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Enable Customer Accounts. Home Value Meal Plan Delivery. Skip to product information. Value Meal Plan Delivery 52 reviews Clean Eatz's Value Meal Plan Delivery is designed to help you achieve your goals with portioned-controlled meals at an affordable price.

Low-calorie, nutrient-rich meals are convenient and easy to prepare and include a variety of lean proteins, whole grains, and fresh vegetables. Our team chooses this balanced, delicious meal plan to give you a variety of meal options. If you'd like to select your meals, use our Build Your Meal Plan option You'll receive 12 individually-packaged, frozen meals, which can be eaten as either lunch or dinner If we are out of one of the meals listed below, another meal will be automatically subbed.

Product variants Default Title. Quantity Decrease quantity for Value Meal Plan Delivery Increase quantity for Value Meal Plan Delivery. Add to cart. BUILD YOUR MEAL PLAN INFO. Ordering - Our build your meal plan delivery boxes are packed in increments of 6 meals.

You can multiply your meal plan using the "Quantity" selector to get 6, 12, If you order a meal not offered in your area, we will substitute it with another meal you selected. Delivery - Orders are shipped via FedEx or UPS Ground on dry ice.

Heating - You will receive individually-portioned meals that can be heated in the microwave, stove or oven to give you a quick and convenient healthy meal. Find out more about Cooking HERE. Can I choose my ready-to-eat meals?

RELATED: Best Affordable Meal Delivery Services. If you're trying to avoid cooking at all costs or just need some help with a few meals during the week, Fresh N Lean is an organic and fully prepared meal delivery service.

Meals are ready in three minutes in the microwave or can be heated in the oven or on the stovetop. How it works: Begin by selecting from over menu options each week. There's the option to build your box à la carte too. The menu is updated weekly and nutritional information for each meal is provided on the company's website.

You can also add sweet or savory snacks and proteins, including breakfast muffins and grilled salmon. Lab results: Testers loved the convenience of these fresh-not-frozen prepared meals that simply require heating. Our experts like that the company caters to various dietary needs and preferences, like high-protein meals, keto offerings, Whole 30 meals and more.

And our dietitians point out that the service only uses humanely raised, grass-fed beef, cage-free poultry, free-range eggs and sustainably sourced seafood. Among our testers, the service received top scores for portion sizes and satiety of meals.

Since the meals are fully prepared, they can be pricey so keep this in mind. Founded in , HelloFresh was one of the first meal kit delivery services, and it offers a wide variety of curated meal plans, making it a popular pick in our tests.

All ingredients are pre-portioned for each recipe. How it works: There are over 30 meals to choose from each week. Start by selecting one or more preferences which include:. The menu rotates with new recipes added weekly. Lab results: We could tell HelloFresh has been at this for a while — our experts found the instruction cards easy to follow and the packaging proved superior to other services we tested, in terms of both performance and sustainability.

Testers gave this service top overall scores for quality, saying that the food tasted great. Popular dishes included Middle Eastern chickpea bowls, pan-seared sweet soy glazed chicken and vegan coconut curry tofu lettuce wraps.

I thought the food tasted better than what we would get from takeout at a restaurant! This simple and affordable meal delivery service makes weeknight dinners a breeze. All recipes have only six ingredients, five easy steps and require minimal chopping.

Plus, they can all be made in 30 minutes or less and are seriously mouthwatering. How it works: Choose from over dishes that change weekly and all have limited ingredients, which means less chopping and cleaning. Meal categories include family-friendly, vegetarian, vegan, fast, healthy and reduced-carb.

The service will suggest recipes based on your taste profile, but you can swap them before your next delivery. Lab results: If you're looking for tons of options to choose from, this service is for you. Even the vegetarian offerings on the menu are robust. Our testers raved about how much easier Dinnerly was to prepare than other meal delivery services they have used in the past.

They were also happy with the variety of recipes. Favorites included steak dishes, tacos, stir-fries, noodles and burgers.

Testers remarked that the meals were suitable for beginner cooks, and the recipes earned top marks for flavor and fresh ingredients. Our Lab experts like that Dinnerly keeps costs low by cutting down on excess packaging and not printing recipe cards the recipes are available online.

RELATED: Best Vegetarian Meal Delivery Services. Let award-winning chefs craft up restaurant-quality meals for you with CookUnity.

The fresh, never frozen, meals come fully prepared and delivered straight to your door. You'll find a changing menu of dozens of options from some of the most talented chefs in the country.

How it works: Start by setting any dietary preferences and then selecting four, six, eight, 12 or 16 meals per week. Menus are posted two weeks in advance, and you can choose your weekly meals or let CookUnity select for you based on your preferences.

You can also filter by dietary preferences like gluten-free, dairy-free, keto, paleo, vegan, and beyond. The meals arrive fresh and come with expiration dates as well as instructions on how to heat them. Lab results: The service received top scores from our testers and Nutrition Lab experts for flavor, portion sizes and overall food quality.

Favorite meals included the beef bourguignon with buttered egg noodles by Chris Ratel, chicken tikka masala by Andres Mendez, lamb kebab with turmeric hummus by Akhtar Narwab and marinated chicken shawarma over Israeli couscous by Einat Admony.

Our nutritionists also appreciated that the brand provides a full nutrition facts panel on each meal, too. Although the brand does offer filters for dietary preferences, the selections can be quite limited.

We found the service best for gourmet comfort food, but the brand also offers some health-conscious fare. Larger households will appreciate the offerings from Home Chef that include different plans for up to six people per meal.

You'll find a ton of options from five-minute meals to more elaborate entrée masterpieces. How it works : Start by taking a quiz that assesses your dietary preferences, allergies, level of interest in cooking and delivery preferences to determine which meal plan is best for you and your family.

Choose from 30 different recipes each week. Meal kit options include:. You'll also find six weekly recipes in Kroger grocery stores from Home Chef if you'd rather pick up the items yourself. Lab results: Our registered dietitians appreciate that Home Chef offers a wide variety of meal kits and that you can filter for calorie-conscious, carb-conscious and vegetarian options.

You can also now customize the proteins in your meal which is a major plus. Our testers gave the service rave reviews, with top scores for portion sizes and satiety of meals, easy-to-follow recipes and freshness of ingredients.

Favorites included hot honey crispy chicken, beef and poblano tamale pie, BBQ mushroom flatbread and shrimp campanelle primavera. Testers agreed that the quality of ingredients was better than other services they had tried in the past.

They thought this service was especially great for families, since the recipes were especially simple to follow and yielded delicious results.

The fact that they have a section curated specifically for families is a real plus. READ OUR FULL REVIEW: I Tried the Home Chef for Three Months. Nutritious, fully prepared meals are delivered fresh to your door and never frozen with Factor.

The options cater to a variety of diets, and the meals can be conveniently heated in the oven or microwave. All subscriptions include one complimentary consultation with a registered dietitian, which is a great perk. Plan preferences include:.

Lab results: Testers and experts both loved the variety of meals offered by Factor, as well as the portion sizes and the simplicity of heating. Meals were delivered in great condition and ingredients tasted fresh.

For those on low-carb and keto diets, the amount of compliant options on the menu was a welcome change from other services that have limited offerings.

Plus, the meals were tasty, satisfying and creative, but take note that many of the keto meals are very high in fat. Favorites included the pork tenderloin with cheesy cabbage, vegan mushroom marsala and herb cream cheese salmon. RELATED: Best Low-Carb Meal Delivery Services.

Sunbasket offers ready-to-heat meals as well as traditional meal kits. All offerings are made from high-quality ingredients and organic produce , with every recipe crafted by chefs and registered dietitians. How it works : Sunbasket offers traditional meal kits with pre-portioned ingredients and recipes that can be made in 40 minutes or less.

You can filter both options for specific dietary preferences including paleo, carb-conscious, gluten-free-friendly, keto-friendly, diabetes-friendly, Mediterranean, vegetarian and pescatarian. Lab results: Our experts love that Sunbasket has a plan option for pretty much any preference you might have.

We also liked that Sunbasket selects organic produce and responsibly sourced meats and seafood. The brand's dietitians ensure that all meals are typically under calories and mg of sodium but high in protein and fiber. Favorite meals included the penne rigate with yellow squash, the sheet pan pork sausages with roasted apple and delicata squash and the different taco offerings.

The breakfast options were also a big hit. The actual meal selection isn't super robust, but the service does give you the option to add standalone proteins to your box which can save you a trip to the butcher or fishmonger. RELATED: Best Healthy Meal Delivery Services. Green Chef was another top performer in our tests thanks to its high-quality ingredients, thoughtfully packaged kits and vibrant recipes.

This certified organic company offers a wide variety of health-conscious meal plans, working with farmers to source sustainable ingredients. How it works: Select from over 50 weekly menu and market options. You'll start by choosing a plan based on your dietary preferences, which can include Mediterranean, Calorie Smart, Plant-Based, Protein Packed, Keto and Gluten-Free.

Lab results: Given the delicious recipes, high-quality organic ingredients and meals curated for different dietary needs, Green Chef is a favorite among our nutrition experts.

You'll pay a premium, but the items come neatly packaged, organized and pre-portioned. Testers said they loved the portion sizes, saying that the meals filled them up and had great flavor.

Favorite dishes included spicy Tunisian-style chicken, Italian beef stuffed peppers, salmon Caesar salad and Cajun blackened chicken. On the downside, some testers noted that the instructions could be a bit complex and required many pans and bowls, but that the pictures on the recipe cards were very helpful.

READ OUR REVIEW : Is Green Chef Worth It? Martha Stewart's meal delivery service serves up minute recipes with fresh ingredients. The kit aims to introduce home cooks to new flavors and ingredients while also teaching new cooking techniques, and each meal only requires six steps per recipe.

Options also cater to various dietary preferences including vegan, vegetarian, fast, healthy, family-friendly, low carb and no added gluten. The service provides you with almost everything, but you'll need to have a few basics like oil, salt and pepper. Lab results: Our testers liked that Marley Spoon's instructions were well-written and easy to follow, even for new cooking techniques they had not tried before.

Picky eaters enjoyed the family-friendly meals too. Overall, our experts and testers appreciated how thorough the kits were. One tester said, "I found this to be a high-quality kit, from the packaging of each individual ingredient to the recipe details to the final product.

Even though many meal delivery services provide all of the ingredients and instructions, it can be hard to find the perfect cooking method every time. That's where Tovala comes in — the brand sends you neat packages of ingredients that require quick assembly. You'll then use the brand's signature smart oven to cook your food perfectly when you scan the corresponding QR code.

How it works: Start by purchasing one of the brand's smart ovens that can bake, broil, toast, reheat and even air fry. Then, select from over 30 new, chef-crafted meals each week. The meals are portioned for one and arrive fresh. Mostly pre-prepared, they require one minute or less of prep for example, adding a prepared sauce to a salmon filet.

After scanning a QR code, the oven works its magic, cooking your meal in around 20 minutes or less. When choosing meal options, you can filter for carb-conscious meals, gluten-free options, vegetarian offerings and calorie-smart picks.

Lab results: While purchasing the Tovala oven means this meal delivery service has a steep start-up cost, we love that it not only prepares Tovala meals but can also scan and cook over 1, different foods. Plus, you can use the Tovala recipe library to make your own meals from scratch in the Wi-Fi-connected oven too.

While testing this service in the Lab, we were amazed by how consistently and perfectly cooked each meal came out. At-home testers were impressed with the high-quality ingredients and loved that cleanup was a breeze. Favorite dishes included miso-glazed salmon with broccoli, chicken Parmesan with stuffed shells, crispy chicken potstickers with sweet soy noodles and Salisbury steak meatballs and mashed potatoes.

Think of Hungryroot as a master meal planner — the service will generate a list of groceries for you paired with recipes for the week and ship everything straight to your door.

It takes the hassle out of having to meal plan or keep your fridge restocked, and it saves you a trip to the grocery store.

How it works: Begin by taking a quiz to tell the service about your dietary needs, who you're feeding and more. Multiple dietary preferences can be met, including dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, omnivore, soy-free, nut-free, gluten-free and more.

The service then creates a grocery plan and fills your cart with suggested groceries and recipes to meet your needs, but you can always edit the delivery to get exactly what you'd like. Add on individual grocery items like snacks, breakfast foods, fruit and more if desired.

You can give feedback on your groceries and recipes so the service can improve deliveries each week. Lab results: Testers rated Hungryroot as one of the best services in our evaluation, saying that the meals were so easy to prepare and that the portion sizes were generous.

Busy families appreciated that the cart would auto-fill and generate not just groceries but also corresponding recipes, but of course, you can customize it if desired. Our registered dietitians note that all of the items are free from partially hydrogenated oils, artificial sweeteners, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial colors and artificial preservatives.

One tester said, "It was so fresh, the variety was amazing and everything was so quick to put together. Loved that everything came precut and prepackaged. Specifically, I really enjoyed the delicious sauces! Its Michelin-star chefs team up with physicians and dietitians to create delicious meals that accommodate complex dietary restrictions.

All meals are fully prepared and require refrigeration upon arrival. How it works : The subscription option is designed to help you maintain a low-FODMAP regimen over the course of two to eight weeks. You can also subscribe to choose your meals and have them sent on a recurring schedule or opt for a one-time order.

Epicured offers over menu items ranging from fully prepared bowls, entrées and soups to smoothies and energy bites. The brand uses organic ingredients whenever possible. Lab results: Testers were pleasantly surprised by the flavorful meals, even though they were gut-friendly.

Learning that it was gluten-free and low-FODMAP had me prepared not to like the texture or flavor. But surprisingly, it was all very good. RELATED: Best Gluten-Free Meal Delivery Services. Embrace a plant-based diet with this vegan meal delivery service that features globally inspired recipes.

All of the meals are completely plant-forward and kits come with a weekly recipe booklet that you can keep to re-create your favorites. How it works: Purple Carrot offers standard meal kits as well as fully prepared meals. For the meal kits, everything is already plant-based, but you can also filter recipes to choose high-protein options, meals under calories, nut-free, gluten-free and soy-free offerings.

You'll also have the option to add on additional plant-based grocery items, like vegan cream cheese and crackers with the brand's Plantry offerings. Lab results : Although many meal delivery services offer vegetarian plans, our nutritionists love that Purple Carrot showcases an array of tasty and nutritious vegan options for those following a plant-based lifestyle.

Plus, the service has been clinically proven to help people lose weight and lower LDL cholesterol. But for a kit that doesn't include meat, it is on the pricey side per serving. It encouraged me to try new flavors and food combinations I wouldn't have thought of myself.

RELATED: Best Vegan Meal Delivery Services. At the Good Housekeeping Institute , our food and nutrition experts test and review all different types of food products and services. From healthy snacks and supplements to food subscription boxes and meal delivery services, we are committed to bringing you the best of the best when it comes to quality, performance, flavor, nutrition and more.

Our experts have evaluated over 50 different meal delivery services. First, we assess how easy it is to navigate and utilize the service's website.

We look for robust menu variety, ample dietary preferences to accommodate different needs, simple instruction cards, accurate cooking times and delicious and inventive recipes. We also evaluate the quality of ingredients upon arrival and whether or not the kit includes everything you'll need to re-create the provided recipes.

We also look for packaging that keeps the food safe and incorporates sustainable features. Other major factors are cost and delivery ranges which we strongly consider in our tests.

We've looked at everything from traditional kits that come with pre-measured ingredients to fully prepared heat-and-eat options. What we've found is that there is really a service for every level of home cook and practically any dietary need or preference. Whether you love to cook or prefer to stay away from the kitchen, there is a meal delivery option for all different walks of life.

Real-life feedback from home cooks of all levels is an incredibly value component of our evaluation process. Testers comment on how easy the kits were to follow, their thoughts on the variety and quality of recipes, the condition of the food upon arrival, packaging and more.

We made our selections based on expert evaluations and tester feedback in the categories of overall satisfaction, food quality, cost, recycling efforts and availability.

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The recipes are designed to be whipped up in 30 minutes or less. Green Chef is a USDA-certified organic company that works to use high-quality, sustainable, clean ingredients.

Availability: All over the United States, except for Alaska, Hawaii, and parts of Louisiana. The Sakara meal delivery service was co-founded by Whitney Tingle, a certified yoga instructor, and Danielle DuBoise, a holistic health coach.

The service aims to provide fresh, plant-based healthy meals made with organic ingredients. Sakara is best for: People who eat a lot of salads and organic meals, and want to save time.

Purple Carrot offers vegetarian meal kits. There are a few different plans. The Quick and Easy plan has simple dishes designed that can serve as a good introduction to basic skills. Purple Carrot also offers a Performance Meals plan.

Purple Carrot is best for: Someone who thinks their vegetarian and plant-based meals are stuck in a rut. Availability: Currently ships to most zip codes in the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

The easy-to-follow recipes are inspired by unique, seasonal, or hard-to-find ingredients and everything comes pre-measured and precut—a plus for super busy cooks. The weekly box can be tailored for two or four people, and customized based on your dietary needs. All the recipes are beginner-friendly thanks to the picture-heavy, step-by-step instructions.

Calorie counts for each recipe are included as well. And Blue Apron has add-on programs for wine delivery and a market feature to shop for kitchen tools.

In addition to their weekly box, they also have seasonal boxes for events like an entire Thanksgiving dinner or holiday roast for six to eight.

Blue Apron is best for: Someone who wants help learning foundational cooking skills and repeatable recipes. For each recipe you can substitute items for example, if a recipe uses beef, you can swap in turkey, chicken, or a meatless alternative. You can also swap out types of noodles and other ingredients.

Their fresh ingredients come chopped, sauces come pre-made, and all the easy meals are designed to come together in a matter of minutes. Hungryroot also offers a grocery section and with organic produce, meat, seafood, plant-based proteins, breads, bakery items, sauces, dips, dressings, grains, pasta, sweets, dairy, eggs, beverages, and plenty of snacks.

Hungryroot is best for: People who hate tedious prep like mincing garlic and want really fast food. Availability: Most zip codes throughout the contiguous U. and the District of Columbia. These fresh, ready-made meals arrive in an insulated box with ice packs. Additionally, all the meals are certified organic.

If you want to outsource the effort it takes to create heathy, nutritious meals, Methodology is a worthy partner. They offer a rotating, plant-based menu they say is healthy and designed to optimize gut health by maximizing plant variety, nutrient density, and fiber, minimizing saturated fat, and avoiding processed food altogether.

The entire menu of premade meals is free of gluten, dairy, and refined sugar. Methodology also takes steps to be sustainable and a more environmentally-friendly meal kit. The food is packaged in glass jars or recyclable plastic, and you can even arrange to have your packaging picked up and reused.

Factor is another meal delivery service that does all of the cooking and prep work for you. Factor meals include grass-fed meat and pasture-raised eggs, as well as items that are gluten-free, antibiotic- and hormone-free, soy-free, non-GMO, and have no added sugars.

Meals can also be catered to the Paleo or keto diet. HelloFresh offers three plans: classic, vegetarian, and family-friendly. All plans include complete nutritional information. Choose between meal kits that feed between two and four people.

Omnivores get to choose from 15 menu options; vegetarians options are preset. HelloFresh is best for: Someone in any stage of life interested in learning to cook. CookUnity gives you access to meals from a variety of chefs around the world like Jose Garces or Esther Choi.

Availability: CookUnity delivers to most of the United States. Check to see if they ship to your city here. This doctor-designed program incorporates high-quality, nutrient-dense ingredients that are grown on an organic, sustainable farm in New Jersey.

As the name suggests, this meal kit aims to provide food that can help to keep you healthy for the long run. There are a variety of weekly menus to choose from, including vegan, pescatarian, kosher, and flexitarian weekly meal plans.

Each meal is designed by Chef Luigi Fineo. Food for Longevity is best for: Busy people looking for morning and mid-day meals while they work.

One of the best meal delivery services for the smoothie enthusiast, Daily Harvest sends you the ingredients to blend both smoothies and soups.

It also has bowls, flatbreads, and even family-size bakes. This is an easy way to work more fruits and vegetables into your diet with minimal cleanup afterwards. All of its meals are guaranteed to be GMO-free and gluten-free. The extensive menu features more than 40 meals.

If you have food restrictions or nutrition preferences, you can filter your menu choices to eliminate beets, cilantro, mushrooms, soy, tree nuts, caffeine, coconut, sesame, and spiciness.

Splendid Spoon is best for: Vegans and vegetarians who currently utilize the freezer aisle of their local grocery store. Revive Superfoods prides itself on its nutrient-dense smoothies, but has other offerings as well.

In addition to creamy smoothies, it also has oatmeal, dairy-free desserts, soups, burrito bowls, açaí bowls, falafels, and more.

The smoothies, which are the real focus of this meal delivery kit, are rounded out with filling ingredients like seeds and pea protein and in addition to fresh fruit and vegetables.

Revive also has a wide selection of oatmeal, like its best-selling banana and chocolate overnight oats. To prepare the oats you just have to add your liquid of choice and allow the cup to soak overnight. It can also be heated in the microwave if you want something faster same-day.

They all come precooked, and need to be heated for 4—5 minutes in the microwave. Revive Superfoods is best for: People who are too busy for breakfast but should really be eating it.

All meat ingredients are antibiotic- and hormone-free and the eggs are organic. When it comes to fish, Sunbasket uses wild-caught seafood recommended by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program. With more than 20 weekly recipes, you can choose between oven-ready meals, prepped servings, and classic meals that still require you to do all the chopping; servings vary between two and four.

Sunbasket is best for: A new home cook looking to experiment with new ingredients or techniques. Availability: Currently ships to most zip codes in the United States, excluding Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, and parts of New Mexico. Both menus can be tailored to work with specific dietary preferences.

FlexPro also has a Power Bakery with protein-packed cookies and brownies that you can add to any weekly order.

In the meal prep box, you can order ready-made proteins, like sous vide chicken, prime rib, shrimp scampi, sirloin steak, pulled pork carnitas, and rotisserie chicken. These are perfect for tossing into salads or bowls throughout the week.

Elaheh Nozari. Emily Johnson. Well Equipped Cleaning Gear. Meal Kits. Home Chef. Buy at Home Chef. Photo by Linda Pugliese. Pros: Marley Spoon meals got our testers and their kids cooking and eating a bit outside their comfort zone—the harissa salmon salad was a big hit. They are clearly labeled as such on the website.

We had a couple things leak over a few weeks of orders. Pros: A lot of meal kits claim they take 20 minutes, when it can often be almost double that. Gobble said its meals could be prepped in 15 and we were pleasantly surprised just how close all of them came to that benchmark.

Nothing took over 20 minutes. There are also a lot of one pot meals to keep you from making too big a mess. They repurpose ingredients like garlic confit in lots of dishes in a way that seems smart and efficient rather than repetitive.

Cons: The solution from customer service which is lovely by the way if something is missing from an order is to credit an extra meal to your account. Gobble is best for: People who want freshly cooked food really fast.

On the Menu: Pan-roasted chicken with broccoli-cheddar mac and cheese and chicken breast Portuguese-style shrimp with pinto beans and rustic tomato pimentón sauce and sustainably raised ocean shrimp Cheesy corn and black bean enchiladas suizas with zesty cabbage salad Korean bulgogi beef lettuce cups with vegetable japchae Availability: Continental United States.

Buy at Gobble. Buy at Dinnerly. Green Chef. Our list of the healthiest meal delivery services for is a good place to find all the most nutritious options. Number of meals per week. With almost every service, the more meals or servings your order per delivery, the cheaper it becomes per meal.

But you'll want to hone in on exactly how much food makes sent for your household. If you can't imagine yourself cooking more than twice per week, don't order more than two meal kits because they typically won't last more than a week in the fridge.

Most prepared meals either arrive frozen or can be frozen after unboxing. That means it's less of an issue if you order too many meals on your first go around. Most services allow you to change the number of meals or servings in your plan even after you've started.

Our meal delivery experts have logged more than 5 years of cooking more than 75 meal kits and tasting more than prepared meals from various services to help land on our list of the best healthy meal subscriptions in While everything else has got more expensive, meal kit subscriptions seem to be getting cheaper.

The absolute cheapest meal kit is EveryPlate , and with consistently tasty meals -- we've tested it three times now -- that take as little as 20 minutes to cook, it's an easy pick for the best cheap meal service for Read more: Are Some Meal Kits Cheaper Than Buying Groceries?

I Did the Math. If you're looking for inexpensive vegan meals by mail or an affordable meal kit service that includes steak and seafood in the standard plan, we have picks for those, too. The takeaway? Being budget-friendly certainly doesn't mean the food has to suck.

If you're looking to eliminate a few weekly tasks -- grocery shopping, meal planning, prep, cooking -- without squeezing your budget, we tested more than 10 top wallet-friendly services to find the best cheap meal delivery for The bottom line : EveryPlate's meal kits were all solid and easy to make.

EveryPlate meal kits are easy to prepare and I loved everything I made in multiple rounds of testing.

You won't find a lot of foofy, upscale cuisine or complicated recipes, but you will get a lot of satisfying comfort food, such as hoisin meatloaf with mashed potatoes, cheeseburgers, umami pork chops and sweet potato quesadillas. I tested EveryPlate and was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked the meals.

Having tested all of the leading prepared meal delivery service options, Fresh N Lean ran away from the competition, ticking more boxes than any other. The food is healthy, thoughtfully prepared, tastes fantastic, looks appetizing and is fairly affordable, depending on the plan you select.

Fresh N Lean has five meal plans to help keep folks on track with their specific nutrition goals, including low-carb, vegan, paleo and protein-plus options. The food I tried was all made exceptionally well, made from simple, whole ingredients.

This is the perfect service for families with picky eaters trying to eat well on a budget. Much like EveryPlate, Dinnerly has a lot of comfort foods such as ravioli with spinach and parmesan sauce, carne asada tacos and chicken pad thai.

Dinnerly has an enormous menu of recipes -- typically more than 60 to choose from in a given week. The bottom line: This plant-based meal delivery service had some of the best, healthy prepared meals of any service we tried.

I sampled about nine of Mosaic Food's plant-based prepared meal offerings and the vegetarian prepared meal delivery service had an astoundingly high hit rate. Mosaic uses bold and interesting global flavors and employs creative use of meat substitutes such as tofu, jackfruit, cauliflower and vegan sausages to create tasty and satisfying vegetarian meals -- even for this omnivore.

There are some vegan meals, but many of them use dairy products, so vegans must choose their Mosaic meals more carefully. The bottom line: Blue Apron is a classic example of a quality meal delivery service.

One of the original providers of this service, it also stands out for eco-friendliness. Blue Apron is one of the original meal kit services and it's also one of the best. In fact, Blue Apron topped our list of best meal delivery services for with a wide range of excellent recipes, all for an affordable price.

It's true, you can order bistro steaks and roasted trout dinners with Blue Apron's standard plan, where many services charge extra for those premium proteins. In addition to solid meal kits, Blue Apron is the most eco-friendly service of the major players, according to a recent study.

The heartier meals are great too, like the cauliflower rice and pesto harvest bowl with cashews and spinach. You won't need more than a saucepan, toaster or blender to prepare most of the meals, and most can be made in as little as 5 minutes.

When I tried Daily Harvest , I loved the interesting smoothie combos such as a chocolate blueberry smoothie with greens, banana and almond butter. The bottom line : It doesn't get much easier than HelloFresh.

This service has tons of cheap meal kit options, more than 50 per week, and allows you to add proteins or extra servings to keep the whole crew fed and happy.

HelloFresh has as many as 25 dinner meal kits per week, so it is nearly impossible not to find something you'll like.

HelloFresh also has five or six plant-based recipes a week, making it the best cheap meal kit service for vegetarians. Over the past few years, we've tested nearly every meal kit delivery and prepared meal delivery service we could get our oven mitts on, and that includes the best budget meal delivery services.

Many of the menu options for the meal delivery services we've listed include nutritious plant-based food or high-protein recipes with lots of veggies and lean meats.

To test each cheap meal delivery service, I tried at least four and sometimes as many as 10 meals from any given service. I always choose a range of meals from the various menu and meal plan offerings.

For instance, if a meal subscription service offers vegan or vegetarian meals I was sure to try at least one. I also mixed up the cuisine types to include pasta, meat dishes, bowls and other various styles offered by the brand. To test the best cheap meal kits, there was another set of standards and protocols to adhere to.

Here's more on how we test meal kits at CNET. The first big decision you'll make is whether you want meal kits, which require some prep and cooking, or a prepared meal service that sends fully cooked meals ready to heat and eat.

Prepared meals require almost no time and energy, other than what it takes to actually eat the food, but typically run a few dollars more per serving. If you're keen on eating low-calorie, low-carb, plant-based or pescatarian food, certain meal kits and meal delivery services are better than others.

Our list of the healthiest meal delivery services for is a good place to find the most nutritious options. With almost every service, the more meals or servings are in your order per delivery, the cheaper it becomes per meal. Ideally, you'll want to determine exactly how much food makes sense for your household.

That means it's less of an issue if you order too many meals on your first go-around. Services like Daily Harvest and Splendid Spoon have meals for similar prices but are focused more on grain bowls and smoothies and might be better for breakfast or lunch versus dinner.

When it comes to meal kits, your options are many, and most services provide weekly recipes that are low on calories but still filling. HelloFresh has the most recipes per week of any meal kit service, so that might be your best bet for finding consistent meals that keep your diet goals on track.

But all services list the calorie content for each recipe, along with carbs, protein, sugar and sodium. Depending on your weight loss goals, a healthy prepared meal delivery or meal kit service can help. Fresh N Lean, Pete's Real Food and Daily Harvest all have low-calorie meals to choose from.

Some of the services listed here are healthy prepared meal delivery services , sending fully cooked meals -- often frozen or partially frozen -- and ready to eat when you receive them. Others include health-focused meal kits with premeasured ingredients all boxed up and ready for easy weeknight cooking.

There's a stark difference between meal kits and meal delivery, but both make dinnertime easier and can translate into healthier eating choices for you in Plus, we sussed out the best healthy meal services for those on special diets like keto or paleo or for those who wish to eat organic prepared meals and meal kits.

Wellness Nutrition. Written by David Watsky. Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement. David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things edible, including meal kit services, food subscriptions, kitchen tools and cooking tips.

Since earning a BA in English from Northeastern in Boston, he's toiled in nearly every aspect of the food business, including as a line cook in Rhode Island where he once made a steak sandwich for Lamar Odom. Right now, he's likely somewhere stress-testing a blender or researching the best way to make bacon.

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