9.24.2012

naturebox healthy snacks subscription service review & giveaway

Recently my family and I had the opportunity to try out NatureBox, a monthly subscription service that delivers a box full of healthy snacks directly to your door! From the moment I began learning about NatureBox, I was so excited to try out the service. If you've been reading this blog for a while, you've probably figured out that I like to keep our household as healthy as possible. As a result, our grocery bills are usually pretty high, especially when it comes to stocking up on healthy snacks at our local health food store. Between my husband who must eat gluten-free and just maintaining a healthy household, it adds up -- especially when it comes to snacks. Did you know that the average American eats almost 25% of their daily calories from snacking? This was just one of the things I learned from NatureBox. One of the other things I learned from them was it doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg to eat healthy. For $19.99 per month, you'll receive 15-20 servings across 4-6 different bags of healthy snacks. Right now, I'm fairly certain we spend double that a week at the health food store. Yikes!

Going into our experience with NatureBox, I was already truly impressed. It was apparent how much the staff cares about nutrition and their mission. For every NatureBox ordered, a meal is donated to feed the over 14 million children who go hungry in America. There is absolutely nothing I love more than a company who is so involved in making life better for everyone and NatureBox does just that. Aside from the satisfaction of knowing you're snacking on guilt-free, whole food snacks, you're also helping to feed the hungry. Is that not wonderful? I certainly thought it was!

I love that each month the boxes are put together by nutritionists. I also love how your NatureBox is completely different each month, giving you the opportunity to try out new, delicious snacks and also making sure you're not bored with the same day-to-day snacks. What else can you expect from your NatureBox snacks? For starters, none of the icky stuff, like high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oils, trans fats, artificial sweeteners, artificial flavors and artificial colors. You can simply expect quality whole food snacks that have been minimally processed if at all. You can't beat that!

So what did we get in our NatureBox?

Our box contained Pistachio Power Clusters, Umami Roasted Nuts, Big Island Pineapple, Apple Orchards Granola and Toasted Sesame Sticks. Yummy! Some of the items contained glutenous ingredients so my husband had to miss out on some of the snacking since NatureBox does not yet offer customized box options -- but that's okay because we learned that NatureBox is in the throws of creating boxes to suit special dietary needs. This includes gluten-free, nut-free, vegan and low sugar boxes! If one of these boxes better suits your dietary needs, just shoot an e-mail over to info@naturebox.com to be added to their mailing list. They'll let you know when these are ready!

Ethan was particularly fond of the pineapple. I had to hide the bag from him after a while to stop him from dipping in for thirds and fourths. (He'd already come back for seconds!) The other snacks make great options for when you're hungry and dinner is late because your child got his toy stuck in the cat water fountain again and your kitchen is slowly flooding. (What? Just my crazy house?) They're also great for after exercising, when you're in need of something healthy to help you refuel. Ethan and I made sure to share some of our snacks with his gym teachers at My Gym. After all, they're technically the ones doing all of the work during gym class.

There is a photo that exists of my husband trying to get every last crumb out of one of the bags of snacks. I threatened to post it, but I'll let it slide. Let's just say these healthy snacks are most definitely good to the very last crumb.

WANT TO SAVE 25%? To save 25% off your first month subscription, simply use the code APPLE25 upon checkout at naturebox.com!

WANT TO WIN A NATUREBOX?

Ethan's not the only one wanting to share his snacks with you. NatureBox graciously offered one of my readers the chance to win a future month's NatureBox! What will be in it? That's part of the surprise! This giveaway is open to US residents and ends at 12:01 a.m. on October 9th, 2012! Best of luck!

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40 comments:

  1. i love the surprise of it all! It's always fun to try new foods, and it's definitely a bonus when they are healthy!

    shelly8806@hotmail.com

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  2. I would love to try this! I'm getting ready to travel some and would love to take a healthy snack :D
    callee2005 (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  3. I heard about these awhile back! Those snacks sound taaaaaaaasty!

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  4. I learned that NatureBox focuses on making it easier to eat healthier for you and your family.

    colljerr at comcast dot net

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  5. I love healthy snacks! It's hard now days to stay healthy; and snacking is often too good to totally give up; these pics are great!

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  6. YUMMY!!! Happy New Follower! Found you thru the GFC blog hop!

    Tif
    Ramblings of a Southern Belle
    http://www.rambling-southern-belle.com

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  7. I love that there are no artificial ingredients!

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  8. I'm so excited, because I've never heard of this service and I love all-natural products. I also like that you can cancel, anytime :)

    Daydreaming Realist

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    1. I just wanted to add that your little boy is SOoooOOooo cute! He looks so much like my own child and I just wanna hug 'em!! What a sweetheart :)

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  9. Love that the snacks they include have no artificial sweeteners! (I find artificial sweeteners toxic.)
    hiwendyhi at yahoo dot com

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  10. I want this NatureBox!

    Also, Big Island Pineapple, whaddup! Come visit me and Ethan can have all the fresh Big Island Pineapple his little heart desires!

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  11. I saw this on Christiane's Twitter and was intrigued since I'm a health food nut. I have never heard of this,but would love to try it!!
    Christiane will now kill me if I win :D

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  12. suebunting1977at(gmail)dot(com) something I learned is NatureBox helps you eat healthier without needing to change your eating habits.

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  13. Like to try new foods,especially healthy foods

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  14. New all-natural snacks every month.

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  15. Naturesbox makes it easier for faamilies to eat healthy.
    candyo0217@hotmail.com

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  16. The apple orchards granola looks yummy.
    shuttermom77 at gmail dot com

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  17. the fact that they make it so much easier to snack healthy@
    carriesrambles @ gmail.com

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  18. Love that the snacks are all natural!

    larkspurpurple (at) gmail.com

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  19. I love that it is new stuff every month. I might not get bored as fast!

    tiffers77@yahoo.com

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  20. I love that the snacks are all healthy, and that they help feed the hungry.

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  21. I learned they deliver healthy snacks every month and you can cancel anytime.
    tzufelt01 at gmail dot com

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  22. I like that there are a variety and you can help others by getting them

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  23. I love that it's a variety of stuff.

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  24. the apple orchards granola looks delicious! I love that these are such a healthy alternative to the usual snacking fare!

    I entered the giveaway in rafflecopter under the name Sandy Hill (my facebook name http://www.facebook.com/sandy.hill.9406))

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  25. I love how natural everything is and yet it still looks delicious

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  26. donate meals to American children who go hungry

    Rafflecopter - Bud Lisa samson Mass

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  27. I love that it's always a surprise. :)

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  28. I like the fact these snacks are natural and good for you. Also the fact they Nature Box donate food to hungry children.
    Me4Wrest@gmail.com

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  29. i've never heard of this but i'm excited about the healthy alternatives!

    annae07 at aol dot com

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  30. I love that it is all natural, so you don't need to worry about what you are putting in your body!

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  31. I really want to try the Big Island Pineapple. It sounds really good.

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  32. I would really like to have tried the August box. There were some great stuff in it!
    sexyhots29@yahoo.com

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  33. I love that the products are all natural!

    -Amy Lee

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  34. ireally like that you dont really know what youll get,thats cool its like a big suprise!!!

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  35. I learned that snacking is the easiest plan to change.

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  36. I love all natural foods, snacks, and getting things in the mail. Win, win, win!

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