The Yum Yum Factor

You know how you can sign up for coffee delivery services where you get a couple of pounds of coffee dropped off at your door every month? Well, who knew you could get a granola delivery? OatBox is a company out of Montreal that is making really great quality, all natural granola and shipping out two different bags cereal (about 8 servings per bag) to their monthly subscribers. The flavours change constantly, inspired by the seasons and the whims of the chefs creating them. This isn't just open to Canadians either because Oatbox ships via UPS to American customers, which means that Americans are getting an even better deal these days, since the Canadian dollar is worth about 3 cents. Okay, you know if I am pushing this service there must be a bit more to it and there is. Oatbox has partnered up with Breakfast Club of Canada and for every shipment of cereal that goes out, a child will get a full breakfast at school. Food security, especially when it is concerning ...

When Dorset Cereals offered to send out a box of samples to 15 members of the Food Bloggers of Canada I was all over that like a plump pug on poutine. It was an easy choice because I already know that I really like Dorset granola and, to be honest, I don't really want to be taking free stuff from companies that I don't already like because I hate having to say bad stuff about people's products. It's so much easier to just accept things that I like because I prefer to keep things positive as much as I can. Also, I am afraid that if I diss somebody's Cheesits they are going to send their Cheesit hit men out in the night to whack me. Easier to just accept good stuff and keep it real, right?