The short answer
Good healthy gifts for coworkers are useful, easy to enjoy, and not too personal: a nice water bottle, a plant, good tea, or a box of new snacks from small brands. Food gifts are a crowd-pleaser, as long as you pick snacks with better ingredients and check for allergies first.
Finding a gift for a coworker is tricky. You know them well enough to want to get them something, but maybe not well enough to know their shoe size. And you probably do not want to add to their mug collection.
Healthy gifts are a nice middle ground. They say "I care about you" without being too personal. Here is how to pick a good one.
What makes a good coworker gift
The best coworker gifts share a few things:
- Easy to enjoy. No setup, no learning curve.
- Not too personal. Skip clothes, perfume, and anything with a size.
- Used up, not stored. Food, drinks, and plants beat things that sit on a shelf.
- A little special. Something they would not buy for themselves.
- Fair. If you give to one person on a team, think about the rest.
Healthy gift ideas
Here are some ideas that work for most coworkers, with a note on who each one suits.
| Gift | Good for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| A nice water bottle | Anyone at a desk all day | They may already have three |
| A small desk plant | People in an office with light | Some plants are hard to keep alive |
| Good loose-leaf tea | Tea drinkers | Caffeine, if they avoid it |
| A box of new snacks | Almost everyone | Allergies and diets |
| A class or workshop | Close teammates | Harder to schedule |
| A nice notebook | Planners and list-makers | Feels plain to some people |
Snacks tend to win because nearly everyone eats them, and a box of new ones is fun to open. It is also an easy gift for a remote coworker, since it ships.
Food gifts: a few rules
Food is a great gift, but a little care goes a long way.
- Ask about allergies. If you cannot ask the person, ask their manager or a close teammate. Nuts are the big one.
- Think about diets. Someone on a GLP-1, keto, or a low-sugar plan will like a gift that fits. We cover what works in what snacks can you eat on a GLP-1.
- Go for "treat, but better". Dark chocolate, good popcorn, and a fun soda feel like a treat, without the giant sugar hit of a candy tin.
- Pick shelf-stable. Nothing that needs a fridge if it sits on a desk over the weekend.
Tip: Variety makes a snack gift feel special. One big tin of one thing is fine. Ten different things to try is an event.
Gifting a whole team
If you want to send something to your whole team, the easiest way is to send one gift to each person. This works for remote and hybrid teams too, since nobody has to be in the office on the right day.
A few ideas to keep it simple:
- Pick one gift for everyone, so nobody feels left out.
- Collect home addresses ahead of time (and ask, do not guess).
- Send it a week before any deadline, like a holiday break.
A snack box that feels like a treat
If you want a gift that is healthy and fun to open, finds box is 10 snacks and drinks from small brands most people have not tried yet. Our team tastes and approves every item, and each one is high in protein, high in fiber, or low in sugar. A box might include things like Hu's hazelnut butter dark chocolate, DRAM's mushroom cola, or LesserEvil popcorn with Himalayan pink salt.
A curated box is $49.99, shipping included, and it ships anywhere in the US. You can also build your own with your coworker's favorites. There is no subscription, so it is one gift, not a monthly bill. We do not have a bulk program, but for a team, you can order one box per person and send each one to its own address.
Common questions
Something easy to enjoy and not too personal, like a box of new snacks, good tea, or a desk plant. Check for food allergies first.
We do not have a team or bulk program. You can order one box per person and ship each one to its own address in the US.
No. You pay once and get one box, so your gift does not turn into a monthly bill.
