Get these heart-healthy Valentine's Day gifts

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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