Over the past month I have received quite a few amazing product samples in the mail to review on the blog. Since I have been pretty busy setting up my new blog, I haven’t had a chance to devote much time for individual reviews of each product, so I have decided to review them all together into one post. I also had some fun and made little collages out of my pictures instead of showing you the photos one at a time. Are you ready to learn about some healthy, vegan products from four different companies? Here we go!

Foods Alive

Foods Alive sent me some of their organic flax dressings and raw flax crackers to sample. I tried four flavors of the crackers and two salad dressings. I highly recommend the Mike’s Special flax oil dressing. This stuff was delicious on salads and a great way to incorporate more omega-3 fatty acids into my diet. As for the crackers, they were light, crispy, and flavorful.

I especially enjoyed the Mexican Harvest and Hemp flavored crackers, and I would definitely purchase them in the future. Sadly, I cannot say the same for all of them since the Onion Garlic flavor was almost inedible! Biting into a cracker was like eating an entire clove of garlic. I am a huge fan of garlic, but these were just too strong for me. You have been warned! Aside from the garlic overload of that one flavor, Foods Alive crackers and dressings are a tasty way to enjoy the healthy benefits of flax.

Endangered Species Chocolate

Can you ever have too much chocolate? I don’t think so. Especially when it is dark, rich, vegan chocolate that comes from an ethically sound company. Aside from making sure that all of their chocolate is 100% fair trade, Endangered Species Chocolate donates 10% of their net profits to support species, habitats, and humanity. If that’s not a reason to indulge in some high quality chocolate, I don’t know what is. They also have some very interesting and unique flavors such as dark chocolate with cacao nibs, yacon, and acai. Good stuff.

Falafel Chips

Flamous Brands was generous enough to send me a large box of their spicy and original flavored falafel chips. I wasn’t sure what to expect from these chips, but I was pleasantly surprised by their authentic falafel flavor. They actually taste like the perfect fusion of corn chips and falafel. Aside from being deliciously crunchy and addictive, these chips were full of healthy, organic ingredients. Each serving contains 4 grams of protein, 4 grams of fiber, and 16% percent of the daily recommended iron allowance.

The chips were awesome with hummus and very good with salsa as well. My only complaint is the packaging. The chips are packaged in a plastic bag, which is inside of the brown bag you see in the photos. I think it would be less wasteful if the company only used one bag, but that’s just my opinion. Still a great product!

POM Wonderful

POM is all over place these days, so when the company contacted me to see if I would be interested in sampling the juice, I answered with an enthusiastic yes. I have always been curious about this popular pomegranate beverage, and finally I got to try it for myself.

I found POM a bit too sweet to drink straight out of the bottle and I had to dilute it. I see this as a good thing though, since the flavor is concentrated, you get more out of a bottle. I was able to use one 8oz container to make about 4-5 of my own refreshing POM spritzers by mixing the juice with seltzer. I could definitely see myself drinking these spritzers throughout the summer to get some extra antioxidants into my system! I’m really looking forward to using the juice in a recipe some time soon.

That’s it! I am so lucky to have been able to try these complimentary products. As you know, I get really excited to try new things, especially healthy vegan ones. Have you ever tried any of these products?

I am hoping to get my new site up and running this week so stay tuned!