Lollipop review

The nice folks at lollihop sent me the November box to try out and I am finally getting around to my review!

Here’s more information from their website:

The box.

Each monthly box includes at least eight organic and healthy snacks picked by our nutritionists. We source snacks from all different places, and work with brands big and small. The one thing they all have in common is that they are good and wholesome. What does that mean to us? Our team of nutritionists have a set of guidelines that they check every ingredient and company against, and if the label doesn’t provide enough information, you can bet they will go directly to the source to find their answer. Snacks are hand-chosen for flavor, quality, nutrients, texture, and that thrilling something extra that great food always has. Your box goes out on the 15th of each month, rain or shine.

I really like Food Should Taste Good chips and the blue corn flavor in particular.

I added this flax packet and the California bing cherries to a bowl of oatmeal one morning and it was nice to have something different for breakfast.

I think my favorite item in the whole box were these somersaults. If you haven’t tried them yet, they’re awesome!

Loved these Popcorners kettle chips. So good!

I’m a big fan of Kind bars, so I was happy to find one of those in the box too. This one was the fruit and nut delight, which I hadn’t tried before.

I really enjoyed this bar too.

If you decide to sign up for lollihop and use the code “fitinthemidwest” I’ll earn a free box! This would make an excellent last minute Christmas gift for your favorite foodie.

It’s $18.95 per month for a 12-month subscription. Their website lists the most popular option as the 6 month subscription at $20.85 per month.

Now hop on over to their site and buy someone you love a nice subscription of new foods to try each month.

Thank you to Lollihop for allowing me to try out this subscription for one month!

Conquering tofu

I conquered my fear of making tofu! I like tofu and have had it several times in restaurants. I just had a fear of pressing the water out of it properly and cooking it. With the help of Emily from The Daily Garnish, I was able to easily follow her directions and make my own yummy tofu for lunch. She has a How To: A Tofu Tutorial posted on her blog, but I was having trouble posting the exact link, so you can search her site if you are interested in her detailed instructions.

Pressing the tofu with heavy books.

I spiced it up with Penzey’s black pepper, Mural of Flavor and Old World seasonings.

I paired it with Green Giant valley fresh steamers veggies.

Dessert was a chocolate chip cookie, naturally.

Breakfast today was greek yogurt with chia seeds, honey and almonds.

Angie and I had fun at the gym this morning. We did 23 minutes on the elliptical & a full circuit of weights.

When I got home from the gym, I was hungry! I snacked on a few (well maybe it was more than a few) of these addictive “Food Should Taste Good” Sweet Potato tortilla chips. Through a Facebook promotion, I was able to get a coupon for a free bag via snail mail.

I ran a bunch of errands in the afternoon, but accomplished a lot, so that felt good. One of my biggest accomplishments was picking up three framed pictures from Target to put above our couch. Craig and I have been searching for something to replace a very 1970′s brown picture with (I detest this picture, as it’s just depressing in appearance and so 70′s). I saw these pictures at Target yesterday and took photos of them to show Craig. At last, we both agreed on a style of a picture we liked!

I brought them home and my sister-in-law was over at our house. She took one look at them and said they were very much our style. They kind of have an Indian style to them and we love all things India.

I also picked up a lot around the house, organized, etc. because that is one of my goals for the new year. I am generally a very clean person, but organization is sometimes a problem for me.

Time to work on writing my goals out a little more. I am taking my time, as I figure they didn’t need to be posted today and could wait until later this weekend.

Tomorrow, I am going to do my usual Sunday paper and CBS Sunday Morning thing, then go to Body Pump with Angie for the new release! Can’t wait to see what the new music is!