STOCKING STUFFEERS

The perfect gift for the tea lovers in your life, Jolene’s Tea House in Banff has a new Tea Collection Gift box. Each box includes five individually wrapped tea bags of each of three flavours of Jolene’s organic and hand-blended teas: Creamy Earl Grey, Wild Blueberry Rooibos, and Alpine Peppermint, all presented in a very attractive box, every bit of which is 100 percent biodegradable. Put the kettle on! $25, jolenesteahouse.com

7 Summit Snacks

Named for the tallest mountain peaks on each of the seven continents, Edmonton’s 7 Summit Snacks make superfood chocolate bars for hikers, bikers, skiers, and adventurers, but we love the indulgent flavours and the ethically sourced ingredients. We’re choosing between the dark chocolate ‘Everest’ with Himalayan salt and goji berries, and ‘Aconcagua’ with golden berries and cocoa nibs, or the milk chocolate ‘Denali’ with peanut butter and jam! sevensummitssnacks.com

RX BAR STRAWBERRY

Some protein bars contain more added sugar than doughnuts, so we’re big fans of RX Bars, with their straightforward no B.S approach and simple ingredients. Now they’ve released a new Strawberry flavour, made with just 3 egg whites, 6 almonds, 4 cashews and 2 dates in each bar, plus real strawberries! Have to say, they’re a bit moreish… 52 g 12-pack $28, rxbar.ca

CARAMELS

We discovered Caramel by Cali at Taste of Edmonton, and in the interests of thorough research, with six flavours to choose from, we spent quite some time at their booth trying them all! Made with quality butter, sugar, cream, and corn syrup, the caramels are crafted in small batches on demand, so they’re always fresh but we suspect they’ll be long gone before the Best Before date! 227 g (approx. 22 caramels) $14, caramelbycali.com