Why are these gifts a good choice for Him, Her, and the Elderly? If the Birthday One likes to cook or likes to eat, spices and seasonings would be great and useful gifts. If the Birthday One wants to cook more, giving a variety of spices would give them the ability to try different recipes, without the meals getting too repetitive or boring. If you know the Birthday One is trying to master cooking a new cuisine, you can do some research on recipes and buy the spices and seasoning as gifts for them to experiment. If the Birthday One is at the beginning stages of trying cooking, the spices and seasonings would motivate them to continue cooking and maybe inspire them to cook creative meals. If the Birthday One wants to try a new diet or wants to be more healthy, this would also be an excellent option as well. It is the misconception that tasty foods are often bad for health, but there are foods and recipes that taste great with just the right seasonings and are also healthy and tasty.

Where can you get spice and seasonings? Grocery stores carry a wide variety of seasonings. Amazon also carries a lot of special types of seasonings. If you get two or three spices and wrap them up in a gift bag, it would make a nice gift package.

If you are on a budget, try to buy in bulk so that you can give in other gifts or try to make special seasonings and give those out as gifts. You can search online for recipes of special seasonings and buy the ingredients in bulk to make batches for several Birthday Ones. The containers to put the spices in can be purchased at grocery stores, Walmart, online or even the dollar store. It is a nice handmade gift that is not only useful but really gives a personal touch. Spices can be pricey, so try to look for deals at the grocery stores.

**NOTE OF CAUTION: Be cautionary about any allergies that the Birthday One may have.

True Gift Story: This is not a birthday gift, but a Christmas gift. However, I will share this as a true gift story. My friend made the Nothing but the Bagel Seasoning as Christmas gifts, and I loved it! It tasted wonderful, and I used it to season whatever I could.