My husband loves to barbecue at least once a week, especially in the summer. Sometimes it is just throwing some hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill, but I love when it’s steak night. Life is pretty busy and crazy right now and it is hard for us to find time to get to the grocery store, let a lone the local butcher. Since I buy a lot of things online to save time, I was excited to learn about New York Prime Meats.

New York Prime Meats has been in business for over 50 years. They specialize specifically in prime meats. Only 2% of all sold beef is approved as ‘prime’. That speaks for itself on the high quality of the meat. USDA’s definition of prime meat: “USDA Prime beef (about two percent of graded beef) has more fat marbling, so it is the most tender and flavorful.” New York Prime Meats takes it a step further and inspects each slab of meat before they sell it for the perfect color and texture. None of their meats are frozen allowing them to sell the freshest cuts. When you purchase online, your shipment will be sent via FedEx overnight, properly packaged for insured freshness upon arrival.

I received two filet mignons and a strip steak from New York Prime Meats. I was so impatient to taste them that I had my husband throw them on the grill as soon as he got home from work. He just put a bunch of different seasonings on them, nothing special. A great steak doesn’t need a lot of prep work, right? We each had a fillet mignon and half the strip steak. My husband started eating the filet mignon first and was hounding me to try it until I had a bite because he loved it so much. WOW! The favor was phenomenal. I have this weird thing with cutting meats (I always have) and I really just don’t like doing it. I feel like it’s a lot of work and that time should be spent eating. However, when I put my knife through these cuts of meat, it was so easy to cut and I didn’t mind doing it at all. The steaks were extremely tender and juicy.

I have to say that these just might be better than any steak I have ever had, even from a restaurant. I am sure my husband will say it mainly because he is a Grill Master and I will continue to let him think that as well :) I can’t wait to have another meal from them.

New York Prime Meats also sells burgers, pork, ribs and roasts. To learn more and purchase your own prime meats, visit their website. You get free (overnight) shipping on any orders over $150!  Also be sure to follow them on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

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I am always snacking on food throughout the day. That’s all I really have time for it seems like. Even when my sons are eating breakfast and lunch I am trying to clean up the kitchen, load the dishwasher or preparing dinner. One thing I dread is looking for a snack and only finding junk food. I don’t mind some sugar-filled treats every once in awhile, but I prefer fruits, veggies and healthier foods. I also try to eat healthier snacks throughout the day because there is no way I can eat anything without the kids wanting a bite or two or more. I had the opportunity to try something I have never stocked in my house, Funky Monkey Snacks.

Funky Monkey snacks are freeze-dried fruits. This means that the fruit is preserved, but it retains almost all its nutrients while removing almost all of the water. The all natural real fruit has no added sugar, artificial colors, flavors or preservatives and also have no gluten, peanuts, dairy, wheat, or tree nut. This makes for a great snack for people with allergies. Each ounce of Funky Monkey Snacks contain three servings of fruit!

Funky Monkey currently comes in seven different flavors:

• Applemon (apple/cinnamon)
• Bananamon (banana/cinnamon)
• Carnaval Mix (banana/pineapple/apple/papaya)
• JiveALime (pineapple/lime)
• MangOJ (mango/orange)
• Pink Pineapple (pineapple/guava)
• Purple Funk (banana/acai)

My toddlers and I first tried the Applemon flavor (I let them pick our first one). I’ll be honest, I was a little leery at first to try them. My sons on the other hand dug right in. I only got one piece of the first package and it was really good and full of flavor. I was actually very surprised at the amount of flavor that was packed into that one little bite. After dealing with a small tantrum from my 21 month old because the package was empty, I got him to calm down after I opened the bag of Carnaval Mix.  This was my favorite flavor, as it has four different fruits in it: banana, apple, pineapple and papaya. When you open a bag, the fresh fruit smell is so strong and I didn’t expect that at all. I was highly impressed with all the Funky Monkey snacks!

I also love the smaller packaging the snacks come in. I always keep a few packages of fruit snacks in my purse/diaper bag for when we are out at the store or running errands just in case one of the boys get hungry or a little crabby. The size of the Funky Monkey snacks fit great in my bag and they are definitely healthier than fruit snacks.

To learn more about Funky Monkey snacks, connect with them on their website, Facebook and Twitter.

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