Love with Food- August's Box

I wasn't sure about this box at first, I mean, I am chubby so do I really want a box of deliciousness mailed to me every month? With my first box, August's box, I decided the answer is YES!!
Not only does the purchase of every Love with Food box provide a meal for a hungry child here in America, but not everything is the box is bad for you!
I have a feeling that I will be giving these as gifts in the future :) I am trying to talk my mom into getting this box sent to my brother while he is at college. I figure he may appreciate the foods to snack on as well as try some stuff since he is going to culinary school.



Now on to August's box! This month's theme is "Travelin' Treats" so all the foods were a snack food. The box is packed to the brim, which was awesome to see, and the sample sizes were enough to be able to share some of the items or pack them as a full on snack. There were pretzels, mustard, dried cherries, peanuts, cookies, little candies, and some gum. There was also a little card giving you a hint of what next month's box theme is going to be.

First out of the box to be tried were the Gin Gins candy. I am not much for ginger stuff, so I shared the ginger candy with my mother and I tried the ginger caramel. I wish they had sent a couple of each, but it really wasn't a big deal. My mom said the ginger candy was delicious and that she had had them before. I did not much care for the ginger caramel due to the ginger flavor, but the texture was wonderful. I liked to see that these candies are also used to help motion sickness! I will have to keep that in mind.

The next thing that caught my eye was the Key Lime with Ginger Mustard by East Shore. Holy deliciousness! I love anything key lime flavored and this did not let down. I tried it with the Skinny Dipping Pretzels by East Shore and it was the perfect afternoon snack. The mustard was nice and tart with a touch of sweetness and I did not get much of the ginger flavor (but hopefully I will get the health benefits from it). I would definitely buy this to use on hot dogs, burgers, chips and pretzels :)

Up next was the Vegan Lemony Lemon Cookie by the Sun Flour Baking Company. While the flavor of this cookie was awesome and super lemony, the texture was not that of a normal cookie. It was more dense and harder to chew. It was not totally unpleasant though, and I would purchase these as a healthy alternative to my sweet stuff.  The Vegan Peanut Butter Cookie by Sun Flour Baking Company was also delicious and had a better, more "cookie like" texture. I wouldn't have known this one was vegan if it wasn't on the packaging!

Next I tried the Dried Montmorency Cherries by Cherry Bay Orchards. I don't know if I am a fan of dried cherries, the taste wasn't there for me with these, but the texture was wonderful! My mom and I had a few, but I think I am going to give these another shot by chopping them up smaller and putting them in a salad.

Later I broke out the Tangerine Glee Gum which was awesome to see that it is made with sustainably harvested rainforest chicle. The flavor was great, but unfortunately it lasted all of about 2 minutes. The gum kept sticking to my teeth so I had to spit it out. Love the concept, but the execution needs some help.

And the last thing I tasted was the Coconut Toffee Peanuts by Sconza Candies. Delicious! These were so good! Great texture, great flavor, not to sweet, the toffee shell was not too thick, and the peanuts did not taste stale or waxy. I am so glad they packed a decent sized bag because I shared these with everyone in the house. I could totally see myself packing these on a road trip or for a flight!

My first Love with Food box was awesome! I am excited to see what is coming next month.

Jenn