Remember when you were a kid and you sent a letter to a penpal (so far away) and then waited in anticipation for a letter to be returned? Ahhh, Penpals. So much fun, mystery, yet rewarding.

Last month I participated in Foodie Penpal for the first time, you can read about it here. I decided to do it again in March (and April).  Andrea at Vegvacious had me as her foodie penpal.

Vegvacious is a great blog about healthy eating, fitness and positive thinking. Andrea has some delicious recipe’s.

This is what Andrea sent me:

Lilly wanted the little carrot (surprising, as she doesn’t like to eat them)

I love chocolate, so we dove right into the PC Organics Dark Chocolate Bar:

And in recent news, a new study shows people who eat dark chocolate frequently tend to have a lower body mass index than those who don’t. Frequent consumption of dark chocolate is tied to a lower body mass index, researchers say.

Breakfast time I decided to try the Oat Clusters & Love (Love Grown) Granola:

Sweet Cranberry Coconut Pecan

I paired it with coconut yogurt and blueberries – delish!

I’ve pretty much eaten this every morning since then.

And, Lilly likes it too! Bonus.

Then I tired the Vega Whole Food Smoothie Infusion one morning.

My husband has had these before, but I’ve never tried it.

I have to admit, it was really good. Gave a little kick and flavour to my smoothie.

I like that it has a variety of protein; yellow pea, organic hemp, sprouted flax seeds, brown rice protein.

You can also use it as a topping on other foods or as a partial substitute for flour in baking.

And, yes Lilly liked the smoothie too!

The only think I have yet to try (take a picture of) was the Spice Rub (Wildly Delicious Fine Foods).

Spice blend for vegetables.

Andrea read on my blog in 12 in 2012, that I want to cook all vegan meals for one week as my husband is a vegan. I am not a vegan so this is going to be a challenge for me. These spices are going to be perfect for a few meals I have planned.

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 I sent Robin in Alberta a Foodie Penpal package; I sent her 3 different bags of Pop Chips, Almonds, Just Us Green Tea, and a few other things I cannot remember. I even forgot to take a picture – my bad.

To cute to use (for now).

Wanna know more about Foodie Penpal :

-On the 5th of every 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 are 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 Penplas is open to US & Canadian 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 interested in participating for April, please CLICK HERE to fill out the participation form and read the terms and conditions. You must submit your information by April 4th as pairings will be emailed on April 5th!

Don’t forget about the Booty Bun Cloth Diaper Giveaway – ends March 31st.

And, keep an eye out Sunday…I’ll be doing my second giveaway (review)…a little tasty Canadian treat.

Cheers!

Pipers’ Run (Anna).