes a variety of chocolate, chocolate cookies and chocolate covered espresso beans. This would be a great food gift basket for any chocolate lover.

The FTD country morning basket for $39.99 includes pancake mix, maple syrup, jam, tea, coffee, and cookies. I like this FTD food gift basket, as it contains an entire breakfast. The ultimate coffee break tray for $39.99 includes coffee, mug, coffee scoop, cookies, scone, honey sticks and tea. The coffee lovers on your list would love to get a food gift basket with many types of coffee.

The FTD black gold tower of fruit for $59.99 includes fruit, salmon, cheese, crackers, cashews, and cashew brittle. A variation on this food gift basket, is the fruit and chocolate basket. For $39.99 it contains some fruit and a few pieces of chocolate.

The FTD gourmet autumn gift basket for $44.99 includes cookies, cinnamon-apple chips, chocolate covered pretzels and sparkling grape juice. The country gourmet deluxe gift basket for $69.99 includes cookies, cheese, crackers, mustard, and pistachios. The thinking of you food gift basket for $54.99 includes sausage, cheese spread, crackers, pretzels, mustard, and cinnamon apple crisps.

Keep in mind that FTD is charging about $9.99 to $13.99 for standard delivery. This may be worth the price to many. If not, why not check out the types of items they are placing in the food gift baskets. This may give you some ideas for food gift baskets to make for everyone on your list.