Meal kits are so trendy right now! It seems like everyone is rushing to create one to get in on it. I have my personal favorite, but decided to give a few others a try to compare.
When researching which other ones to try, I came across at least 10 to choose from. Martha Stewart's looked nice, but some recipes were a tad fancier than I wanted to try on a week night lol. She did have a good mix of choices and calorie options though! Her price was high too, but it's probably worth it because I'm sure her food is fabulous. Plated was even more expensive and didn't have as many lighter options. Home Chef had a lot of options but again, expensive. Sun Basket was the same, but had more worldly recipes. I settled on three, but as of now, have only tried two. I tried Hello Fresh and Blue Apron because they are the two most popular. I want to try Freshly, because it's the same price, but you can pick any combination of meals you want. If you order six meals, you can have six different ones, or three different meals with two servings each. This one seems ideal for roommates splitting a box or a single person. I definitely wouldn't be making two different meals in one night! Below is my comparison of the two meal kits I tried. (For each one, I tried the regular plans; not vegetarian or family plans, so those may be a little different.) Blue Apron- $66/week for 3 servings for 2 people. The selections weren't bad, you had 8 choices with a range of options, but it was hard to find the calories and nutritional information. They also tend to have higher calorie recipes. Not a bad selection of different proteins either. Most of the recipes were pretty easy to follow. Again, not much nutritional information provided. Packaging was weird though. It came in a box, and within that box was a big "cooling" bag with all the ingredients for everything in there. (See pics below) You kind of have to dig through for the ingredients you need that night. The only cool thing was that the little extras, "knick-knacks" were in their own bag. Blue Apron also provided you with things like butter that Hello Fresh normally makes you have on hand. The packaging overall didn't seem as practical as Hello Fresh's. Cooking was pretty easy and self-explanatory, with most meals taking 30-40 minutes. I had one steak meal that was really awesome! I also had a taco meal that was very good and came with a side. Hello Fresh's tacos rarely come with a side, so this was nice because usually my husband is still hungry from 3 tacos lol. Overall the food was good, some was awesome, some was nothing memorable. You can skip any week you like, so if you don't like the menu that week, you don't have to get it. Cancelling was a little annoying though. You have to email them to find out how to cancel. It's just an extra step that shouldn't be there. Hello Fresh- $59.94/week for 3 servings for 2 people. There are usually 8 choices a week to choose from with a nice selection of calorie ranges, 20 minute meals, seafood, and other options. Their packaging made more sense. (See pics below) It comes in a box, but then each meal (minus the meat) is in a recyclable bag all together. It fits better in the fridge this way in my opinion. Again, cooking was easy, with some 20 minute meals and most about 30. Nutrition information is on the recipe and easy to find online as well. There's always a premium dish you can get for an addition $10, but it's something like duck or filet or something worth the extra money. I rarely had food I didn't like. You can skip as many weeks as you like and if you need to cancel, it's a one click system. They will often also send reactivation codes for a certain amount off a box to reactivate. Overall I prefer Hello Fresh. It's a little cheaper and a little easier to use overall. Don't let me sway you from trying other ones though! If you want to check them out, use my code below for $$ off your first box!! Hello Fresh: use code RACHSWANS or copy link below https://www.hellofresh.com?c=RACHSWANS&utm_source=raf-share&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=clipboard Blue Apron didn't give me a discount code, but you can sign up directly with them for money off your first two boxes!
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