As the MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY movement is re -gaining at the national level, many parents and grandparents may be reminded of being careful about sweets Children and grandchildren can receive this valentine’s day.
In order to avoid potentially harmful colors and chemicals in some candy and baked treats, a certified holistic nutritionist Robin Decicco, whose job in New York, and a registered dietitian Ilan Muhlstein from Los Angeles has offered several replacements.
Here are four alternatives for healthier Valentine’s Day this year for all family members.
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1. Chocolate candy
Instead of choosing chocolate candy that are “filled with sugar”, artificial colors and preservatives, Decicco recommended to try the organic Cukyums Cuka Cukoyums, which are without artificial artificial artificially Food colors and high fructose corn syrup.
She said they were rawmio organic ketcho dark chocolate heart made of raw cocoa mom.
According to experts, several alternative chocolate has been made without dairy products and less sugar. (East)
“This chocolate is the right job,” she said. “There is not even butter or milk – so this is also without dairy products.”
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Muhlstein recommended a variety of bars with dark chocolate, which are vegan, gluten -free and made with Organic cocoa.
2. Gummy or chewing candy
Some colorful candy include various potentially harmful colors, including red 40 and coloring yellow and blue foods.
Decicco suggested that Yumearth Kikota as a hard option of chewing sweets, which uses organic fruits and concentrates of vegetables for coloring.
This Valentine nutritionists recommend rubber candy made of natural colors from fruits and vegetables. (East)
A nutritionist based on the eastern coast recommended organic rubber bears of black forest, made of natural fruit and herbal juice, as a replacement for tires or Fruit snacks.
Muhlstein also listed a few healthier options for chewing and rubber sweets, including low -taffy, pure organic fruit rods, organic chewing yumearth and bears from real fruit rolls.
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For the alternative to the bubble gum, Muhlstein recommended a teeth tire adapted to his teeth with an additional xylonol for oral health.
3. Pestiva
While pink and red color cakes, brownies and others baked treats They are festive and delicious, Decicco said some mixtures of red velvet cakes include preservatives to extend the shelf life as well as red.
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Nutritionist Instead, he suggested a mixture of bread/red banana cake on a mint, including the root of the root of the red coloring beet and without preservatives.
Muhlstein told Fox News Digital that any mixture of cakes and freezing can be turned into pink or red mixing in natural ingredients such as dried strawberries, pomegranate or raspberry juice.
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Decicco also offered a healthy Valentine’s A recipe for brownies. (Watch the video at the top of this article.)
4. Fruit
Food with one known ingredient It’s like fruit are always a good choice, Muhlstein said.
To make things a little more festive for Valentine’s Day, she suggested the idea of using a fruit cutter in the form of a heart -cutting of strawberries, apples, bananas or other fruits of choice.
Heart -shaped fruits can also be shaped on scaffolding, said a registered dietitian nutritionist. (Lauren Abbondondolo)
Heart -shaped cookies cutters can also be used to form other food options, such as peanut sandwiches and jelly sandwiches made of peanut butter and without added sugar.
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Some brands are also focused on a snack with one ingredients, such as the Daily Good-a-Potted Muhlstein, which makes the soft dried slices of fruit of 100% dragon fruit.
