April 2014 Urthbox Classic Review

I ordered an Urthbox clear back on March 7th, and finally got it April 30th. I'm not quite sure why the delay was so great, but the box turned out to be pretty cool.

Urthbox costs $25 a month, but I got mine for $15 with a coupon.

Looks stuffed!

I started out by digging to the bottom of the box. These tortillas were in the vegan box too (they're listed as a "bonus" item). I can always use ingredients for quesadillas!

These orange pearls were awesome. They were little jelly orange bits covered in chocolate. I shared them with my family, but they disappeared pretty quickly.

This sounds super good, but I'm saving it for breakfast, hiking, or a hungry rainy day.

These Unreal bars are supposed to be healthier than the traditional candy alternatives, made with better ingredients and that. It was a pretty good little candy bar (and no eggs, somehow!). I had my mom try the other one, and she said that the chocolate is much better than a Snickers (the obvious inspiration). My main complaint about these is that it's impossible to actually find real nutritional information on their website. They just link you to some advertising-riddled FAQs.

I wasn't a huge fan of this, but my mom liked it. Caveman Cookies aren't bad, but nothing special in my opinion.

Another "bonus" item, my mom and I both expected these to be terrible, but they were actually pretty good. The parakeet definitely loved them!

I actually bought this exact item, down to the flavor and everything, at the grocery store the night before I got my box. I will always take seaweed snacks though, so it's absolutely okay!

It was at this point that I realized I did not order the vegan box. And by realized, I mean "freaked out and wondered why they sent me the wrong box, then looked at the website and realized I was just an idiot." These contain fish oil, so I gifted them to my dad.

I don't know who eats pâté or what it tastes like, but this vegan stuff was pretty gross. It wasn't so gross I couldn't eat it, but it was gross enough that I didn't enjoy it.

More delicious vegan macaroons for me! These were "choco" and I shared. They were amazing. Not my favorite macaroons so far, but I'm certainly not complaining.

I don't know how many "bonus" items you can claim to have before they just become items, but here's another "bonus" dates! The box also came with a coupon for dates, which I gave to my dad because I never eat them quick enough to justify buying them.

Weirdly enough, I also got one of these at the grocery store the night before I got the box! My box came with two of these, and they were great! My sister really liked them, as did the rabbit. It's nice when a real fruit strip actually tastes as good as a Fruit Roll-Up, but it usually doesn't happen.

I just mixed some of this with water, and while it looks icky and murky, it tastes absolutely fine. It's a very faint blueberry flavor and mostly you can't taste anything. That seems like a pretty easy way to get vitamins and benefits of superfood.

They also sent a bunch of coupons!

This box seems to be a decent value for $25 (even better for $15), but I did decide to cancel my membership for now. The shipping time is just crazy.

What's your experience with Urthbox been like? Or are you still just curiously considering giving it a try?

-E.S.

2014 KLUTCHclub Best of Women's Box Review

Yeah, that's right, I got another KLUTCHclub box, you wanna make something of it? Just kidding, but man, I got this box ages ago, I'm really behind. I've been slowing down on boxes for a couple of reasons: 1) I might be moving soon and 2) I've been nonstop playing the South Park: The Stick of Truth game since Felicia (F.M.) loaned it to me. But anyway, I'm finally back from that (the latter at least).

First Look

So every Best of Women's box I've gotten has been pretty different, and pretty worthwhile. I paid around $10 for this box and I feel like I got a great deal.

I can always use some new razors, and although I did have a negative experience with BIC razors when I was twelve, maybe I'm mature enough to not just rip it up my leg now (wouldn't count on it though). This one has moisturizing strips though, so it should be much easier to not injure myself.

These weren't the best potato chips I've ever had, although they weren't terrible. I'd rather stick to Pop chips.

These are a repeat, and a gelatin one at that, so I'm going to try to find them another home.

I've never had sweet soybeans, so this was a little weird. The chocolate on them was pretty good, but the soybean flavor met my expectations in not really fitting with the chocolate.

More lovely Taylors teas. I still haven't tried the last couple I got, but they look expensive, so I'm sure they're good.

I've tried the peach so far, and it was good as pouch foods go, but dang, why does everyone love what is essentially baby food so much?

Another play-dough bar! This will not be eaten by me by any stretch of the imagination.

I learned that I can't do energy drinks, so this too will be passed along to someone.

I'd just purchased some black cherry Zevia the night before this box came. The cola flavor is even better I think! I like this stuff. It's sweetened with Stevia, so it tastes sweet, but with no calories.

And finally, this is my first box of Energems. They're good. Much less painful than the energy drink I had, and they taste delicious. There's a hint of the Mexican chocolate taste in there, but also the mint and just a little bit of the "energy drink" bitterness.

I think this box is a lot of fun! I would probably subscribe if I had the money to.

What do you think? Have you gotten this box? Let us know!

-E.S.

April 2014 Taste For Sweets Review

I got my second month of Taste For Sweets, so let's see where this relatively new subscription box is going.

Taste for Sweets is $16 a month and features a variety of sweets and snacks from around the world. I was disappointed to find that there was no information card this month to tell me where stuff came from. Apparently it was just a shipping mishap with a few of the boxes, but it was still missing, so I'm going to have to make educated guesses.

I'm assuming these are Japanese? They're little cone-shaped biscuits covered in chocolate at the end, and I wolfed them down pretty quickly.

This is like an Aero bar inside a mock ice-cream cone. It was really good (and I'm guessing also from Japan.

These are probably Turkish. They're a wafer stick filled with chocolate hazelnut cream. I was very excited to find that they're vegetarian and have no eggs! They also taste amazing. The hazelnut tastes almost fruity, but in a really good way.

This is definitely Japanese. It's a very thin biscuit with green tea cream in the middle. It definitely had eggs in it, but I definitely ate it anyway. Sorry factory farm chickens! The bottom half almost tasted like a meringue, but the green tea flavor is too faint for my liking. Still, very good.

I've had these before a few times. They're an Indian biscuit that's popular in a few middle-eastern countries. If my memory serves me, they aren't super sweet, but still pretty decent (especially with tea).

Oh man, I ate this without remembering the flavor too well. It's either Russian or Ukrainian (I think!), and I think it was a wafers and chocolate kind of thing. They seem to send a lot of that type of stuff.

I thought this was a repeat from last month, but it isn't. It was a really cool hazelnut chocolate. Very hazelnutty. I believe this is from Turkey.

I know this is Japanese and I remember it being good but I've got to stop eating these things blindly.

Now this was great. Like a mounds bar with milk chocolate and chocolate inside with the coconut. It's another Elvan candy from Turkey.

This was kind of meh. It's from Taiwan. It wasn't bad, but I didn't taste the taro. Is taro really that flavorless? Either way, I'm please with it because it's labeled "suitable for lacto vegetarian"! That's so cool that they do that! I don't think I've ever seen lacto or ovo vegetarian labeled stuff until this box.

I should really start taking pictures of the inner items too. This isn't a chocolate chip cookie, it's what it says. It's a chocolate cookie with chocolate chips in it. Neat! I believe this is another Japanese product.

This is an English hard candy with no artificial colors. It was pretty good! Really flavorful.

I haven't tried this yet because I suspect gelatin but can't find a thing about it online. I'll save myself the worry and just give it to my dad. It's raspberry and from Turkey, so I wish I knew the ingredients!

I really like this box (although last month was better). And it looks like they're getting ready to add a feature onto it next month, so that will be exciting!

Have you tried this box yet? Why not?

-E.S.

April 2014 Love with Food Box Review

                                  

This box has to be the best snack box I've ever gotten! I've been subscribed to Love with Food for about a year now so it's about time I review it! Love with Food is $12 a month, and they send you healthy snacks every month. Love with Food also donates a meal to feed a hungry child with every box that is bought. Let's open it up! 

Here's the first look. 

                                    

                                  

                                    

The first thing I saw was this bright red package of Wild Hibiscus Herbal Tea by Heart-tée. This tea can be ordered from Europe from the Wild Hibiscus Trade Shop for about $7. I can't wait to brew this up and drink it!! 

                                      

This little card gives some information on some different ways to enjoy your hibiscus tea, making it into popsicles, iced tea, and even a sangria! Hibiscus has many health benefits like lowering your blood pressure, and cholesterol. I'll have to order some online if I enjoy this so I can try some if the ideas on this card! (I do love sangrias!!)

                                      

Oh my gosh I LOVE these! It's a waffle cookie that you set on the edge of your glass while drinking hot tea, coffee, or coco and it melts and gets warm and soft and amazing! It's the perfect addition to a warm cup of tea! 

                                     

This is a BumbleBar organic energy bar. I'm not too thrilled with this but I'll give it a try, I don't really like almonds but again I'll try it. These are $2 apiece. 

                                    

Again with the almonds! These are glazed almonds with cranberries honey and sea salt by Sahale snacks and retail for about $1 apiece. I opened these just to give them a try and I'm gonna say I didn't like them at all, not even the cranberries. If she doesn't mind that I already opened it I'll probably see if Emma (E.S.) wants to finish these off. 

                                    

This is chocolate mint creamed honey by Vintage Bee. I'm a bit hesitant about what to do with this, I don't think it would be the best thing to put it green tea, (which is what I normally do with honey) When I looked up this product it recommended to use this on cakes and brownies or even in bread recipes! I'll have to decide the best way to enjoy this! For a 8 ounce jar it's $9.50. 

                                    

Next is a sample of fruit spread by Fiordifrutta. When I looked this product up I expected it to be pricey because it talked about how three pounds of fruit went into each 8 ounce jar of spread, but it's only about $6 a jar. I'll have to try this with some peanut butter for breakfast tomorrow!

                                   

Next is Crave Canyon popcorn. It is cane juice and sea salt kettle corn with anise (which tastes like licorice). Again, I was a little hesitant about this because I hate anything that tastes like licorice but I'm always willing to try something once. And now that I've tried it I must say I regret it, I don't like this at all. 

                                 

Last but not least is Orchard Blend Crunch Dried Fruit. I love dried fruit, especially apples! This is an apple and peach blend so I was very excited to try this, and I wasn't disappointed! Yummy!

What did you guys think about Love with Food? I love trying new foods, whether I like them or not! Let us know what you guys think! 

-F.M.