FitSnack Subscription Box Review – January 2015

As a mother of a daughter with severe food allergies (soy, dairy, egg, peanut, cashew, pistachio, celery) it amazes me that people are so eager to jump down the throats of people with gluten allergies. It also surprises me that people with gluten allergies aren’t always meticulous in checking ingredients, even if something claims to be allergy friendly you can bet that I check the ingredient list every single time. Ultimately, regardless of what someone claims on their website or packaging, you should already know how vitally important it is to check ingredients. I would NEVER order a box of mystery food goodies if food allergies are an issue for the person intended to eat said goodies. Those are just the cards that are dealt when you have food allergies.

I was tempted to order this, however, when I attempted to go to this website my security software warned me the site was not secure

I think this is a great review! It’s honest not negative (there is a difference). I find Liz’s food box reviews to be generally positive as well. I’m never interested in reviews that are relentlessly sunshine and roses unless it’s obvious there’s a good reason for such a response. I think it’s a rare scenario for a food box reviewer to love every single item included in every box. Likewise I don’t find it negative for a reviewer to provide a product value breakdown. That’s an important factor for many potential subscribers. From my year and a half following MSA I’ve determined that food box item values rarely will equal the cost of the subscription itself and that the subs are more about curation that literal value. That’s something all reviewers point out in MSA food box reviews. I also never thought this particular sub was marketed as GF since the site and the review state just the opposite, so I don’t see any misrepresentation.

Let’s not get all upset about false representation. First, I never saw this box positioned as a gluten free subscription. It is presented as a “Clean energy to support an active, fitness-focused lifestyle” box. Second, The Protein Bakery’s website is quite clear on their gluten stance. They print clearly on their website that they themselves are gluten- free, but do not produce in a gluten free facility, so they can not use that label. Simmer down.

I would have been FURIOUS had I ordered this box. The Protein Bakery is NOT gluten-free, they use a shared facility where gluten-containing ingredients are used. There is virtually no way to prevent cross-contamination from occurring in such a facility (trust me – I’m a GF baker under my state’s cottage food law who is having trouble keeping up with orders because I can’t move to a shared kitchen and am not ready to rent my own yet – I have researched this to death). And if there was no information card, it sounds like they didn’t highlight the problem. Do the products themselves make it really, REALLY clear that they aren’t GF? Like in big red letters on the front? I was actually interested in this box, but I would never trust the curation again. (And FWIW, I used to live in NYC and before I was diagnosed I got stuff from Protein Bakery all the time – I loved their stuff! I was so bummed when I researched it after I was diagnosed and found that I couldn’t rely on their items to be GF.)

I had the opportunity to see a bit behind the scenes of this Colorado company and I’m so glad to see you like their product. I know she also has a gf box either out or soon to be out as well. The women behind FitSnack are wonderful strong, empowering women and I am eager to see them succeed!

Love protein bakery. As another poster said, I received a sample pack of their brownies in a pretty fit box. The peanut butter blonde was ok, but their brownie was amazing. I don’t think you can taste the protein powder, but I don’t mind the taste of a good powder anyway, the good ones are delicious! I also love Kay’s, also introduced to me through pretty fit. I love their honey almond cereal. It tastes a little like Kix cereal.

Living social has a special today for 1-month of the Fit Snack box for $12, but when I clicked on the “view deal” tab it said I could get the box for $10 for a “limited time.” Thinking about trying it out for $10.

I’d love to get a box like this seems a little high priced.

An honest, great review! Seems like a cool new box. I’m interested in The Protein Bakery company because I’m a low-carb dieter, but I CAN spare 14 carbs for a cookie 😉 .

I’m very familiar with the popular Protein Bakery in NYC. I have also received a big bag of their brownies in one of my I’m PrettyFit Box. I absolutely LOVE their cookies and brownies!! I have large shipments sent to me in CA from NY. I have protein shakes every morning and as a fitness finatic , have for many years. So, the flavor of protein powder doesn’t put me off one bit. I guess if you are a fitness finatic you don’t mind those things and have a different palette.

Kay’s Naturals is another popular protein source food line that rocks.

I can’t help but notice a slight negative bias in all your fitness food reviews. It’s clearly just not for you. That hardly means they are bad. You are giving bad reviews on products that are hugely popular and raved about in the fitness food world.