My Vegan Cuts Snack Box Review...

Hey guys!  I'm so excited to participate in reviewing the March Snack Box from Vegan Cuts.  For $19.95 a month, they will send you a snack box chock full of vegan snacks.  They sent me this box in March and I've finally eaten my way through it.  Here's my unboxing video and my review of each item below that.

Beyond Eggs: Unfortunately we haven't used these yet, despite my excitement during the video.

Earth Balance Aged White Cheddar Puffs:  The cheese flavor was exactly what I was hoping for, but as I suspected, I would rather have the cheese flavor on the popcorn since puffs always remind me of eating styrofoam.

Vbar: Delicious!  Reminded me of a very dense rice crispy treat with coconut flakes and chocolate chips.  A great treat, but definitely not healthy.

Ultima Replenisher: Flavor was great, but the powder never completely dissolved.  It has many vitamins and minerals and only 10 calories.  Would like to try this again after Zumba to see if I recover faster.

Sjaak's Organic Chocolate:  Delicious!  These were the foil covered eggs that were in the box.  They are solid milk chocolate.  Will definitely be checking out their other products.

Barre: This one is weird, there's no ingredient list so you have no idea what to expect. The bar is green, I'm not sure if it's a snack bar or meal replacement bar.  Either way, it wasn't very enjoyable.

Equal Exchange: More yummy chocolate!

Cocomo Joe Cocomocorn: This was pretty good, however I think it had a burnt taste.  Regardless, I ate the whole bag in one sitting.

nyl skincare:  Smells great, unfortunately I haven't used it yet.

Flamous Falafel Chips: This one is probably geared towards a more adventurous eater.  I think I ate one chip, not my favorite.

 All in all it was a really good experience!  It was fun stalking the mailman and then digging in to see what goodies I got to try.  

The Perfect Snack...

Hey y'all!  October is apparently VeganMoFo, which is Vegan Month of Food.  A lot of people on twitter are sharing what they eat as vegans.  I thought I'd share what has been my go-to snack for the past few months.  These are the brands I use, but you can use whatever you want.  

Here's what I do.  I like WASA Crackers because they are full of whole grains and this particular kind only has 3 ingredients (if you don't include water).  The whole grain is really what keeps you filled up.   So, take a cracker and smear some hummus on it.  My favorite is Fountain of Health Roasted Garlic Hummus.  Yum!  I used to be a Sabra girl, but this hummus has ruined me for any other brand.   Top the hummus with some of your favorite salsa.  I've been buying Wholly Salsa like crazy, not just because it tastes good, but because I've been buying them for 50 cents each!  Since they are new there are a lot of coupons floating around (my store doubles coupons) and they have been on sale for $1.50 each.  Since this salsa is "fresh" there aren't any preservatives or chemicals I can't pronounce.  Actually, all the ingredients are vegetables or spices plus lime juice.  

I hope you all give this snack a try!  It's great anytime, a good source of whole grain, protein, and a little vegetables.  This would also be  a good snack when you are traveling since you could pick up all the ingredients at any store.  

Pumpkin Muffins...

Hey Y'all! Fall is here and I found myself craving pumpkin everything. I'm running low on a lot of things, so Happy Herbivore's Single Serving Pumpkin Muffin was a natural choice. The recipe says it makes one, but I was somehow able to squeeze out two. If I would have had more flour, I would have doubled or even tripled this recipe. I will admit that I felt kinda bad heating up my oven for just two muffins, but I justified it by sticking some homemade sourdough bread in there to rise after the muffins were finished.

I gotta tell ya, these pumpkin muffins were pretty great.  I did have to resist the urge to put a little Earth Balance butter on them though, but not because they weren't delicious, but because I love Earth Balance.