Foodie Pen Pal Reveal - Finally!

Okay, so, for those of you that don't know what I've been talking about when I've been talking about the foodie pen pal program, here's a quick description.  I'll give a link and some more info at the bottom of this post. 

Lindsay at The Lean Green Bean came up with a program that is like pen pals, only better.  You get paired up with 2 people - one person you'll be sending a box to, and one person that will be sending a box to you.  You get to know them, see what their likes and dislikes are, and then you make them an awesome box of food items that are from your area/are really cool/taste really good.  So fun, right?! 

So my box came from Anamarie (@amarietweets on twitter!) and she sent an awesome box!  She is someone who has lost a large amount of weight, and sent us some yummy, healthy treats! 

Here's what was in the box:

Kopali Organic Pineapple – Dried Pineapple, made us nervous, but they were actually pretty good!  Something we’d have to get used to, but we liked them!

Got Milk? Cookies and Cream Straws – LOVE THESE!  I am not a fan of milk, but these things would make me drink milk like crazy! Super fun! They have little flavor beads in the straw, so when you suck the milk up the straw, it flavors the milk.  Love it.

Hail Merry Pecans (Orange Rosemary) – They were surprisingly savory.  They tasted much better than a typical pecan.  Cody liked them better than I did, but they were something different, and new to try!

Odwalla Original Bar (Choco-Walla)  Fruit and Cereal Bar – Tasted like a brownie!  Crazy that it had fruit, and oatmeal in it.  I could eat these every day for sure. 

Odwalla Chewy Nut Bar (Sweet and Salty Almond) – I love Almonds, so this was right up my alley.  I love the mix of sweet and salty so this was perfect.  I am going to be on the lookout for these!

I am excited to send a box, and get a box again this month!  :)

Here’s a detailed explanation of the program:
-On the 5th of the month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact your penpal and get their mailing address and any other information you might need like allergies or dietary restrictions.
-You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of goodies in the mail. On the last day of the month, you will post about the goodies you received from your penpal!
-The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items or even homemade treats! The spending limit is $15. The box must also include something written. This can be anything from a note explaining what’s in the box, to a fun recipe…use your imagination!
-You are responsible for figuring out the best way to ship your items depending on their size and how fragile they are. (Don’t forget about flat rate boxes!)
-Foodie Penpals is open to blog readers as well as bloggers. If you’re a reader and you get paired with a blogger, you can choose to write a short guest post for your penpal to post on their blog about what you received. If two readers are paired together, neither needs to worry about writing a post for that month.
- Foodie Penpals is open to US, Canadian residents & UK residents.  Please note, Canadian Residents will be paired with other Canadians only. We’ve determined things might get too slow and backed up if we’re trying to send foods through customs across the border from US to Canada and vice versa. So, I’m going to keep two separate lists and match US w/ US and Canada w/ Canada!
***If you’re in the UK, please contact Carol Anne from This Is Rock Salt at rocksalt@thisisrocksalt.com to get involved!