Graze Box Unboxing and Review: May 2013 Nibblebox #1

I recently decided to unpause my Graze subscription, because I wanted to stock up on individually packaged healthy snacks. And to celebrate our reunion, I brought the whole box with me to the beach today! As many of you might know already, I’m not much of a tanner and I go to the beach to swim, play and enjoy the fresh breeze, all while being covered in a thick layer of SPF 50+. Ok, so here are the contents of this week’s Graze box!

About Graze:
Graze is a snack food subscription providing over 90 different snack options for you to choose from. For $5.00/box weekly, bi-weekly or monthly they will deliver a box with 4 snacks depending on your food preferences and each one of them is supposed to provide at least one health benefit. Currently Graze subscription is in beta-testing mode and they’re invite-only, so your only option is to use someone’s invite code (mine ran out, unfortunately) or to sign up for the wait list.
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Olive & Rosemary Bruschetta

“mini tomato breadsticks, rosemary and garlic cashews and kalamata olive croutons”

I’m a huge fan of tomato breadsticks, so when I peeked into this week’s snack selection this was the first one that grabbed my attention. I didn’t like the way cashews were seasoned so I just picked them out and ate everything else.
Old rating: Love
New rating: Like

Eton mess

“almond slices, blackcurrants, mini meringues and cranberries”

This looked super fun on the site, but I must have expected too much from the taste based on the ingredients. The meringues tasted like solid sugar, but I loved everything else! I would have enjoyed the meringues more if they were flavored with amaretto or lemon, or maybe even peach. Here’s hoping Graze reads my review and takes a note 😉
Old rating: Love
New rating: Try

Summer Berry Flapjack

“rustic rolled oat flapjack with berry-infused cranberries”

Oh wow, I looove this dessert! Seriously, it’s amazing. It’s very sweet, which is something I would normally hate, but it just works perfectly here with all those oats and berries. It’s delightfully soft, and reminds me of my grandma’s oatmeal raisin cookies.
Old rating: Like
New rating: Love

El Picante

“jumbo salted corn, hot chili peanuts and mini paprika breadsticks”

This slightly spicy mix was alright, but my husband enjoyed it way more than I did because I don’t like peanuts. I ended up picking them all out and piling them on his half of the snack.
Old rating: Try
New rating: Try

Are you a Graze subscriber? Have you tried any of these snacks?

The verdict: I was once again reminded why I like Graze. They always seem to send a complete range of flavors – sweet, salty, spicy and savory – and the treats are always high quality and made out of fresh ingredients. I plan to stick around for another couple of weeks at the very least 🙂

Disclosure: I bought this.