Bariatric Stocking Fillers and Secret Santa Gifts

We had great fun earlier in the month choosing small gifts for our Advent Calendar (see here) but there were a few that were deemed too large or a little too pricey to put behind closed doors. These we thought would be better suited to being stocking fillers or secret santa gifts. So here are 12 of our favourites. Some are edible, many are beautiful, others educational and some just plain useful. So if you’re stuck for a bariatric gift (to receive or to give) then check out the ideas below… there’s something to suit all pockets

Cheap as chips – Kleenex Christmas Tissue Cubes – which proves you don’t have to spend a fortune, just be seasonal with the essentials, £1.88, kleenex.co.uk

Keep those chills at bay and stay cosy indoors with a fun reindeer draught excluder from Sainsburys, £15, sainsburys.co.uk

Paint the town and your nails glittery red this Christmas with Revlon nail enamel in Confident, £6.99, boots.com

A little bird tells me you’ll love this India Jane Nightingale Paperweight to keep things steady, £30, indiajane.co.uk

Spicy and exotic Twinings Bollywood Chai Latte good for any stage after surgery, £3.49 for 12 bags, waitrose.com

Keep portions well and truly under control with a Bariatric Portion Plate, £14.95, bariatriccookery.com (see here)

A delicious alternative to a clementine at the bottom of a loved one’s stocking – a 200g heart-shaped vintage organic Cheddar from Godminster, £4.99, from Waitrose, Ocado, Booths and godminster.com

Love Nutella? Of course you do and there may be a jar with your name on it! Get a jar personalised (in store only), £3.99, Selfridges (London, Birmingham and Manchester

‘Tis the season to be jolly with House of Holland’s 24 Christmassy False Nails, £9, houseofholland,co.uk

Start saving money and pack up those Christmas leftovers in a Bariatric Bento Box and Bag, £17.95, bariatriccookery.com (see here)

A jar of home-made mincemeat and a special recipe for using it is always appreciated (especially if bariatric-friendly). Check out a recipe here for mincemeat and here for using it

Grab a mug (we found ours at Poundland), add a pot of Chocolate Mug Brownie Mix, a knob of butter and splash of water, mix and microwave for 60 seconds. And voila! an almost instant and indulgent pudding emerges. Sadly not sugar-free (so sugar-sensitive patients beware) but certainly magical, £4.94 for 4 pot box from bakedin.co.uk

And not forgetting our bariatric range of useful gifts…(buy here)