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Go healthy this Valentine’s Day — with the dark side of love!
Dark chocolate provides beneficial flavonoids, which have been shown to play a role in preventing heart disease.
The following companies and special items, compiled by TODAY nutrionist Joy Bauer, are definitely worth checking out:
- Valentine’s Day Pumps & Purse set $52
- Poppin’ Lips $34 per pound -- request ALL dark chocolate
- SweetBliss Valentine’s Day Heart $26
Available from Sweet Bliss www.sweetbliss.com
- Chili Cherry in Dark Chocolate (Love poem inside) 2 for $4 (only at Whole Foods - special for Valentine’s Day)
- Chocolove Rich Dark Chocolate Bar (Love poem inside) $2.49
Available from Chocolove www.chocolove.com or your local Whole Foods
- Valentine “Sugar Free” Magic Morsels $37
Available from Fairytale Brownies www.brownies.com
- "Prescription" cocoa nibs $5 each
- Heart-Shaped Stained Glass Bonbon Box $55 – request ALL dark chocolate
Available from Chocolat Michel Cluizel www.chocolatmichelcluizel.com
- Lillie Rocks! $10
Available from Lillie Belle Farms www.lilliebellefarms.com
- Extreme Dark Drinking Chocolate Mix $12.95 for a 12 oz. can
Available at your local Whole Foods or www.drinkyourchocolate.com or www.schokinagna.com
- Extreme Chick 6 boxes for $16.49
- Chocolate Shells by Seattle Chocolates $9.99
Available from Seattle Chocolates/Chick Chocolates www.seattlechocolate.com
- The Booty and Break-Up Sets $25.50 & $32 – request all dark chocolate
Available from Chocolate Bar www.chocolatebarnyc.com
- Chocolate Lovers Spa $79.95
Available from 1-800-Flowers.com www.1800Flowers.com
- Midnight Harvest $5.99 per bar
Available from Berkshire Bark www.berkshirebark.com or www.igourmet.com
- Quetzalcoatl 72% $2.89 per bar
Available from E. Guittard www.eguittard.com
- Cargo’s PlantLove $20
Available at Sephora www.sephora.com
- Laura Mercier Assorted Body Creme $36 to $50
Available from Laura Mercier www.lauramercier.com
- Women & Wine Necklaces $59 to $89
Available from Women & Wine www.womenwine.com
For more information on healthy eating, visit TODAY nutritionist Joy Bauer’s Web site at www.joybauernutrition.com
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