Melissa Joulwan is one of the newest Quarterly curators, and since her box has a paleo theme, I had to try it out. (I avoid dairy and gluten in my diet, so almost all paleo items work for me!)
If you aren’t familiar with Melissa Joulwan, here’ is her Quarterly mini-bio:
Melissa Joulwan is the author of two best-selling Paleo cookbooks and a healthy lifestyle blog called The ClothesMakeTheGirl.com. The theme of her boxes is eating clean, training hard, and living loud.
This box was sent to us for review purposes. (Check out the review process post to learn more about how we review boxes).
The Subscription Box: Melissa Joulwan for Quarterly
The Cost: $50 a box
The Products: A care package of paleo goodies plus a new recipe in each box.
Ships to: US and Worldwide.
Check out all of my Melissa Joulwan Quarterly Box reviews!
Melissa includes a handwritten/drawn letter with each box - I love it! The theme this box is "Knock Out Your Morning."
On the flip side of the letter are recipes for paleo pancakes and eggs.
Arthur Egg Holder - Value $9.20
This hard boiled egg holder is adorable - it even has a removable sword/spoon. I love eggs scrambled, but not hard boiled, so this is going in the gift/swap pile.
Knuckle Duster Mug - Value $30
We've received a few of these mugs in Fancy Boxes in the past, and they always make great gifts. (The only thing I don't like about this mug is that it isn't dishwasher safe). And on this one the gold paint is already starting to rub off.
Tega Earl Grey Rooibos Organic Tea - Value $7
I'm a little obsessed with tea, so I love discovering new brands in subscription boxes (especially if they are organic and fair trade). This flavor is a winner for me, and I plan on trying more from the Tega brand!
Old Salt Merchants Black Powder Salt - Value $10
Yawp! Coconut Chai Bar - Value $3
This Black Powder Salt is made with activated charcoal and supposed to be good for digestion. She also used it in her included it in recipe for Egg-Cellent Yolks. The Yawp! bar was pretty good. It wasn't too sweet, but I didn't like it enough to want to buy more.
Verdict: This box has a value of about $60. For food boxes I don't expect the value to be much more than the cost (that's just the way it is with food subscription boxes), but I would have preferred more food in this box like the first box. I think the mug and egg cup are fun items, but just aren't for me personally, so this isn't my favorite box. What did you think of #EAT02?
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