So, which food box to try? When my friend Sarah sent me a free Hello Fresh box I left the invite sitting in my inbox for weeks. I didn’t want to look into how to cancel and what it entailed since anything that’s free seems too good to be true.
Well, on the fifth reminder email from Hello Fresh and weeks into a diet that desperately needed a flare of food excitement, I decided to try the free box. And... thus my subscription sequence began.
I’m currently on my fourth company and have been able to get meals for $5 a night and sometimes $2.50. Out of probably 30+ recipes I have only disliked 2. Pretty good. Plus I have 28+ really great recipes to go back to.
So I’ll break them down here and give you my thoughts as well as coupon codes.
*I’ve done the vegetarian options on all of these. My roommate and I split the cost of all boxes. There is no way I would pay the price of the boxes for just myself. So... If you are in a roommate situation this is perfect.
Well, on the fifth reminder email from Hello Fresh and weeks into a diet that desperately needed a flare of food excitement, I decided to try the free box. And... thus my subscription sequence began.
I’m currently on my fourth company and have been able to get meals for $5 a night and sometimes $2.50. Out of probably 30+ recipes I have only disliked 2. Pretty good. Plus I have 28+ really great recipes to go back to.
So I’ll break them down here and give you my thoughts as well as coupon codes.
*I’ve done the vegetarian options on all of these. My roommate and I split the cost of all boxes. There is no way I would pay the price of the boxes for just myself. So... If you are in a roommate situation this is perfect.
Hello Fresh
$60 a week. 2 people. 3 meals.
$20 a meal. $10 a person. But $20 for the first box is $7 a meal. $3.50 a person. Great deal. And.. if you split the meals they become $1.75.
- You can use a link to give your friends $40 off their first order and then you receive a $20 referral credit, you can also earn free boxes to send to friends
$20 a meal. $10 a person. But $20 for the first box is $7 a meal. $3.50 a person. Great deal. And.. if you split the meals they become $1.75.
- You can use a link to give your friends $40 off their first order and then you receive a $20 referral credit, you can also earn free boxes to send to friends
- You can get $40 off HERE
- Food comes in brown paper bags all separated out.
- Our favorite by far. Guys, there’s just something about Hello Fresh, it’s the best, by far. I’ve tried to figure out why I love theirs the best but I can’t fully place a finger on it, it is just the best. Be it their menu, design, packaging... it all rocks. It is also the easiest to maks double meals from each meal. They often give you more than is needed or you can do as we do and add in an extra onion or pasta. Also, every once in awhile there would be a freebie to try like a protein bar or new drink that came out.
Home Chef
- Our favorite by far. Guys, there’s just something about Hello Fresh, it’s the best, by far. I’ve tried to figure out why I love theirs the best but I can’t fully place a finger on it, it is just the best. Be it their menu, design, packaging... it all rocks. It is also the easiest to maks double meals from each meal. They often give you more than is needed or you can do as we do and add in an extra onion or pasta. Also, every once in awhile there would be a freebie to try like a protein bar or new drink that came out.
Home Chef
$60 a week. 2 people. 3 meals.
But... $30 off makes $30 for the first box. $10 a meal. $5 a person. If you can manage to split the meals like we do they become $2.50.
-You have links where you can send friends $30 off and they give you $30 off
But... $30 off makes $30 for the first box. $10 a meal. $5 a person. If you can manage to split the meals like we do they become $2.50.
-You have links where you can send friends $30 off and they give you $30 off
-You can get $30 off HERE
- Food comes in plastic zipper pouches with everything separated.
- This one was ok. We liked all the meals that came but we didn't love them like we loved Home Chef. Sometimes we were able to make meals last double but not always.
Marley and Spoon
$60 a week. 2 people. 3 meals.
But... $30 off makes $30 for the first box. $10 a meal. $5 a person. If you can manage to split the meals like we do they become $2.50.
- You can send friends $30 and then receive $30 but there is no link you need friend's email addresses.
But... $30 off makes $30 for the first box. $10 a meal. $5 a person. If you can manage to split the meals like we do they become $2.50.
- You can send friends $30 and then receive $30 but there is no link you need friend's email addresses.
- Food comes in brown paper bags all separated out.
- Marley and Spoon sent us a cute tote one week just for fun. The food seemed to be pasta heavy but good. Except the one week they gave us broccoli olive pizza. Yuck. That was the only meal I have ever not liked.
Blue Apron
$60 a week. 2 people. 3 meals.
$40 off first box.... $20 first box... $7 a meal. $3.50 a person. - No referral program. Eventually they will send you a chance to send a free box to friends but you have to be with them for awhile.
$40 off first box.... $20 first box... $7 a meal. $3.50 a person. - No referral program. Eventually they will send you a chance to send a free box to friends but you have to be with them for awhile.
- Online you can sign up and it will give you $40 off your first order and $20 off your second order.
- Less packaging. Food come in the box and then there are small paper bags with the spices etc.
Gobble
$71.70 per week. 2 people. 3 meals. $11.95 meal
- With Gobble you can add cookies, sides, breakfast, and other yummies for additional fees.
-There is a referral link. You can send friends 2 free meals and then you get $20 back. I assume this is like sending $40. You can try my link HERE.
- Gobble is set to deliver in May so we have not tried this one yet. It is more pricey than the others so I will come back and review soon. I do know their cookies are good though.. at least the dough part because Abby had one on her shelf and I ate it.
Green Chef
- $11.99 to $14.99 a meal. 2 people. 3 meals.
-Vegan. Vegetarian. Keto. Paleo... and on. This service has lots of options that are all organic. This service is also a little more $$ than the others. I am trying this the week Abby is out of town since I want to try their vegan line.
-Discount code off here http://greenchef.com/invite/gzy7kx
Green Chef was really high quality. All organic and so good. Also in my box they gave me a $60 off coupon to give to friends!
Milk and Eggs
I found out about this service at an event I was volunteering at and I love it! So it is like a farmer's market but delivered to you in the morning. All from local farms or bakeries. The pastries are so delicious! Plus this $20 off $35 and no delivery fee... makes your first order SO cheap!
What to do with all that packaging?
- Every service will tell you how to recycle all the pieces. The boxes are very sturdy and should be reused if you can for practically anything. Great for moving heavy duty or fragile items since they are so think. They come insulated in different items. Some we use for fire starters, others for animal bedding... be creative.
You will get ice packs in every order perfect for summer coolers on the beach or camping. If you end up with too many do a post on Facebook and share the icepacks.
We found that 3 meals was enough to take care of the week since we usually were able to cut all meals in half and eat the leftovers for the next day or lunch.
They are worth trying out for a week because they are relatively cost effective with the pricing coupons and links.
Personally, I would never pay full price for them though... you can do way better at the store with things on sale. However, if ease and convenience is what you need then these are great. Plus you will get an arsenal of recipes that are easy to create and you'll be able to try a bunch of new foods out.
What I mean when I say split a meal is literally take a 2 person meal and make it 4. Some of the meals are super high calorie so we will split it by 4 and then add in something cheap like steamed broccoli to make it appear to our minds and bellies as if we are eating more food. Or like I said before we might add in another onion, cup of couscous, pepper, etc. Modify the recipe just slightly to increase the amount of food. Sometimes they will say use only half a can of beans... um use the whole thing and presto more food. I can think of two times when we couldn't make a meal for 4. Once was this weird recipe where it was literally a piece of toast and I doubt anyone wants half a piece of toast and the other was a sandwich and we were hungry.
What I mean when I say split a meal is literally take a 2 person meal and make it 4. Some of the meals are super high calorie so we will split it by 4 and then add in something cheap like steamed broccoli to make it appear to our minds and bellies as if we are eating more food. Or like I said before we might add in another onion, cup of couscous, pepper, etc. Modify the recipe just slightly to increase the amount of food. Sometimes they will say use only half a can of beans... um use the whole thing and presto more food. I can think of two times when we couldn't make a meal for 4. Once was this weird recipe where it was literally a piece of toast and I doubt anyone wants half a piece of toast and the other was a sandwich and we were hungry.
I am still on this journey so check back later for more box reviews.
I just discovered Milk and Eggs. Local, fresh, farm to table items. They have bread, milk, cheese, pantry items, etc. It is pretty reasonably priced and if you use this code you can get $20 off your first purchase which is a great deal- better than the deal I started with. My box comes Thursday and I will let you know how it is:
http://fbuy.me/iMNp4
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