Testers agreed that the quality of ingredients was better than other services they had tried in the past. They thought this service was especially great for families, since the recipes were especially simple to follow and yielded delicious results.

The fact that they have a section curated specifically for families is a real plus. READ OUR FULL REVIEW: I Tried the Home Chef for Three Months.

Let award-winning chefs craft up restaurant-quality meals for you with CookUnity. The fresh, never frozen, meals come fully prepared and delivered straight to your door.

You'll find a changing menu of dozens of options from some of the most talented chefs in the country. How it works: Start by setting any dietary preferences and then selecting four, six, eight, 12 or 16 meals per week. Menus are posted two weeks in advance, and you can choose your weekly meals or let CookUnity select for you based on your preferences.

You can also filter by dietary preferences like gluten-free, dairy-free, keto, paleo, vegan, and beyond. The meals arrive fresh and come with expiration dates as well as instructions on how to heat them.

Lab results: The service received top scores from our testers and Nutrition Lab experts for flavor, portion sizes and overall food quality.

Favorite meals included the beef bourguignon with buttered egg noodles by Chris Ratel, chicken tikka masala by Andres Mendez, lamb kebab with turmeric hummus by Akhtar Narwab and marinated chicken shawarma over Israeli couscous by Einat Admony.

Our nutritionists also appreciated that the brand provides a full nutrition facts panel on each meal, too. Although the brand does offer filters for dietary preferences, the selections can be quite limited.

We found the service best for gourmet comfort food, but the brand also offers some health-conscious fare. Even though many meal delivery services provide all of the ingredients and instructions, it can be hard to find the perfect cooking method every time.

That's where Tovala comes in — the brand sends you neat packages of ingredients that require quick assembly. You'll then use the brand's signature smart oven to cook your food perfectly when you scan the corresponding QR code. How it works: Start by purchasing one of the brand's smart ovens that can bake, broil, toast, reheat and even air fry.

Then, select from over 30 new, chef-crafted meals each week. The meals are portioned for one and arrive fresh. Mostly pre-prepared, they require one minute or less of prep for example, adding a prepared sauce to a salmon filet.

After scanning a QR code, the oven works its magic, cooking your meal in around 20 minutes or less. When choosing meal options, you can filter for carb-conscious meals, gluten-free options, vegetarian offerings and calorie-smart picks.

Lab results: While purchasing the Tovala oven means this meal delivery service has a steep start-up cost, we love that it not only prepares Tovala meals but can also scan and cook over 1, different foods.

Plus, you can use the Tovala recipe library to make your own meals from scratch in the Wi-Fi-connected oven too. While testing this service in the Lab, we were amazed by how consistently and perfectly cooked each meal came out. At-home testers were impressed with the high-quality ingredients and loved that cleanup was a breeze.

Favorite dishes included miso-glazed salmon with broccoli, chicken Parmesan with stuffed shells, crispy chicken potstickers with sweet soy noodles and Salisbury steak meatballs and mashed potatoes.

Martha Stewart's meal delivery service serves up minute recipes with fresh ingredients. The kit aims to introduce home cooks to new flavors and ingredients while also teaching new cooking techniques, and each meal only requires six steps per recipe.

Options also cater to various dietary preferences including vegan, vegetarian, fast, healthy, family-friendly, low carb and no added gluten. The service provides you with almost everything, but you'll need to have a few basics like oil, salt and pepper.

Lab results: Our testers liked that Marley Spoon's instructions were well-written and easy to follow, even for new cooking techniques they had not tried before. Picky eaters enjoyed the family-friendly meals too. Overall, our experts and testers appreciated how thorough the kits were.

One tester said, "I found this to be a high-quality kit, from the packaging of each individual ingredient to the recipe details to the final product.

Nutritious, fully prepared meals are delivered fresh to your door and never frozen with Factor. The options cater to a variety of diets, and the meals can be conveniently heated in the oven or microwave. All subscriptions include one complimentary consultation with a registered dietitian, which is a great perk.

Plan preferences include:. Lab results: Testers and experts both loved the variety of meals offered by Factor, as well as the portion sizes and the simplicity of heating.

Meals were delivered in great condition and ingredients tasted fresh. For those on low-carb and keto diets, the amount of compliant options on the menu was a welcome change from other services that have limited offerings. Plus, the meals were tasty, satisfying and creative, but take note that many of the keto meals are very high in fat.

Favorites included the pork tenderloin with cheesy cabbage, vegan mushroom marsala and herb cream cheese salmon. RELATED: Best Low-Carb Meal Delivery Services. Embrace a plant-based diet with this vegan meal delivery service that features globally inspired recipes.

All of the meals are completely plant-forward and kits come with a weekly recipe booklet that you can keep to re-create your favorites.

How it works: Purple Carrot offers standard meal kits as well as fully prepared meals. For the meal kits, everything is already plant-based, but you can also filter recipes to choose high-protein options, meals under calories, nut-free, gluten-free and soy-free offerings.

You'll also have the option to add on additional plant-based grocery items, like vegan cream cheese and crackers with the brand's Plantry offerings. Lab results : Although many meal delivery services offer vegetarian plans, our nutritionists love that Purple Carrot showcases an array of tasty and nutritious vegan options for those following a plant-based lifestyle.

Plus, the service has been clinically proven to help people lose weight and lower LDL cholesterol. But for a kit that doesn't include meat, it is on the pricey side per serving.

It encouraged me to try new flavors and food combinations I wouldn't have thought of myself. RELATED: Best Vegan Meal Delivery Services. Think of Hungryroot as a master meal planner — the service will generate a list of groceries for you paired with recipes for the week and ship everything straight to your door.

It takes the hassle out of having to meal plan or keep your fridge restocked, and it saves you a trip to the grocery store. How it works: Begin by taking a quiz to tell the service about your dietary needs, who you're feeding and more.

Multiple dietary preferences can be met, including dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, omnivore, soy-free, nut-free, gluten-free and more. The service then creates a grocery plan and fills your cart with suggested groceries and recipes to meet your needs, but you can always edit the delivery to get exactly what you'd like.

Add on individual grocery items like snacks, breakfast foods, fruit and more if desired. You can give feedback on your groceries and recipes so the service can improve deliveries each week.

Lab results: Testers rated Hungryroot as one of the best services in our evaluation, saying that the meals were so easy to prepare and that the portion sizes were generous.

Busy families appreciated that the cart would auto-fill and generate not just groceries but also corresponding recipes, but of course, you can customize it if desired. Our registered dietitians note that all of the items are free from partially hydrogenated oils, artificial sweeteners, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial colors and artificial preservatives.

One tester said, "It was so fresh, the variety was amazing and everything was so quick to put together. Loved that everything came precut and prepackaged. Specifically, I really enjoyed the delicious sauces! Its Michelin-star chefs team up with physicians and dietitians to create delicious meals that accommodate complex dietary restrictions.

All meals are fully prepared and require refrigeration upon arrival. How it works : The subscription option is designed to help you maintain a low-FODMAP regimen over the course of two to eight weeks.

You can also subscribe to choose your meals and have them sent on a recurring schedule or opt for a one-time order. Epicured offers over menu items ranging from fully prepared bowls, entrées and soups to smoothies and energy bites.

The brand uses organic ingredients whenever possible. Lab results: Testers were pleasantly surprised by the flavorful meals, even though they were gut-friendly. Learning that it was gluten-free and low-FODMAP had me prepared not to like the texture or flavor.

But surprisingly, it was all very good. RELATED: Best Gluten-Free Meal Delivery Services. At the Good Housekeeping Institute , our food and nutrition experts test and review all different types of food products and services. From healthy snacks and supplements to food subscription boxes and meal delivery services, we are committed to bringing you the best of the best when it comes to quality, performance, flavor, nutrition and more.

Our experts have evaluated over 50 different meal delivery services. First, we assess how easy it is to navigate and utilize the service's website.

We look for robust menu variety, ample dietary preferences to accommodate different needs, simple instruction cards, accurate cooking times and delicious and inventive recipes. We also evaluate the quality of ingredients upon arrival and whether or not the kit includes everything you'll need to re-create the provided recipes.

We also look for packaging that keeps the food safe and incorporates sustainable features. Other major factors are cost and delivery ranges which we strongly consider in our tests.

We've looked at everything from traditional kits that come with pre-measured ingredients to fully prepared heat-and-eat options. What we've found is that there is really a service for every level of home cook and practically any dietary need or preference.

Whether you love to cook or prefer to stay away from the kitchen, there is a meal delivery option for all different walks of life. Real-life feedback from home cooks of all levels is an incredibly value component of our evaluation process.

Testers comment on how easy the kits were to follow, their thoughts on the variety and quality of recipes, the condition of the food upon arrival, packaging and more. We made our selections based on expert evaluations and tester feedback in the categories of overall satisfaction, food quality, cost, recycling efforts and availability.

Our top picks cater to a wide variety of dietary preferences including gluten-free, low-carb, high-protein and more. Although taste is subjective, we ultimately chose companies that scored well overall with testers.

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ORDER AT TOVALA. Pros Great for all cooking levels Wide variety of plans, including pre-prepped options Fresh ingredients and inventive recipes Seasonal boxes available for special occasions. Cons Premium options come at an added cost.

Plans Two or four servings per meal. Two to five meals per week. Availability Delivery in the contiguous United States. Pros Affordable and delicious meals Most meals can be made in under 30 minutes Good variety of ingredients and recipes.

Cons Items don't come as organized as other services. Plans Two, four or six people. Three to six meals per week. Availability Delivery to the majority of the continental United States. Pros Pre-measured and prepped ingredients save effort and time USDA-certified organic ingredients All meals can be made in 45 minutes or less.

Cons Expensive Instructions can sometimes be complex, with many pots and pans. Three or four meals per week. Packaging Most packaging is recyclable, except when it cannot be for food safety and quality reasons. Green Chef uses ClimaCell, a curbside recyclable insulation. Availability Delivery to the majority of the continental United States with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii.

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Pros Affordable and easy recipes Over weekly dishes to choose from Meals can be made in 30 minutes or less Large selection of vegetarian offerings. Cons Recipe cards are digital instead of printed. Plans Two or four people.

Two to six meals per week. Packaging The box and separator inside are SFI certified and can be recycled in any curbside paper recycling bin. Pros Special plans cater to specific dietary preferences Fully prepared meals require no prep or cleanup High sourcing standards Meals are fresh, never frozen.

Cons Expensive. Plans Choose if you want meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner and opt for either five or seven days' worth of food.

Packaging The cardboard box, plastic trays and seal can all be recycled. Availability Available nationwide, additional fees for Alaska and Hawaii.

Pros Choose from traditional meal kits or quick meals Options for different dietary needs Impressive sustainable packaging. Cons Not as robust a selection as other services. Packaging All packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable.

Availability Ships to most zip codes in the United States, with the exception of AK, HI, MT, ND and parts of NM. Pros Over 30 menu options to choose from weekly Easy to follow instruction cards with clear pictures Items are well-packaged and organized. Cons Not ideal for larger families.

Family Friendly: Quick, easy-to-cook, kid-friendly meals. Quick and Easy: Simple recipes that are ready in a snap. Veggie: Vegetarian meals with meatless proteins.

Fit and Wholesome: Dietitian-approved meals that are around calories each. Pescatarian: Fresh seafood paired with seasonal veggies. Pros Many plan options, including family-friendly kits Filter by calorie-conscious, carb-conscious or vegetarian options Kits also available at Kroger grocery stores.

Cons Some recipes can take a while to prepare. If you prefer to heat food on the stovetop or in the oven or air fryer, the food must be removed from the plate. Meals like penne and kale turkey meatballs, three-cheese tortellini, and chicken burrito bowls may appeal to the little ones in your family.

Each meal comes with a vegetable and oftentimes vegetables are hidden within the entree, such as mac and three cheese with invisible butternut squash. Little Spoon's meals are ready-to-eat and can be heated in just minutes. The breakdown of the Plates meal plan is as follows:.

Learn More: Read Our Little Spoon Review. Dinnerly proudly touts itself as the cheapest meal delivery service on the U. market, and rightfully so.

Customers can choose from a two- or four-person box, and three to six recipes each week with an option for a classic or vegetarian diet.

You can expect to see at least 45 recipes to choose from each week, with a few options to swap in extra protein or a dessert or breakfast recipe in lieu of a dinner meal. To save on costs and reduce its footprint, Dinnerly skips most printed materials, including recipe cards, so all cooking instructions and recipe prep can be found on their website and app.

When choosing meals, Dinnerly provides filters and tags to help make your selection: Low carb, low calorie, one-pot meal, no added gluten, vegetarian, healthy, under 30 minutes, poultry, seafood, and kid-friendly are among their options.

Foods are simple and comforting with meals that appeal to children, such as one-pot chicken and tomato rice; beef fried rice; two cheese veggie pizza rolls; and pan-roasted chicken with pot pie sauce.

Dinner has two meal plans, with one plan for two people and one for four. Customers have an option to select three to six recipes a week. Prices are tiered, so the more you order, the less your cost is per serving.

Prices for two servings a week:. Prices for four servings a week:. Learn More: Read Our Dinnerly Review. Purple Carrot offers a bevy of delicious, plant-based options each week. Levitt started to incorporate more plants into his diet and found an overall improvement in his health.

Purple Carrot is a plant-based meal service with two types of meal plans: pre-portioned ingredients designed for customers to cook healthy and interesting vegetarian meals in their own homes, or prepared, ready-to-eat foods that can be heated up in five minutes or less.

Meal kit dinners are designed for two or four servings with an option for three or four recipes a week. Purple Carrot has a meal kit plan and a prepared meal plan.

The meal kits offer dinner with an option for adding on additional meals, such as breakfasts, which come as four servings, or lunches, which come as two servings. Prepared meals are designed for single servings. Learn More: Read Our Purple Carrot Review.

Due to a huge selection of recipes boasting more than 3,, and plenty of dietary options, Hungryroot offers families lots of variety when it comes to cooking. In , Ben McKean founded Hungryroot as a way to make plant-based meals in minutes.

Part online grocery store and part meal kit delivery service, Hungryroot offers over 3, recipes and allows customers to mix and match ingredients to make easily prepared, healthful weeknight meals.

Hungryroot can streamline weekly menu planning and evening cooking, and meals can be ready in 10 minutes or less. Customers first take an online quiz to identify the right needs for their family.

A plethora of dietary needs, including vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free shellfish-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and tree nut-free foods are available. Filtering further, customers can search by foods with fewer than calories, spice level, cook times, and by protein.

Meals and snacks include breakfasts, tacos, stir-fries, salads, wraps, grain bowls, mains plus a side, flatbreads, veggie noodles, and bowls. Users can select from two or four servings a week and have the ability to mix and match items to create their perfect weeknight meals.

Designed as a large online grocery store and meal delivery kit company, Hungryroot uses a credit-based system that allows customers to pick and choose ingredients and meals.

Meals are designed for two or four servings. Learn More: Read Our Hungryroot Review. Feeding a family can add stress to an already hectic day. Identifying the right style and service that best suits your family can make a dramatic difference in your day-to-day life. Our top pick is EveryPlate because of its low price and a plan specifically geared toward families.

Meal kit delivery services can cut down on time and energy. Meal planning , grocery shopping, meal preparation, cooking, and cleaning are all time-consuming activities, and considering dietary needs and additional meals for kids can get overwhelming. Receiving a weekly meal kit may cut down on grocery costs and also allow you to spend more time with your family.

When considering and comparing a meal kit service for your family, there are a few factors to consider:. Meal delivery kits designed for families have a range of costs.

Some meal kit delivery services are designed with children in mind, such as Little Spoon. Other services are designed more for adults and children, offering family-sized portions MamaSezz or multiple child-friendly portions and pricing One Potato.

EveryPlate and Dinnerly have family-friendly comfort foods that adults and children may appreciate. Several meal delivery kit services place a focus on certain dietary restrictions and allergens. For other dietary needs, such as vegetarian or vegan diets, plenty of meal delivery kits offer plant-based meals, including Sunbasket, Hungryroot, and Purple Carrot.

We chose meal kit services for families based on their ability to provide quick and healthy family-portioned meals to prepare at home. We also considered price, delivery area, menu options, and serving sizes.

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The 8 Best Meal Delivery Services for Families of Best Overall: EveryPlate Best for Families of 4 or More: One Potato Best for Prepared Meals: MamaSezz Best for Organic Ingredients: Sunbasket Best for Kids: Little Spoon Best Budget-Friendly: Dinnerly Best Plant-Based: Purple Carrot Best for Variety: Hungryroot.

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Frequently Asked Questions. Best Overall : EveryPlate. Sign Up Now. Why You Should Try It. Pros and Cons. Pros Offers family-friendly plan Affordable Quick and easy meals. Cons Lots of single-use plastic Some meals may be bland Ingredients are not organized by meals in box. Pricing and Plans. Best for Families of 4 or More : One Potato.

Best for Prepared Meals : MamaSezz. Pros Easy to heat-and-eat Plant-based, gluten-free Large, family-sized portions Zero-waste company.

HelloFresh, Blue Apron, and Daily Harvest top our list of the least expensive meal delivery services, which we tested and rated Our extensive testing revealed HelloFresh, Gobble, CookUnity, Home Chef, and Purple Carrot as the best meal kit delivery services 1. McDonald's: $20 Piece McNugget Meal · 2. Taco Bell: $25 Build Your Own Meal for 4 · 3. Domino's: $7 Mix and Match

Economical meal bundles - Missing HelloFresh, Blue Apron, and Daily Harvest top our list of the least expensive meal delivery services, which we tested and rated Our extensive testing revealed HelloFresh, Gobble, CookUnity, Home Chef, and Purple Carrot as the best meal kit delivery services 1. McDonald's: $20 Piece McNugget Meal · 2. Taco Bell: $25 Build Your Own Meal for 4 · 3. Domino's: $7 Mix and Match

Feeding a bunch of people is easy at KFC with big buckets of chicken. If you have some family members who prefer bone-in and some who prefer boneless chicken, the digital-exclusive deal 8-and-8 Fill-Up is perfect. It comes with eight pieces of regular chicken, eight chicken tenders, large fries, large mashed potatoes and gravy, large coleslaw, and four biscuits.

Just make sure you order your meal on the website or through the app since it's only available online. Related: It's Not All About the Chicken. Here's Every KFC Side Dish, Ranked. Designed to serve four or more, Panera's family feast includes four half-sandwiches, one whole salad, one group soup, and one whole baguette.

You can also get variations that include kids' sandwiches such as grilled cheese, premium versions of Panera sandwiches and salads, or chocolate chip cookies. Just like Domino's, Papa Johns also has a cheap takeout mix-and-match deal.

It comes with a large specialty pizza and a large two-topping pizza for some variety. The Family Meal at Panda Express is completely customizable. Choose two large sides, such as chow mein or steamed super greens, along with three large entrees.

You think the employees would bat an eyelash if you ordered orange chicken for all three? Related: Every Dish on the Panda Express Menu, Ranked.

Bojangles has a new family meal special right now, and it's no-frills but inexpensive. You'll also get four family-sized sides, four biscuits, and a half gallon of iced tea.

Boston Market is good if you want a homestyle family dinner of comfort food. The Family Meals feed three to six people, and the most popular option comes with a whole rotisserie chicken as the main, plus three to six sides depending on the size of the meal.

You can also get meals with barbecue ribs, roasted turkey, or meatloaf. Del Taco offers Fiesta Packs that can feed four or more people easily. The cheapest Fiesta Pack comes with six bean-and-cheese burritos and six value tacos, but you can swap the tacos for bigger Del Tacos or grilled chicken tacos.

If a chicken dinner sounds good but you'd rather not have it fried, El Pollo Loco's eight-piece Family Dinner comes with grilled, citrus-marinated chicken, three large sides, tortillas, and salsa. If you need to feed up to eight people, there are bigger meals featuring 12 and 16 pieces.

While the price of Little Caesars Hot 'n Ready and Extra Most Bestest pizzas have gone up a dollar in most places since the pandemic started, they're still one of the best deals in pizza. We think the extra buck for the Extra Most Bestest is worth the extra cheese and toppings.

There's a great deal on cheeseburger sliders at White Castle right now. Though there's no family meal at Jersey Mike's, the giant subs feed three to four people. Related: Head to the Shore With These 9 Jersey Mike's Secret Menu Items. Like other fried chicken restaurants, Long John Silver's always has Family Meals available.

They come in packs of eight, 12, and 16 pieces of fried pollock or chicken tenders, plus family-size sides and, of course, hush puppies. Taco night is about to get easier at your house with the Family Meals from Qdoba. Everyone knows that dark meat is the juiciest, so why not save a little money and skip the white meat altogether?

Look for more meal deals on the coupon page of the website. Moe's has developed a build-your-own taco kit as a fun way to feed a family that doesn't want to venture out.

The kit comes with 12 soft flour tortillas a choice of two proteins such as steak or chicken, and lettuce, cheese, pico de gallo, and sour cream for toppings. Plus, there are sides of rice and beans and chips and salsa for a full meal for up to six people.

Nacho and fajita kits are also available. Einstein Bros. has a meal kit for brunch-loving families. It includes a farmhouse egg sandwich, two bacon and cheddar egg sandwiches, four twice-baked hash browns, four blueberry muffins, six assorted bagels, and a tub of plain cream cheese.

Pollo Tropical is known for its citrus marinated- and Cuban-inspired food. The Super Family Meal Deal at Fazoli's is an Italian feast. It comes with a large spaghetti and meat or marinara sauce, large fettuccine alfredo, a whole pizza, 16 garlic breadsticks, and a half-gallon beverage.

While everything else has got more expensive, meal kit subscriptions seem to be getting cheaper. The absolute cheapest meal kit is EveryPlate , and with consistently tasty meals -- we've tested it three times now -- that take as little as 20 minutes to cook, it's an easy pick for the best cheap meal service for Read more: Are Some Meal Kits Cheaper Than Buying Groceries?

I Did the Math. If you're looking for inexpensive vegan meals by mail or an affordable meal kit service that includes steak and seafood in the standard plan, we have picks for those, too. The takeaway? Being budget-friendly certainly doesn't mean the food has to suck.

If you're looking to eliminate a few weekly tasks -- grocery shopping, meal planning, prep, cooking -- without squeezing your budget, we tested more than 10 top wallet-friendly services to find the best cheap meal delivery for The bottom line : EveryPlate's meal kits were all solid and easy to make.

EveryPlate meal kits are easy to prepare and I loved everything I made in multiple rounds of testing. You won't find a lot of foofy, upscale cuisine or complicated recipes, but you will get a lot of satisfying comfort food, such as hoisin meatloaf with mashed potatoes, cheeseburgers, umami pork chops and sweet potato quesadillas.

I tested EveryPlate and was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked the meals. Having tested all of the leading prepared meal delivery service options, Fresh N Lean ran away from the competition, ticking more boxes than any other.

The food is healthy, thoughtfully prepared, tastes fantastic, looks appetizing and is fairly affordable, depending on the plan you select. Fresh N Lean has five meal plans to help keep folks on track with their specific nutrition goals, including low-carb, vegan, paleo and protein-plus options.

The food I tried was all made exceptionally well, made from simple, whole ingredients. This is the perfect service for families with picky eaters trying to eat well on a budget. Much like EveryPlate, Dinnerly has a lot of comfort foods such as ravioli with spinach and parmesan sauce, carne asada tacos and chicken pad thai.

Dinnerly has an enormous menu of recipes -- typically more than 60 to choose from in a given week. The bottom line: This plant-based meal delivery service had some of the best, healthy prepared meals of any service we tried.

I sampled about nine of Mosaic Food's plant-based prepared meal offerings and the vegetarian prepared meal delivery service had an astoundingly high hit rate. Mosaic uses bold and interesting global flavors and employs creative use of meat substitutes such as tofu, jackfruit, cauliflower and vegan sausages to create tasty and satisfying vegetarian meals -- even for this omnivore.

There are some vegan meals, but many of them use dairy products, so vegans must choose their Mosaic meals more carefully.

The bottom line: Blue Apron is a classic example of a quality meal delivery service. One of the original providers of this service, it also stands out for eco-friendliness. Blue Apron is one of the original meal kit services and it's also one of the best.

In fact, Blue Apron topped our list of best meal delivery services for with a wide range of excellent recipes, all for an affordable price. It's true, you can order bistro steaks and roasted trout dinners with Blue Apron's standard plan, where many services charge extra for those premium proteins.

In addition to solid meal kits, Blue Apron is the most eco-friendly service of the major players, according to a recent study. The heartier meals are great too, like the cauliflower rice and pesto harvest bowl with cashews and spinach.

You won't need more than a saucepan, toaster or blender to prepare most of the meals, and most can be made in as little as 5 minutes. When I tried Daily Harvest , I loved the interesting smoothie combos such as a chocolate blueberry smoothie with greens, banana and almond butter.

The bottom line : It doesn't get much easier than HelloFresh. This service has tons of cheap meal kit options, more than 50 per week, and allows you to add proteins or extra servings to keep the whole crew fed and happy. HelloFresh has as many as 25 dinner meal kits per week, so it is nearly impossible not to find something you'll like.

HelloFresh also has five or six plant-based recipes a week, making it the best cheap meal kit service for vegetarians.

Over the past few years, we've tested nearly every meal kit delivery and prepared meal delivery service we could get our oven mitts on, and that includes the best budget meal delivery services.

Many of the menu options for the meal delivery services we've listed include nutritious plant-based food or high-protein recipes with lots of veggies and lean meats. To test each cheap meal delivery service, I tried at least four and sometimes as many as 10 meals from any given service.

I always choose a range of meals from the various menu and meal plan offerings. For instance, if a meal subscription service offers vegan or vegetarian meals I was sure to try at least one. I also mixed up the cuisine types to include pasta, meat dishes, bowls and other various styles offered by the brand.

To test the best cheap meal kits, there was another set of standards and protocols to adhere to. Here's more on how we test meal kits at CNET. The first big decision you'll make is whether you want meal kits, which require some prep and cooking, or a prepared meal service that sends fully cooked meals ready to heat and eat.

Prepared meals require almost no time and energy, other than what it takes to actually eat the food, but typically run a few dollars more per serving. If you're keen on eating low-calorie, low-carb, plant-based or pescatarian food, certain meal kits and meal delivery services are better than others.

Our list of the healthiest meal delivery services for is a good place to find the most nutritious options. With almost every service, the more meals or servings are in your order per delivery, the cheaper it becomes per meal.

Ideally, you'll want to determine exactly how much food makes sense for your household. That means it's less of an issue if you order too many meals on your first go-around.

Services like Daily Harvest and Splendid Spoon have meals for similar prices but are focused more on grain bowls and smoothies and might be better for breakfast or lunch versus dinner.

When it comes to meal kits, your options are many, and most services provide weekly recipes that are low on calories but still filling. HelloFresh has the most recipes per week of any meal kit service, so that might be your best bet for finding consistent meals that keep your diet goals on track.

But all services list the calorie content for each recipe, along with carbs, protein, sugar and sodium. Depending on your weight loss goals, a healthy prepared meal delivery or meal kit service can help. Fresh N Lean, Pete's Real Food and Daily Harvest all have low-calorie meals to choose from.

Some of the services listed here are healthy prepared meal delivery services , sending fully cooked meals -- often frozen or partially frozen -- and ready to eat when you receive them. Others include health-focused meal kits with premeasured ingredients all boxed up and ready for easy weeknight cooking.

There's a stark difference between meal kits and meal delivery, but both make dinnertime easier and can translate into healthier eating choices for you in Plus, we sussed out the best healthy meal services for those on special diets like keto or paleo or for those who wish to eat organic prepared meals and meal kits.

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Economical meal bundles - Missing HelloFresh, Blue Apron, and Daily Harvest top our list of the least expensive meal delivery services, which we tested and rated Our extensive testing revealed HelloFresh, Gobble, CookUnity, Home Chef, and Purple Carrot as the best meal kit delivery services 1. McDonald's: $20 Piece McNugget Meal · 2. Taco Bell: $25 Build Your Own Meal for 4 · 3. Domino's: $7 Mix and Match

I sampled about nine of Mosaic Food's plant-based prepared meal offerings and the vegetarian prepared meal delivery service had an astoundingly high hit rate.

Mosaic uses bold and interesting global flavors and employs creative use of meat substitutes such as tofu, jackfruit, cauliflower and vegan sausages to create tasty and satisfying vegetarian meals -- even for this omnivore.

There are some vegan meals, but many of them use dairy products, so vegans must choose their Mosaic meals more carefully. The bottom line: Blue Apron is a classic example of a quality meal delivery service.

One of the original providers of this service, it also stands out for eco-friendliness. Blue Apron is one of the original meal kit services and it's also one of the best. In fact, Blue Apron topped our list of best meal delivery services for with a wide range of excellent recipes, all for an affordable price.

It's true, you can order bistro steaks and roasted trout dinners with Blue Apron's standard plan, where many services charge extra for those premium proteins.

In addition to solid meal kits, Blue Apron is the most eco-friendly service of the major players, according to a recent study. The heartier meals are great too, like the cauliflower rice and pesto harvest bowl with cashews and spinach.

You won't need more than a saucepan, toaster or blender to prepare most of the meals, and most can be made in as little as 5 minutes. When I tried Daily Harvest , I loved the interesting smoothie combos such as a chocolate blueberry smoothie with greens, banana and almond butter.

The bottom line : It doesn't get much easier than HelloFresh. This service has tons of cheap meal kit options, more than 50 per week, and allows you to add proteins or extra servings to keep the whole crew fed and happy.

HelloFresh has as many as 25 dinner meal kits per week, so it is nearly impossible not to find something you'll like. HelloFresh also has five or six plant-based recipes a week, making it the best cheap meal kit service for vegetarians.

Over the past few years, we've tested nearly every meal kit delivery and prepared meal delivery service we could get our oven mitts on, and that includes the best budget meal delivery services.

Many of the menu options for the meal delivery services we've listed include nutritious plant-based food or high-protein recipes with lots of veggies and lean meats.

To test each cheap meal delivery service, I tried at least four and sometimes as many as 10 meals from any given service. I always choose a range of meals from the various menu and meal plan offerings. For instance, if a meal subscription service offers vegan or vegetarian meals I was sure to try at least one.

I also mixed up the cuisine types to include pasta, meat dishes, bowls and other various styles offered by the brand. To test the best cheap meal kits, there was another set of standards and protocols to adhere to.

Here's more on how we test meal kits at CNET. The first big decision you'll make is whether you want meal kits, which require some prep and cooking, or a prepared meal service that sends fully cooked meals ready to heat and eat.

Prepared meals require almost no time and energy, other than what it takes to actually eat the food, but typically run a few dollars more per serving. If you're keen on eating low-calorie, low-carb, plant-based or pescatarian food, certain meal kits and meal delivery services are better than others.

Our list of the healthiest meal delivery services for is a good place to find the most nutritious options. With almost every service, the more meals or servings are in your order per delivery, the cheaper it becomes per meal. Ideally, you'll want to determine exactly how much food makes sense for your household.

That means it's less of an issue if you order too many meals on your first go-around. Services like Daily Harvest and Splendid Spoon have meals for similar prices but are focused more on grain bowls and smoothies and might be better for breakfast or lunch versus dinner.

When it comes to meal kits, your options are many, and most services provide weekly recipes that are low on calories but still filling. HelloFresh has the most recipes per week of any meal kit service, so that might be your best bet for finding consistent meals that keep your diet goals on track.

But all services list the calorie content for each recipe, along with carbs, protein, sugar and sodium. Depending on your weight loss goals, a healthy prepared meal delivery or meal kit service can help.

Fresh N Lean, Pete's Real Food and Daily Harvest all have low-calorie meals to choose from. Some of the services listed here are healthy prepared meal delivery services , sending fully cooked meals -- often frozen or partially frozen -- and ready to eat when you receive them.

Others include health-focused meal kits with premeasured ingredients all boxed up and ready for easy weeknight cooking. There's a stark difference between meal kits and meal delivery, but both make dinnertime easier and can translate into healthier eating choices for you in Plus, we sussed out the best healthy meal services for those on special diets like keto or paleo or for those who wish to eat organic prepared meals and meal kits.

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Since earning a BA in English from Northeastern in Boston, he's toiled in nearly every aspect of the food business, including as a line cook in Rhode Island where he once made a steak sandwich for Lamar Odom.

Right now, he's likely somewhere stress-testing a blender or researching the best way to make bacon. Anything with sesame is his all-time favorite food this week.

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Table of Contents Top. Cheapest Meal Delivery Services of What's the best cheap meal delivery service? Cheapest meal delivery services for They thought this service was especially great for families, since the recipes were especially simple to follow and yielded delicious results.

The fact that they have a section curated specifically for families is a real plus. READ OUR FULL REVIEW: I Tried the Home Chef for Three Months. Let award-winning chefs craft up restaurant-quality meals for you with CookUnity.

The fresh, never frozen, meals come fully prepared and delivered straight to your door. You'll find a changing menu of dozens of options from some of the most talented chefs in the country. How it works: Start by setting any dietary preferences and then selecting four, six, eight, 12 or 16 meals per week.

Menus are posted two weeks in advance, and you can choose your weekly meals or let CookUnity select for you based on your preferences. You can also filter by dietary preferences like gluten-free, dairy-free, keto, paleo, vegan, and beyond. The meals arrive fresh and come with expiration dates as well as instructions on how to heat them.

Lab results: The service received top scores from our testers and Nutrition Lab experts for flavor, portion sizes and overall food quality. Favorite meals included the beef bourguignon with buttered egg noodles by Chris Ratel, chicken tikka masala by Andres Mendez, lamb kebab with turmeric hummus by Akhtar Narwab and marinated chicken shawarma over Israeli couscous by Einat Admony.

Our nutritionists also appreciated that the brand provides a full nutrition facts panel on each meal, too. Although the brand does offer filters for dietary preferences, the selections can be quite limited. We found the service best for gourmet comfort food, but the brand also offers some health-conscious fare.

Even though many meal delivery services provide all of the ingredients and instructions, it can be hard to find the perfect cooking method every time.

That's where Tovala comes in — the brand sends you neat packages of ingredients that require quick assembly. You'll then use the brand's signature smart oven to cook your food perfectly when you scan the corresponding QR code. How it works: Start by purchasing one of the brand's smart ovens that can bake, broil, toast, reheat and even air fry.

Then, select from over 30 new, chef-crafted meals each week. The meals are portioned for one and arrive fresh. Mostly pre-prepared, they require one minute or less of prep for example, adding a prepared sauce to a salmon filet.

After scanning a QR code, the oven works its magic, cooking your meal in around 20 minutes or less. When choosing meal options, you can filter for carb-conscious meals, gluten-free options, vegetarian offerings and calorie-smart picks.

Lab results: While purchasing the Tovala oven means this meal delivery service has a steep start-up cost, we love that it not only prepares Tovala meals but can also scan and cook over 1, different foods. Plus, you can use the Tovala recipe library to make your own meals from scratch in the Wi-Fi-connected oven too.

While testing this service in the Lab, we were amazed by how consistently and perfectly cooked each meal came out. At-home testers were impressed with the high-quality ingredients and loved that cleanup was a breeze.

Favorite dishes included miso-glazed salmon with broccoli, chicken Parmesan with stuffed shells, crispy chicken potstickers with sweet soy noodles and Salisbury steak meatballs and mashed potatoes. Martha Stewart's meal delivery service serves up minute recipes with fresh ingredients.

The kit aims to introduce home cooks to new flavors and ingredients while also teaching new cooking techniques, and each meal only requires six steps per recipe.

Options also cater to various dietary preferences including vegan, vegetarian, fast, healthy, family-friendly, low carb and no added gluten.

The service provides you with almost everything, but you'll need to have a few basics like oil, salt and pepper. Lab results: Our testers liked that Marley Spoon's instructions were well-written and easy to follow, even for new cooking techniques they had not tried before.

Picky eaters enjoyed the family-friendly meals too. Overall, our experts and testers appreciated how thorough the kits were. One tester said, "I found this to be a high-quality kit, from the packaging of each individual ingredient to the recipe details to the final product.

Nutritious, fully prepared meals are delivered fresh to your door and never frozen with Factor. The options cater to a variety of diets, and the meals can be conveniently heated in the oven or microwave.

All subscriptions include one complimentary consultation with a registered dietitian, which is a great perk.

Plan preferences include:. Lab results: Testers and experts both loved the variety of meals offered by Factor, as well as the portion sizes and the simplicity of heating.

Meals were delivered in great condition and ingredients tasted fresh. For those on low-carb and keto diets, the amount of compliant options on the menu was a welcome change from other services that have limited offerings.

Plus, the meals were tasty, satisfying and creative, but take note that many of the keto meals are very high in fat.

Favorites included the pork tenderloin with cheesy cabbage, vegan mushroom marsala and herb cream cheese salmon. RELATED: Best Low-Carb Meal Delivery Services. Embrace a plant-based diet with this vegan meal delivery service that features globally inspired recipes.

All of the meals are completely plant-forward and kits come with a weekly recipe booklet that you can keep to re-create your favorites. How it works: Purple Carrot offers standard meal kits as well as fully prepared meals. For the meal kits, everything is already plant-based, but you can also filter recipes to choose high-protein options, meals under calories, nut-free, gluten-free and soy-free offerings.

You'll also have the option to add on additional plant-based grocery items, like vegan cream cheese and crackers with the brand's Plantry offerings. Lab results : Although many meal delivery services offer vegetarian plans, our nutritionists love that Purple Carrot showcases an array of tasty and nutritious vegan options for those following a plant-based lifestyle.

Plus, the service has been clinically proven to help people lose weight and lower LDL cholesterol. But for a kit that doesn't include meat, it is on the pricey side per serving.

It encouraged me to try new flavors and food combinations I wouldn't have thought of myself. RELATED: Best Vegan Meal Delivery Services. Think of Hungryroot as a master meal planner — the service will generate a list of groceries for you paired with recipes for the week and ship everything straight to your door.

It takes the hassle out of having to meal plan or keep your fridge restocked, and it saves you a trip to the grocery store. How it works: Begin by taking a quiz to tell the service about your dietary needs, who you're feeding and more. Multiple dietary preferences can be met, including dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, omnivore, soy-free, nut-free, gluten-free and more.

The service then creates a grocery plan and fills your cart with suggested groceries and recipes to meet your needs, but you can always edit the delivery to get exactly what you'd like. Add on individual grocery items like snacks, breakfast foods, fruit and more if desired.

You can give feedback on your groceries and recipes so the service can improve deliveries each week. Lab results: Testers rated Hungryroot as one of the best services in our evaluation, saying that the meals were so easy to prepare and that the portion sizes were generous.

Busy families appreciated that the cart would auto-fill and generate not just groceries but also corresponding recipes, but of course, you can customize it if desired.

Our registered dietitians note that all of the items are free from partially hydrogenated oils, artificial sweeteners, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial colors and artificial preservatives.

One tester said, "It was so fresh, the variety was amazing and everything was so quick to put together. Loved that everything came precut and prepackaged. Specifically, I really enjoyed the delicious sauces! Its Michelin-star chefs team up with physicians and dietitians to create delicious meals that accommodate complex dietary restrictions.

All meals are fully prepared and require refrigeration upon arrival. How it works : The subscription option is designed to help you maintain a low-FODMAP regimen over the course of two to eight weeks.

You can also subscribe to choose your meals and have them sent on a recurring schedule or opt for a one-time order. Epicured offers over menu items ranging from fully prepared bowls, entrées and soups to smoothies and energy bites.

The brand uses organic ingredients whenever possible. Lab results: Testers were pleasantly surprised by the flavorful meals, even though they were gut-friendly. Learning that it was gluten-free and low-FODMAP had me prepared not to like the texture or flavor.

But surprisingly, it was all very good. RELATED: Best Gluten-Free Meal Delivery Services. At the Good Housekeeping Institute , our food and nutrition experts test and review all different types of food products and services. From healthy snacks and supplements to food subscription boxes and meal delivery services, we are committed to bringing you the best of the best when it comes to quality, performance, flavor, nutrition and more.

Our experts have evaluated over 50 different meal delivery services. First, we assess how easy it is to navigate and utilize the service's website.

We look for robust menu variety, ample dietary preferences to accommodate different needs, simple instruction cards, accurate cooking times and delicious and inventive recipes.

We also evaluate the quality of ingredients upon arrival and whether or not the kit includes everything you'll need to re-create the provided recipes. We also look for packaging that keeps the food safe and incorporates sustainable features.

Other major factors are cost and delivery ranges which we strongly consider in our tests. We've looked at everything from traditional kits that come with pre-measured ingredients to fully prepared heat-and-eat options. What we've found is that there is really a service for every level of home cook and practically any dietary need or preference.

Whether you love to cook or prefer to stay away from the kitchen, there is a meal delivery option for all different walks of life. Real-life feedback from home cooks of all levels is an incredibly value component of our evaluation process.

Testers comment on how easy the kits were to follow, their thoughts on the variety and quality of recipes, the condition of the food upon arrival, packaging and more. We made our selections based on expert evaluations and tester feedback in the categories of overall satisfaction, food quality, cost, recycling efforts and availability.

Our top picks cater to a wide variety of dietary preferences including gluten-free, low-carb, high-protein and more. Although taste is subjective, we ultimately chose companies that scored well overall with testers. Stefani is dedicated to providing readers with evidence-based content to encourage informed food choices and healthy living.

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Home Chef. Meet Martha and Marley Spoon, a. This meal kit collaboration between the American lifestyle icon and the popular Berlin-based meal company offers a plethora of classic, family-friendly meals. I enjoyed the red chili beef enchiladas , where all of the flavors from the tomatoes, bell peppers, and chorizo chili spice melded together deliciously.

I was also a fan of the pastrami-spiced burger with homemade thousand island. These recipes take a little more time and effort, and they also require you to have some of your own pantry ingredients on deck.

That said, Martha and Marley Spoon is a great option for people who want a meal kit that still allows them to cook, as opposed to one that does all of the cooking done for them. Marley Spoon.

While many food delivery services emphasize minute home-cooked meals, Gobble advertises entrees that take half that amount of time to prepare from start to finish.

And they make do on that minute promise. My favorite meal was the chicken burger with sriracha aioli and yuca fries. The recipe was easy to follow; the sauces, dressings, and spice blends were pre-made; and the burger was juicy with lots of flavor thanks to the Cajun seasoning, spicy aioli, and honey-Dijon slaw.

The weekly menu includes roughly 15 easy-to-make dinners, but what I especially appreciated were all the optional add-ons. I recommend getting one of the soups to have on hand for a quick lunch—the chicken tortilla soup is a wonderful choice. They even have the option to add on breakfasts like Belgium waffles and bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches and desserts like premade chocolate chip cookie dough and chocolate lava cake.

When trying it out for myself, I liked that there were many dinner options to choose from 28 a week, to be exact and that every meal came with an easy-to-follow recipe card with only five steps. I went with the pastrami-crusted steak , orange chicken , and Thai red curry stir-fry —all good, all fuss-free.

The flavors were on point but mellow, so to take them up a notch, I added more seasoning. For the orange chicken I doubled the orange juice and soy sauce and also added honey and chili flakes.

They offer a weekly menu of 30 meals to choose from and cater to a variety of diets, including Mediterranean, keto, vegan, and gluten-free. But what I like most about this meal delivery service is the variety of flavors within the menus.

With options like salmon with creamy chimichurri , creamy mushroom and meatball soup , and Italian roasted carrots with barley and ricotta , I found it easy to stay satisfied without getting bored. One of the best meals I tried was the enchilada-spiced ground turkey bowl.

Not only was it tasty—smoky and savory with a pleasant crunch thanks to toasted pepitas—but also the premade enchilada sauce and ready-to-use paprika-cumin blend helped keep the prep and cook time down to 25 minutes total.

Green Chef. That said, CookUnity does offer a huge variety of options. Some favorites? The grilled chicken yassa with jollof rice and plantains , the short rib with herb mashed potatoes , and the ginger salmon cakes with miso-Sriracha sauce.

Just play around and try a bunch of meal options to learn what you like best. It has a lot going for it: There are plenty of options to choose from, the shipping is quick, and the meals are super easy to cook.

I sometimes eat meat the cuts of beef and pork I received were tasty, fresh, and high-quality but was happy to see plenty of vegetarian and plant-based options to choose from, like black bean and corn tacos and bulgar grain bowls.

My only caveat is that there was a lot of sameness to many of the meals I tried—repeat ingredients or the same seasonings used across disparate international cuisines. Still, portions were large, leftovers were plentiful, and I really enjoyed the convenience of knowing dinner was taken care of.

Hello Fresh. Hungryroot is essentially a virtual grocery store with hundreds of recipes built around the food on its digital shelves.

After using Hungryroot for half a year, I eventually grew bored of the recipes, which were basically permutations of a core set of foods and ingredients—the same sesame ginger sauce applied to different styles of bowls and salads, for instance.

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