Superfood Snacks

The Date: Friday, August 5
The Delivery: Power Snacks in Citrus Chia Superfood and Cacao Gogi Superfood from Navitas Naturals
Staff Pick: The Cacao Gogi Superfood snacks

The DL: Sure, we like our chips and burritos as much as the next editorial team, but we don't shy away from a healthy snack, either. These bites, filled with superfoods galore, look tasty as can be and we can't wait to try them. Want your snacks (and meals, for that matter) to help get you into shape? Check out our featurette to see what the glycemic index can do for you. Have a wonderful weekend!

Vegan Skincare

The Date: Wednesday, July 13
The Delivery: Clay masque, rosewater toner, and moisturizing serum from Foreue
Staff Pick: The Le Mudd Clay Masque

The DL: Who doesn't love a little cruelty-free pampering every now and then? This mud mask smells great and we hope it makes our skin look stunning, too. Treat your skin with lots of TLC this summer by picking a sunscreen that's both good for you and kind to animals with our vegan sunscreen guide.

Eggplant Fries

The Date: Tuesday, July 12
The Delivery: Veggie fries from Dominex
Staff Pick: The fries!

The DL: We are very interested in trying these eggplant fries. Will they taste like French fries? Onion rings? Both? We'll just have to taste test and see. In the meantime, we're so excited to bring you our 2012 VegVacations to Bali, Mexico, India, and Thailand! You pick the trip, we'll bring the eggplant fries and our 10 travel essentials.

Prem Vegan Soaps

The Date: Monday, June 27
The Delivery: Vegan soaps, candles, lip balms, and scrubs from Prem Soaps
Staff Pick: The coconut-lime salt scrub

The DL: Crafted in a Brooklyn kitchen by veg owners Juliet, Michelle, and Rob (yay veg business owners!), this salt scrub is made with only the good stuff: sea salt, coconut, lime, and organic oils. Plus it smells like a piña colada. What's not to love? We can't wait to try it on dry elbows, knobby knees, and sunscreen-covered skin. Want to know which sunscreens are both cruelty-free and free of potentially dangerous chemicals? Read our new vegan sunscreen guide before heading off on that beach vacation (but after inviting us, of course).

22 Days Gift Pack

The Date: Monday, June 20
The Delivery: A very generous gift pack from 22 Days Nutrition
Staff Pick: The Nut Butter Buddah bars

The DL: Today we received a completely unexpected and completely delightful surprise: a crazy-big haul from the wonderful folks at 22 Days, filled with t-shirts, stickers, pins, coupons, and most importantly, boxes and boxes of their delicious and healthy protein bars. We can’t wait to gobble all of these guys up, and get some serious protein and energy while we’re at it. Since we're on the topic of energy, did you know that chia seeds are a complete protein, amped with antioxidants, and filled with fiber? Learn all about this health powerhouse in our new featurette!

Vegan Wine

The Date: Thursday, June 16
The Delivery: Vegan wine from The Vegan Vine
Staff Pick: The cabernet sauvignon

The DL: We here at VN love our beer, wine, and spirits, as is evidenced by our new featurettes on vegan summer beers and wine and cheese, not to mention our perfect attendance at SF Vegan Drinks. (By the way, this month's special is a peach, passion fruit, and pineapple martini. Now tell us that doesn't sound delicious.) Popping open a bottle of this wine for a taste test at the end of the day seems like a great way to get an evening started. If we have to stay a little late to finish, no big deal. The wine at the top tastes different from the wine at the bottom, right?

Energy Shots, Superfoods, and Vegan Frozen Pizza

The Date: Thursday, June 2
The Delivery: Organic energy shots and superfood supplements from Genesis Today, and vegan frozen pizzas from Solterra Foods
Staff Pick: Pizza pizza!

The DL: One could argue that we don't need to taste test Solterra's gluten-free cheese pizza since it was a Best of Show winner at this year's Expo West, but we must disagree. Every slice of pizza is different and deserves to be gobbled up! While we go preheat the oven, check out our list of the 10 must-read vegan books. They will make bake times go by much faster, we promise.

Vegan Skin Care and a Book

The Date: Wednesday, May 25
The Delivery: Face and body care products from Ojavan Products and Wildly Affordable Organic by Linda Watson
Staff Pick: Npató Mineral Mud Face and Body Mask

The DL: It's spring in San Francisco, which means it's sunny and 72 one day, but raining and 52 the next (today it's the latter). We hope this cruelty-free, vegan face and body mask made from the waters of Utah's Great Salt Lake makes our skin springtime fresh and ready for the summer months (even if our weather isn't). To make sure your face and hair stay silky smooth and free of sun damage this summer, check out our new featurette, a guide to healthy summer hair and skin.

Vegan Chocolates and Frozen Pizza

The Date: Tuesday, May 24
The Delivery: A box of vegan chocolates from Premium Chocolatiers and frozen cheese pizzas from Turtle Island Foods
Staff Pick: The chocolates!

The DL: Just stop right there. Did you see those chocolates? We had to pinch ourselves quite a few times to make sure we weren't dreaming when we opened this box and inside found vegan chocolates that looked so amazingly scrumptious. Plus, you know that it has to be something special to beat out frozen vegan pizza. We're going to cut this post short so that we can spend more time taste-testing. In the meantime, check out our new featurette on natural allergy relief in case your springtime sniffles are getting out of hand.

Vegan Books

The Date: Friday, May 6
The Delivery: Are You Sure That's Vegan? by Claire Gosse and 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart by Neal Barnard, MD
Staff Pick: 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart

The DL: We cannot say enough wonderful things about Dr. Neal Barnard, and we hope the same goes for his book! With shopping guides, recipes, dining out tips, not to mention a plethora of research that backs it all up, it looks like this book makes going vegan (and losing weight) a no-brainer. While we're on the subject, celebrating Mother's Day is a no-brainer with VegNews' guide to a Vegan Mother's Day. A brunch with blueberry scones, tofu scrambles, French toast, and peanut butter frozen yogurt? Count us in.

Vegan Protein Drinks and Body Care

The Date: Thursday, April 28
The Delivery: Sustained energy protein drinks from Svelte, and lotion, soap, and body oil from Swazi Secrets
Staff Pick: The Spiced Chai protein drink

The DL: We are very familiar with Svelte's protein drinks (they were a Best of Show pick at Expo West last year), so we were pretty darn excited to have them delivered to our doorstep today. You would think that an entire box of French Vanilla, Chocolate, Spiced Chai, and Cappuccino shakes would keep us stocked through the summer months, but they are dropping like flies. Hopefully no fights break out over the last few bottles. Perhaps we'll take our aggression out on some digital fruit instead: After reading VN Editorial Assistant Alexandra Chang's featurette on eco- and veg-friendly games, the entire office is hooked on Fruit Ninja.