A gift for a nutrition school grad?

July 19, 2010 9:18 AM

What's a good gift for someone about to graduate from nutrition school?

A friend of mine is about to finish up her time at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and I'd love to find something small but thoughtful to commemorate the moment.

She took the courses mainly for personal development — she's not about to embark on a brand new career (unlike most students of the school). But she feels like she has learned a ton and is very glad she made it happen for herself.

Any ideas?

posted by crickets to human relations (8 answers total)

Gift certificate to a highly rated nearby restaurant that specializes in organic, local produce - the kind of place you'd rarely go to on your own because it's kind of pricey.
posted by mediareport at 9:24 AM on July 19, 2010

If she's interested in cooking, you could get her a set of rare or underused spices--then she could explore some new recipes that incorporate said spices.
posted by aintthattheway at 10:23 AM on July 19, 2010

Seconding the idea of a rare spice or rare ingredient. I have a dietician friend whose challenge is (was? it might be over now) to "discover" a new vegetable every week.

You could also make a short cookbook for her, in line with her area of study.
posted by cranberrymonger at 11:01 AM on July 19, 2010

Specially wrapped Japanese Melon gift.
posted by ovvl at 11:16 AM on July 19, 2010

A Vita-mix blender? I read Gwyneth Paltrow has one and she's purportedly always eating kale and nutritious foods.
posted by anniecat at 11:29 AM on July 19, 2010

A nice scale? Mine is a Salter and I've used it for years and LOVE it. Can't find the exact model, but here are some similar: 1 2 3
posted by fiercecupcake at 1:26 PM on July 19, 2010

Oops, I guess I should make that clear that I mean a digital kitchen scale for measuring ingredients, not a bathroom scale for standing on.
posted by fiercecupcake at 1:27 PM on July 19, 2010

After all that hard work and study, how about a box of chocolates. Really nice ones. Just because you know how to eat healthy doesn't mean you wouldn't like a treat every now and then.
posted by tim_in_oz at 5:29 PM on July 19, 2010