Graze Box #31
Aug. 17th, 2017 04:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fauxkloreSummer Berry Compote: This consists of a sweet compote with raspberries, strawberries, and currants, along with whole grain shortbread to dip in it. It has 130 calories. Given my fondness for berries, it is no surprise that I think this is completely delicious. It had apparently been out of stock for a long time, so I was really glad to see it back. More, please.
Veggie Caesar: This is a mixture of edamame beans, cheddar cheese bruschetta, and sour cream and onion half-popped corn kernels. It has 120 calories. This is savory and a little salty and lots of crunchy. I think it’s a nice combination, though I have to admit it isn’t really clear what it has to do with Caesar.
Peanut Butter & Jelly: This is a mixture of salted peanuts, raspberry strings, and vanilla fudge. It has 220 calories. This is a nice combination of sweet and salty. It is, of course, best to eat all of the components together. You wouldn’t want to run out of fruit strings and still have lots of the less interesting peanuts left, after all.
Vietnamese Pho: This consists of a moderately spicy broth paste (which you reconstitute with hot water) plus dried shiitake mushroom slices, rice noodle pieces, and sesame seeds. It has 60 calories. It’s not really very pho-like and the broth is definitely dominated by the flavor of star anise (which, admittedly, tends to be a flavor I find dominant in any quantity). It’s not terrible, but it’s not something I’d want as often as I seem to get it.
Chia Coconut Cookie with Special Blend Black Tea: The tea is just tea, with a little bergamot (not as much as in most Earl Grey tea) but the coconut chia cookies (you get two) are the heart of this. They have 120 calories. I like both the flavor and the slightly crumbly texture of these cookies. I’m not a big fan of coconut, but it isn’t too dominant here. They’re mostly buttery and not particularly sweet. Overall, an excellent snack – one of my favorites.
Eleanor’s Apple Crumble: This consists of soft apple pieces, raisins, and caramelized honey and cinnamon almonds. It has 110 calories. The almonds are especially tasty. Eating all the components together does taste something like an apple crisp. A reasonably good sweet, but not overly sweet, snack.
Peach Cobbler (new): This consists of almond slivers, peach fruit drops, yogurt-coated sunflower seeds, and amaretti drops. It has 160 calories. The peach drops are amazing. I wish there were more of them and fewer almond slivers. This doesn’t taste much like a peach cobbler, but is good anyway.
Sweet Memphis Barbecue: This is a mix of barbecue peas, salsa peanuts, and wild rice sticks. It has 190 calories. This has a lot of flavor, without being too spicy or too weird. That makes it a good savory snack.
Veggie Caesar: This is a mixture of edamame beans, cheddar cheese bruschetta, and sour cream and onion half-popped corn kernels. It has 120 calories. This is savory and a little salty and lots of crunchy. I think it’s a nice combination, though I have to admit it isn’t really clear what it has to do with Caesar.
Peanut Butter & Jelly: This is a mixture of salted peanuts, raspberry strings, and vanilla fudge. It has 220 calories. This is a nice combination of sweet and salty. It is, of course, best to eat all of the components together. You wouldn’t want to run out of fruit strings and still have lots of the less interesting peanuts left, after all.
Vietnamese Pho: This consists of a moderately spicy broth paste (which you reconstitute with hot water) plus dried shiitake mushroom slices, rice noodle pieces, and sesame seeds. It has 60 calories. It’s not really very pho-like and the broth is definitely dominated by the flavor of star anise (which, admittedly, tends to be a flavor I find dominant in any quantity). It’s not terrible, but it’s not something I’d want as often as I seem to get it.
Chia Coconut Cookie with Special Blend Black Tea: The tea is just tea, with a little bergamot (not as much as in most Earl Grey tea) but the coconut chia cookies (you get two) are the heart of this. They have 120 calories. I like both the flavor and the slightly crumbly texture of these cookies. I’m not a big fan of coconut, but it isn’t too dominant here. They’re mostly buttery and not particularly sweet. Overall, an excellent snack – one of my favorites.
Eleanor’s Apple Crumble: This consists of soft apple pieces, raisins, and caramelized honey and cinnamon almonds. It has 110 calories. The almonds are especially tasty. Eating all the components together does taste something like an apple crisp. A reasonably good sweet, but not overly sweet, snack.
Peach Cobbler (new): This consists of almond slivers, peach fruit drops, yogurt-coated sunflower seeds, and amaretti drops. It has 160 calories. The peach drops are amazing. I wish there were more of them and fewer almond slivers. This doesn’t taste much like a peach cobbler, but is good anyway.
Sweet Memphis Barbecue: This is a mix of barbecue peas, salsa peanuts, and wild rice sticks. It has 190 calories. This has a lot of flavor, without being too spicy or too weird. That makes it a good savory snack.
