I've been interested in trying Graze for awhile because who wouldn't love getting snacks without leaving their house? I swear every blogger has hopped on the Graze train and when my friend Karen sent me her code for a free first box (check for her code at the end of the post) I couldn't resist any longer. Graze offers non-GMO snacks made without artificial flavors, colours, trans fats, or high fructose corn syrup. They have 10 boxes to choose from for whatever your snacking needs are ranging from $6.99-$25. You can rate snacks to determine preferences and they'll send the snacks your way however often you choose. I got the 4 snack variety box and chowed down for your benefit.
Grilled Cheese: Sweet mustard breadsticks, cheddar bruschetta and smoked cashews
For whatever reason, I expected this to be salty. It's a savory snack with a strong smokey flavour. I tend to eat my snacks piece by piece, but this snack is way better when combined. I didn't think I liked this at all when I tried the breadsticks and bruschetta bits. You can taste the mustard and cheddar in each, but by themselves they seem to be lacking a lot. The smoked cashew are wonderful. If you're a fan of smokey flavours you'll be yearning for a full bag of these. When eaten mixed together these balance each other out so well and I could see myself eating handfuls of these when I'm craving a crunchy snack. (7.5/10)
Peach Cobbler: Peach fruit drops, almonds, yogurt seeds and amaretti drops
These are hands down my favourite in the box. The peach drops are delicious, the almonds and yogurt seeds are nothing special but they compliment the other flavours well. The amaretti drops were not my taste, but when you eat these altogether it's a perfect mix. Subtly sweet with enough crunch and chew to make my mouth very happy. I was so sad when these were gone. (9/10)
Cherries & Berries: Cherries, lingonberries and jumbo raisins
I can't say this is anything special. It tastes exactly like dried cranberries, which although I enjoy, I have regular access to. The berries really don't differ in taste at all to me within the mix. (5/10)
Summer Berry Flapjack: Rustic rolled oat flapjack with berry-infused cranberries
I had high hopes for these as they have a whole "flapjack" box. I don't think these quite taste like any flapjacks I've had, but they do taste like breakfast. All of the flavours are very subtle and really nothing that excites me. I'm also not quite sure what "berry-infused cranberries" are meant to taste like because they taste like plain cranberries in oats. Really nothing notable. (4/10)
Overview: Pretty tasty snacks, but if you have a Whole Foods, Trader Joe's or Earth Fare easily accessible to you, I would skip it. I do think this is a great idea if you work in an office and want to snack healthy. I'm going to be giving the 8 snack box a try as well to see if it sways me.
For your first 4 snack box free use Karen's code: 6P69GLYCP
