Foodie Penpals - July Reveal

I think I can honestly say that getting my package from my penpal each month is one of the best things that happens to me. I mean, aside from the fact that getting mail that does NOT request my money is awesome, I'm getting mail full of food. It's like the best of both worlds.

My box this month came from Melissa S. in Florida and she knocked it right out of the park.

Right off the bat I opened my box, saw these bad boys and got super excited! I've experimented a few times making my own kale chips, including Chocolate Covered Kale Chips, but I have never bought them before. Mostly because kale is super cheap and I personally can't justify spending $3-5 on something I know I can make myself for pennies. However, being given them is a totally different story. 

Next out of the box was a can of blue monkey coconut water. I have had coconut water before, but not this brand. I generally don't buy drinks like this for myself because of sugar content but a splurge every once in a while never hurt anyone right?!

Probably the item I got the most excited about was the Mixed Sea Vegetables from Sea Tangle. This is something I've never come across before and I am really looking forward to trying it out! The package includes a recipe for Avocado & Apple Salad w/ Sea Vegetables so I think that's how I'll use them. 

Melissa also included a bag of her homemade trail mix, which is not pictured because I devoured that bad boy as soon as it hit my hands. It was quite the mix too! Including but not limited to macadamia nuts, walnuts, cacao nibs, dried cherries, goji and blueberries. Very, very tasty. Melissa also sells products from a line called Juice PLUS so she included some samples of their product for me to try. 

I think it would be an understatement  to say that I was very pleased with my box this month. Can't wait to see what the next month has in store for me!

If you're interested in participating in the Foodie Penpals Program you can sign up here.

Love,

Lauren