July 28, 2015

Love With Food Box – June

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Fresh air, relaxation and plenty of snacks – now doesn’t that feel good? Even better knowing that your choices have made a difference. Remember, for every box sold, we donate money to fight hunger. So soak up those rays with a smile on your face. The sun really is shining a little bit brighter on your back today!

 

 

Northwest Trail Mix by Emily’s

A naturally balanced combo of protein-packed nuts and vitamin filled fruit, here’s the perfect take-along for that mid-morning stroll.

This was good. Loved the nuts. I only wish the package was bigger! 🙂

Original Naan Crisps by Stonefire Authentic Flatbreads

Flame baked for an authentic taste and ideal texture, these mini crackers are picnic perfect! Dip ’em, top ’em or eat straight from the bag.

I opted for straight from the bag with these and LOVED them. Definitely going to be considering buying these for snacks to bring to work!

Crazy hot pop chips by popchips

Be the first to try these brand new popchips, hot off the line! They’ll make your taste buds tingle with a slow, growing burn that’s oddly addictive.

These were definitely crazy hot! I am not a fan of hot so I wasn’t able to try more than one chip.

Everything Bar by Sheffa

Seeds, whole grains and chickpeas give these savory bars everything – flavor, crunch, protein and fiber. Looking for sugar? You’ve got the wrong bar.

This bar tasted like nothing and I thought it smelled like a beef bouillon cube. Not for me.

Choo Choo Cherry Flavored Dried Cranberries by Funny Face

Ideal nibbling as you burn through that bestseller. Just make sure to slather on your SPF. Bright red is best for cranberries, not your skin tone!

Mom tried these and said they tasted like nothing.

Brownie Brittle

Hide this stuff! Like ants to a picnic, your friends will arrive out of nowhere and take over as soon as this scrumptious secret is out of the bag.

This stuff was GOOD and I definitely will be looking for it in stores! A great snack, the perfect amount of brownie.

Classic Iced Tea Candy by Bali’s Best

Be refreshed anytime! Made with real tea extract – a natural antioxidant source – it’s like having a tall glass of cool that you can pack in your purse.

As of writing, this is the only item I haven’t had a chance to try out yet.

Chocolate Maca Bar by Amrita Health

Harnessing the superfood powers of maca and cacao, this raw protein bar is energy boosting and antioxidant rich. Yoga on the green anyone?

Mom also tried this and enjoyed it.

Kelly Clarkson Mohegan Sun 7/23

Thursday night Kelly Clarkson brought her Piece by Piece 2015 tour to the Arena at Mohegan Sun.  She had three opening acts along for the ride – Abi Ann, Eric Hutchinson and Pentatonix.

Abi was up first and at 17 years old I think she still needs some work.  I’m not sure if the sound system was off or she was but I can’t see her really going anywhere if she continues to sing so off key. She mentioned it was her first ever Arena and I just can’t see her being to that stage on her own, ever. Hope I’m wrong but…

Eric Hutchinson was up next. I was really excited to see him, last time I saw him was about 3 years ago.  He was a lot of fun and a really up beat set. I also loved how he had choreographed moves with his other guitar players. You’re never really expecting that from a band, but it’s always appreciated by this boyband fan!

Pentatonix was next up and somehow their stage seemed to take the longest to set up – despite the fact that they are an acapella group and had no instruments! They did have risers to stand on though and obviously those had to be safe and secure before they could take the stage!  They did a lot of the same songs that they did when I saw them headline back in March.  A new addition was a Michael Jackson medley that was amazing and the current hit “Cheerleader” which was pretty cool too even though I’m so sick of that song (and I haven’t even been listening to that much Top 40 lately… but I heard it 2 or 3 times just on the ride up the casino!)

Kelly took the stage at about 9:30 and played until 11! I thought I was going to be so tired and not make it through her whole set but she was so high energy that it was contagious and I could not believe that an hour and a half had passed when she was exiting the stage!

She promised to play her hits as well as showcase a lot of the new songs off her new album that she loved as well.  I think that she found a great balance between the two.

I love that before Mr Know It All she dedicated it to anyone who had a jerk of a man in their life – maybe a coworker.  I’ve definitely been dealing with that lately and never realized just how perfect this song fits the situation! Thanks, Kelly!

She has also been featuring an open mic night each night on the tour since she basically got her start at a really, really big open mic night.  We were treated to Mya Silva (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTfAe4DcgJHfWB4oI6AdL2g/feed) doing Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy!  After Mya, Kelly did the fan request which was Elvis’ Can’t Help Falling in Love.  I was a bit disappointed because the night before she did NSYNC’s Bye Bye Bye (though I’m not sure I could have handled that anyway!) and a few nights ago she did Nick Jonas’ Jealous.  Although she kills whatever she does so it was a great rendition and Elvis isn’t all that bad 😉

I was also super happy that the song that she decided to do for her throw back was my favorite Kelly song – Beautiful Disaster. It seems like she hasn’t done this one live since 2008 so I was quite happy to get to see it!

At the end of the set she did an amazing mash up of Bruno Mars Uptown Funk and Walkaway that was pure genius! Such a great mix of the two songs. I loved it!

Dance With Me
My Life Would Suck Without You
Catch My Breath
Nostalgic
Mr. Know It All
Second Wind
Invincible
Piece by Piece
Because of You / Breakaway
Tightrope
Take You High / When Doves Cry
Behind These Hazel Eyes
Open Mic- Gnarls Barkley Crazy
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Beautiful Disaster
Stronger
Heartbeat Song
Walk Away / Uptown Funk

Bang Bang
Miss Independent
Since U Been Gone

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