DEGUSTABOX | March 2015

Remember how I said last month's Degustabox was my favourite? Scrap that, this is now my favourite one!  It's an easter themed box (so lots of sweets/chocolate) and includes a couple of things I'd been craving - how's that for timing! Literally, on the day this was delivered, in the morning I'd been thinking about how I needed to buy some BBQ sauce as I hadn't had any in ages, then this box comes, with a nice big bottle of BBQ sauce... that literally made my day - combined with all the sweets and chocolate, and cereal, and booze... ok I'll shut up, you get the point.

Here's a closer look at what was in the box.

Jordan's Granola - £3.69

Another well timed product - I'd run out of bread, and cereal, but I had 4 pints of milk in the fridge, so I'd started skipping breakfast - and this is the kind of breakfast I love.  I've had 2 bowls of it so far and love it. It's filled with pieces of strawberry and blueberry (which makes the milk a funky colour) and tastes lovely, not overly sweet.

Juiceburst drinks - 2 for £1.25

I had 2 different flavours of these, a full fat cranberry one, and a skinny mango and lime.  So far I've only had the mango and lime drink, but that was really lovely. I can't wait to try the other one, I'm waiting until I get a proper thirst on first. JuiceBurst have 14 different flavours in the range, and 3 skinny flavours :)

BBQUE - £3.99

As mentioned above, this possibly couldn't have been better timed.  We've used it twice since it arrived and it's gorgeous.  This one is 'The Original' which is flavoured with cranberries, beer, honey and apples - but they also do other takes on it like grill & beechwood or honey & mustard and more.

Lindt - 2 for £2.00

Who wouldn't be excited to see this in their box!? They're bags of mini eggs in their signature formula's and flavours - they're like mini egg shaped versions of their chocolates - yes you might have guessed, these were demolished within seconds!

Jelly Babies Berry Mix - £1.48

If you're one of those people who pick out the black and red jelly babies (leaving the yellow and green ones) then you'll love this bag! Personally, I like all the flavours, in fact, as the years go on, the yellow and green ones I like more and more :) (and yes, I'm one of those strange people that like the coffee flavoured Revels).

Sour Patch - £1.00

Another pack that was demolished in seconds, I love sour sweets, especially if they're really sour. Each bag has 6 different flavours too - not that I could tell, I had several different flavours squished into my mouth at the same time, lol :)

Crabbie's Fruits - 2 for £1.50

Oh, my, gosh, these were nice!  When I think of Crabbies, I think of ginger beer - a drink I'm not overly fond of.  However, these didn't taste gingery! Huzzah! One bottle was black cherry flavoured, and the other was raspberry and rhubarb - both were lovely, but the black cherry was the clear winner for us.

Kents Kitchen - £1.75

While I haven't had these yet, I'm all about noodles at the moment, so this was another very well-timed product in the box - and it's my namesake! These are made with all natural ingredients, are low fat and low calorie - so it's ticking all the boxes :)

Natvia - £2.00

It's nice to see more natural sweeteners hitting the shelves, free from nasty aspartame and instead they're using the natural sweetness from the stevia plant. I'm a big fan of Truvia, so I'm really keen to see how this compares.

Brioche Pasquier - 2 for 50p 

These are like flavoured (bacon) croutons, and funnily enough, despite being bacon flavoured, they're suitable for vegetarians :)  Each bag is under 90 calories and made from French bread.  It's also free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives.

This was my favourite box yet - so many things I'd been thinking about, craving and even things I didn't realise I wanted, lol :)  If you want to try out Degustabox, I have a code for you to get £3 off your first box, making it just £9.99 instead of the usual £12.99 - the code is B2581 and you can sign up here.

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August Degustabox

Welcome to the August Degustabox - my first ever one!  As you can imagine I was very excited to give this a try as I've seen so many great reviews about it, the only trouble with food boxes like this, they often contain meat, and being a vegetarian that makes things difficult.  Well, this time around it's more awkward as due to the pregnancy I have gestational diabetes, so other than the tonic water in this box, none of the rest of it I can actually have.  However, my dear husband can have all of it - and it's literally some of his favourite food (croissants, brioche, tortillas etc).  So, he's VERY excited to delve in!  

Above each picture will be a description of the product & how much it costs etc.

Lindt tin of heart chocolates - £3.49

Who doesn't love Lindt?  Personally I'm a big fan of their chocolate, and the hubby even more so.  It's fair enough to say, these were demolished as soon as the pics were taken by said hubby.  He assured me they were up to their usual nommy standard :)

Schwartz flavour shots - 2 for £1.39

These work as a base and shot of flavour for your meat, or if you're me, your Quorn.  At the moment, I'm struggling with Quorn (thanks to my pregnancy tastes) but as soon as the baby is born I'll be back all over it :)  My plan is (and let me know if you'd like to see a recipe post about this) so use the paprika chicken one with Quorn fillets or chunks, and serve it with white basmati rice - the other one (mexican fajitas) will be used with Quorn chunks and served in a tortilla with sour creme, grated cheese and lettuce, nom!

Dr Oetker edible wafter cupcake cases - £2.50

These you can pick up at Tesco or Asda and mean that when you make cupcakes, you don't need to take the paper off, you can eat the whole thing!  Funnily enough, since GBBO has been on, the hubby has had the urge to bake, not something he's done before - so I've set him a challenge to make some cupcakes with these :)

Fever tree tonic water & ginger beer - £1.69 each

Specialising in tonic waters and other mixers, they only use the highest quality natural ingredients which gives them a clean, subtle and balanced taste.  I'm really looking forward to trying the ginger beer once the baby is born, I think it'll be lovely and refreshing, mmmm :)

Cawston press Apple & Pear juice - £1.89 for 3

These are formulated for kids and mixed with 40% water to make it a little lighter.  There's no added sugar (so hopefully your little ones won't get hyper) and nothing artificial added :)  This is another thing the hubby demolished after I'd photographed it - he said it was very yummy :)

Berry White peach & goji berry - £1.59 each

This is one product I'm considering packing into my hospital bag - I'll need something to give me some natural bursts of energy when I'm in labour, so this'll be one to take with me.  It's an organic drink made with fruits and healthy extracts with no added sugar or fruit sugar.  You can pick these up in a range of stores as well as Ocado and Waitrose.

Brioche Pasquier - £1.69

Now, these are not going to last long in my home, both the hubby and I love brioche, except it's only him that's able to eat it at the moment, so it'll be his to enjoy :)  The Pasquier family started baking brioche in 1936 in the west of France.  They're freshly baked, I can vouch for how soft and squidgy the feel.  It's going to be hard resisting these!

Croissants by Pasquier - £1.79

These butter croissants feel so soft, you just know they're going to taste amazing (hubby gets the pleasure of tasting these).  They make a delightful addition to breakfast, or just as a snack.  You can either eat them as they are, or cut them open and add a filling, like nutella, jam, honey, butter, or something savoury like ham and cheese.  This range is free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives.

Caribbean twist (Strawberry daiquiri) - £2.50

This will either be a treat for me post-baby and breast feeding, or it'll be one for the hubby, either way I don't mind :)  It's a ready to drink Caribbean style cocktail made with 7.5% real fruit juice.  Best kept chilled they suggest pouring it over ice for perfection.  It's available in a range of UK supermarkets like Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys, Iceland and stores like Bargain Booze and Savers.  Early Sept it'll also be available in Morrisons.

Mexican Dave's tortillas - £1.00

Now, this is definitely one for the hubby, he LOVES tortillas (I'm not such a fan), so when we pop to the supermarket later, no doubt he'll pick up some salsa and sour cream and have himself a bit plate of nachos with cheese, salsa and sour cream tonight :)  Mexican Dave's don't compromise on ingredients, flabour or quality.  Nothing artificial inside, they're cooked with sunflower oil and contain no MSG :)  They're available in Tesco stores from the 25th August.

Also included in the box was a voucher for 'Degustabox Fridge' - this is a coupon that they've launched this month for something chilled, mine is for Moma breakfast pots (yoghurt with muslei).  I popped to my local Sainsburys but it seems they're not being stocked at any Sainsburys in Wales just yet, so instead of holding up this post until I can get hold of them, I thought I'd just give them a mention :)

Given that this is my first Degustabox I have nothing to compare it to, however I have been really impressed with what's inside.  It costs £12.99 a month and you're getting close to £20 worth of goods, what's more, the lovely people at Degustabox have given me a discount code for you for your first box, so if you want to give it a try you can have... 

£3 off with the code XSWQ1

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