You just have to make sure to skip them before it’s too late, or you’ll be stuck with a delivery of three meals that you might not want or be able to use. You can also skip a delivery, or many deliveries. For instance you might be able to swap out salmon for tilapia. In some cases you can customize the meal, too. There will be several other meals, and you can swap them out. If you’re signed up for three meals, like I was, there will be three default meals.

Then, about a week before your meal shows up, you can customize. You can also enter your preferences and dietary restrictions, to some extent. You sign up for an account, and you indicate how many people you need meals for (2 or 4), how many you need a week, and how often you want the deliveries. Home Chef, Hello Fresh and Blue Apron all work the same way.

Charlotte art museums, galleries and events.50+ walks and hikes in and near Charlotte.Best skyline views in Charlotte for photos.Subscribing to Charlotte on the Cheap's email list.Please note that this was written in spring of 2020, so the prices and some of the policies might have changed. But first, here is some basic information about the meal prep services.Īfter the pictures of the meals, I’ll reveal what decision we made! These are real, unfiltered pictures that I took right before I dug in.įor each meal I’ll tell you our impressions of it. I’ll leave that to the Instagram influencers. Please keep in mind that I’m not a food photographer or a professional food stager. I’m going to show you each meal that I made. Right now I also see Groupons for EveryPlate, Gobble, Green Chef, and a few more. Each Groupon got me three meals for two people. There are often good deals on introductory offers on Groupon, so I bought three Groupons - one for Hello Fresh, one for Home Chef, and one for Blue Apron. If you sign up for one of the meal kit plans through my code, I might earn credits for future meals. If you do buy a Groupon here, I might earn a small commission. What follows are my experiences and opinions.

I haven’t been compensated by Blue Apron, Home Chef or Hello Fresh. Have you thought about trying one of the many meal kit services and wondered if they’re worth the money, and, maybe more of a puzzle, what’s the difference between them? Me too!

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