I live in fargo, ND. It gets cold here in the winter. Seriously cold. So finding ways to stay warm are an absolute must. For me nothing beats a hot drink. A cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate is cozy must. Of those three however hot chocolate is not as available as you might think. Even some of the more common low sugar brands have a fair amount of carbs in them. So it's been hard to fulfill those cravings and not feel guilty. That's why I was excited to se a new option for hot chocolate on my radar.


ChocoNite Premium Low Carb Hot Chocolate is a hot chocolate option that uses low carb sweeteners to enhance its taste. And guess what, it works. It actually tastes like hot chocolate and isn't too watery or bland. A great cocoa taste that isn't flat or artificial. Guys this stuff is legit.


When I made mine I used Almond milk and it seemed to work really well. The chocolate is in the form of a powder which you have to mix into your milk. I noticed that when I tried to mix it into water that it was very difficult to disperse, but when it was added to the milk for some reason it worked much better.


I am pretty happy with this stuff. I don't think that the taste is so much different than any other hot chocolate out there, but the big take away here is that it's low-carb and a new option to get cozy with.

So every box has a nice little welcome card that explains all the items you received and then usually has some promo codes in case you need more of something. I have already found myself using this for a snack I receive in my last box that no one carried in the stores near me. I had to have some more so having a little discount was great to give me the incentive to get some shipped to me.


Lots of great items this month and a couple that I was pretty excited to try out. So what was in my box this month?

This month starts out with some yummy pumpkin seeds to munch on with pink sea salt. Dried beef slices from the Ayoba-yo brand too which I have liked before. Always nice to have some meet snacks of some sort in a box. They also had a roam stick in this box. However I was unwilling to try this meat stick as it seemed the vacuum seal on the stick had broken. The roam stick was a little gray and discolored. I just didn't really trust it at that point. I don't really think that is a Keto Krate problem, more of an issue with Roam Stick packaging. The box also had some hazelnut spread which is something I was hoping to get some more of sometime soon now that we found a good low carb crepe recipe. Pistachios from the Guilded Nut Company are always good. Their nuts are always high quality. A huge Cookie in the box!!! Yes please!! it looks wonderful. Lastly a protein bar. There is usually at least one protein bar in each box. This was from the Adapt company which I haven't been huge on their bars in the past.

​Over all, the box is decent. This one took a bit longer to get to be for some reason. I think USPS had some issues since it was coming out of FL and lets be honest there have been storms all over recently. 

​Shout Organic Pumpkins Seeds
NougatCreme Hazelnut Spread
Ayoba-Yo Beef
Guilded Nut Pistacios
Know Cookies
Roams Stick
Adapt Cinnamon Swirl Protein Bar

There are a lot of Protein bars out in the world today and while by no means am I an expert, I would say I have tried many of the options that fit into the low Carb category. However that doesn’t mean that there are some that I still don’t learn about as new companies come up. Recently I had a company reach out to me to try some new protein bars that they created. Low Kalz is a company that does low calorie subscription boxes, but are working on creating their own natural and fresh Protein bars.
 
The bars are described as the following:
"Soft baked, Made with almond flour, Naturally sweetened with fruits, and they provide you with a soft taste of heaven with each bite." Currently they come in three flavors, Apply Cranberry, Banana Chocolate, and Tropical Blueberry. The bars and are meant to be stored In your refrigerator as they are using only freshest ingredients and fruit.
 
So what were my thoughts on these new bars?
 
First off, the size is a bit small. It's about half the size of a traditional bar I would normally have in the morning. So one of these probably isn't going to fill you up. The other problem comes from t being a bit more carbs then other low carb bars on the market. Now, they don’t call themselves Low Carbz, do they. So I am guessing it's not as big of a priority, but for someone counting carbs, or on induction, one bar is half my days count. They do have a great texture though. Close to that of a muffin or a soft baked bread almost. Moist and fresh too. How about the flavors?
 
Apple Cranberry - I wasn't crazy about this one. The apple taste was a little underwhelming. The cranberries were nice and big, and were closer to raisins, but still brought flavor but again, they probably  overwhelmed it since the apple taste was so mild. 7G Carbs
 
Banana Chocolate - This one was decent. Tasted like a piece of banana bread with little pieces of chocolate. The banana flavor was there and the chocolate worked well with it. Closer to a muffin but with a bit more protein after taste. 11G Carbs
 
Tropical Blueberry - This was my favorite bar. It had a nice citrus taste and reminded me of the freshness of a morning smoothie. I didn’t get much after taste on this one which was nice. The fruit all worked well. I could easily eat more of these. My 3 year old wanted to eat the whole thing. Only complaint on this one was that it was a bit more crumbly than the other bars. That could have been due to shipping. 7G Carb.
 
If you want protein bars that focus on fresh, this may be for you. But you may not want all the carbs.
 
If you try them out, let us know in the comments.

My experience with the Loca Chocolate Chip Cookie was not ideal. First off the poor cookie was a little bit smashed together. It crumbles all to pieces as soon as I opened the bag. I took one of the pieces and popped it into my mouth. the first taste was a bit bleh. It has Stevia in it which I have never been a huge fan of. The tastes of chocolate are good, but its not quiet enough to make me want to finish this thing. I think it's kind of bland because of the almond flour. Thats a big deal. After all it is a cookie. Some people will probably like these, but I have tasted enough cookie substitutes to know that there is a better one out there.

This Beef stick was good. But it's not much different from others out there. Closer to a Slim Jim more than anything. 4 out of 10.

Not quite a brownie and not quite a typical protein bar the Keto Brownie Chocolate Almond Crunch Nutrition Bar is a bar that lives in a bit of a middle area. It's soft and chewy and sweet to the taste with a slight cocoa and chocolate base. Yet it's not quiet a brownie which for some reason what I was expecting a but more of. It was decent but it didn't have enough of a strong after taste or even experience for me to really want to seek out this brand again. Honestly I can't even remember if this bar had nuts in it or not. Decent but nothing to exciting. 5 out of 10.

If you read this blog you know that I am constantly on the look-out for Low Carb products that meet my lifestyle and help to make my life a bit easier. Saving time on cooking, and having a variety of snacks available help to make the diet a bit easier on myself so I don’t get bored with the same old things. So when I discovered that there was a new subscription service that sends you products that fit within the low carb lifestyle I was on board.


Keto Krate is a new subscription box that is available in the long list of to your door monthly box subscriptions that is specifically geared towards the Keto and low carb lifestyle. They guarantee that all items in the box will be less than 5 carbs per serving and that the value of the collected items products will always exceed the cost of the box.


My desire to find some new snacks that were low carb is really what made me decide to give it a try, that plus who doesn’t like a surprise now and then.


My review's for the individual products in this box will be cut short here. I will be doing more in-depth reviews on each product and share links to those reviews here as I complete them. Right now I just want to talk about this month's box and what I got as a whole. ​

Sarayo Original 
Rawxies Smoked Paprika Crunch
ChocoNite Premium Hot Chocolate
Pork Clouds Rosemary & Seasalt Pork Rinds
Loco Chocolate Chip Low Carb Cookie
Oloves Chili & Oregano Olives
Keto Carne Spicy Beef Jerky
Tomer Kosher Beef Stick

Original Post 7/2/17

​I know a thing or two about chocolate. You can believe me or you don't have to. But it's a fact.


The second fact is this, I like dark chocolate. I don't think it's gross like some people do and I actually enjoy the taste. I have had different varieties of dark chocolate so I understand it's complex complexities and it's notes. I know that some dark chocolates can be more bitter than others. I've taken all this into account.


Last fact, this chocolate is not good. It's called Innocent Chocolate and they call it that because it actually has negative carbs. I don't understand the science behind it and I don't know how it works. What I do know is that it doesn't taste good. Maybe it's the lack of carbs that actually makes it taste weird but the aftertaste it left in my mouth was very strange. I was actually drinking coffee at the time and usually coffee does a good job to accentuate the different notes in chocolate. After I took a bite of this chocolate and then proceeded to have a drink of coffee the taste in my mouth resembled that of slightly burnt popcorn. I'm not even joking. That was the taste.


All that to say is I'm all for products that go low-carb and even help me in my low-carb diet, but I will gladly take a few carbs in my chocolate if that means it will not taste like garbage. I also don't think they should call this innocent chocolate. It is very very guilty.

This was a pretty good meat stick. It had a fair amount of moisture in it which I like and the garlic taste was nice too. They definitely had some good flavor in it. I would give you a more in-depth review, but my daughter stole half of my stick out of my hand. So I'm not sure I got enough time with taste. But I think I liked it. seems like a fact company. DiMario Snack Sticks. Look em up!

Hey these are some pretty fancy peanuts. I liked the flavor a lot. Really different from any other type of had before. Not overwhelming but still something different. I don't even really know what bay spice means. I guess it supposed to take like the bay? Thats sounds gross. These are better than that. Regardless I enjoyed the whole bag. Pizootz Bay Spice Peanuts are a nice new way to enjoy an old snack. Great little pouch to have at my desk too. Try them out!