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Default Dec 05, 2020 at 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Soupe du jour View Post
I'm not sure if you're referring to meal kits that are already totally prepared (just zap in the microwave and eat) or ones that send you the groceries with instructions on how to cook them. I can say that I have ordered the latter type (like Blue Apron, Sun Basket). I believe in total I tried four or five different outfits, each for at least a month (3 meals per week - 6 servings). I, too, felt it would be a way to spare me some work, while still eating quality food. It was, in the beginning, but then I missed my own cooking. Some were more interesting than others. For example, Blue Apron tended to offer meals that were new to me (certain unique Middle Eastern or African inspired meals). Others were basically the same kind of cooking I usually do, so they weren't worth it. In my case, I always had to look for meals where garlic could easily be eliminated (my husband's allergic to it) and that had ingredients he would eat (he's a somewhat picky eater, to boot). I also felt the directions were often inefficient in terms of preparation time and number of dishes they wanted dirtied. I would just prepare the meals my own "quicker" way.

I only took advantage of the above as long as there was a promotion. After the promotional period ended, I'd switch to another meal kit service. My favorite was Blue Apron, and their Weight Watcher's collaboration meals. Quite tasty, healthful, and low fat/cal.

The service I've chosen is called Freshly. Decent quality meals pre-prepared. I'm looking forward to receiving the meals, but once the initial 2 week promotion is done I won't be able to afford the service.

It's terrific that you enjoy cooking. I never was wild about cooking, but I did cook healthy meals for my family while the kids were growing up. I am just so burned out on cooking by now, don't have a dishwasher, very limited kitchen space...it'll be nice to have those 2 weeks away from major meal prep.

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