Love With Food May 2013 Unboxing & Review!

I received my first Love with Food box the day before Mother's Day! Yes...it's a little late, but it's better late than never right? If you don't know, Love With Food is a subscription box in which you pay $10 a month + $2 shipping (so $12 altogether of course) and receive a box of gourmet food samples to try, but what's cool about this is that for every box you buy, you also buy a meal for a child in need. You receive 8+ items in your box every month. If I'm correct, each month has a different "theme". This month was Mother's Day of course! This month we also received 8 different items, but 10 products.

This was my beautiful box for the month, and it all had to do with Mother's Day treats. The cutest detail, the card, is one of my favorite parts of this box, which is the first item I'll start off with.

Now I'm not sure if you can see it from here, but if you click the picture you should get a bigger view. This card is SO dang adorable. This is the card that on the back tells you all about the products, but the detail put into the front is amazing. The little boy is holding the Love with Food box for the month, while the tray on the bed holds the coffee, cookie, biscotti, toast with jam and an egg. I was questioning the egg until my dad mentioned it was probably for the Cajun spice, which makes a lot of sense.

So I'm just going to go down the line of the card on the back, and the first item is my favorite:

This is the Cookie Department's Great Full Vegan Sweet Potato Wellness Cookie. This is a fully functional cookie that contains sweet potatoes and cranberries which are a good source of antioxidants. The card reads:

"With simple vegan ingredients like sweet potato, brown sugar, cranberries, and oatmeal, this mouthwatering cookie will make you feel full and happy."

This cookie was literally DELICIOUS! OMFG! I just want another, and my mouth is watering just thinking about it. It reminds me of an oatmeal raisin cookie! The cranberries really act like raisins in the cookie, and it has a nice spice and flavoring. This was hands down my favorite item of the box.

Mom: Mix between Gingerbread + oatmeal raisin. Very good!

Dad: (Side Note: At first, he didn't even want to try it, he was disgusted by the Sweet Potato) Okay, a little floury.

You can purchase a 12 pack of these cookies on their website for $36, making this cookie $3.00! That's expensive for a cookie, but this is huge and delicious! :)

The next item is Bonne Maman Strawberry Preserves! These delicious preserves are a product of FRANCE! It's amazing! From the card:

"Made from a time-honored traditional French recipe with all-natural ingredients that could easily be found in your Grandmother's Kitchen."

Now...that's a little weird that they'd tell you that...I mean it's a little comforting knowing that there are no ingredients in here that are weird or out of the ordinary, but to me they were almost implying that you can make this right at home. Luckily for me, I have an aunt into the canning and jamifying (yeah...that's a new word) so I don't have to do the work :)

For testing, I applied a generous amount on top of a saltine cracker. I really really enjoyed this! I'm a huge strawberry jam, jelly, preserve lover. I really though the taste was awesome, and it was perfect on the cracker. I've been making little peanut butter and jelly cracker sandwiches and they rock!

Mom: Smells very good and is the PERFECT jam/jelly.

Dad: Good, Sweet, could use less sweet and more strawberry though.

You can purchase a 13 oz jar of this awesome jam for $5.69 on their website, making this sample roughly $0.44



 

The next item is Caffe Borsa Hand Drip Premium Coffee in Sumatra. This 0.25 oz packet was a 1 serving cup. From the card:

"Be your own Barista! Follow the package instructions to enjoy a freshly brewed cup of single-origin coffee!"

There's really not much more to say about it except it looks like an octopus when it's attached to your cup.

I didn't take pictures of it set up and dripping, because I really didn't think it was important. I also didn't try this because it turned me off, so I let my parents have the privilege of it, and here's what they had to say:

Mom: Tasted like water, easier to make a pot of coffee itself. If they wanted to do something like this, they should have made it in a tea bag form

Dad: Not good, doesn't taste like coffee and is a stupid concept.

You can buy 2 boxes of this coffee on their website for $17.99. Each box contains 8 packets, making this sample roughly $1.13

Next is Walker & Sons "Slap Ya Mama" Cajun Seasoning in Original Blend. This is a .10 oz packet, and the box came with 2 of them. From the card:

"Legend has it that this spice makes food taste so good it'll make you want to 'Slap Ya Mama'"

This certified Cajun spice is DELICIOUS in eggs! I put some into my omelet every time I have one, and it makes it just a tad bit spicy. A little goes a very long way with this spice! My parents wanted nothing to do with it :)

Next is Snapz Premium Tomato Crunch. These crunches are fat free, 100% natural, 40 calories, gluten free, nut free, gmo free, and fat free! They're made with one simple ingredient...tomatoes. From the card:

"Fresh tomato slices are gently dried to a crisp texture, making a tasty addition to breakfast sandwiches"



Well...I'm not so sure about the breakfast sandwich idea, as I wasn't crazy about these. While they had a lot of flavor, the texture and after taste really threw me off. They were very weird snacks, but my dog was obsessed with them! He absolutely devoured the rest of the bag. They almost remind me of pigs ears for dogs!

Mom: Great burst of flavor, would be perfect for salads, cooking, ect.

Dad: I couldn't eat a bag, they have an aftertaste of ketchup.

Logan: WOOF WOOF

You can purchase a .46 oz bag (which is this size) for $1.99.

Here is a bonus picture of my dog eating the rest of the bag :)

The next is this Authentic Almond Biscotti from Biscotti Bari! These Biscotti are actually still handmade! Unfortunately mine came a little crushed... From the card:

"Inspired by Grandma's handmade Italian biscotti, this authentic baked good features locally sourced ingredients."

I absolutely LOVED this item! I thought it was delicious, and really enjoyed the whole almonds that are thrown in there. It's a nice added touch of flavor and texture. This is the perfect snack and would be perfect for breakfast with a glass of milk or cup of coffee.

Mom: Very nice and good. Good texture, and the flavor is awesome!

Dad: Taste like an almond macaroon, very good.

You can purchase these singly online for $2.00. They don't sell these right on their site, so you'll have to look around for them. They're also almost exclusively sold in CA.



Next is this Latte Candy from Bali's Best. It's a simple hard candy that is supposed to taste like a Latte. From the card:

"From seed to cup to candy, real Arabica coffee beans flavor this hard candy with a creamy milk center."

I also, never got to take a picture of what they actually looked like, because my parents scoffed them up.

Mom: Very good flavoring, would love more.

Dad: Pretty good! Taste just like coffee, sugar, creamer ect.

You can purchase a 2.2lb bag of these online for $9.99, with roughly 120 pieces per pound, making each piece about $.27 and this total sample $0.54



 

Last, but most certainly not least, is this month's "Mystery Item". The item was Mrs. May's Natural Coconut Almond crunch! These Coconut Almond Slow Dry Roasted Snacks are all natural, cholesterol free, dairy-free, wheat-free and gluten-free. Not to mention a portion of the proceeds from buying these go to Wheels for the World which is a non-profit organization aimed in helping to collect and restore wheelchairs for people in need. The card didn't have anything about this product on it since it was the Mystery Item.

These were the second best thing in the box aside from the cookie! They're literally chunks of almonds and coconut held together by some sugary delicious concoction. I really couldn't taste the coconut at first, but eating the rest of the bag the other day, it stood out more. I absolutely LOVED these, and I'm looking forward to purchasing more.

Mom: Should have done it with a softer nut.

Dad: Not bad, waiting for a popcorn like Cracker Jack.

You can purchase a 5 oz bag of these on their website for $3.12! Making this 2 oz sample roughly $1.26! I love everything about this delicious snack, and I will most certainly be purchasing more!


This box had an overall value of $11! That's not bad, considering the box cost $10 + $2 for shipping.

Overall I really enjoy this company, and look forward to purchasing more boxes. I think that it's for a great cause, and allows me to try foods I normally wouldn't!

 

LoveWithFood.com

Great Full Cookie

Strawberry Preserves from Bonne Maman

Hand Drip Coffee

"Slap Ya Mama" Cajun Seasoning

Snapz Tomato Crunch

Authentic Almond Biscotti

Latte Candy

Mrs. Mays Coconut Almond