Degustabox is a subscription box that sends out a variety of food items, some which are new to the market. You won't always be able to find these items in stores yet!
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The Subscription Box: Degustabox
The Cost: $19.99 per month or $18.99 if you purchase the box bi-annually. Both prices include shipping to the Contiguous United States
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The Products: "...a variety of exciting food products, the items in the box will be a surprise but we can say one thing, you will always find something new and delicious!"
Ships to: Continental United States. There is also a Great Britain website and they ship to mainland United Kingdom
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Degustabox always sends a full informational sheet with values (I always double check these values and add in the current value of the product that I find online, just to ensure that I am giving a correct value judgment!), along with recipes and coupons. I find that these values are accurate sometimes and not so accurate other times. With that said, I still appreciate the info sheet and the descriptions included with the products!
Boboli Original Crust - Value $3.77
I have tried Boboli pizza crusts in the past, and I generally really enjoy using them as a quick alternative to making my own dough. So I was pretty excited to see one in my Degustabox this month.
I decided to make a cheese pizza one night when my husband was away for work, and was planning to start some dough when I remembered this was upstairs. Naturally, this was the easier alternative, so I whipped this pizza up quickly. It was delicious!
Boboli crusts have a great taste, but the texture can sometimes be lacking. I've found that baking them on a pizza stone helps with that!
Tolerant Foods Balanced Blend Organic Chickpea Pasta, 8 oz. - Listed Value $4.99
This looks like a new product that hasn't yet hit the market. It has 14 grams of protein per 3 oz serving and 40% of your daily fiber intake. This pasta is gluten and allergy-free: it's made with legumes and rice. Ironically, I can't try this, because I have a legume intolerance (fancy that), but I think these would be perfect those looking for a high-protein, gluten-free alternative!
Good Thins Sweet Potato Crackers, 3.75 oz. - Value $2.56
These crackers have no artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no cholesterol, no partially hydrogenated oils, and no high-fructose corn syrup.
These Good Thins are really amazingly tasty. They do lean to the sweeter side of the scale, so I think they would pair well with a salty, strong cheese like asiago or sharp cheddar. I ate quite a few of these in one sitting!
Loacker Gran Pasticceria Tortina Dark-Noir Cookies, 63 g. - Value $3.20
These are like the grown up version of a Kit-Kat. The wafer and creamy dark chocolate pairs so well with the hazelnut cream! I loved these and was sad that I only received 3 cookies! I will savor these for sure.
Mrs. Thinster's Cookie Thins - Chocolate Chip, 4 oz. - Value $2.99
I've tried these in the past and they're quite good. I always enjoy getting them since they're pretty low calorie for a sweet treat!
Goya Quinoa Blend, 6 oz. - Value $2.79
This quinoa blend has black beans, bell peppers, and spices in it. It is gluten-free, high in fiber, vegetarian, whole grain and free of trans fats.
I followed the instructions exactly on this - boil 1.5 cups of water, dump in rice/quinoa mixture, boil for 30 seconds, cover tightly and reduce to low for 15-17 minutes. When I tried this, it was still hard as a rock. Since we were getting ready to eat dinner, I wasn't able to fix it, so I just tossed it. The flavors were good, but definitely add more liquid than it requires, and boil it a bit longer if you find that it isn't quite done.
7 days Soft Croissant - Peanut Butter Creme and Jelly, 2.65 oz. - Value $1.07 (buy a case of 24 for $25.76 at Round Eye Supply)
This croissant had a good flavor and was quite soft. I wouldn't necessarily consider this a croissant though - it was more like bread. Croissants, to me, have that crispy, crackling outer crust, with the flaky layers inside. I think that's hard to capture in a packaged baked good.
Paul's Quinoa Bars - Nuts, Seeds, and Honey, 5-pack - Listed Value $7.49
This product doesn't seem to be available in the States! The sites I found for it were UK-based and I wasn't able to find pricing to confirm the price listed on the info sheet. Either way, I found these were quite good - soft, with that honeyed taste that I love! I would definitely eat these when I needed to grab a bar, so I hope they become available here soon!
LemonCocco, 12 fl oz. - Value $1.99 (buy a 12-pack for $23.99 on LemonCocco)
This drink is not carbonated and naturally flavored with coconut and lemon. I found that I liked the balance of lemon and coconut here. It was really delicious cold and definitely had a tropical vibe to it!
Energems Chocolate Energy - Mint Dark Chocolate, 7 servings - Value $6.99
I received these in a past Degustabox but in the dark chocolate flavor. My last batch was slightly chewy, while these are much more crunchy. The mint flavor is pretty faint here, which is nice! I like these, but I'm not sure I would add them to my daily vitamin ritual due to the cost (let's be honest - I barely remember to take my vitamins). They have caffeine and Vitamins B and D.
Verdict: This month's Degustabox has a value of $37.84. As always, Degustabox has an excellent value. I find that they are consistently over the cost of the box ($19.99) and they include a wide variety of new (and older) products for their subscribers to enjoy. I kind of love the fact that there's no real curation for a theme, and they just include, what seems to be, a random selection. It's fun for me!
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