Level Up Your Chocolate Game This Valentine’s Day

For most of us, chocolate plays an important role in celebrating Valentine’s Day, whether we’re celebrating with our partner, friends, or family. But have you ever paused to look at the list of ingredients in your favorite chocolate brands? Many of them contain potentially harmful ingredients such as high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup solids, artificial flavors and colors, soy lecithin…the list goes on.

But we wouldn’t want you to skip chocolate on V-day (or any day!), so we’ve hunted for some Trash Panda-approved products. Below are a few of the most popular brands with potentially harmful ingredients, along with our favorite alternatives that have all the deliciousness without any of those sketchy ingredients.

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (contain hydrogenated vegetable oil, PGPR, and TBHQ)

Other options: Justin’s Peanut Butter Cups or Eating Evolved Keto Cups

Hershey’s Kisses (contain soy lecithin, natural flavors)

Other options: Alter Eco Truffles

Godiva Chocolate (various products contain soy lecithin, natural flavor, corn syrup)

Other Options: Thrive Market brand chocolate bars (the only two ingredients are organic cacao and organic coconut sugar!) and Hu Chocolate Bars

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