Product Review: Journey Bar

Remember this Journey Bar review I posted a while ago?

I was recently contacted by Journey Bars, savory protein bars made with an organic whole grain blend of oats, millet, flax, amaranth and buckwheat, to try their newest flavors. 

Here's the bad news - the pictures I took of these bars were on my old iPhone, which shattered and had to be replaced. So, unfortunately, I don't have self-taken pictures of the bars. However, here is a picture of the flavors from their website: 

Ironically, what I think are two of the best flavors (Hickory BBQ and Parmesan Romano) were replaced by two new savory flavors: Sesame Ginger and Sea Salt. These two new flavors, although unique, were not as delicious as I remember the others. I think just the idea of an Asian protein bar threw me off. It was good but weird. The Sea Salt, on the other hand, was a bit plain and lacking in the flavor department. 

My favorite flavor is still the Coconut Curry - deliciously curry and deliciously Indian!

I still love the concept of Journey Bars - a savory protein bar in a world of mostly sweet protein bars. They really do have some great and unique protein bar flavors (the full line includes Coconut Curry, Sea Salt, Sesame Ginger, Rosemary, and Pizza Marinara), and I recommend you try them out. Just be prepared for something that is definitely a unique experience!

May Foodie Pen Pal

It's my favorite time of the month - FOODIE PEN PAL REVEAL DAY! Woohoo! It was a great box this month, sent to me by Niki from Salt & Pepper. Thanks so much, Niki! Here is a look at what I received! 

"Powder Clouds" Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

Citrus Sea Salt

"Holy Chocolate" Hot Chocolate Mix

Nancy Drew card

Isn't it all super adorable? The cookies were delicious and were gone within a couple days. The powder clouds were similar to mexican wedding cakes (yum) and the peanut butter cookies were from Niki's favorite bakery in San Francisco - Miette. After looking at the website, it's no wonder it is her favorite bakery - it's adorable and the food looks scrumptious! 

I think my favorite thing in the box was the citrus sea salt. I have long been wanting to try flavored sea salts but never want to spend the money. Thanks Niki! I can't wait to try it. I still haven't tried the hot chocolate, either, but the package makes it look very appetizing! 

Finally, I laughed when I saw the Nancy Drew card - I used to LOVE reading Nancy Drew books when I was younger. This was great, and the card is adorable! I loved it. Overall, a great package and a great experience. Thanks again, Niki!

If you want to see what I sent to my foodie pen pal, Dena from 40 Fit in the Mitt, be sure to head over to her blog to check out my package! 

Wanna join the foodie pen pal fun? Here's the details - just email Lindsay to sign up!

-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! 

Much love,