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With options for vegan and vegetarians, including the delicious-sounding flat Pack Brownie (pecans, chopped dates and Ombar mylk chocolate buttons) and Everygreen Garden (freeze-dried broccoli, peas and sweetcorn \u2013 unusual, right?!) there are options to suit everyone, from the strict fitness foodie to those who just want to know that what they\u2019re eating is a whole lot better for them than what they\u2019d usually have. Indeed, part of what Earlybird\u2019s ethos is about is to provide good snacks so there\u2019s less snacking on bad snacks.<\/p>\n
Each of the snack pods comes with a little badge to give you a quick overview of what they\u2019re about and why they\u2019re good for you. For example, the Wheatgrass is Always Greener box (wasabi wheatgrass kale chips) has a little weights symbol to show it\u2019s a source of protein and a trophy with wheat stems symbol to demonstrate it is also high in fibre.<\/p>\n
Packaging-wise, there\u2019s lots of cute pastels going on which makes us think this is going to immediately catch the eye of the women! Good news is that it’s all recyclable too. <\/p>\n
Amy, Eliza, Hannah and Susie all got a chance to try an Earlybird snack box and here\u2019s what they thought about them:<\/p>\n
My first thought was that Earlybird is a very similar concept to Graze – but Earlybird has a focus much more suitable for my lifestyle, as if I am going to snack I want to snack as healthily as possible. It’s good to know that with an Earlybird subscription the palettes you get sent are always going to be refined sugar free and have no artificial preservatives or sweeteners. <\/p>\n
The selection I was sent contained ‘Nuts about Ella’ (blanched hazelnuts, mulberries and Ombar chocolate buttons), ‘Mangoco’ (mango bites, coconut and pumpkin seeds), ‘Cho-kale-et chips’ (cacao and cinnamon kale chips) and ‘Shmokin Peas’ (smoked coconut chips & roasted green peas). I honestly thought all of them were lovely (I didn’t actually try the kale chips myself as I can’t eat kale but I have on good authority these were also very tasty) and I was really impressed that each of the snacks were interesting as well as full of flavour – no boring mixtures here! The ‘Nuts about Ella’ was probably my favourite as I am a massive sucker for anything with raw chocolate! The Shmokin Peas were also delicious – I’ve noticed the market is filling up with flavoured coconut chips but I hadn’t tried any before and really liked them. <\/p>\n
My overall thoughts – if you are a snacker then Earlybird would work really well for you as not only does it have tasty, inventive palettes it is healthier than most out there and will help you keep your portions under control (we’ve all been there… when you intend to have just a handful of nuts and suddenly the whole bag is gone!) <\/p>\n
I\u2019ll admit, I used to have a Graze subscription which is very similar to Earlybird and I chose the healthiest snacks I could. However, I didn\u2019t find my selection appealing and so a lot of the boxes went to waste. I really like the Earlybird selection I\u2019ve been sent so far \u2013 I\u2019ve got Wasabi Wheatgrass Kale Chips, Raspberry Coconut Jelly (which contains coconut chips, raspberry coconut chips and raspberry fruit drops!), Chestnuts By the Fire (chestnut bites, raisins and hazelnuts) and the Flat Pack Brownie as mentioned above. I\u2019m most excited by the Flat Pack Brownie (who doesn\u2019t love Ombar or pecans?!!) and the Raspberry snack pod. I\u2019m a big raspberry and coconut fan. I was also really impressed that there\u2019s a tea included and from looking at the site, there\u2019s also snackpods filled with chia pudding!<\/p>\n
As a PT, would I be happy with my clients snacking with Earlybird? I try to encourage my clients to carry healthy snacks around with them but also appreciate it takes commitment to be prepared. I think these are great as a treat and certainly a lot healthier than picking up a chocolate bar! Because they’re rather tasty, I’d also have to make sure that they didn’t eat them all at once but nibbled on them through the week. <\/p>\n
UPDATE:<\/strong> I had the Flat Pack Brownie and no, it doesn’t taste like brownie but I get why it’s called that – you kind of have to assemble the bits yourself into mouthfuls. Instead of doing this, I ate the pecans and dates first and saved the buttons for last. <\/p>\n\n