Like many Americans, my husband has diabetes. He has to give himself four needles a day and he only eats food that has sugar as a first ingredient when he is experiencing a “low”. In my opinion, he is very compliant – but he is also a “foodie”. Having this illness is a difficult cross for him to carry. My heart goes out to any one with the disease – or with a loved one who has it.
Even though my husband Matt has diabetes, I still put together an Easter Basket for him. Maybe it’s because we were married without children for so long, it seemed to make the house happier – or maybe we are just huge dorks that like to pretend to be the Easter Bunny once a year. Either way, we have fun with it! Luckily, there is an awesome candy store – Stutz Candy – that has a huge selection of sugar free candy. Now, all things in moderation of course – but these treats put a huge smile on his face and that makes me happy :)!
What I’m putting in my husband’s Easter Basket (or have in the past):
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Sugar-free Candy
- A box of assorted chocolates
- Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs
- A Sugar Free Chocolate Bunny – I could not find a link to that on Stutz’ website, but I did find this awesome bundle on Amazon!
- Sugar Free Gummi Bears
Beer and Beer related stuff
- Brew Like a Monk
- Assorted beers from a craft beer store
- A Chimay glass
Random Gifts that are not “unhealthy”
- Men’s Health Magazine
- A Miraculous Medal
- Lottery Tickets!
Coffee
- Mystic Monk Coffee – So good – and they have k-cups!!
- Star Wars Mug
- Star Wars Lightsaber Mugs – they light up when you pour hot coffee in them!! – can you tell how excited I am about this find? I know my husband will LOVE these! I will happily get rid of mugs in our cabinet so he can enjoy his morning a little more with coffee in his new favorite mugs
Laughter
- A fun T-Shirt – Last year I went with a Bazinga Tee (if you watch The Big Bang Theory you probably can picture the Sheldon shirt); this year, I found this – and it’s HILARIOUS!
- Brian Regan CD – This is my favorite comedian. This CD will have you laughing so much that if you are driving, you might have to pull over!
What a fun basket! I love Brian Regan too.
I hadn’t thought about ever gifting an adult a gift basket, but it sure is a good idea!
In our case, adults getting Easter Baskets probably have a lot to do with how much we wanted children but were not parents for so long. Now it’s just another fun thing to do
My hubby isn’t big on giving gifts on holidays that should focus on Jesus (he’s anti Santa, and Easter bunny…ugh…makes it difficult with you have a little one and you want them to have fun too). But I love the ideas for non sugary treats! He’s been working hard at school, so I try to find little gifts to reward his hard work since school is not his thing. I love the ideas of craft beer, and the CD! Brian Regan is hilarious
Brian Regan is soooo funny! Take Luck
Cute! There’s nothing dorky with a Easter basket full of beer and chocolate!
This is true
That pink pepper pale ale has me intrigued! Where did you find it?
There is a place called Iron Abbey around here – I am not sure if they are national – they might be!
Great list, I have some friends that are diabetics and I will share these great ideas with them.
Thanks Trina! Happy Easter!