If
you’ve
not heard of Degustabox, then where have you been? It’s a food & drink
monthly subscription box –
bringing you 10-15 surprise products, many which are new to the market. When
you sign up, you get to fill in your very own profile, meaning a couple of the
products may differ. It’s
actually the highlight of my week when this little beauty arrives on my
doorstep –
so what was in October’s box?
·
A
sachet of Levi Roots’ Smokey BBQ Coat n Cook sauce
·
Two
packets of Maggi Fusian noodles
·
A
packet of Yushoi Snapea rice sticks
·
A
bottle of Robinsons Squash’d orange
·
A
packet of Heinz Kids dry pasta shapes
·
A
carton of Heinz Kids pasta sauce
·
A
king size bar of Hershey’s Cookies n Creme
·
Two
packet of Beloved Dates fruit hearts
·
A
jar of JimJams chocolate spread
·
A
packet of Pitch Choco Barre
·
A
carton of I am Souper soup
I
wanted to get this post uploaded before I made a start on Blogmas, so lucky you
having two of these monthly posts in quick succession. Unfortunately, this
means that a lot of the products are yet to be tried – and I was actually quite
disappointed with this month’s box, as you’ll soon find out.
The
Heinz Kids pasta & sauce made
for a quick and easy midweek meal, even though there are no children in our
house. To make it a little more substantial, ricotta and spinach could be
added, or bacon lardons. I mean pasta and sauce is Basic AF. I’m yet to try the
Maggi Infusian noodles, but I am
intrigued by them. Each packet comes with three separate sachets: infused oil,
some spices and dried vegetables. It’ll be interesting to see how they come
together to create a meal. Levi Roots’ sauces
have featured in previous boxes and we’ve tried various ones at home. The Smokey BBQ was perfect on chicken, but
would be equally as lush on pork (or beef) ribs.
I
absolutely loved the Beloved Dates fruit
hearts, particularly the cocoa berry flavour, which were reminiscent of
cake. I just loved the soft and squidgy texture and unlike similar products,
there was no hardness when chewing – there’s nothing worse than date pit. I
would definitely buy these again. However, I wasn’t a fan of the Yushoi Snapea rice sticks. I was sold
at ‘healthier snack’, but I just found the flavour so boring and bland. I’m not
a fan of ready salted snacks anyway, so would have preferred something with a
bit of a kick, like chilli or black pepper.
During
the winter months, I always take soup for work so the carton of I am Souper pulled pork & jalapeno soup
was a welcome addition. I’m yet to try it, largely because I’m scared it’s
going to be too spicy for my palate. Marketed as ‘high protein’ to keep you
‘fuller for longer’, this contains far more calories than my usual lunch but
it’ll be interesting to see if it prevents me reaching for that afternoon
snack. I’m also yet to try the JimJams
chocolate spread – but cannot wait to try it, especially as it contains 83%
less sugar than other brands. I’ll use this to make baked oats or add it as a
topping to protein pancakes. I don’t really drink a lot of squash but the Robinsons Squash’d in orange is such a
good idea. The little bottle is perfect for on-the-go and work/gym bags. I’ve
had a couple of glasses using this squirty syrup and it doesn’t take that much
different to normal orange squash – it’s more the novelty, I think.
This
month I’m finishing with the treats and neither really impressed me. I’m not a
fan of Hershey’s chocolate (is it me
or does it have a bit of a sick taste?!) but my brother absolutely devoured the
king size bar of Cookies n Creme so
it wasn’t all bad! And the Pitch Choco Barres were nice enough: soft brioche finger buns with a chocolate centre. I
just feel a soft chocolate or creme would have worked better than the solid
chocolate. Thankfully each bar was individually wrapped – or else I’d have
eaten the multi-pack in one sitting!
Try your first box, with a £7 discount. Either follow this link. Or go to the website and enter
my special reference code: LUCYW-2B19.
Enjoy!
What were your thoughts on the Autumn box?
Love, Lucy xx
I think I want to try the Maggi noodles, they sound really quick and easy x
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