graze

caitlinrn83

anyone tried the graze snack boxes? I just got my first one, and it seems like it is going to be an excellent way to snack with controlled portion sizes.

carrieloveshk

I got a box a while back and really liked it. For some reason I didn't keep the subscription and stuck to buying snacks at the grocery store.

fr33sia12

I got the first free box, but thought it's too expensive for 4 snacks, plus not all the snacks are very healthy (which is what I'm looking for in snacks) with added sunflower oil and sugar. I'd rather buy a big pack of nuts or seeds or dried fruit which works out a lot cheaper.

Wophie

I used to do the light box but changed to the protein one for a while. So far I haven't had a single snack I disliked! It works out about £1 a snack which isn't bad when they are good quality and already portioned. I get mine every fortnight to stop me snacking for the sake of it.

caitlinrn83

fr33sia12 wrote: »

I got the first free box, but thought it's too expensive for 4 snacks,

I get 8 for 11, which works out to be around 1.30 each-which is less than a snack from a vending machine.
It's a neat concept and I like the variety so far.

extra_medium

I tried it for a while and they all tasted great but I found I wasn't really satisfied by anything -- eating the snacks just made me want to eat more so it kind of defeated the purpose for me.

fr33sia12

caitlinrn83 wrote: »

fr33sia12 wrote: »

I got the first free box, but thought it's too expensive for 4 snacks,

I get 8 for 11, which works out to be around 1.30 each-which is less than a snack from a vending machine.
It's a neat concept and I like the variety so far.

I don't buy snacks from vending machines. I buy my healthy snacks a lot cheaper from shops and portion them out myself. So maybe it's great for people who can't or don't want to do that, but I'm on a budget.

michelleepotter

extra_medium wrote: »

I tried it for a while and they all tasted great but I found I wasn't really satisfied by anything -- eating the snacks just made me want to eat more so it kind of defeated the purpose for me.

Me too! All of the portions were so tiny, I'd just eat the whole box. I'd much rather have something like a 100 calorie bag of popcorn.

MelaniaTrump

Expensive. Cheaper to make your own baggies.
My best ziplock baggie snack = 100 calorie almonds (I use a food scale).
At least 4 times less than the 100 calories packs at the stores.

FitPhillygirl

Never heard of them. But I do graze on other foods all day long like; apples, almonds, eggs, grapes, popcorn, gluten free pretzel sticks, ect...

cronus70

I get it once a fortnight, yes it can be expensive and yes you could probably make your own but I like the variety and also the surprise of finding out which yummy snack treats I have.

Francl27

I get them once a month or so. They have some seriously delicious stuff, and I still have the old pricing.

They are however always up to 30% extra calories due to being heavier than what the nutrition info says, so beware (that means 70 extra calories on flapjacks sometimes).