Foodie Review: KalorieBox
THE BEST Snack Box EVER!
By Traci McGowan
I want to make this very clear: KalorieBox is THE BEST snack box EVER!
Not too long ago Nik did a review of Kalorie Box, a relatively new company that packages up low calorie snacks and ships them to your house or office. This is a great resource for our Foodie Nation. KalorieBox not only offers us a variety of snacks to nibble on, the box on the doorstep alone will send your friends and neighbors who know you've had weight loss surgery right over the proverbial hedge of curiosity.
I get really stupidly happy when my KalorieBox arrives, kind of like I do around Christmas. Except I know where this box of goodies came from.
You can subscribe to receive a shipment from KalorieBox by signing up online through their web site (click this link, which also helps support the Foodie Nation!). Subscribers have three plans to choose from: monthly, 3-month, or 6-month (3 and 6-month plans are prepaid). The 6-month plan is the most economic at about $17.00 per month (shipping is free).
Part of the fun of KalorieBox is not knowing what will be in the box. For January they sent out samples of Zevia (a soda made with Stevia), Cheese Thins (these were pretty good, my assistant LOVED them), Pirates Booty (yeah, you're laughing now), an almond milk, a FiberOne cookie bar, dried mangos, a letter, fun red squiggly box packing things (these appear randomly throughout your home long after the box has been emptied, like Easter basket grass or tinsel).
The second part of the fun of KalorieBox is what I like to call "try it before you buy it". Subscribers get variety without having to to pay for a six pack of Zevia, or the box of crackers. Those two items alone would probably be close to ten bucks (depending on the store). Starbucks carries the dried mangos...you get the picture.
Nik also asked me to mention this. Many of you avoid starchy things, and with good reason. But even then, I would say Kalorie Box is a good option if you're looking to get your family eating better. In her review of her box, Nik noted that her kids, like me, were excited to get the box and see what was in it. In one of her video reviews, even though Nik's "petite diva" didn't care for one of the products included, she tried it, which was the important part. The only way to find healthier options for your family is to try new things and Kalorie Box offers a fun and convenient way to do that!
But to me, the best part about KalorieBox as a company is what they give back to the community. For each box they ship they donate a meal to a child in America who goes hungry each night. And of course, the irony does not escape me: that I, who was once obsessed with food, can help feed a hungry person...with my obsession with food!
This is a no brainer: KalorieBox is a winner all the way around.
Traci had gastric bypass (RNY) May 17th of 2011. As of February 2013, she's lost 48% of her excess body weight (about 140lbs - or Charlize Theron); 34.25 inches total (almost three feet), 8 pant sizes (16 if you don't go by two's). Traci is in recovery from multiple addictions. On any given weekend she can be found at Barnes & Noble and Starbucks.
Traci signed up to run the Detroit Free Press marathon in October. You can follow her training and other interesting life stories on her web site Sneaker Porn Diaries, on Twitter @spdiaries, follow Traci's FB Page or the Sneaker Porn Diaries FB Page.
I want to make this very clear: KalorieBox is THE BEST snack box EVER!
Not too long ago Nik did a review of Kalorie Box, a relatively new company that packages up low calorie snacks and ships them to your house or office. This is a great resource for our Foodie Nation. KalorieBox not only offers us a variety of snacks to nibble on, the box on the doorstep alone will send your friends and neighbors who know you've had weight loss surgery right over the proverbial hedge of curiosity.
You can subscribe to receive a shipment from KalorieBox by signing up online through their web site (click this link, which also helps support the Foodie Nation!). Subscribers have three plans to choose from: monthly, 3-month, or 6-month (3 and 6-month plans are prepaid). The 6-month plan is the most economic at about $17.00 per month (shipping is free).
The second part of the fun of KalorieBox is what I like to call "try it before you buy it". Subscribers get variety without having to to pay for a six pack of Zevia, or the box of crackers. Those two items alone would probably be close to ten bucks (depending on the store). Starbucks carries the dried mangos...you get the picture.
Nik also asked me to mention this. Many of you avoid starchy things, and with good reason. But even then, I would say Kalorie Box is a good option if you're looking to get your family eating better. In her review of her box, Nik noted that her kids, like me, were excited to get the box and see what was in it. In one of her video reviews, even though Nik's "petite diva" didn't care for one of the products included, she tried it, which was the important part. The only way to find healthier options for your family is to try new things and Kalorie Box offers a fun and convenient way to do that!
But to me, the best part about KalorieBox as a company is what they give back to the community. For each box they ship they donate a meal to a child in America who goes hungry each night. And of course, the irony does not escape me: that I, who was once obsessed with food, can help feed a hungry person...with my obsession with food!
This is a no brainer: KalorieBox is a winner all the way around.
Traci signed up to run the Detroit Free Press marathon in October. You can follow her training and other interesting life stories on her web site Sneaker Porn Diaries, on Twitter @spdiaries, follow Traci's FB Page or the Sneaker Porn Diaries FB Page.
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