Finally checked out Whole Foods today. Did some basic grocery shopping: eggs, milk, fruit, bread. Their meat counter was pretty impressive - so were the prices! We needed to pick up steaks for dinner too, but the prices were $15-25 a pound! We still wanted to give them a try just to see if it was worth it. The only thing I liked about the meat is it was all grass-fed beef. I watched a documentary a couple weeks ago, Food Inc., which detailed the benefits of grass-fed cattle. Anyway, we bought two NY strip steaks for $33 total. They were almost a full pound each, but still expensive compared to our local Hy-Vee. We decided to cut them in half and stretch our groceries an extra day. And it goes back to my previous post of cutting portion size. ;)
Conclusion? They were some damn tasty steaks! The fibers in the steak were beautiful. (Damn, maybe I should have taken a picture...) They grilled great and were super tender. My husband, who is recovering from shoulder surgery, was able to cut it with a fork! I served it with a baked potato, which were prepared just like Texas Roadhouse (I have it pinned on Pinterest if you're curious). I don't think we'll be buying all our steaks from here all the time - only because I can't afford it. But maybe it will be an occasional treat. I do think I'll be buying my fruits and vegetables from Whole Foods going forward because everything looked beautiful and fresh.
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