Craziey Mommiey Reviews: April 2013

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Perky Jerky beef & turkey

**Perky Jerky supplied me with the jerky for the review at no cost to myself. I was given the jerky for my honest opinion(s) on their product(s).

If you like jerky you should try Perky Jerky!

I was a little apprehensive at trying this when I got it. A moist jerky kind of set me back, as well as turkey, but we are big jerky lovers at our home, so this was sure something new for us. (We usually eat beef or venison jerky and my husband makes it.)

We started with beef jerky Perky Jerky. I LOVED that I knew and could pronounce ALL ingredients! (You don't find that very often.) It does have Guarana in it, but I never noticed a "boost" of energy. The taste was amazing! It had great flavor and the moistness of it wasn't bad at all!

Here are the ingredients as listed on the Perky Jerky website..

Whole Slices of Beef, Soy Sauce, (water, wheat, soybeans, salt) Brown Sugar, Lemon Juice, Garlic Powder,

Pepper, Guarana, Organic Worcestershire Sauce, (organic rice vinegar, organic
wheat-free tamari soy sauce (water, organic soybeans, salt),
organic evaporated cane syrup, salt, organic spices).

Health perks as listed on the Perky Jerky website...

Low calorie , Low fat, Low carb, High protein

Nutrition facts as listed on the Perky Jerky website...

Serv. Size: 1 oz (28g), Servings: About 2, Amount Per Serving:

Calories 90, Fat Cal. 15,

Total Fat 2g (3%DV), Sat. Fat 0.5g (3&DV), Trans Fat 0g,

Cholest. 25mg (8%DV), Sodium 530mg (22%DV),

Total carb. 6g (2%DV), Fiber 0g (0%DV), Sugars 5g,

Protein 11g, Vitamin A (0%DV), Vitamin C (0%DV), Calcium
(2%DV), Iron (6%DV). Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Next we tried the Turkey Perky Jerky. My first time trying a turkey jerky like this and it wasn't bad at all! If I had the chance I would definitely buy this again! (Either one for that matter!) As the beef one, I never noticed any kind of "boost" from this one, but that didn't bother me one bit because the flavor was great!

As stated on the turkey Perky Jerky website here are the ingredients..

Turkey Breast, Soy Sauce, (water, wheat, soybeans, salt) Brown Sugar, Lemon Juice,

Garlic Powder, Pepper, Guarana, Organic Worcestershire Sauce, (organic rice vinegar,

organic wheat-free tamari soy sauce (water, organic soybeans, salt), organic
evaporated cane syrup, salt, organic spices).

The health perks as stated on the turkey Perky Jerky website..

Low calorie Fat free, Low carb, Low sodium, Good source of protein

The nutrition facts for the turkey Perky Jerky as listed on the website...

Serv. Size: 1 oz (28g), Servings: About 2, Amount Per Serving:

Calories 50, Fat Cal. 0, Total Fat 0g (0%DV), Sat. Fat 0g (0&DV), Trans Fat 0g,

Cholest. 20mg (7%DV), Sodium 110mg (5%DV), T

otal carb. 2g (1%DV), Fiber 0g (0%DV), Sugars 2g,

Protein 9g, Vitamin A (0%DV), Vitamin C (0%DV), Calcium (0%DV), Iron
(2%DV). Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie
diet.

If that wasn't enough to make you try this AMAZING jerky..
A portion of their proceeds goes to support Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and to support Down Syndrome! For more information on this follow this link here.

Perky Jerky is available nationwide at these following retailers..
Best Buy, 7 Eleven, Target, GNC, The Home Depot, & Publix.
Go here to find a location near you!
You can also order online from the Perky Jerky website here.
The prices on their website range from $2.99 for a 1oz bag to $59.88 for a 6 pack of 5oz bags.

Friday, April 5, 2013

snackTAXI

I recieved a snackTAXI sandwich-sack and a snack-sack.

For the snack-sack there are around 100 colors, patterns, and designs to choose from. I choose the Dino-Dudes pattern.

Here is a size comparison of the snack-sack to a normal ziploc sandwich bag.

As you can see the snack-sack is pretty close to the size of throw away, use once, baggies that we are all use to.

I gave the snack-sack to my son to use for the day for his snacks around the house. He is 3 and can open if pretty good. The first thing he had in it were mini M&Ms. None of them fell out. I was pretty surprised by this since they are so small, but the snackTAXI worked GREAT!

Here is what the snackTAXI website says about the snack-sack...

The snack-sack neatly fits

rice cakes, pretzels or corn chips, and is equally good for carrot or celery sticks!

Dimensions: 6" W x 4.5" H

The cost for 1 snack-sake is $7.95.

You can also get the matching sandwich-sack in this print (see review below).

For the sandwich-sack there are about 60 colors, patterns, & designs to choose from.

Here is the size comparison with a sandwich size ziploc bag.

As you can see in the pictures, the sandwich-sack is just a little bigger than a normal sandwich baggie.

With having 2 kids, my 4 year old got this one to use. Again, we put mini M&Ms in this one also. They stayed in also, none fell out, and she could open this one fine also.

Here is what snackTAXI had to say about the sandwich-sack...

The sandwich-sack is the perfect fit for

a generous sandwich, bagel or wrap, or a hearty snack!

Dimensions: 7.5" W x 6" H

The cost for 1 sandwich-sack is $8.95.

If you are a person who likes to buy things made in the USA, these are made right in Massachusetts!

Here is what the website says for snackTAXI sack care..
It's anything goes when it comes to washing your snackTAXIs. They can be machine washed (we recommend unscented detergent) and dried in the dryer, or simply rinsed with water and air dried.
We recommend emptying them after each use to prevent food oils from being absorbed by the fabric, which happens over time.
If sacks get really mucky, or have absorbed some food oils, we've found that a soak in boiling water with mild (unscented) soap followed by drying in the hot sun or hot dryer works well!

Wondering what they are made out of?? Here is what the website states..
The exterior of a snackTAXI is comprised of 100% cotton, and the interior is lined with polyurethane coated nylon.
All materials are lead, phthalate and BPA free!
Material sources: the cotton we use is manufactured in Korea, the nylon is manufactured in Taiwan, and all of our products are manufactured in our rural Massachusetts workshop.
We're currently looking for a recycled nylon, and would love to hear any sourcing suggestions folks might have. We will also be introducing some organic cotton selections this year, to round out our offerings!

I did test each one with some water in them, since my daughter LOVES fruits and veggies and I was curious how they held up if there was liquid in them. (The water was to simulate rinsing off the freuit and veggies.) They did leak, but only at the bottom corners, and I am sure that if the were tipped upside down they would leak as well. BUT.. from the water that would drip off of rinsed off fruits and veggies, I don't think it would be a problem. You wouldn't want to put soup or something similar in them tho.

My favorite out of the 2 was the snack-sack size. As I said above we usually use baggies for snacks for the kids during the day or on trips. The snack-sack size was perfect for this!