Love with Food is a monthly snack and food sampling subscription box. They send only natural and organic snacks and donate a meal to charity for each box sold. They offer a smaller tasting box with 8+ snacks for $9.99 per month, a deluxe box with 16-20 snacks for $19.95 per month, and this gluten-free box with 8-15 gluten-free snacks for $24.99 per month.
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This review is for the Gluten-Free Box, $24.99 a month, box.
About Love With Food
The Subscription Box: Love with Food
The Cost: $24.99 a month + free US shipping. Save with longer subscriptions.
Limited Time Deal: Now through 6/30, use this link to get a FREE $20-value bonus box with any subscription of 6-months or longer, plus use coupon code SASS18 to save an additional $10 off their Tasting, Gluten Free or Deluxe plans.
COUPON: Get 40% off your first box!, no coupon required, just use this link!
The Products: 8+ snacks per month, that are either organic, gluten-free, GMO-free, all-natural or free of artificial additives
Ships to: The United States, U.S. Territories, and APO/FPO/DPO addresses, International for $3.99
Love With Food Gluten Free June 2018 Review
I'm excited to explore this month's gluten-free Love with Food box. I don't eat a strictly gluten-free diet, but my husband and I cook and eat gluten-conscious due to the widespread health benefits of cutting back on grains and carbs. Ready to see what's inside?
This month's theme is "Live." On the back is a dedication to summertime and enjoying the outdoors with friends and family. They also encourage subscribers to review snacks on the Love with Food website and to use the #lovewithfood hashtag when posting about their snacks on social media. Finally, they advertise their semi-annual snack sale. Using the provided code, subscribers can save $10 on any 6-month (or longer) plans and get a free bonus box worth $20. In addition to the monthly info card, I received a coupon for Bou.
Wowbutter, 1.12 oz – Buy 17.6 oz for $3.94
I live in a nut-butter-loving household and if I want to keep a jar around for more than a few days (I'm serious), I have to hide it. My husband makes his own 8-nut and seed butter in bulk about once every other week. Despite all that, I've actually never tasted soy butter! I thought the flavor was fine—nothing too standout and for someone like me who doesn't have a peanut allergy, not something I'll likely seek out again. While I do like how portable this snack is, I dislike the plastic-to-food ratio. It strikes me as wasteful. It was still an interesting and unique snack to try!
This item was also sent in June's Love With Food Deluxe Box.
Pure Leaf Hot Tea Bags, Black Tea with Vanilla x 3 - Buy 6 packs of 16 for $25.46
I often go for a good, classic mug of black tea when I want a warm drink and was curious to see what the vanilla flavoring would add. To me, the vanilla flavor tasted kind of fake and didn't blend well with the black tea flavor. I'll still hang onto the extra 2 bags I got in this box to have in my tea cabinet for if a friend wants to give it a try!
Chef’s Cut Smoked Beef with Cheddar Cheese, 1.35 oz – Buy a 6 Pack for $21.95
I'm just coming around to jerky and part of the reason I've been a skeptic is because of how much sugar is often in it. For a savory snack, I want something salty! This jerky fell into that category of "too sweet," even when paired with the dehydrated cheese. If anyone knows of a jerky brand that isn't filled with sugar, I'd love your recs!
This item was also sent in June's Love With Food Deluxe Box.
Ocean’s Halo Sea Salt Seaweed Snacks, 0.14 oz – Buy 12 Trays for $16.93
I don't eat seafood of any kind and while I know seaweed has a lot of great vitamins and nutrients in it that could help me make up for it, the flavor has always struck me as too fishy. Here's what one of our other reviewers, Ragan, had to say about this product:
So I just bought like $65 worth of these off Amazon, but in the Texas BBQ, Chili Lime, and Maui Onion flavors. Then, I used some Love with Food points to get more of the Maui Onion ones. I have gotten it into my head lately that I don’t have enough iodine in my diet and this is a way to get it from food instead of supplements. (I don’t eat fish and though we do buy iodized salt, we don’t actually put much of it in our food). This whole package is only 20 calories. If you don’t like the seaweed flavor, go with one of the flavored ones as I do think this brand (which I have received in food subscription boxes many times before) does a really good job with flavors.
This item was also sent in June's Love With Food Deluxe Box.
Hubs Home Cooked Salted Virginia Peanuts, 1 oz – Buy 12 Bags for $15.99 (found here for $13.99)
I always have nuts in my pantry to snack on, but not often peanuts because I usually get a good amount of peanut protein from peanut butter! These peanuts were so salty and satisfying! I found the contents of the 1 oz package to be the perfect amount for an afternoon boost.
This item was also sent in June's Love With Food Deluxe Box.
Beanitos “Hint of Lime”, 1.2 oz x 2 – Buy 6 oz for $4.19 (found on sale here for $2.94)
I'm a sucker for a good tortilla chip, and I've liked every Beanito I've ever tried, so I was ready for these! I'll point out that even though these chips are marketed as being "white bean chips," a peek at the ingredients list shows that they do also contain corn. And, for those with allergies, note that they've been made in a facility that may contain dairy, wheat, corn, and tree nuts. As for the flavor, I thought the lime dusting was a little intense. I might have abandoned these chips if I were just dipping them into salsa or guac, but I ate them with a burrito and the balance of flavor worked itself out.
This item was also sent in June's Love With Food Deluxe Box.
Enlightened Roasted Broad Bean Crisps in Sweet Cinnamon, 4.5 oz – Buy 12 Bags for $79 (found on sale here for $49.99)
This is such an interesting concept! These are dried beans with a cinnamon flavoring on 'em. I love that they only have 1g of sugar! I'll say you have to be a bit open-minded to appreciate the flavor of this snack fully—there's something a little unusual about the sweetness paired with the bean taste—but the bag suggests mixing them into oatmeal or yogurt, and I think they'd work great for that purpose, when mixed with other flavors and textures.
This item was also sent in June's Love With Food Deluxe Box.
Tom & Jenny's Classic Soft Caramels, 2 count — Buy a 2.3 oz bag for $5.99
These candies were pretty melty when they arrived. I unwrapped one to find a very sticky situation and I really don't care for this type of candy enough to get sticky fingers and molars trying to enjoy it. I decided to pass on trying it!
Dancing Deer Baking Co. Lemon Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Cookie, 2 oz. – Buy 12 for $24.99
Breakfast cookie, you say? Sign me up! This snack does have 16g of sugar and only 5g of protein, which ain't the best way to start your day, but that doesn't mean it isn't tempting! I was enticed by the lemon ginger blueberry flavor—not your everyday cookie combo. When I bit in, I found this cookie to be good but not great. The lemon flavor tasted a little artificial to me, and the ginger was difficult to detect.
Don't Go Nuts Blueberry Blast Bar, 1.26 oz. - Buy 12 for $21.48
This granola bar is both gluten free and nut free. It's geared toward kids, but its blueberry flavor struck me as surprisingly natural and really good. It's got a chewy consistency with a slight crunch thanks to puffed rice. It's not very substantial with 12g of sugar and only 2g of protein, but it tastes good!
The Verdict: This month's Love with Food Gluten-Free box offered a nice variety of snacks. It included some out-of-the-ordinary flavor combos and some straight up indulgent items. I do wish that snacks marketing themselves as healthy would keep the sugar content to a minimum, but if eaten in moderation, they're still better than many other foods one might reach for in a moment of mid-afternoon hunger. Value-wise, I'd say this box is a good deal, especially when you consider that it saves snackers the trouble of having to sift through nutrition labels at the grocery store and they can just dive right in!
To Wrap Up:
Can I still get this box if I sign up today? If you order today, you will receive the July box.
Limited Time Deal: Now through 6/30, use this link to get a FREE $20-value bonus box with any subscription of 6-months or longer, plus use coupon code SASS18 to save an additional $10 off their Tasting, Gluten Free or Deluxe plans.
Coupon – Get 40% off your first box! no coupon required, just use this link!
Value Breakdown: This box cost me $24.99 + $3.99 shipping, which means that each of the 13 items in the box (counting the candies as 1) has an average cost of $2.23.
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