SJSinNYC- that is a lovely idea. When you give to just a few people you can give something really good. I am giving to twelve people, so I wouldn’t have room in my fridge to store 12 containers of milk, orange juice, 12 dozen egg cartons and the fruit and veggies. Unless I gave drink box sizes.
Ames, I have actually given dried fruit and nut platters before and everyone loved it. It is also great for me, because I can make it a month in advance and have more time for cleaning my house for Pesach. It is true that the dried fruit (it’s not candied) probably does have sugar and it’s not organic, but the chocolates he puts in are high quality expensive chocolate which are absolutely yummy, making you want more. I understand that some people just want the candy and nosh, I just get way too overwhelmed when I go to the store, I wish I could post a photo of what is going on in my part of the woods, a person could get lost in the sea of candy isles and it gets expensive! I just do what is the easiest for me.
We also have shul shaloch manot which takes care of the Rabbi and all the neighbors, that is a big help.