In an effort to help me and my kids eat more healthy foods during the day, I carved out space for a snack pantry area in our mudroom. Let me tell you – it has been revolutionary!!
It has made packing for lunches so easy, and when the kids come home from school, they just grab something from the bins (thus avoiding any “mo-ommmm, I’m hunnnggggrrryyyy” whining). And I love that the shelves are near the back door, so it’s easy for me to grab a little snack for myself before I hit the road (thus avoiding any potential to get hangry and the temptation for fast food).
It’s been working so well! I usually keep fresh fruit like apples and bananas in there and I’ve also recently been using NatureBox to keep my snack pantry stocked with lots of healthy options.
NatureBox is a subscription service that helps you discover and enjoy lots of (seriously) delicious and healthy snacks every month, delivered right to your doorstep. Never any high fructose corn syrup or partially hydrogenated oils, or trans fats. No artificial sweeteners, flavors or colors, ever. Just tasty, nutritionist-approved snacks made from wholesome ingredients.
Each month you choose which snacks you’d like to be in your NatureBox. There are different subscription sizes (starting at about $20/month) and the box always ships free in the continental US.
NatureBox is giving away two free six-month Deluxe Snacker subscriptions today (that’s a LOT of snacks!). To enter, check out the snack list and leave a comment on this post with which snack you’d most like to try. I’ve turned off the sign-in function for comments, so it’s easy to enter! Contest ends Tuesday, Dec 10 at midnight. Open to US readers only. Good luck!
PS NatureBox subscriptions make a great holiday gift! To get 50% off your first NatureBox purchase use the code LGN50.
I think the Sunshine Chips and Dried Calif. Apricots look amazing!
The dark cocoa almonds sound delicious!
praline pumpkin seeds! love anything praline or pumpkin :)
Peanut butter nom-noms and sourdough cheddar bretzels. HELLO!
Peanut butter nom-noms and sourdough cheddar pretzels. HELLO!
The blueberry almond bites sound good, but so do a lot of the other choices!
The Italian Bistro Pretzels sound delicious!
Anne Hockenberry
Mmm… Roasted garlic pumpkin seeds and sun dried peaches!
I'd love to try Whole Wheat Blueberry Figgy Bars! :) Love your entry – esp the hardware on your front doors and the rug. And the stairs!! ;)
Praline Pumpkin Seeds sound yummy!
Clarkie at agentintellect dot com
the sunshine chips are delicious!
Peanut butter nom noms for sure!
sunshine chips
So many fabulous options! The Dark Cocoa Almonds sound spectacular!
The Mexicana Mango looks awesome! I would love to try it. :-)
Curry peas all the way!!!
Jmel119@gmail.com
The lemon pucker pistachio nuts and the praline pumpkin seeds sound interesting and yummy to me.
This is such a good ideal, I would love to try Vanilla Macaroon Granola!
Nesha
NBillins@yahoo.com
french toast granola!
you're my idol, jenny!
Citrus Chili chickpeas sound great!
Whole wheat blueberry fIggy bars! It all looks so delicious.
I'd love to try the sunshine chips! We could use some exotic vibes in our subzero temps!
I'd love to try the Antioxidant Boost!
Anything from the gluten conscious section would be awesome! But really everything looks delish :)
Vanilla Macaroon Granola. I'm a granola-holic. :)
Vanilla Macaroon Granola. I'm a granola-holic. :)
Wow, your snack pantry idea is BRILLIANT! Such a great idea :)
And I love the concept of Nature Box… Healthy + easy snacks for the win! The lemon pucker pistachios in particular sound amazing :)
Thanks for the great giveaway!
-Kristen
kristen.cripe@gmail.com
The blueberry nom noms look delicious. I'm definitely a snacker and a small, frequent meal eater. This would be perfect.
Love the containers, where do you get them?
Cranberry Almond Crunch sounds yummy,
I love that they have such a wide variety of flavored almonds and pistachios.
Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper pumpkin seeds sound amazing.
Dark Chocolate almonds!!!
Salted Carmel pretzel pops all the way!
Salted Carmel pretzel pops all the way!
Salted Carmel pretzel pops all the way!
Picante Ranch Mix sounds yummy!!
Picante Ranch Mix sounds yummy!!
It all looks so good. Hard to decide. I'm sure I'd love the dark chocolate almonds.
I've tried a few of these snacks and the others so delicious and filling. I love love love the fig bars and would have no problem picking out new products to try. Thank you for a great giveaway.
I've tried a few of these snacks and the others so delicious and filling. I love love love the fig bars and would have no problem picking out new products to try. Thank you for a great giveaway.
Have to echo the comment about the number of plastic bags used for the snacks although it would take a shopping cart of reusable containers to replace the volume of bagged snacks in this pantry. The concept of getting organized with kid snacks is a good one it's kind of off putting to see the amount of shelf space and food devoted to snacks!
Sunshine chips would be great on this snowy day! (love your snack pantry idea too!!)
Baked sweet potato fries. Salty, sweet and crispy are my snacking criteria!
The praline pumpkin seeds look like the perfect sweet/salty snack mid-day for the always "hungry" grad student. :) Thanks for this post, Jenny!
I have been wanting to try this. The picante ranch mix and the citrus almonds sound delicious!
I would love the dried pears! They are so hard to find!
Baked Sweet Potato Fries…Yummy!
Citrus Chipotle Chickpeas – Yes please!
Chipotle maple almonds and the sourdough cheddar pretzels both sound delicious!