Foodie Penpals

I don't know if you guys have ever noticed that little stamp on the bottom right corner of my blog that says Foodie Penpals, but if you hadn't I bet you're looking now!

Foodie Penpals is this really cool program that I just kind of stumbled upon while blog surfing a while back. The idea is simple, you have a penpal that you send to and a penpal that you receive from and no, they're not the same person. By the 5th of the month you receive your penpal's info and then you contact them to find out what their dietary restrictions are and things like that. Then you have until the 15th of the month to put together a little box of treats, with a limit of $15, and ship it off to them! Then when the end of the month comes you do a reveal blog, if you're a blogger, about the box that you got! Seriously, is this not the coolest thing?

Of course, there are always snags when you're relying on the honor system. The penpal I'm receiving from apparently lost her job and had to wait until yesterday to ship out my package. I'm skeptical that I'll get it but we'll see I guess.

For my first package, my penpal follows a paleo diet. Let me tell you how hard it is to put together a paleo friendly box when you really don't know what is and isn't alive. I'm not sure how many times I Google searched " is (insert food here) paleo?". My favorite was when I was looking to see if Larabars were allowed and the first response I found was "Is there a Larabar tree?", definitely made me laugh. If you would like to read the reveal blog about the box I put together you can visit Elizabeth here.

If you'd like to learn more about the program you can check out the creator's blog here. I should add that the commitment is only a monthly basis. If you try it one month and decide it's not for you, you simply don't sign up again. I just love the idea of getting a surprise box of food every month and trying things that may not be available here or that I was skeptical of purchasing on my own!

Until next time,
Lauren