Meal Kits reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 287 Reddit reviews across 28 subreddits and 61 posts to rank the best Meal Kits brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/mealkits, r/askvan, r/workingmoms, r/vegetarian, r/veganrecipes. Top-rated brands include HelloFresh (4.2/5), EveryPlate (4.1/5), Hungryroot (4.2/5).

Stats

Reviews287

Subreddits28

Posts61

Brands70

Products9

Top communities

r/mealkits161 r/askvan18 r/workingmoms11 r/vegetarian8 r/veganrecipes8

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HelloFresh

4.2

(31)

"I've been with Hello Fresh for about 5 years, and we LOVE it!"

"Hello Fresh changed my relationship with food."

"I'd recommend a meal-planning app like Mealime or eMeals."

"I found hello fresh to be the best one."

"My step mom has cooked several Hello Fresh meals for us and they were all crazy good."

"It is such a life saver. The meals are great, usually very straight forward."

"I signed up for HelloFresh a few weeks ago because they were offering $80 off."

"I really liked HelloFresh and they always have coupons you can find online."

"Hello Fresh is a close second."

"I’ve only used Hello Fresh so far and always order vegetarian. Their produce can range from mediocre to great week to week but I’ve noticed their vegetarian recipes getting better."

EveryPlate

4.1

(26)

"It makes feeding ourselves so much less stressful."

"Everyplate is best out of those 3 when you have young kids, they have the most kid friendly meals and cheaper prices."

"I regularly use EveryPlate, Hello Fresh, & Home Chef, and have pretty much tried them all."

"Everyplate is my favorite."

"I use EveryPlate exclusively and I love it."

"EveryPlate is the most budget friendly."

"Super budget friendly."

"Try Everyplate, it's cheaper than hello fresh but recipes are similar."

"The pasta dishes are HUGE!"

"Good meals, though."

Hungryroot

4.2

(19)

"I'm a big fan."

"My husband eats meat and I don’t, and we still both overall like Hungry Root. We get 3-4 vegetarian meals per week and he enjoys them."

"My fav for this was hungry root."

"Hungryroot is simple and delicious."

"I love Hungry Root because it's quick and simpler meals."

"HungryRoot has a TON of gluten-free options."

"HungryRoot is much more straightforward than HelloFresh and takes no more than 15 minutes from start to finish to prepare."

"Hungry Root is Nyc-based, founded in 2015."

"My omnivore husband and I both really like Hungry Root flavors and variety."

"We alternate between Hungry Root and Marley Spoon."

Fresh Prep

4.8

(15)

"I've been using Fresh Prep for over 6 years now, and it's definitely solved the dreaded "what should we eat?" dilemma."

"They are the best. They have a good loyalty points system as well."

"Another vote for fresh prep!"

"Another vote for Fresh Prep! The food is good quality and flavourful."

"Ill also shill for FreshPrep. What i like best about it for me and my partner is the peace of mind of not having to know/plan dinner."

"Echo everyone else that fresh prep is the way to go! Have been ordering nearly weekly for two years."

"I also love fresh prep, way better than hello fresh quality & quantity wise!"

"Fresh prep 100%"

"Freshprep 100% my boyfriend is a delivery driver for them so I might be a little bias but we tried the other companies as well and it doesn’t compare"

"I also recommend fresh prep!"

Purple Carrot

4.3

(16)

"My husband and I use Purple carrot, it is very good (it’s plant based but so healthy & tasty!). Plus you can receive $100 off first four shipments."

"It's vegan but I found purple carrot to have amazing recipes that are easy to reproduce and delicious enough to impress my omni friends and family."

"I love Purple Carrot! Great recipes and all vegan."

"I would say purple carrot is the absolute best in terms of unique dishes, health, & flavor."

"Best plant-based meal delivery service."

"Purple carrot is the best option."

"Purple Carrot has been my favorite, and I've tried a number."

"Purple Carrot is vegan, some of their meals have really been great."

"Purple carrot, green chef and sprinly have all been good picks over recent months."

"The meals from purple carrot are great."

Dinnerly

3.9

(16)

"My husband and I started using Dinnerly."

"For me, it's dinnerly."

"Check out Dinnerly, the recipes are relatively simple and it’s helped me to get into the groove of confidently cooking for myself."

"You can also check out Dinnerly. They got a bunch of different stuff, so it should be too hard to find something for both you and your boyfriend."

"Dinnerly and Everyplate are much more geared toward faster and simpler meals than hello fresh or blue apron I used them for years"

"We've used Dinnerly on and off for a couple years. My husband and I get 3 dinners per week, and it generally costs $50-$60."

"They offer protein pack options."

"I would say go with either EveryPlate or Dinnerly."

"Dinnerly was pretty decent. Good choices and plenty of them."

"Dinnerly almost always has meals I will eat."

Green Chef

4.1

(15)

"I'm gluten free and my favorites are Green Chef, Sunbasket and Marley Spoon."

"Honestly I'd say Green Chef."

"I love green chef!! would definitely go back to using it."

"I had very good luck with Green Chef! Tasty recipes, never got sick."

"It’s one of the few brands in my life that I’m very passionate about."

"Purple carrot, green chef and sprinly have all been good picks over recent months."

"Green Chef has healthy recipes in general with veggie based sides much more than other companies."

"Prepped Ingredients: Gobble, GreenChef & HomeChef"

"I had good luck with a box from Green Chef's paleo menu."

"My sister (vegan) has been doing Green Chef since the pandemic and enjoys it."

Gobble

3.8

(14)

"Gobble meals usually take about 15 to 20 minutes."

"I’ve liked gobble so far. There are only ~3 veg options per week but there is decent variety and they’re all pretty fast and easy to make"

"Gobble has a lot more Indian/Asian inspired meal kits."

"Is the closest to what you are looking for."

"Sounds great based on reviews."

"Gobble has a ton of great vegetarian meals"

"I like gobble it is more expensive but higher quality ingredients."

"I also suggest Gobble but because their meals are designed to be super quick to cook."

"I posted on your other thread, but definitely try Gobble."

"My personal favorites (right now) are Gobble and Marley Spoon because we love the unique recipes and international flavors."

Home Chef

4.3

(12)

"We cycle thru all 4 of the major box companies."

"I like HomeChef best but I do alternate between them."

"I have a free box if you want to try Home Chef."

"Home chef is my favorite!"

"Home Chef meals are really easy to make, and there are different levels like 'oven ready' and 'express' that have varying amounts of difficulty."

"Home Chef was best tasting"

"Prepped Ingredients: Gobble, GreenChef & HomeChef"

"I like the meal kits (currently doing home chef). Totally worth it to me."

"Home chef is pretty easy."

"I have a free box if you want to try."

#10

Marley Spoon

4.1

(12)

"We’ve gotten Marley spoon almost every week for 6+ years - on box 335 apparently."

"It's amazing."

"I'm gluten free and my favorites are Green Chef, Sunbasket and Marley Spoon."

"Marley Spoon is actually Germany-based, founded in 2014."

"I’m new to Meal Kits, but as a vegetarian, Marley Spoon seems to have some good options. I’ve really liked the meals so far."

"I like that because I think it's more fun."

"I was really impressed with Marley Spoon."

"Marley Spoon has a lot more veg options and have liked them so far!"

"Marley Spoon has several options tagged as "kid friendly" every week"

"Homechef, marley spoon, gobble are ones I see recommended."

#11

Factor

4.1

(11)

"I’ve been buying Factor75 on and off for a couple years and their meals are soooo yummy!"

"Look into Factor Foods. They ship precooked meals. All that I’d required is reheating in a microwave."

"I like factor a lot. Had it for a few months now, left it outside overnight once and they were fine."

"I love factor but it is SO pricey. They do have good promos though so will do an order when I get one."

"Prepared Meals: Factor"

"I’m stoked to have some easy but actually healthy meal options."

"Most folks try Factor and Sunbasket first."

"The food is delicious - there were only like 2 recipes that were completely ine."

"They have premade meals you can heat up in the microwave or oven."

"I order through factor, and preheat them in the oven for lunch!"

#12

CookUnity

4.3

(9)

"CookUnity is my suggestion. I enjoy it much better than Factor."

"Love Cook Unity personally."

"CookUnity for me beats Freshly and Factor by miles."

"One that I really like for heat-and-eat chef-prepped meals is CookUnity."

"I’ve been using cook unity and i’ve never eaten so regularly and healthily."

"I’ve been using CookUnity for myself and Nurture Life for the kids."

"Requires no cooking with quite a bit of variety."

"I'd check out CookUnity."

#13

Blue Apron

3.4

(8)

"I really loved Blue Apron if that’s affordable for you."

"If he's willing to do some cooking if all the ingredients are provided along with step-by-step directions, I recommend Blue Apron."

"I definitely recommend."

"I find Blue Apron to have the best quality produce, meats and ingredients."

"Blue Apron: high quality ingredients and diverse and exciting recipes."

"Budget Gourmet: HelloFresh, HomeChef, BlueApron & MarleySpoon."

"Definitely don’t do Blue Apron ready meals, the portions are so small and aren’t worth the full price of 9-10$ a piece."

"Not Blue Apron. They usually have one vegetarian option per week."

#14

SunBasket

4.4

(5)

"I'm gluten free and my favorites are Green Chef, Sunbasket and Marley Spoon."

"I've used SunBasket for 3 years - love it."

"Offers the following diets: Paleo, Mediterranean, Vegetarian."

"Let's you choose the protein as well as add protein to a veg meal."

"I ended up going with 4 portions from Sunbasket."

#15

Tovala

4.4

(5)

"Tovala is incredibly easy! Have loved all their meals and prep only takes 1-2 minutes."

"Expensive but we swear by Tovala for adult meals"

"Tovala oven and meal plans. Downside, it has higher upfront cost and maybe meals as well."

"Maybe look into Tovala? It’s like 30 seconds of prep."

"Tovala has single servings and you steam them."

#16

Sun Basket

4.2

(5)

"Been using them for 3 months now and they have ZERO cross contamination."

"My two favorites were Green Chef & Sunbasket."

"We use Sunbasket, and you can customize the meals."

"Not W30 specific, but sunbasket has great paleo options."

"Sun basket had a lot of quality issues."

#17

Sprinly

4.3

(3)

"I love Sprinly. It's organic vegan and I like it better than every other meal delivery."

"Purple carrot, green chef and sprinly have all been good picks over recent months."

"Plant-based: Sprinly"

#18

HomeChef

4.0

(3)

"Home Chef has been great, and I can vouch for Hello Fresh as well."

"I currently use Dinnerly and Home Chef."

"Home chef tends to have good options."

#19

BistroMD

4.0

3.0

3.0

(1)

"The meal packs are not bad to try."

#70

Chefs Plate

2.0

(1)

"Tried chefs plate (worst), good food (produce was rotten half the time, and Fresh Prep (produce is fresh, menus are simple to make)."

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