Product Reviews

Funky Monkey Snacks
www.funkymonkeysnacks.com
Review by Lori Harvey

With a catchy name as Funky Monkey and a label guaranteeing no sugar added, who wouldn't give this fruit snack a try? Funky Monkey is taking a different approach to fruit snacks-freeze- drying. In this way they can offer 100% fat free, real fruit snacks that are all natural and gluten free. Each bag offers three servings of fruit and in nice sizes rather than the typical diced pieces.

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There are a variety of tantalizing flavors: Purple Funk, Pink Pineapple, Bananamon, Carnaval Mix, Jivealime, MangOJ, and Applemon. Both Bananamon and Applemon are mild in flavor and contain the base freeze-dried fruit with a nice dash of organic cinnamon. Purple Funk gets its unique name from the ingenious mixing of bananas and the super-fruit, acai. MangOJ has a splash of orange juice that times the mango sweetness, and Carnaval Mix is the line's mixed fruit snack with a nice combo of papaya, bananas, apple, and pineapples. Our two favorites I left for last: Pink Pineapple and Jivealime. Pink Pineapple has a wonderful tropical flavor that is delicious and not overpowering. It is a combo of freeze-dried pineapple and guava that compliments each other well. Biting into the Jivealime snack comes with a happy punch. This is due to the addition of limejuice to the freeze-dried pineapples-a definite must try!

I did find it necessary to put these in a sealed container to keep the freshness and to retain what crispiness they have since there is not a reseal feature on the bags. Regardless, Funky Monkey fruit snacks are a handy snack to pop in a lunch box or to snack on anywhere. Do give them a try-at least you can say you had some Funky Monkey!

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