2024 Holiday Gift Guide for the Vegetable Lover

Please the vegetable lovers in your life with a veggie-centric gift! From kitchen gadgets to non-kitchen essentials, this Holiday Gift Guide for the Vegetable Lover has something for every budget and style.

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Happy holidays, veggie enthusiasts!

I’m so excited to share my updated gift guide for the 2024 holiday season. Whether you use it to purchase a gift for yourself or to get gift ideas for fellow vegetable lovers, I hope that you find it helpful!

The guide features gifts that cost less than $20, less than $50, and over $50. I also sprinkled in some ideas for cooking with/for kids.

All of these gifts have one thing in common: they help people cook, eat, celebrate, or learn more about veggies. I select the items in this guide with the goal of supporting a hobby or passion and facilitating an experience. To me, nurturing or inspiring someone’s interest in cooking is truly the best gift of all!

So without further adieu, let’s get to this year’s recommendations. I have personally used all of these products and can’t wait to hear which ones jump out to you. Enjoy!

Under $20

Wooden corner spoon: Back for the second year in a row, a corner spoon is a must-have kitchen tool you don’t know you’re missing! A corner spoon has an angled edge to help you stir and scrape all corners/angles of a pot or dish. It’s totally a game changer when cooking veggie-loaded goodness!
Primal Kitchen dipping sauces: One of the perks of being a dietitian in nutrition communications and recipe development is receiving complimentary samples. These sauces are by far the best product I received this year! They are made with avocado oil and quality ingredients and contain no or very little added sugar. I love using them as a dip for veggies (or my veggie-loaded chicken nuggets) and drizzled on top of tacos and burgers. They come in three flavors: Avocado Lime, Chicken Dippin’ (tastes like a fast food dipping sauce but with good ingredients!), and Special Sauce.
Mushroom hair claw clip: I love food-themed accessories, so naturally I think the Jenny Lemons brand hair clips are so cute! This mini one is shaped like a mushroom — perfect for veggie lovers who want a fun and unique accessory.
Veggie pun silicone bibs: My friend Alli gave these to Sydney as a gift, and we’ve loved them since day one. Not only are they adorable (and punny!), they are also a great shape and catch food well.
Kale University sweatshirt: Made to look like a Yale university sweatshirt, this is a funny and cute gift for veggie/kale lovers!

Under $50

Flower pinch bowl set: Mise en place, or “putting in place” in French, is the practice of prepping and gathering all of the ingredients for a recipe before cooking. I am a big proponent of this practice in my own kitchen, and it’s become even more important to me now that the dinner hour is a chaotic time with young kids. My mother-in-law gifted me these adorable pinch bowls, and I love using them while I cook!
Freezer-safe small glass food containers: I initially used these 4-ounce glass blocks to freeze food for my daughters, but now I use them for just about everything. They’re great for freezing small amounts of cooked beans, mashed veggies (like sweet potatoes), pesto, tomato paste, herbs or garlic mixed with olive oil, lemon or lime juice, roasted garlic, grated ginger, or caramelized onions. Just thaw in the fridge or in hot water to add to recipes! I especially love that they are glass and not plastic, as I try to limit plastic in our kitchen.
Burlap and Barrel spice pack: I’ve heard nothing but good things about the quality of these spices over the past few years, so I finally took the plunge and tried some of their products. They are amazing! The flavors are unique, and they contain no fillers or colorings. If you have an adventurous home cook in your life, Burlap and Barrel products are a wonderful gift.
What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers: I have tried several of Caro’s recipes, and they never disappoint! She’s the queen of making creative dishes that use easy-to-find and time-saving ingredients. Most of her recipes are veggie-loaded too!
Darren Gygi canvas prints: I first saw this artist’s work at a local art fair and fell in love with the look of his food prints. I have five of these beautiful pieces — carrots, radishes, tomato, oregano, and avocado — and they hang proudly in my dining room. They are such a fun addition to kitchens and can even be used as a backsplash or border.
Elk and Friends kids’ porcelain plates with silicone sleeves: I like to limit plastic in the girls’ plates, utensils, and cups as much as I can. That’s how I discovered these amazing plates! They have silicone sleeves for extra protection, but the plates are made of porcelain so they don’t absorb the flavors of soap or foods like silicone ones do.

Over $50

Made In carbon steel griddle: My husband gave me this griddle for Christmas last year and I love it! It’s a great choice for cooking fajita veggies, potatoes, mushrooms, and corn in bulk and making them really flavorful. I also use it for pancakes, chicken, burgers, and lots of other foods that round out our veggie-heavy meals!
Beaba Babycook 4-in-1 baby food maker: Another genius invention, this baby food maker allows you to steam and blend foods without using multiple different tools. I use it to make homemade purees for the girls when they started solids and later on to steam foods during the transition to finger foods. If you know someone who loves to cook and is expecting a baby, this is a really fun gift!
KitchenAid hand blender: My immersion blender broke last winter, so I picked up this KitchenAid one to replace it. I couldn’t believe how much better it was than the one I had! It made making soups a BREEZE. Seriously, I love how easy it is to use and how smooth it blends veggies.
Le Creuset enameled cast iron skillet: I am always researching and trying out new cookware as part of my ongoing journey to find the best performing pots and pans that don’t include forever chemicals. We received one of these skillets as a gift, and it’s really top notch. It heats up evenly, cooks food well, and is super easy to clean. I’m considering buying other sizes because I like it so much! It’s an investment, but hopefully something that will last forever.

Want a recommendation for something you don’t see on here? Check out My Must-Have Kitchen Essentials List. And remember, telling your fellow veggie lovers about the Veg World counts as a gift too.

Happy gift-giving! – Lizzie