{"id":1583,"date":"2015-02-27T02:39:34","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T18:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/?p=1583"},"modified":"2015-06-11T04:42:33","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T20:42:33","slug":"love-with-food-review-february-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2015\/02\/love-with-food-review-february-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Love with Food review – February 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Love with Food<\/strong><\/a>, $12\/$20 a month snack subscription ($29 for gluten-free box)<\/em>
\n Promo: 50% off first box by using my link, GFLS = 50% off gluten free box, Groupon<\/a> for deluxe box ($10 for 1 month\/$26 for 3 months)
\nI paid: $2 with expired promo
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

As part of my general addiction to subscription boxes, I’ve ventured into the realm of subscription snack boxes with its most heavily promoted box: Love with Food<\/strong><\/a>. This box features a variety of not-too-bad-for-you snacks, both from niche and heavily distributed brands. The monthly subscription is $12, though you can get your first box for a discount by using my referral link (or any other referral link you find).<\/p>\n

The snacks were all good, and I definitely enjoyed them at the $2. However, the total cost of the snacks included in the box came up to $7 – so I’d have been bummed if I’d paid full price for the box. Needless to say, I unsubscribed, which was a very quick and easy process, though it involved filling out a survey but that was actually a plus, as it gave me the opportunity to tell them why I was cancelling.<\/p>\n

This is what I got in my box:<\/p>\n

\"maccheesebites\"Snikiddy Snacks Mac N’ Cheese Puffs<\/a><\/strong>\"\", 1 .75 oz package (65 cents)<\/p>\n

My 12-year old really liked these mac n’ cheese puffs. To me they tasted somewhat citric and not at all cheesy. She felt they tasted like mac & cheese (which I, personally, avoid). Other pluses, non-GMO and gluten free. The main ingredients are corn, rice flower, oil, whey, cheddar cheese and buttermilk. The package had 90 calories. Not a bad snack.<\/p>\n

Made in USA<\/p>\n

\"kettlechips\"Boulder Canyon Olive Oil Totally Natural Kettle Chips<\/a><\/strong>\"\", 1.5 oz ($1.50)<\/p>\n

These are pretty good, run-of-the-mill kettle chips. I like that they contain only three ingredients: potatoes, olive oil and salt. And I like that they are not too greasy and not too hard. I think they need more salt, however. They mostly taste like plain chips, with the olive oil only giving them a hint of bitterness. I did quickly finish the whole package (220 calories), but I was pretty much full afterwards. I’d buy them. They are made in the USA and they are available at some supermarkets.<\/p>\n

\"energybar-peanutbuttanhoney-web\"Honey Stinger Peanut Butter’n Honey Energy Bar<\/a><\/strong>\"\", 1.75 oz bar, ($2)<\/p>\n

This was a pretty tasty bar.\u00a0 I can’t say that it was particularly delicious, and I did find it too sweet, but I enjoyed it.<\/p>\n

Made in USA<\/p>\n

\"lemonwafer\"Dolcetto Petites Lemon Wafer Bites<\/strong><\/a>, .7 oz (85 cents)<\/p>\n

These lemon wafers are delicious. They are crispy wafers, filled with a sweet, lemon-flavored creamy filling, not too unlike those in lemon cookies. They are full of flavor, and much lighter than a cookie. The packages are tiny, but at 100-calories they should satisfy your need for a bit of sugar. They seem to be made in Indonesia, and they have sugar rather than corn syrup.<\/p>\n

Dilettante Toffee Crunch Truffle Cremes No. 39<\/strong><\/a>, 2 candies (70 cents)<\/p>\n

These are nicely sized (perhaps even a little too big for a bite), and quite tasty – but I found them to be too smooth for my taste – I prefer more crunch. Definitely a nice treat, though. Each candy has 55 calories and they are made in the USA<\/p>\n

\"mombana\"Mombana Traditional Hot Chocolate<\/strong><\/a>, 1 envelope (70 cents)<\/p>\n

I still haven’t used it.<\/p>\n

Enough for 1 8-oz cup. Made in the USA.<\/p>\n

\"divinechoc\"Divine Milk Chocolate Mini Pieces<\/strong><\/a>, 2 5 gram pieces (50 cents)<\/p>\n

Nice, tasty chocolate.\u00a0 Not exceptional, but a nice little treat.\u00a0 They sell this occasionally at Grocery Outlet.<\/p>\n

Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning<\/a><\/strong>\"\", 2 sample envelopes (no value)<\/p>\n

Available at Walmart for less than $3 for a 1 lb jar.\u00a0 The samples are tiny and I can’t imagine I can really try them, but maybe I’ll sprinkle them on something.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Love with Food, $12\/$20 a month snack subscription ($29 for gluten-free box) Promo: 50% off first box by using my link, GFLS = 50% off gluten free box, Groupon for deluxe box ($10 for 1 month\/$26 for 3 months) I paid: $2 with expired promo As part of my general addiction to subscription boxes, I’ve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,18],"tags":[363,364,28],"class_list":["post-1583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-items","category-snacks","tag-food-subscription-boxes","tag-love-with-food","tag-reviews","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1583\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}