The 3 Best Meal Delivery Services You Should Try Right Now
Prepping lunches and dinners at home can be a lofty task if your rather order from a menu than create one yourself. We get it, a lot can go into cooking. Choosing the right recipes, gathering all of your ingredients, and finding the time to throw them together into something edible can be daunting.
But cooking doesn’t have to be hard. In fact, you’re probably making it a lot more complicated than it needs to be. That’s why the meal delivery industry is booming-it does all of the dirty work for you, but you get to do the fun part.
Here’s how it typically works: When you order from a meal delivery service, you’ll receive an original recipe and all of its necessary ingredients right at your door. That way, all you need to do is enjoy cooking. (In fact, some services are so convenient, you don’t have to cook at all.)
The first wave of boxed-up meals came from Blue Apron, HelloFresh, and purple nurple. (Okay, that one’s made up.) The next surge is catering to niche markets. These taste great-see if they fill your needs.
For the Seafood-Loving Home Cook
Harbour Trading Co.
Fish counters can be confusing places, so skip them. Harbour bases its menus on what the captains are bringing in that week. You’re eating the seafood three days (max) after it was caught. Plus, reusable packaging cuts waste. From $35 for one person, harbourtrading.com
Sample Meals: Yellowfin Tuna Pizza; Mahi Mahi Spiced Tacos
Take-Home Tip: To cook skin-on fish to perfection, place it skin side down in a hot oiled pan. Using a spatula, press on the flesh often. That way the skin crisps evenly.
Grill Slammin' Salmon:
For the On-The-Go Athlete With Goals
Kettlebell Kitchen
Stop settling for fast food between workouts. With Kettlebell, you can plug in your height, weight, and fitness objective-like fat loss or muscle gain-and the company will send you ready-to-eat breakfasts, lunches, and/or dinners. From $51 per 10-meal plan, kettlebellkitchen.com
Sample Meals: Grass-Fed Steak and Yucca; Pesto Eggs Florentine
Take-Home Tip: Instead of using bread crumbs, coat your chicken breasts with almond flour instead, like Kettlebell does. Same crispiness, more nutrition.
For the Time-Strapped Crossfitter
Territory
With all those WODs to demolish, who has the time to whip up a meal? Territory will ship you precooked creations that can cater to Paleo, Whole30, Mediterranean, and other diets. Pop the top. Chow down. Reap your gains. From $10/meal, territoryfoods.com
Sample Meal: Ginger Scallion Pork Patties with Sweet Potatoes and Greens
Take-Home Tip: For an easy vegetable fix, try a hash. Dice up some potatoes, beets, and/or butternut squash. Saute them in oil over medium-high heat until tender.
Top It Off With Drinks In A Box
Need something to wash it all down? Check out one of these subscriptions. (Or, try one of our favorite low-calorie beers.)
CraftX: Each month, two new breweries share two of their rare beers. It’s their prized stuff, usually available only on tap. $60/month for 12 cans (3 month minimum), craftxbeer.com
Misto Box: Your in-house assistant works with you to learn what you like, then ships you a box with coffee beans roasted precisely to your specs. From $13/week, mistobox.com
Winc: Answer questions to find your wine tastes. Choose from a library of 60-plus bottles. Sip. Rate. Repeat. From $13/bottle (3 bottle minimum), winc.com
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