Last week, I posted a picture of my box of goodies that I received from my Foodie Pen Pal Lindsay at Live. Love. Nutrition blog! As you could tell, it was filled to the brim with some yummy treats for me to try. Here it is again so you can see 🙂 This was my first month participating and I can tell already that I loved it and can’t wait till next month! Such a fun concept!
What IS Foodie Pen Pal? Well…it’s just about the coolest idea ever! I’ll tell you a little more about it after I show you the goods first.
First, I got these two amazing products from Mitica. They are actually imported by a company called Forever Cheese. One is called Spanish Cocktail and is a snack mix of dried corn kernel, fava beans, chickpeas & Largueta Almonds. It also has vegetable oil, rice flour & sea salt for seasoning. Oh man!! Talk about the perfect salty snack! Super crunchy and NOT too salty….just perfect 🙂 The other container has Carmelized Walnuts. Lindsay warned me of their addictive nature and boy was she right. They really are good all by themselves but they were also extremely good on a spinach salad that I threw together last week. Check them out!
The next thing I received was some Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Chips. According to the package, they are gluten-free and free of the 8 most common allergens; including dairy, nuts & soy. I love that the ingredient list is short and sweet! Very simple! It has evaporated cane juice, natural chocolate liquor (non-alcoholic) and non-dairy cocoa butter. They are also made without casein, potato, sesame and sulfites. That is some awesome stuff!!! I haven’t used them yet but just might have to whip up some cookies soon….or I could sprinkle them on some chia pudding….oh decisions decisions!!
Lindsay also sent me a bag of Nut Harvest Natural Lightly Roasted Almonds. These are great for snacking at work which I do a lot of 😉 And that is exactly what I’m using them for. There are bowls of chocolate and candy at my work so snacking on these helps me stay away from the front desk and the chocolate stash. I am a total almond lover and these are sooo good! I might even say that almonds are my favorite nut…well besides the nuts in my family…LOL I liked these because they are just lightly salted. Nothing overpowering which makes them great for eating by themselves but also amazing on a salad.
My final goodies are one of my all-time favorite snacks right now!! I even mentioned them last week in my blog. It’s KIND bars!!! I ended up receiving three different kinds, all of which I have never tried. Woo HOO!! I got Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Pecan, Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt, & Nut Delight. I’ve only tried the Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Pecan so far and I must say that it was pretty dang good! The pecans were great. I do not normally like dark chocolate but there was the perfect amount on this bar. Not too much that it overpowered all the other flavors. And the cinnamon was a nice compliment to the bar overall. I will definitely be trying the other two very soon.
So that’s my goodies! Yummy huh? So how can you get involved in all this fun? Well let me tell you…..
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First, go to The Lean Green Bean and fill out the form to join in. You must submit the form by 9pm EST on the 4th of the month to be guaranteed a spot.
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On the 5th of the month, you will receive your pen pal pairing via email.
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You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of goodies in the mail.
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On the last day of the month, you will post about the goodies you received from your pen pal!
It is such a great way to try new things that you may not even have available where you live and also a way to try products that you just hadn’t thought about buying! The fun part is that you do not know what you are getting until you open that box up 🙂 SURPRISE!! So come on….go and fill out that form and join in the fun with us!
Do you already participate in Foodie Pen Pals? What was your favorite thing you received?
What is the best thing you have ever gotten by mail?
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