March Nature Box Review and Coupon

Nature Box is quickly becoming one of my favorite subscription boxes.  They have a wide selection of healthy snacks to choose from, many of which are vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, and more.  You can choose which snacks you want, or you can let them choose for you if you like surprises.  I subscribe to the five snack box, which costs me $19.95 a month.

I prefer to choose my own snacks each month because snack time is no joke for me!  I take these bags to work for those in-between-meals cravings, and they're definitely enough to sate my hunger and curb the cravings.  There really are so many snacks to choose from, so I don't anticipate running out of options anytime soon.

The Baked Peppery Potato Fries didn't last very long.  I honestly wasn't blown away by their flavor, but they were good enough that I finished off the bag within two days!  I think what I liked best about them was their crunch.  They're basically little breadsticks with a little bit of pepper flavor.  They were a great replacement for my usual vending machine bag of chips.

I wanted to try the Teriyaki Twists because I love teriyaki flavor because of the whole salty/sweet combination it has going on.  These were okay.  They definitely tasted good, but I think I would have preferred them if they were gluten-based and not rice crackers.

I was very disappointed with the Firecrackers!  I love, love, love all things spicy, so I was so excited to try them.  In reality, they hardly had any flavor at all, let alone a spicy one.  I'm not exaggerating--they tasted like they had no flavor to me besides whatever flavoring the rice base gave them.  I wouldn't recommend these, they were just too bland.  I think Nature Box should rename them because the description is misleading.

I really liked the BBQ Kettle Kernels, and so did my dad.  They have a great crunch and just enough barbecue flavor.  They were super easy to eat--meaning, you could eat a lot of them very quickly before even realizing it!  These also were a good substitution for chips for me.

The Apple Orchards Granola was my favorite snack this month.  I love apple flavors, so I had a feeling I would love this.  I'm used to crunchy granolas, but this one was actually very soft.  I didn't mind it, I just wasn't expecting it.  You could definitely taste the bits of apple, and the almonds added a nice crunchy counterpart to the soft granola.

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Bottom Line: If you like snacking as much as I do, you can't go wrong with Nature Box.  I highly recommend this service.  It's very fairly priced and offers lots of customization options!

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February Nature Box Review

Since I just got my March Nature Box in the mail today, I figured it was about time for me to post my February review.  This was the second box in a row where I had a snack replaced because something was out of stock, which was a little disappointing, and the shipment was also delayed.  I contacted Nature Box because I was worried that it shipped and I still hadn't received it after a week, but they informed me of the delay and gave me a $5 credit toward my next box, so that was nice of them.

This is my third box (see past reviews here); I didn't write a review for January's box because the photos I took weren't great and by the time I realized it I had already eaten all of the snacks!  I tried Nature Box on a whim when they had a Black Friday sale, and after my first box I was hooked.  It costs $19.99 a month for five snacks, but they also have plans for 10 or 20 snacks.

First up is the Homestyle Cheddar Mix, which is my new absolute favorite snack ever!  This was so good, I can't even do it justice in this review.  I ate the whole bag up pretty quickly and I also didn't share it with anyone!  If you're a fan of salty snacks and cheese, this is definitely worth trying.  As you can see from the photo above, it contains cheese-flavored corn chips, corn nuts, and pretzels.  They were all nice and crunchy and the flavor was just absolutely amazing.  I'm absolutely going to order another bag of this in my next box.

I love seaweed crackers and dried seaweed, so I was curious to try the Seaweed Rice Pops.  They didn't disappoint--they have a great flavor that's almost sweet (probably from the soy sauce) that balances well with the seaweed flavor.  They were a bit dangerous, though, because their small size made it easy to just pop a bunch in my mouth at once and snack away!

I love cheese, and I actually had selected the Sourdough Cheddar Pretzels for my January box, but they were out of stock that month (much to my chagrin).  I was going to be really upset if they were missing again from my February box, but I obviously did not have to worry about that.  These were great!  The cheddar flavor wasn't as strong as with the Homestyle Cheddar Mix, but it was still really yummy.

I love guacamole, so the Guacamole Bites were another natural choice.  These were a little disappointing.  They tasted good, but the guacamole flavor wasn't as strong as I was hoping for.  They honestly just tasted like really salty corn chips.  They weren't bad, but I probably wouldn't order these again.

My last snack was a replacement item.  I had requested the Apple Orchards Granola, but it was out of stock so I got the Whole Wheat Apple Pie Figgy Bars instead.  I wasn't crazy about them, but they actually turned out to be a great little snack to take on-the-go (I threw them in my carry-on when I went on vacation a few weeks ago).  They tasted good, but it just wasn't quite what I wanted so I felt pretty indifferent about them.

Bottom Line: Nature Box is my favorite food subscription of the ones I've tried.  I think the portion sizes are great, and I love that I can select which snacks I want each month (there are a ton to choose from).  Overall, this box was a good one!

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December Nature Box Review

I signed up for my first Nature Box back in November during their Black Friday deal; I can't remember what the exact price was but you could receive your first box for less than $2.  I am subscribed to Graze and I love it, so although I had known about Nature Box, I wasn't interested in trying it until this deal popped up because it's $19.95 a month, as opposed to Graze's $5 price.

Well that deal turned out to be an excellent loss leader for Nature Box, at least in terms of my participation, because now I'm hooked!  The first box came in December, so that's why I'm considering this December's box even though it shipped in November.  When you sign up they send you a discovery box filled with some of their most popular snacks; after that box you can choose the snacks that you want to receive.  This box contained a good mixture of snacks, considering Nature Box has no idea what your taste preferences are at that point.  I also realized that the portion sizes are much bigger than Graze's, so the $19.95 price was much better justified.

My first snack was the Oat Bran Dippin' Stix.  When I first saw them I thought, "ew, oat bran?"  I'm glad I gave them a fair shot, though, because they are delicious!  They're perfectly salty but not overwhelmingly flavorful--basically, they became the replacement for my mid-afternoon chip attack at work.

To satisfy a sweet tooth, Nature Box included the Dark Cocoa Almonds in my discovery box.  I didn't eat these because I don't care for almonds, but I offered them up to the rest of my family and they were a big hit!  I'm not surprised that these were delicious, I just wish I liked almonds more so that I could have enjoyed them.

I like to keep a bag of granola in my desk at work in case I ever forget a breakfast or just need a snack to tide me over until lunch, and the Acai Berry Crunch was a delicious new option.  My only gripe is that the acai berries were almost non-existent, save for a few tiny little pieces at the bottom of the bag.  The granola itself was sweet and had a great crunch, so I still enjoyed eating it.

I really wanted to love the Citrus Chipotle Chickpeas because I love the citrus chipotle flavor combination, but after trying these and a different brand of the same snack I realized that I just don't like dried chickpeas.  The flavor coating was wonderful, but I couldn't get past the weird sensation the chickpeas left in my mouth after I ate a few--almost like I had a coating of wax on my tongue.  I gave the bag to a friend who truly appreciated them.

My favorite snack of the bunch was a surprise to me: the Praline Pumpkin Seeds!  They were absolutely amazing.  I love pumpkin seeds, but I've only ever had ones coated in savory and/or salty flavors.  These tasted like a pumpkin spice latte, since they were covered in fall spices like cinnamon (I'm just guessing at that, since the ingredients only said "spices."  But I'm almost positive cinnamon was in there somewhere).  They had a great crunch and the coating was nice and thick on each of them.  I'm definitely going to be picking these out again for a future box!

I was very pleased with my first Nature Box, and I'm even more excited for my upcoming one because I was able to choose which snacks I wanted.  I picked the Orange Crush Granola, Sourdough Cheddar Pretzels, Everything Bagel Stix, Mango Almond Bites, and Santa Fe Corn Stix.  That box is on its way to me now, so look out for a review soon!

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• Subscription options are $19.95/month for five snacks, $29.95/month for 10, and $49.95 for 20 bags.
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Bottom Line: After trying Nature Box, I realized that it really is a great deal for only $19.95 a month.  You receive five snacks in generous portions, and since the packages were easily resealable they lasted me for the entire month.  If you're looking for more health-conscious snacking options, I definitely recommend this subscription!

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