Meal Subscription reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 222 Reddit reviews across 33 subreddits and 39 posts to rank the best Meal Subscription brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Cooking, r/Calgary, r/adhdwomen, r/mealprep, r/mealkits. Top-rated brands include HelloFresh (3.9/5), Blue Apron (4.1/5), FreshPrep (4.7/5).
Stats
Reviews222
Subreddits33
Posts39
Brands85
Products0
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#1
HelloFresh
3.9
(29)
"I've been with Hello Fresh for about 5 years, and we LOVE it!"
"Hello Fresh changed my relationship with food."
"We use hello fresh a lot. I love it and there's all kinds of coupon deals available to make it really affordable."
"Is my favorite. Blue Apron is pretty good. Factor is yummy too."
"Missus and I have had 65 boxes from hello fresh over the last couple years and would recommend."
"Hello fresh has given us the best value for the money."
"Hellofresh is my favorite subscription box service."
"So if anyone is still wanting try Hellofresh, you can use my code "astewart23" for $40 off!"
"I enjoyed Hello Fresh the best so far."
"I love Hello Fresh."
#2
Blue Apron
4.1
(14)
"Love love love blue apron."
"I absolutely loved blue apron!"
"I really loved Blue Apron if that’s affordable for you."
"Friend and his wife use Blue Apron. He says it's very good and easy to prepare"
"Blue Apron is good, and they do have ready to heat stuff"
"Blue Apron is really good, I do it twice a week."
"We rotate between blue apron and home chef depending on menus."
"I feel like the most out there was Blue apron but their chefs know what they are doing."
"I personally preferred Home Chef."
"I ended up loving Blue Apron and credit it to getting me into cooking."
#3
FreshPrep
4.7
(10)
"FreshPreps recipe selection is by far the best in terms of variety and taste."
"FP is where it’s at. The Gochujang bowl is crazy good."
"Freshprep and InspiredGo are both amazing."
"Freshprep is the most environmentally friendly I think."
"I had Hello Fresh for a while and decided to try Fresh Prep and I’ve since subscribed to them."
"The meals are a higher quality than any other meal kit service i've tried"
"Freshprep!"
"Fresh prep is also made in Calgary where hello fresh ships from Toronto."
"My husband and I use FreshPrep if our schedules get chaotic and we don’t feel like meal planning."
"Freshprep has the best overall quality, but is the most expensive"
#4
Gousto
4.3
(10)
"I use Gousto and it’s honestly been life changing for me. I like the choice on gousto and I preferred that to Hello fresh (I think it’s a bit cheaper too)."
"Gousto is the one for me. Instead of a fixed monthly subscription that you need to remember to cancel you can just order a one off box."
"I’ve just got into Gousto and loving it so far."
"I get my 4 fridge boxes lined up on the table, put a recipe card in front of each, and literally unpack the Gousto box into the fridge boxes for each recipe."
"I think they offer a decent selection, the app is easy to use, and I’ve liked probably 95% of the meals I’ve tried."
"Seemed to have the best menu. Decent quality meat too."
"Have been very good for us, far better than hello fresh."
"I like Gousto, it’s 35 quid for four dinners for two people."
"I use Gousto, but if you want super easy then All Plants is really amazing."
"Have a look at Gousto, they do like an introductory/new customer offer."
#5
Home Chef
4.6
(7)
"Have absolutely no complaints. The produce is typically great and everything has been delicious."
"Perfect sized portions, easy recipes but still great food."
"The quality of the Home chef meats compared to the others I tried."
"Is the best."
"I like Home Chef"
"I love having Home Chef oven-ready, quick prep, or fast-n-fresh options in the fridge."
"I think for a newer cook, Home Chef is the best option."
#6
CookUnity
4.1
(7)
"I love it! Great selection and the meals are genuinely very good."
"I’ve been using cook unity and i’ve never eaten so regularly and healthily."
"I've had two dishes that I didn't like, but all of the rest have been great."
"My favorite in terms of food quality is cook unity."
"We just placed our first order from Cook Unity. They have a huge variety of chefs who prepare an even bigger selection of dishes."
"Cook Unity is no prep, single meals."
"I get Cook Unity. The meals are good and I love not having to cook unless I want to for fun."
#7
Gobble
4.2
(6)
"I’ve used Gobble since 2015. It has a lot of variety in the meal kits and the food is great."
"We love gobble as a family of 4. It’s delicious and not too much prep. Worth every penny."
"Some Gobble meals definitely take more work than others, but the food is excellent."
"We like Gobble Box."
"Is great if you want something quick and easy."
"We also like Gobble, but Gobble is more time and still pretty pricey."
#8
Tovala
5.0
(5)
"Tovala has been a game changer for me."
"I'm super happy with it."
"The Tovala Steam Oven (reheats better with steam) is $119 when you order 6 meals"
"I get 4 meals for $65, which is perfect for me (single, long hours, go to the gym after work). That includes shipping and an upgraded protein"
"I like tovala a lot. You cook the food fresh, but the prep is 2-3 mins max."
#9
Hungryroot
4.0
(6)
"Hungryroot is simple and delicious."
"I love Hungry Root because it's quick and simpler meals."
"You might like hungryroot? We've tried a lot and this one is nice because it's like part meal prep but also part grocery delivery"
"I like Hungry Root because they give you 4 recipes to go with your delivery and most recipes are easy prep or no prep."
"Lots of produce and tasty sauces that are relatively healthy."
"It’s pretty good."
#10
Marley Spoon
4.8
(5)
"We have had success with Marley Spoon."
"Marley spoon is my favorite and I’ve tried quite a few of them."
"We’ve subscribed for close to a couple of years."
"I think marleyspoon is best."
"Marley Spoon had really tasty food."
#11
Smart Meals
4.0
(5)
"Yes to Smart Meals!"
"Smart meals. I’ve tried Hearty Grub, Fitness Gourmet and Fitkitchen also. Smart Meals has the best tasting one, balanced and cheaper than the ones I mentioned."
"I switch between Smart Meals and Yummy Diet depende sa menu nila hahaha"
"We've been subscribed to smart meals for almost three months now."
"I've tried Smart Meals for around 2 months. While their prices are very affordable, the quality is on the low end."
#12
Sprout
4.8
(4)
"If you want prepared meals rather than ones you need to cook, Sprout Society is really good."
"We do it every week and it’s much more affordable than the others and the quality is still great"
"Sprout is local and so good if you're looking for just prepped meals"
"Presently, I’m on my second month with sprout meals (Calgary Based)."
#13
EveryPlate
3.6
(5)
"My wife and I use EveryPlate for help with meal planning and shopping."
"Everyplate is working well for us. Requires preparation. Meals have been delicious."
"Essentially the 'cheap' version of HF."
"R/everyplate is a good cheap one but sometimes you can have issues with shipping or packaging depending on your area."
"Every Plate is the cheaper version of hello fresh"
#14
Calo
4.5
(4)
"Calo is awesome, the variety of food is excellent and the food is really delicious."
"I tried them for a week & they are really good, apart from the food quality & taste."
"Loving Calo!"
"Calo"
#15
Dinnerly
4.3
(4)
"If you like low carb Dinnerly is excellent, have tried them all and Dinnerly is the stand out."
"Yeah we've been using Dinnerly for a few months now. Never had a bad meal from them"
"I used Dinnerly mainly when we used them. I found them the best for ingredients/recipes."
"I personally use Dinnerly. It is the cheaper version of Marley spoon"
#16
Sun Basket
5.0
(3)
"Sun Basket is our favorite. Lots of variety in the meals and gets us to try cooking things we never would have thought of."
"Their ingredients are consistently fresh."
"The meals are much faster to make and amazingly delicious."
#17
Mindful Chef
4.3
(3)
"Any others are full of crap imo and load you up on carbs."
"I found the quality was much better."
"We use Mindful Chef, another recipe box company. They're healthy."
#18
Yummy Bros
4.0
(3)
"Yummy Bros, fresher, yolo"
"I like Yummy Bros. Food is pretty decent & best value for money imo."
"Yummybros is decent and cheap. But sometimes my tummy doesn’t take 6-7 days old frozen food too well."
#19
Dear Diet
4.0
(3)
"Dear Diet hands down the best in terms of quality"
"Based on taste and overall food quality, the best is Dear Diet."
"Hearty grub, and also dear diet (but this one is too expensive so i stopped)"
#20
Goodfood
4.0
(3)
"If you want to sign up for good food, I just got my box yesterday."
"I just started using it and can actually get 2 full portions out of each meal"
"Goodfood has the best variety, but small portion sizes"
#21
Factor
4.0
(3)
"We’ve been doing factor and really like them. Simple and delicious microwaveable dinners with lots protein."
"Factor had the best tasting meals and I felt like they were reasonably priced"
"We tried factor. It was ok. But def convenient."
#22
ModifyHealth
3.7
(3)
"Modify health has saved me this year, it’s pricy but most of its pretty good and it’s so easy vs trying to cook every night."
"ModifyHealth was recommended by Monash app. Been using them for a month now, haven’t had any negative reactions to any of their low fodmap meals"
"ModifiedHealth, as another user mentioned, is okay. I didn't super love their food but never got a reaction to it and don't have anything bad to say about them."
#23
GreenChef
3.3
(3)
"I’ve been using Green Chef. It’s ridiculously expensive but they have some kind of intro deal."
"A few months back I tried GreenChef. It's pretty good."
"I liked the variety in recipes that Green Chef had."
#24
Diet Station
5.0
(2)
"Diet station is an excellent choice"
"Has very good food quality and great flavors across all their meals. Totally worth a try."
#25
Kcal
5.0
(2)
"Kcal is the best. Hadn't seen my abs in years. 2 months on and I got my packs back."
"Both are great in my opinion."
#26
Chef's Plate
4.5
(2)
"Chef’s Plat has been consistently excellent."
"Chef's Plate to be the best value with the balance between meal choice, ingredient quality and price"
#27
fitthree
4.5
(2)
"+1 for fitthree, been with them since covid hit"
"Slightly expensive but happy with their portions and variety."
#28
Green Chef
4.5
(2)
"My personal favorite is Green Chef."
"Has yummy meals."
#29
Plated
4.5
(2)
"I've made 36 meals different meals and loved 99% of them."
"Has the best tasting meals but is more expensive."
#30
Purple Carrot
4.0
(2)
"I really enjoyed Purple Carrot."
"Is good, it's just expensive."
#31
Trader Joe's
4.0
(2)
"Seconding trader Joe's. They make it easy."
"Trader Joe’s if you have one nearby have a good selection of refrigerated and freezer meals which are tasty and relatively healthy."
#32
CleanEatz Kitchen
4.0
(2)
"CleanEatz kitchen is what I've been using the past few weeks. 7 bucks per meal and they come already frozen. Most of the meals I've had have been great."
"I just got my first box from Clean Eatz Kitchens. They have a variety of diet meal options, and the good thing with them is it’s not a subscription service where you have to remember to skip weeks if you don’t want a box."
#33
Smart Kitchen
4.0
(2)
"Smart Fitchen. So far hindi pa ko nagsasawa. Super affordable pa siya."
"Smart fitchen although cannot guarantee na di magsasawa kasi everyday bangus HAHAHA pero cheapest and most sulit out there"
#34
Diet Market
4.0
(2)
"The food is delicious"
"They might be expensive but they make really amazing food"
#35
Nutrition Kitchen
4.0
(2)
"Preferred Nutrition Kitchen as I think it was more healthy."
"The food is good for the healthiness! A little pricey but I like that they have vegetarian plans!"
#36
MegaFit Meals
4.0
(2)
"A bit pricier than others but Megafit Meals has been consistently great with no crazy saturated fat and sodium like Factor"
"I've been using MegaFit Meals for a while now. I work two jobs, and some days I'm gone from home for 14 hours."
#37
Freshly
3.5
(2)
"I loved using Freshly. Not going to lie, they are fancied up healthy frozen meals but I loved them."
"I have tried Freshly and Factor which are both fine but so similar you would think they were coming from the same place."
#38
Hello Fresh
3.0
(2)
"I have rotated previously between hello fresh, Marley spoon and dinnerly- only buying when they have the huge discounts"
"I can have a look and see if I have a link/code for a free box from Hello Fresh if you want to give 'em a go?"
#39
Veestro
5.0
(1)
"Lots of variety and super tasty!"
#40
RawSpiceBar
5.0
(1)
"I absolutely loved it."
#41
Chef'd
5.0
(1)
"*Not* a subscription, but offers an incredible variety of fairly easy to make dishes."
#42
Thistle
5.0
(1)
"I love Thistle - healthy and great tasting. They always come super fresh to me (made locally in Vacaville)"
#43
Licious
5.0
(1)
"I started with the ready to cook meals Licious offers. Amazing I tell you."
#44
Sprink
5.0
(1)
"I started a 1-month non-veg salad subscription with Sprink and it's amazing."
#45
Hummus Fit
5.0
(1)
"Hummus fit is literally a life saver and they ship all over the us and it’s next day shipping!"
#46
Praziarno Bistro
5.0
(1)
"Food is awesome."
#47
EASYPREP
5.0
(1)
"We offer healthy meal preps with tonnes of flavour and options, we have 40 different recipes over a 4 week period and add new recipes weekly"
#48
Chef Marc's Meal Prep
5.0
(1)
"Is the best for food quality and service that I have tried."
#49
Shah Cuisine
4.0
(1)
"They provide lunch for daily and also accept bulk orders."
#50
Daily Grubs
4.0
(1)
"Dailygrubs"
#51
Diet Center
4.0
(1)
"No complaints, good food and amazing results in terms of weight loss"
#52
InspiredGo
4.0
(1)
"InspiredGo delivers fantastic salad kits at a reasonable price"
#53
Clean Eatz Kitchen
4.0
(1)
"Price isn’t too bad, I enjoy their 'weight loss' meal plan"
#54
Fresher
4.0
(1)
"Fresher is good for longer planning as they deliver frozen meals."
#55
Pasta Evangelist
4.0
(1)
"I quite like Pasta Evangelist and get a box once a month"
#56
Fit Kitchen
4.0
(1)
"I've used fitkitchen (local to Calgary I believe, microwaveable instant meals) a few times and generally like it."
#57
Homely
4.0
(1)
"Try homely"
#58
Swiggy Daily
4.0
(1)
"There are a lot of options and you can pause, skip or swap meals according to your needs."
#59
Lean On Meals
4.0
(1)
"I loved "lean on meals" when living in Calgary."
#60
Meal Prep Sunday
4.0
(1)
"Meals were good and calories/macros were perfect"
#61
Rooted
4.0
(1)
"Rooted is local out of Bragg Creek. Plant based."
#62
Fit Eats
4.0
(1)
"Fit eats is great! My hubby loves them and their vegetarian options are good."
#63
MealPal
4.0
(1)
"Mealpal is pretty good. It's a restaurant subscription service."
#64
WeCook
4.0
(1)
"For pre cooked meals, I’d say Wecook has been the best so far."
#65
Vibrant Vegan
4.0
(1)
"Got some Vibrant Vegan before, and thought it was good."
#66
Cook Unity
4.0
(1)
"I like Cook Unity, they have different diet options, but not sure what your budget is."
#67
95 Nutrition
4.0
(1)
"95 Nutrition wasn’t too expansive"
#68
ICON Meals
4.0
(1)
"I really like ICON Meals for price and quality."
#69
GoLeafSide
4.0
(1)
"Each meal is $10 bucks and in my opinion pretty delicious. It comes freeze dried and you reconstitute it with boiling water."
#70
Field Doctor
4.0
(1)
"If you're in the UK, field doctor is good."
#71
GoNutre
4.0
(1)
"I’ve had success with GoNutre. Which is a bit pricey but is great quality."
#72
Nutrify
4.0
(1)
"Nutrify and YummyBros are my top choices for healthy meal prep."
#73
Pepperleaf
4.0
(1)
"Pepperleaf cost a bit more but the quality and waste was always better than hello fresh"
#74
Dieta od Brokuła
4.0
(1)
"Mostly I'm very happy with the meals the send me"
#75
Healthy Kitchen
4.0
(1)
"I've used Healthy Kitchen and it was good"
#76
Vitalkonyha
4.0
(1)
"Vitalkonyha, efood are both solid"
#77
Energy Meal Plan
4.0
(1)
"Energy meal plan, amazing food"
#78
Fitbar
4.0
(1)
"Fitbar! it will make you lose weight, they send the food every other day in neatly packed bento boxes"
#79
BistroMD
4.0
(1)
"I have been using bistromd, they are pretty good."
#80
PractiCal
3.0
(1)
"PractiCal."
#81
Right Bite
3.0
(1)
"Right Bite"
#82
Sunbasket
3.0
(1)
"I really loved the ability to make new interesting dishes, tailor my selections to my diet too! But I started having the major issue that meals wouldn’t get delivered on time or orders would be delayed."
#83
Dietlicious
3.0
(1)
"There's Dietlicious, We Feed You and more"
#84
Georgie & Tom's
3.0
(1)
"We like Georgie & Tom's when we really just dont have the time or energy. It is pricey though."
#85
Teletál
3.0
(1)
"Try teletál maybe, they have fitness meals too!"
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