By Rashi Wadhera and Aditi Datta
Everyone's on the organic and health bandwagon, and if someone can tell us a pick up and drop location, we'd be grateful. Until then, if your other half is always counting calories, we can guarantee he/she won't have it any other way on V day. So, ditch the chocolate, cupcake and truffles, and give them exactly what they want, and let the only brownie in the room be the points you get after this thoughtful present.
Honey Twigs | For smart-packaged, single serving, chuski-style honey for your honey. We don't need to tell you the benefits and qualities of the miracle syrup, we're just saying your partner will be happy with the efficient packing of it.
Where: Find out more, and place an order here.
Miss Chhotee Snacks | Fancy a hamper of a 100% natural line of handy sauces, spreads and dips including hummus, guacamole, with the added treat of baked lavash crisps.
Where: Find them on Facebook here.
Contact: 9810544565, 9717933599
Whole Food Hampers | Don't underestimate the power of a basket filled with healthy goodies. We love their gluten free lemon cookies, chocolate chip cookies, and honey coated nuts. You can personalise your own gift basket, and have it delivered for free {if your order is above 500}.
Where: Start shopping, or find a store nearest you, here.
San-Cha Tea Hamper | San-cha Tea, India is doing a special 'all you need is love' tea blend as a V day special. Go the extra mile, and also buy a gorgeous floral tea set, to enjoy the blend in.
Where: Store no 20, Santushti Complex
Find out more here, and follow them on Facebook here.
Saante | Handcrafted, handmade, and all chemical free, Saante does a line of beauty and aromatherapy products, including essential and cold pressed oils. Products include body oils, sea salt body scrubs, salt soaks, skin care, face toner, hair care products and lip balms.
Where: Order online and see their range of products here.
Juice Up | Get those juices flowing, with Juice Up's line of 100% raw, cold pressed juices. If you listen to your other half while he/she talks of the wonders of compressed juice, you'd know this would make for a great v day goody. We recommend the hearty juice which uses pomegranate apple. They deliver all over Delhi.
Where: Place an order, and see their entire collection here.
Home for Food Traditions | Yay, here’s to carbs again! The best thing you may do this Valentine’s is to reignite your partner’s love affair with bready goodness. Home For Food Traditions does Country Bread, Stuffed Bread {inspired by paranthas, but without oil and ghee} and other bread things. Made with healthy grains, no preservatives, no artificial colours, and basically nothing bad, the Bread Subscription sounds like a neverending love.
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Where: Order online for delivery; minimum order of INR 500 for Delhi delivery
Contact: 1800-11-0086
Price: Multi-grain bread loaves start at INR 80, add flavours like Ajwain and Chilli Flakes for INR 20.
Minimimi | Here's so you can go down the dessert route, but still check the pre-requsities. All products are gluten free, handmade and amazing.
Where: See their entire collection, and start ordering here.
Healthy Bakers, Gurgaon | If this isn’t what the doctor ordered, we don’t know what is. Cakes and cupcakes, made without butter or eggs, and with all fruit flavours. Vegetables provide colour and body, and creaminess comes from high quality olive oil. Because all the fruit’s goodness is squeezed out first, that’s what counts for 80% of the sweetness; the rest comes from honey for a sweet finish. If you think healthy can’t be yummy, try the cupcakes with chocolate ganache.
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Where: Delivery within Gurgaon, with delivery charges of INR 50 and above on minimum orders of INR 200
Contact: +91-9810318134; call a day or two in advance
Price: Cupcakes start a INR 40; cakes start at INR 650.
Garmin Vivofit Fitness Band | No more waiting for friends coming in from foreign shores to bring that little tracker that does the counting for you. Garmin, the good people who so often give us directions, have introduced their version of a fitness band and from the people we know who own it, they’re looking at it more frequently than the clock on their phones. Calorie counting, sleep monitoring, wireless syncing, and all that good stuff.
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Where: Buy from Flipkart.com
Price: Standard model priced at INR 9990