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Meal Kits: Buying Advice, Tips, and News

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These tested, tasty prepared meals will have you heating and eating delicious grub in no time.

By Jordan Minor
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Meal delivery services make it incredibly easy to cook or heat healthy, tasty, and affordable food that's dropped at your doorstep. Find your next favorite meal by exploring our top picks.

By Jill Duffy  & Jordan Minor
The Best Meal-Kit Delivery Services

Subscription-based food delivery services make it easier than ever to maintain healthy, eco-friendly, plant-based eating habits. We've tested several options, and these are the top-rated meal kits in the vegetable vanguard.

By Jordan Minor
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A subscription to Factor grants you weekly access to a rotating menu of diverse, satisfying, fully prepared meals.

By Jordan Minor
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3.5

Balanced Bites is a pricey meal kit delivery service that makes it easy to receive, heat, and eat flavorful, protein-heavy dishes.

By Jordan Minor
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4.0

Veestro is a meal delivery service with tasty premade vegan options that you simply heat and eat.

By Jordan Minor
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4.0

Mosaic is a flexible, subscription-based food service that lets you enjoy a variety of prepared vegan and vegetarian meals.

By Jordan Minor
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4.0

Purple Carrot's vegan recipes inspire you to step into the kitchen to cook delicious, creative, animal-free meals.

By Jordan Minor
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Fresh N Lean is an affordable, gimmick-free delivery service that offers a wide variety of tasty and healthy fully prepared meals.

By Jordan Minor
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Tell Hungryroot what you like to eat and it gives you the groceries you need, along with delicious recipes you can customize to your content.

By Jordan Minor  & Jill Duffy
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4.5
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Green Chef's meal kits offer fresh, vegetable-forward entrees for vegetarians and vegans, plus meat options for people who follow paleo or keto diets.

By Jordan Minor  & Jill Duffy
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4.5
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Blue Apron makes novice chefs more competent in the kitchen by sending everything you need to make a meal, including ingredients and recipes.

By Jordan Minor
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HelloFresh's deep menu offerings, high-quality ingredients, detailed recipe cards, and reasonable prices make it the top service for omnivores who want to customize their delivered meals.

By Jordan Minor  & Jill Duffy
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Regardless of whether they send gadgets, garments, or grub, these services allow you to give the gift of membership right away, but let the actual deliveries roll in later.

By Eric Griffith
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CookUnity's large, varied menu and simple heat-and-eat preparation make it an incredibly flexible meal-kit delivery service that should satisfy nearly every palette.

By Jordan Minor
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3.5

Frozen Garden isn’t meant to be your primary meal delivery service, but its specialty smoothies are tasty breakfast, lunch, or dinner supplements.

By Jordan Minor
3.0

Freshly's microwavable meals put convenience first by letting you order between four and 12 meals per week. Just make certain to read the nutritional information before committing to eating too many.

By Jordan Minor  & Jill Duffy
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3.5

As long as you��re willing to fully commit to a lifestyle change, NutriFit’s customizable meal plans replace your entire diet to help you achieve your nutritional goals.

By Jordan Minor

The top-rated meal-kit delivery services don't always offer the lowest prices, but they do give you what you pay for—high-quality ingredients.

By Eric Griffith
3.5

Sprinly’s delicious, fresh, fully-prepared meals make it easy to stick to a vegan diet, even though you must put up with annoying menu limitations.

By Jordan Minor