February 2014 Conscious Box

Hello everyone! So, as I explained in my last post, I moved in March and since I actually received February's Conscious Box on March 9th (yes, very late box...), my apartment was a mess and full of boxes, so I chose not to do a video for that month's box. Instead, I took pictures of the unboxing. Sorry if you were looking forward to a video!

Without further ado, pictures of the unboxing:

Inner box with the outer shell

Flap opened

Close up of flap

Paper/pamphlet thing with list of items inside

List opened up

All the items nicely packed inside

All the items taken out

And here's the list of everything that was inside, in the order taken out:

Vintage Italia - Pasta Chips (Mediterranean Sea Salt)
Kelapo - Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
Via Nature - Moisturizing Skin Lotion (Vanilla Coconut)
Via Nature - Soothing Skin Lotion (Lavender Eucalyptus)
Traditional Medicinals - Tea (Easy Now)
Salamandra Naturals - Soap (Natural Lavender Oats)
Stur - Water Enchancer (Tea + Lemon)
People Towels - Reusable Towel
Elemental Herbs - Sunscreen
Ecover - Automatic Dishwasher Tablets
Crystal - Body Deodorant Towelettes
Aloevella - Wrinkless Cream (Winter Cherry Extract)
Information Pamphlet on Crystal
Information Card on the Align Your Life Program

If you'd like your own Conscious Box, you can sign up right here.

And once I eat/drink/use these products, keep an eye out here for a review.

~Lindsay

February 2014 Vegan Cuts Snack Box

Wow, almost four months since my last post. So sorry, have had a lot going on. At the end of February and beginning of March, I had to fly to Canada to attend my grandmother's funeral :( Then near the end of March, I moved north two hours into a different state. Not only did I move and had to settle in, but I also got a completely new job (and a full-time one to boot, my first!), so I've been keeping quite busy. But I knew it was time to get back and edit those videos I had shot months ago. Hopefully it won't take me another 4 months to edit the next video *keeps fingers crossed*

Anyways, February's Vegan Cuts Snack Box arrived on February 20th. You can view the video here. Please like and subscribe :)

Picture, picture:

Everything in my February Snack Box

List of everything inside:

Earth Balance - Kettle Chips (Sour Cream & Onion)
The Daily Crave - Veggie Sticks
Equal Exchange - Candy Bar (Dark Chocolate Fruit & Nut)
Naturade - Nutritional Shake (Vanilla)
Eat Nakd - Fruit & Nut Bar (Cocoa Orange)
Two Degrees - Food Bar (Apple Pecan)
Hail Merry - Macaroons (Strawberry)
Sjaak's - Cherry Chocolate Truffle
Runa - Tea (Ginger-Citrus Guayusa)
Coupon Code for Eat Nakd
Runa - Tea (Mint Guayusa)
Information Card on Snack Box Products

As usual, once I eat and drink these products, I'll write a review, and then post here (at some point, haha). So stay tuned.

If you'd like to get your own Vegan Cuts Snack Box, you can sign up here.

~Lindsay

Review: Boulder Canyon Rice & Bean Chips (Natural Salt)

In my July Vegan Cuts Snack Box, I got a bag of natural salt chips from Boulder Canyon. While watching something at my computer, I decided to open these up and munch on them.

Boulder Canyon chips

I liked them a lot better than Food Should Taste Good's multi-grain chips (you can read that review here), but compared to Beanfields' nacho flavored chips (review here), I didn't like them as much as those.

Picture of the actual chip

So, I probably won't buy these (although my local grocer does sell these whereas they don't sell Beanfields), but if they're ever in a future box, I'll at least know I like them :)

~Lindsay

January 2014 Vegan Cuts Snack Box

Sorry for the delay!

Anyways, my Vegan Cuts Snack Box arrived on January 23rd. As you may notice, this isn't a combo snack and beauty box. I decided to cancel my beauty box. I was personally satisfied with all my beauty products that I currently use (some thanks to the beauty boxes!) and don't really need anymore.

Some more news: this ended up being a free box! I got an email before I received January's box saying I had won a free box due to me submitting videos/photos of the monthly boxes. So yay! :)

Without further ado now, you can find the unboxing video here. Please like and subscribe!

A picture, as usual:

Everything inside January's Snack Box

The full list:

Mary's Gone Crackers - Crackers (Super Seed)
Drink Chia! - Drink (Lemon Blueberry)
Manitoba Harvest - Hemp Seeds
Mighty Leaf - Tea (Organic Earl Grey)
Mighty Leaf - Tea (Organic African Nectar)
Mighty Leaf - Tea (Green Tea Tropical)
Bumblebar - Energy Bar (Chocolate Crisp)
The Good Bean - Roasted Chickpeas (Sea Salt)
Mario Foods - Snack Olives
Skratch Labs - Hydration Mix (Lemon & Lime)
The 3 Nuts - Salted Caramel Peanut Butter
Coupon for Manitoba Harvest Hemp Seeds
Information Card on Snack Box Products

If you want your own monthly Snack Box, you can subscribe here.

And once I eat and drink these products, I'll post a review on my blog, so stay tuned!

~Lindsay

January 2014 Conscious Box

First box of 2014! My vegan Conscious Box arrived this past Tuesday :)

You can view my video unboxing it right here. Please like and subscribe!

Picture, picture:

Everything in January's Conscious Box

And the full list:

Blue Avocado - Java Sleeve
Two Degrees - Food Bar (Chocolate Peanut)
Nature's Bakery - Fig Bar (Raspberry)
MRM - Dietary Supplement (Cram)
Bumboosa - Baby Wipes
MelanSol - Sunscreen
RawJuvenate - Vegan Protein Mix
Piggy Paint - Nail Polish
Ama.la - Gel Cleanser, Gel Moisturizer, Clay Mask
Mighty Leaf - Tea (Early Grey, Mint Mélange, Spring Jasmine)
Manitoba Harvest - Hemp Seeds
Coupon Code for 2 Degrees
Information Card on Piggy Paint
Coupon for Hemp Hearts
Information Card on Mountain Green
Information Card and Coupon Code for Health Mate Saunas
BioBag - Pet Waste Bag

If you want your own monthly Conscious Box, you can sign up here.

Like usual, once I eat/drink/use these products, I'll write up a review and post it here on my blog!

~Lindsay

December 2013 Vegan Cuts Snack & Beauty Box

Yay, this was the last video I had, so I'm now all caught up :)

I received this Vegan Cuts combo box right before Christmas. I initially had some issues since I never received an email from them that it was shipped out (they've always done this and included the tracking number). After I noticed multiple people getting their boxes (according to Vegan Cuts' Twitter feed), I decided to contact them about what was going on with mine. They got back to me very quickly and were unsure of why I didn't receive the email, but my box had indeed been sent out and provided the tracking number for me. I'm guessing due to the holidays, USPS was a little busy :P Anyways, within a few days from contacting them, the box arrived safely at my home! :)

So, without further ado, you can find the video of my unboxing here. As always, please like and subscribe!

Few pictures:

Everything in December's Snack & Beauty Box

Beauty Box portion

Snack Box portion

And the full list:

Beanitos - Black Bean Chips (Sea Salt)
Meatless Select - Five Bean Chili
Revolution - Herbal Tea (Southern Mint)
Viana - Creamy Sunflower Spread (Red Pepper)
Mahima - Dietary Supplement (Berries Best)
Pure Organic - Fruit Sandwich (Strawberry & Banana)
Hint Mint - Chocolate Mints
JJ's Sweets - Coconut Milk Caramels (Sea Salt)
Goody Good Stuff - Fruit Gum (Cola Breeze)
Harlem Lights - Nail Polish (Sugar Rays, Apollo Star, Lady Holiday, Savoy Nights)
La Fresh - Oil-Free Cleanser
Everyday Minerals - Finishing Powder (Finishing Dust)
Jersey Shore Sun - Lip Conditioner (Winter Mint)
Ferro Cosmetics - Mineral Eye Shadow (Misty Rose)
Soapbox - Black Soap
Everyday Minerals - Blush (All Smiles)
Lavishy - Coin Purse (Dog)
Information Card on Snack Box Products
Information Card on Beauty Box Products
Information Pamphlet on Goody Good Stuff

If you want to sign up for your own Vegan Cuts monthly boxes, you can do so at the following links:
Snack Box - http://mbsy.co/gZlQ
Beauty Box - http://mbsy.co/gZlR

Once I eat/drink/use these products, I'll post a review here on my blog!

~Lindsay

December 2013 Conscious Box

Almost all caught up! Almost! Just one more box...

This post is for December's Conscious Box, the last one for 2013. Arrived right in time for Christmas!

The video of the unboxing can be found here. Please like and subscribe :)

Picture of everything I got:

December 2013 Conscious Box

And a list of everything inside:

Yes - Organic Lubricant
Ultima Replenisher - Electrolyte Powder (Grape)
Freekeh Foods - Roasted Green Wheat (Tamari)
Abundance Soaps - Soap Bar (Spearmint & Rosemary)
Berryplus - Laundry Soap
Two Degrees - Bar (Chocolate Peanut)
The Good Bean - Roasted Chickpeas (Sea Salt)
Earnest Eats - Bar (Dark Choco Mint)
Sam's Natural - Skin Balm
MegaFood - Whole Food Dietary Supplement
Numi Organics - Savory Tea (Fennel Spice)
Totlogic - 2 in 1 Wash & Shampoo
Bumboosa - Baby Wipes
Smock - Blank Card & Envelope
Information Pamphlet on Yes
Coupon Code for Soapbox
Coupon Code for Earnest Eats
Coupon Code for Two Degrees
Information Card on Nordic Naturals
Coupon Code for Fiber Love
BioBag - Pet Waste Bag

If you want to be getting your own monthly Conscious Box, you can sign up here.

Once I eat/drink/use these products, I'll be posting a review here on my blog, so stay tuned!

~Lindsay

P.S. Hope everyone had a good holiday season!

Review: Zevia Soda (Black Cherry)

In my August Vegan Cuts Snack Box, there was a can of soda by Zevia. I put it into my fridge to keep cold for when I would drink it. Well, about 2 weeks later, I did.

Front of Zevia can

Nutrition facts and ingredients list

I figured since it was Black Cherry that it'd be a dark red color, but nope, it came out crystal clear! It looked just like carbonated water. But upon taking just one sip, I definitely tasted the black cherry flavor. And within just a few sips more, I knew I liked it.

Zevia poured into a glass (yes, that's a silly straw!)

After finishing it, I didn't feel at all bloated and icky like I usually do with regular sodas (such as Coke and Pepsi). It was like I had just had regular water.

Although I don't usually drink soda much, I ended up buying a 6-pack of these with the coupon included in the box as well. Then, just a few weeks ago, I bought another 6-pack as I had found a coupon online. I think as long as I can find a coupon, I'll probably keep buying these in the future as it's a nice change from plain water.

Highly recommend!

~Lindsay

November 2013 Vegan Cuts Snack & Beauty Box

Two months behind, my bad! Better late than never, right? XD Anywho, here's the post on my November 2013 Vegan Cuts combo Snack and Beauty Box!

Without further ado, my newly published video on YouTube can be found here. Please like and subscribe! :)

Pictures!

November 2013 Vegan Cuts Snack & Beauty Box

Beauty Box portion

Snack Box portion

And the list of everything I got:

RW Garcia - Tortilla Chips (MixtBag)
Nutty Bean - Chickpea Snacks (Cinnamon Crunch)
Rescue Chocolate - Peanut Butter Square
Barbara's - Snackimals Cereal (Cinnamon Crunch)
Michy's - Cookie (Pumpkin)
Raw Snacks - Snack Bar (Cranberry Cashew)
Snapea Crisps - Green Pea Crisps (Black Pepper)
Sjaaks - Caramel Bites
Raw Revolution - Food Bar (Chocolate Coconut Bliss)
Pacifica - Creamy Lip Butter (Coconut Bliss)
Earth's Enrichments - Soap Bar (Lavender of the Valley)
Medusa's Makeup - Kabuki Brush
North Coast Organics - Deodorant (Death By Lavender)
Medusa's Makeup - Body Shimmer (Healthy)
Rainbow Honey - Nail Polish (Persephone)
Information Card on Snack Box Products
Coupon Code for Sjaaks
Information Card on Beauty Box Products
Coupon for Purely Elizabeth

If you want to sign up for your own Vegan Cuts monthly boxes, you can do so at the following links:
Snack Box - http://mbsy.co/gZlQ
Beauty Box - http://mbsy.co/gZlR

And once I eat and use these products, I'll post a review, so keep an eye out!

~Lindsay

November 2013 Conscious Box

Once again, so sorry it's taken this long to post. Just got finished with the video this morning. Anywho, without further ado, my post on November's Conscious Box!

I was in Chicago on vacation when this box arrived, so I had to wait almost a week before I was able to open it. Longest I've had to wait so far!

Anyways, you can watch the unboxing video on YouTube here. Please like and subscribe :)

Only one picture this time:

November 2013 Conscious Box

And everything I received in my box:

YogaVive - Apple Chips (chocolate)
Fiddlebump's - Healing Salve
Abike Natural - Black Soap (alata)
Ivre de Fleurs - Lip Balm (blood orange & juniper)
Harmony Acres - Soap Bar (happy face)
Mighty Leaf Tea - Tea (earl grey, mint mélange, spring jasmine)
MRM - Relax-All with Phenibut
Better Botanicals - Eye Therapy (apricot)
Rebootizer - Dietary Supplement
Information Card and Coupon Code for Align Your Life Program
Information Card and Coupon Code for Postography

As always, once I eat/drink/use these products, I'll post a review here on my blog, so stay tuned!

If you want to get your own monthly Conscious Box, you can sign up here.

~Lindsay

P.S. Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! ^_^

Review: Nature's Bakery Fig Bars (Peach Apricot)

I'll admit, I was a little nervous trying these fig bars from my July Vegan Cuts Snack Box since it was peach and apricot inside (never had apricots before and I've only ever drank peach juice, never eaten the actual fruit before). But my worries were pointless!

Fig bar

I, surprisingly, really liked this bar. I ate one fig bar on one of my breaks at work and the second bar on a later break. This was definitely the fastest bar I've eaten in all of my boxes. And if it wasn't for the fact that I wanted to spread out the bar, so I could eat something on my second break, both pieces would have been gobbled up in one sitting!

Inside

Since I liked it so much, I wanted to buy more. So, I went to Nature's Bakery's website and then to their store locator. I found out only two stores in my town sold it: Hy-Vee and Wal-Mart. Going to Hy-Vee first, I couldn't find any boxes of them, just single packs at $1/bar. At Wal-Mart, they sold boxes, but not the peach apricot flavor. Looking online at Amazon though, I found a 12-pack of boxes (6 bars in each box), so a total of 72 bars. It cost me $36.88, about 51 cents per bar.

My Amazon package of 12 boxes

I bought them back at the beginning of September and as of right now, I still have about 4 boxes left. So, they'll have lasted me quite awhile (probably around 5 months).

So, to summarize, I highly recommend these little bars! They're absolutely delicious and are a great, healthy choice for a snack :)

~Lindsay

October 2013 Vegan Cuts Snack & Beauty Box

Sorry this has taken so long! I've been extremely busy with my internship, plus I took a week-long trip to Chicago last month. But, I'll try to get the two November videos done this upcoming week and then post them here.

Anyways, a few days before receiving October's box, I got an email from Vegan Cuts said they'd be combining boxes. I thought that was cool as it'll likely save lots of money shipping in the same box instead of separate ones each time (for those of us subscribed to both).

Without further ado, here's the video for the combo box: http://youtu.be/mlJoMxI9_Cs Please like and subscribe! :) I'm starting to use a little video intro I put together, tell me what you think of it!

And here's some pictures:

Everything I got

Beauty Box portion

Snack Box portion

And a list of everything I got (in the order presented in the video):

Mediterranean Snacks - Lentil Chips (cracked pepper)
Seaweed Love - Roasted Seaweed (olive oil)
Crunchmaster - Multi-Grain Crackers (sea salt)
Stash Tea Company - Tea (spice dragon red chai)
YumEarth Organics - Fruit Snacks
Surf Sweets - Gummy Rings (peach)
YumEarth Naturals - Sour Jelly Beans
Runa Tea - Energy Drink (berry)
Smooze - Fruit Ice (coconut + pineapple)
Earth Science Naturals - Shampoo & Conditioner
Bare Bones - Cleanser
The All Natural Face - Blush (dusky rose)
Lotus Moon - Facial Moisturizer
Concrete Minerals - Eyeshadow (wicked)
Meow Meow Tweet - Body Tonic (geranium basil)
Karitex - Shea Butter
Rescue Chocolate - Peanut Butter Square
Information on The Humane Society
Information Card on Beauty Box Products
Information Card on Snack Box Products
Coupon for Crunchmaster Crackers
Coupon for Stash Tea

If you want to sign up for your own Vegan Cuts monthly boxes, you can do so at the following links:
Snack Box - http://mbsy.co/gZlQ
Beauty Box - http://mbsy.co/gZlR

As always, once I eat/drink/use these products, I'll post a review here on my blog, so stay tuned!

~Lindsay

October 2013 Conscious Box

Sorry it's taken this long to do, but I've been busy with an internship. Finally had time though today to edit the video. So, without further ado, here's my post on my October Conscious Box.

The video, which just finished uploading, can be found here. Please like the video after you've watched :)

As per usual, here's a few pictures of this month's (or rather last month's) box:

It was a Halloween theme ;)

This month's message

Everything I got :)

And here's the list:

PopChips - Chips (original potato)
Goddess Garden Organics - Lotion (grapefruit bergamot)
Eat Green Tea - Edible Green Tea
Outer Spice - Spice Blend (himalayan sea salt)
Gardenbar - Bar (italian savory)
Wean Green - Snack Cube (blueberry)
CrumCreek - Mini-Breadsticks
The Honest Company - Shampoo + Body Wash
Auroshikha - Incense (frankincense)
Information Card on Goddess Garden Organics (with coupon code)
Information Card on Outer Spice (with recipe ideas and coupon code)
BioBag - Compostable Waste Bags

Once I eat and use these products, I'll write up a review then post it here on my blog. Stay tuned!

And if you want to sign up for your own Conscious Box, you can do so here :)

~Lindsay

Review: Parma! Cheese (and Eco-Gecko Wooden Spoon)

I was looking forward to this the most in July's Conscious Box as I didn't like the taste of Go Veggie's Parmesan cheese (you can read that review here).

Cheese and spoon, perfect fit!

Although this one didn't taste or look like dairy Parmesan cheese, I actually sort of liked it. The fact that it only has 5 ingredients (organic walnuts, nutritional yeast, organic sunflower seeds, organic hemp seeds, and Himalayan salt) was a very nice bonus (smaller ingredient list, the better in most cases).

Since the sample came in a small plastic bag (instead of some kind of shaker, like with Go Veggie's sample), I figured I should use a spoon, otherwise it'll all come out at once. So, I decided to use the Eco-Gecko wooden spoon included in the same month's box. The small spoon worked well for the small bag. Now that I've used up the entire sample, I'm not sure what I'll use the spoon for as it's quite tiny. For now, it will stay in my cupboard until I can find a use for it.

Parma on my pasta :)

As for the "Parmesan cheese", the sample was used up after just a few plates of pasta. Since I liked the health benefits (omega 3's, B12, protein) and the taste wasn't bad at all (I'm sure after awhile, I'll actually prefer it over the dairy version), I decided to buy a full bottle of it (my first time actually buying a product after sampling it from one of the monthly boxes!). I looked on all the sites that sold it and found that the cheapest (including shipping) was on Amazon (not to mention I have an Amazon Visa card, so triple the points).

7oz bottle

Nutritional facts

Once I finished my last bottle of dairy Parmesan cheese, I started to use Parma! cheese (in conjunction with finishing up Go Veggie's Parmesan cheese, which I still have some left!). I'm about to open my third bottle Parma cheese. This is definitely a winner in my books for an alternative to Parmesan cheese, even though it doesn't taste cheesy at all. I highly recommend it!

~Lindsay

Review: Macro Greens Bar (Chocolate & Cinnamon)

I was looking forward to trying this bar from my July Vegan Cuts Snack Box as this was the first bar I've received in either boxes (Conscious Box or Vegan Cuts) that was chocolate (and I love chocolate). So, as with all my previous bars, I brought this one to work with me to munch on during my break.

Macro Greens bar

Unfortunately, I was a little disappointed. The bar was littered with nuts and, sadly, I hate nuts in chocolate. Although the chocolate part itself tasted different from other junk chocolate bars, I think I might have actually liked this bar if the nuts were taken out. Or even blended or something. I like my chocolate bars to be "smooth", not crunchy.

Ingredient list

Nutrition facts

Even though I finished the bar over a couple of weeks, I'm definitely not going to buy this flavor of bar in the future.

What it looks like inside

~Lindsay

September 2013 Vegan Cuts Snack Box

So, this month's Vegan Cuts Snack Box definitely arrived late. I got the tracking email on September 27th, but the only status was that electronic shipping information had been received on the 21st. I was going to contact Vegan Cuts last Monday, but thankfully, that very day, the status finally updated to saying it was accepted at a sorting facility, phew! It was delivered on October 2nd. Better late than never though ;)

Anyways, you can watch my unboxing video here on Youtube. Please like the video :)

My Vegan Cuts Snack Box :)

List of everything inside:

Kiwa - Vegetable Chip Mix
TeeChia - Super Seeds Cereal (blueberry date)
Home Free - Cookies (mini double chocolate chip)
Herbal Zap - Herbal Supplement (immune support)
Snapz - Apple Crisps with Cinnamon
Meatless Select - Fishless Tuna
Barnana - Chewy Banana Bites
Raw Snacks - Snack Bar (blueberry vanilla)
Information on TeeChia Products, Plus a Recipe
Coupon Code for TeeChia
Information on Fishless Tuna Product
Information Card on Herbal Zap Product
Information Card on All Products

As per usual, once I eat and drink these products, I'll post up a review here on my blog.

If you want to get your own box of delicious goodies, you can subscribe here.

~Lindsay

Review: Food Should Taste Good Chips (Multigrain)

Finally got around to trying these chips from my July Vegan Cuts Snack Box. I was excited about trying this product the most I think because I had seen these Food Should Taste Good chips on sale where I work for months now, but never got around to actually trying them. But I finally have now, thanks to Vegan Cuts.

Food Should Taste Good multigrain chips

My initial reaction upon opening the bag was that the chips were pretty big. I always thought they were smaller. Boy, was I wrong!

Back of the bag

As for the taste, I (sadly) wasn't that big of a fan. It wasn't horrible, but I don't think I'll ever buy the multigrain flavor in the future.

Picture of large chip

I did have a coupon for the bigger size bag, so I bought the barbeque sweet potato chips. I'm (guiltily) in love with the Lays Stax BBQ chips, so I was comparing them to these. Sadly, I didn't like this flavor of Food Should Taste Good chips either. Maybe third time's the charm with another flavor?

~Lindsay

Review: Organic Flavrz (Revive)

So, I finally got around to trying one of these flavored drink mixes from my very first, June Conscious Box. I was at home working one day when I got thirsty, but wanted something a little more exciting than just plain water. So, I filled up my Blender bottle with water, then dumped in the entire contents of the Revive, Superfruit Sports Drink mix, and then shook the bottle to mix it together.

Front of the drink mix

Back of the drink mix

Close-up of the back

Maybe it's some kind of placebo effect, but knowing that it's vegan, organic, and non-toxic (compared to like Vitamin Water), it tasted so yummy! I'm excited now to try out the other flavors I got.

All mixed together

Added some ice to make it colder

I can definitely see myself buying these in the future :) Two thumbs up, I definitely recommend it!

~Lindsay

Review: Graw Bar (Banana Coconut)

*sigh*

This bar is probably the "worst" item I've tried so far in my June Vegan Cuts Snack Box. I brought it to work for one of my breaks, but couldn't get past the first bite. And about a month or so later, it's still sitting in my purse uneaten.

Graw Bar

Now, just to be clear, I'm a really picky eater, so I'm sure for the average non-picky person, this bar is fine. But I don't like coconut, so I'm thinking that's what it is that I don't like, although I'm not positive.

Back

I told myself before signing up for these monthly subscription boxes that I would eat/drink/use everything that I got, but I might have to make an exception in this case...

~Lindsay