Jelly Belly Valentine’s Gift Box
Smarties Love Hearts
YumEarth Organic Gummy Hearts
Dum Dums
Nestlé Toll House Allergen Free Semi-Sweet Morsels
Vermont Nut Free Chocolates
If you want to give some classic Valentine’s chocolates, take a look at this brand. Started by the mother of a son with a severe peanut allergy, all Vermont Nut Free Chocolates are made in a 100 percent peanut-, tree nut–, coconut-, sesame-, and egg-free facility. Check out the Valentine’s Day section to find something just right.
Free2b Dark Chocolate Sunflower Butter Sun Cups
Baked by Melissa Vegan Cupcakes Gift Box
Better Bites Lil’ Mo Mini Cupcakes
Oreos
Partake Foods Soft Cookies
Don’t just wing it if you’re buying a gift for someone with allergies. You may have had Partake’s cookies on a recent flight, because they have a partnership with JetBlue, which is a big win for people with food allergies. But they taste great after you’ve landed, too. They’re free from the most common allergens and gluten, vegan, and non-GMO. This four-box variety pack has lemon, chocolate chip, and snickerdoodle flavors.
Green Girl Bakeshop Gelato and Cookie Sandwiches
Veggie Chips Mini Hearts
MadeGood Chocolate Chip Valentine Organic Mini Granola Bars
That’s It. Mini Fruit Bars
GoNanas Original Banana Bread Mix
This banana bread mix (just add a ripe banana) is gluten-free, egg-free, nut-free, and vegan. It’s also freaking good, and would make for a lovely special V-Day breakfast. Just note that while GoNanas does not produce in allergen-free facilities, the brand told us that it is SQF certified and adheres to the highest level of safety to ensure no cross-contamination occurs.
Thrive Market Membership
The Elements of Baking
Think your loved one would want to learn more about how to make their own allergy-free treats with love this V-Day? Food-allergy baking can feel like an art, not a science — one that often involves a lot of trial and error, but this cookbook can offer a method to the madness. Drawing on a PhD in inorganic chemistry, the author breaks down exactly what to substitute to make gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg-free versions of favorites like garlic bread, cinnamon rolls, and cupcakes. This cookbook is also a great gift for yourself so you can make your very own treats this V-Day and beyond.
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Reyna Franco, RDN
Medical Reviewer
Reyna Franco, RDN, is a New York City–based dietitian-nutritionist, certified specialist in sports dietetics, and certified personal trainer. She is a diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and has a master's degree in nutrition and exercise physiology from Columbia University.
In her private practice, she provides medical nutrition therapy for weight management, sports nutrition, diabetes, cardiac disease, renal disease, gastrointestinal disorders, cancer, food allergies, eating disorders, and childhood nutrition. To serve her diverse patients, she demonstrates cultural sensitivity and knowledge of customary food practices. She applies the tenets of lifestyle medicine to reduce the risk of chronic disease and improve health outcomes for her patients.
Franco is also a corporate wellness consultant who conducts wellness counseling and seminars for organizations of every size. She taught sports nutrition to medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, taught life cycle nutrition and nutrition counseling to undergraduate students at LaGuardia Community College, and precepts nutrition students and interns. She created the sports nutrition rotation for the New York Distance Dietetic Internship program.
She is the chair of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine's Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist Member Interest Group. She is also the treasurer and secretary of the New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, having previously served in many other leadership roles for the organization, including as past president, awards committee chair, and grant committee chair, among others. She is active in the local Greater New York Dietetic Association and Long Island Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, too.