Mother’s Day is a tricky gift giving holiday – you want a gift that shows your Mom how much you love her – but at the same time won’t leave you eating ramen and canned vegetables until your next paycheck.

Here are some ideas for some Mother’s Day gifts that hit that sweet spot (and are healthy and delicious to boot).

Mothers day fruit baskets filled with food or fruit bouquets are a gift that can be enjoyed right away.  The nice thing about fruit baskets is that (unlike candy) they can be healthy and nutritious. The beautiful colors are sure to please and many merchants offer free overnight shipping so that the bouquet or basket arrives fresh.

Unique and delicious Mother’s Day gift baskets, are rolled out during Mother’s Day and for other special occasions.  You can get baskets with chocolate dipped strawberries, exotic fruits or even a fruit bouquet.

Here are some ideas for fruit basket gifts for Mom:

1. The traditional Mother’s Day Fruit Basket

2. For the Do It Yourself Mom – A Guide to Creating Fruit Bouquets

3.  If your Mom likes tea – consider a Fruit Infusion Pitcher that lets you make tea from your fruit.  The pitchers are also very attractive. Or, you can buy mom a Mother’s Day tea basket

4. If your Mom likes a variety – you could consider giving her a fruit basket with nuts and chocolate covered cherries. Be sure to let her eat it and not ask her to share it with you.

5.   Also consider going to the grocery store and buying fruit and then putting in a nice fruit stand.

6. And, my very favorite (hoping my husband and daughter are reading this!) Chocolate covered strawberries Sherri’s Berries is currently running a 15% off special for all purchases over $40.

Ultimately, Mom will appreciate anything that you do (or do for her) t0 shows that you care enough to say thank you.  Of course, if you are feeling cash poor – you could always send her a greeting card or just spend the day doing what she does so she can have a day off.  And, it doesn’t need to be Mother’s day for you to be nice to the mother in  your family.  She loves you no matter what – but she’ll love you even more if you show that you appreciate all that she does for you.

Here’s my Mother’s Day Fruit Basket Video for your enjoyment:

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