Monday in the mail I received a small box of healthy snack goodies from Graze . Graze is one of those mail subscription boxes that have been popping up all over the place recently. I had originally looked into NatureBox , but they are $20 a month and it's a surprise what kinds of things they may send. Which knowing my snack preferences, I'm not sure how much of it I would actually enjoy.
Graze is different. It's only $6 a box ( and that includes the shipping) with four serving size snack pots in each box. If you sign up using someone's friend code, you receive your first and fifth box free! You have the option of getting your box every two weeks or four weeks. You can go in your account on their site and easily adjust it more or less often as needed. You can even hold it off for several months if you are moving or on vacation. It's so uncomplicated and easy to use. It even tells you how long you have to adjust the settings on your box before it is sent out.
The best part is though, you can pick and choose the snacks they will send you. They have over 90 snacks and you rate them Trash, Try, Like, or Love. You receive snacks based on how you rate them. . For instance I marked all mine as 'Try' with the exception of the snacks containing mainly fruit, nut, and seed. Those I marked as 'Like' because I want to receive more of those then say the chocolate options. I also marked the cracker and pretzel snacks as 'Trash' because I don't want to receive them.
First a Little About Graze and Their Boxes.
Graze is different. It's only $6 a box ( and that includes the shipping) with four serving size snack pots in each box. If you sign up using someone's friend code, you receive your first and fifth box free! You have the option of getting your box every two weeks or four weeks. You can go in your account on their site and easily adjust it more or less often as needed. You can even hold it off for several months if you are moving or on vacation. It's so uncomplicated and easy to use. It even tells you how long you have to adjust the settings on your box before it is sent out.
The best part is though, you can pick and choose the snacks they will send you. They have over 90 snacks and you rate them Trash, Try, Like, or Love. You receive snacks based on how you rate them. . For instance I marked all mine as 'Try' with the exception of the snacks containing mainly fruit, nut, and seed. Those I marked as 'Like' because I want to receive more of those then say the chocolate options. I also marked the cracker and pretzel snacks as 'Trash' because I don't want to receive them.
For those that have special diet needs, they have buttons you can click on labeled 'Non- Vegan', 'Non-Caelic', or ' Dairy'. You press one and it show you all the items that contain those items so that you may 'Trash' them. That way you can make your box Gluten Free, Dairy Free, or Vegan. Which means I can set up a box for my Gluten intolerance son.
On To My Box
My box came in quicker then I anticipated and on a Monday!. Great surprise to lighten up an otherwise dreary Monday. The box itself was smaller then I had expected, but the snack 'pots' were about spot on. My box contained Scrumptious Blueberry Swirl, America's Nut Mix, Korai Chutney, and Seedsational.
Korai Chutney was one of those I had considered marking as 'Trash', but decided to 'Try' it anyway since it sounded interesting. It comes with 8 little curry flavored rice crackers and a nice dollop of a tangy sweet and spicy chutney. It came with more chutney then the crackers needed which is great. I'm a drencher. I was not to impressed with this one. While the flavor was good, I'm not a cracker person really. I marked it 'Trash'.
Korai Chutney was one of those I had considered marking as 'Trash', but decided to 'Try' it anyway since it sounded interesting. It comes with 8 little curry flavored rice crackers and a nice dollop of a tangy sweet and spicy chutney. It came with more chutney then the crackers needed which is great. I'm a drencher. I was not to impressed with this one. While the flavor was good, I'm not a cracker person really. I marked it 'Trash'.
America's Nut Mix was one I had marked 'Like'. It was a middle of the night snack I split with Mike. There were tiny redskin peanuts, almonds, pecans, and Brazil nuts. It contained a nice even mix of the nuts and they were unsalted. It was what I was expecting except delicious. These weren't like those old dried out nuts you buy in the stores. They were full of flavor and not super hard Mike wasn't excited about eating it. I don't think he has much interest in nuts. I will keep this one rated 'Like'
Scrumptious Blueberry Swirl was one I had marked 'Like'. It contained raspberry infused cranberries, black currants, and blueberry yogurt covered raisins. I was really looking forward to this one when I was looking at snacks on their website. It was not what I expected. I am used to the yogurt covered raisins you get at the grocers. Those are more sugar really. The ones in the snack box were covered in real yogurt. It had a slightly sour taste that all yogurt has. The whole reason I don't eat yogurt really. The flavor was good though despite that. The cranberries were devine. A little too sweet to stand alone but when you combine them with the ultra tart black currants, it's perfect. Except for the slightly sour yogurt taste I really enjoyed this one. I'm all about some berries. This one stayed rated ' Like'.
Seedsational I had also marked as 'Like'. It contains soy infused sunflower seeds and roasted pumpkin seeds. There are a lot of seeds in that little pot. I am eating this one as I type. It is delicious. The saltiness and taste of soy are not overwhelming, but add a wonderful flavor to the seeds. I'm already a big fan of both pumpkin and sunflower seeds and this one does not disappoint. My favorite pot in the box. I won't rate this one as 'Love' just yet though. I want to wait to try a few before I rate things that high. This stays as 'Like' for now.
The Container is made with wood from a sustainable forest. It's recyclable, but I have other plans for it. The bottom when you remove the tray, has a picture of grass printed on it. It would be great to stash some toy animals or dinosaurs in for trips to a restaurant or shopping.
All in all I enjoyed my Graze experience. I do wish a little more came in the box, but they are portioned properly for healthy eating. I tend to eat more then the average person because of my unique dietary needs so it was difficult for me not to dive in and devour the whole thing. I did make it last until Thursday which I believe is remarkable, The snacks were awesome and I will be continuing with my subscription and probably set one up for Corbyn as well. These would be great to pack in his lunch or snack bag for school. I'm glad I found Graze.
Amanda
The Container is made with wood from a sustainable forest. It's recyclable, but I have other plans for it. The bottom when you remove the tray, has a picture of grass printed on it. It would be great to stash some toy animals or dinosaurs in for trips to a restaurant or shopping.
Amanda
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