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While I was away on vacation in Aruba, I received lots of items in the mail.

I recently reviewed some new Amazing Grass powder, Tropical Traditions Dishwasher powder, and more in my Powder post from Saturday.

I was fortunate enough to receive a Foodzie Tasting Box in the mail, complete with all kinds of great goodies in it!

Box of snacks and drink pouches; pure southern, alfajores, other snacks

In This Tasting Box: Dried Pineapple, Traditional Alfajores, Lemon poppyseed and almond biscotti, Assorted Fresh herb sea salts, Pure southern iced tea, Classic seaweed snackRead the fine print, here

My favorites so far have been the Peeled Snacks dried pineapple and the Pluff iced tea

Box of different snacks

Scott loved the biscotti (I’m not a huge biscotti fan but he is) so those went straight to him and he loved them!

And Skylar gobbled up the seaweed snax.

Skylar on the couchShe’s a four year old who digs seaweed.  I’ll take it.

She also digs the sea.

Skylar on the beachRemember her “big” boat ride?

The Foodzie Tasting boxes are great and here are links to my posts and reviews from the previous two Foodzie packages I received:

Woody’s Sea Salt (which I got more of that in this month’s box, too)

Horseradish Dill Mustard (so good! I’m still thinking about that stuff!)

Also in the mail waiting for me were some Zenergy Powerballs.

Zenergy Powerballs super food power snack

Inside of Zenergy box -- red and yellow balls

Gogi Berry and Almond (above)

Coconut (below)

Coconut Zenergy balls

They remind me a bit of the Bard Valley Date Rolls I recently reviewed.  Naturally sweet, chewy, a portable snack, and good!

Boxes of Bard Valley Date Rolls

A fun food trivia sheet from Zenergy (click to enlarge)

Dates are low in fat and sodium, high in fiber, magnesium, and potassium and rich in iron. Walnuts are a nutrient-dense whole food source of alpha-linolenic acid, an essential omega-3 fatty acid. Coconut has high concentrations of lauric acid, second only to mother’s milk and is an essential fatty acid. Maca is a source of significant amounts of vitamins, including B12. It promotes natural hormone rejuvenation and is renowned for its fertility and sexual enhancement effects. Mesquite provides calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron and zinc. It has a low glycemic index making it an effective blood sugar balancing agent. Cacao Nibs are said to increase focus, alertness and help sustain happiness. Lucuma is an exotic Peruvian fruit and is abundant in beta-carotene, niacin and iron. Organic Goji Berries build strength, longevity and sexual potency. American Ginseng is an anti-oxidant effective in boosting immune system function. He Shou Wu is an anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory that also has anti-aging properties. Cordyceps enhances athletic performance, by assisting blood flow and increasing oxygen supplies to the heart, lungs and other organs. Schizandra is a powerful anti-oxidant being high in phytochemical that protect the liver, kidney and sexual organs.

If you don’t happen to have any Zenergy Powerballs, but have medjool dates, you can make your own goodies like Raw Vegan Caramels (3 ingredients)

Raw Vegan Caramels

Filled with nut butter

 

Raw Vegan Caramels filled with nut butter

More recipe ideas using dates here

I still have more products to review but that’s enough snacks from a box for today.

Time for a snack from my freezerYes, that’s where I keep all kinds of balls, bites, cookies, and goodies.  Never know what I’m going to want, or when, so keeping a stash with variety on hand is good.

Like a Special K Bar with Chocolate Frosting

Special K Bar with Chocolate Frosting

Peanut buttery, dense, rich, chocolatey and after 5 minutes at room temp, they’re ready to inhale eat.

From my last post about my new iMac, thanks for the congratulations.  Yes, I was in major need (not “want”) of a new computer since mine pretty much crashed on me after four and a half years.  I am loving the new machine and it’s making my life so much easier, better, and more efficient in just one day of having it!  Lots of you are Mac fans, too, it sounds like.

And I’m glad most of you back up your machines or plan to start backing things up.

Questions:

1. Have you tried any new foods or come across any awesome food finds lately?

Do tell!

2. What’s your favorite snack now that summer is here?

Pink flowers on green landscape

In the winter, I really don’t snack on as much fresh fruit.  I crave warmer foods and roasted foods.

But now that summer is here, I am loving fresh fruit.  I just bought the most divine white nectarines.  They are in season for just a few weeks per year and right now is that time.  So good!

And watermelon has been a fave snack lately, too.

Watermelon slices

Enjoy your evening!

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Comments

  1. A 4 year old that likes seaweed is impressive! Any fresh fruit is my fav for summer.

  2. Hey Averie! I work for a firm that manufactures Greens and Reds, and in marketing we’ve done product comparisons against Amazing Grass. They are definitely a good company but they are on the bitter side for taste (so they taste like, well kale, seaweed, barley, etc.) Good products though. Let me know if you want me to send you a sample box of our products, I think Skylar would love our Strawberry-kiwi and Chocolate flavors. :) Delicious Greens & Reds 8000 if you want to hit up the sites for some details.

  3. What a great idea – Food gifts that are actually unique and healthy! I’ve had to send gifts to guys in the past, and I’m always like a) flowers are too girly and b) I refuse to send candy bars, ha! So, I’ll have to keep this link on hand for those certain occasions!

  4. My favorite summer snack is fresh fruit, for sure!

    Does the seaweed snack taste anything like Trader Joe’s? We tried that and thought it was horrendous. I’d love to hear if a different brand is better.

  5. Loving the snacks Quick questions, how long do all goodies take to defrost? I find it takes 12 hours plus and I simply can’t wait that that long Have you any tips for quicker defrosting? Thanks

    1. well the size of the desserts I am defrosting are 1 or 2 items or pieces at a time so like 15 minutes? Not hours!

  6. Wow that Foodzie box looks tasty. I am going to have to check that website out. I love that Skylar is so open to trying new foods! She’s such a cutie.

    I’m pretty obsessed with oat groats lately. I cook them in the slow cooker overnight and top them with fresh fruits and chopped nuts or some nut butter.

  7. I think I’m kind of jealous of those snacks! I love trying new things – even better when they work out. I tried some sort of seaweed snack on vacation. Jason seems to like them better than I do. Just an off flavor to them that I can’t quite get past. During summer, I love pineapple and strawberries.

  8. Oh man those Zenergy balls look incredible! I would love those since I don’t have a food processor/blender in my tiny NYC kitchen and all the work is already done for me ;)

  9. I love dried pineapple! Well actually I love pineapple in general. Edy’s pineapple fruit bars are definitely a favorite hot weather snack lately!

  10. When I have children, I pray they have the tastebuds of Skylar and not the tastebuds I had growing up as a kid….

  11. oooh fun foodzie goodies! and the zenergy balls look wicked good, too. are they mostly just dates, or am i missing out on something amazing?! (uh…i don’t mean that in as rude a way as it sounds?)
    i’ve found i’m far more likely to go for fresh fruit as a snack in the summer, too. fresh berries, apples and almond butter, bananas, peaches, you name it! …not a fan of melons, though. i know, i know. i am a disgrace.

    1. you’re not missing anything. you hit the nail on the head :)

      which is why I tried to gently urge people to make their own, just use dates! :)

  12. they all look good. I do love those seaweed snacks. Great for traveling! I hope that when I have kids, they have skylars taste buds. haha.

  13. i recently read another review about Foodzie, and i love that they’re helping local, smaller food companies reach a winder market! gotta root for the little guys. :)

    i’m enjoying lots of fruit myself for snacks as well as cottage cheese. they work well combined too!

  14. Somehow I missed hearing about the Foodzie boxes until now; must check them out.
    Got my first watermelon of the year last week at Trader Joe’s, and it was great. $3.49 each.
    Shopping tip to everyone: Never buy watermelon by the pound, even if it sounds really cheap. They’re so heavy, you’ll wind up paying $12 for a medium one!

  15. Look at all that good stuff! Dried pineapple sounds delicious.

    The newest food I’ve tried and loved is Ancient Grains granola from Costco. I can’t get enough of that place!

    Favorite snack: fresh fruit, frozen fruit, anything cold!