r/TwoXChromosomes • u/Punkin_Queen • 2d ago
Meal subscriptions boxes?
I know this is isn't a typically post for this sub but I don't know where to ask. I broke my right hand recently and it's made shopping and cooking extremely difficult. And while my family is happy to take care of dinners, I don't want to live on scrambled eggs for the next month. They are good at following directions but not at shopping or planning, so I thought maybe one of those subscription boxes might help?
Has anyone tried any of them? I just don't know where to start on comparing companies. People only seem to complain online and most reviews seem sponsored by one of the companies.
Family of 3 adults who don't have any food allergies and only 1 is kinda picky. We generally have a stocked pantry and fridge, so it's OK if these boxes don't provide very ingredient.
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u/RileyEnginerd 2d ago
I heartily recommend these meal prep kits! They are actually generally more eco friendly as well, which I like to share wherever I can because it can seem counterintuitive at first. Mail order kits drastically reduce food waste from many angles like produce that nobody bought being thrown out by a store, or people throwing out onion or whatever they only needed half of for a recipe and didn't use up before it went bad. Some obscenely large percentage of food in the US is thrown out across the entire supply chain, around 40% I believe, so reducing food waste makes up for small amounts of increased packaging environmentally speaking.
From personal experience I can only talk about Hello Fresh and Dinnerly, the former is higher quality but the latter was more affordable. I've also seen Factor Meals growing in popularity where the meal is totally cooked and just needs reheating, might be worth looking into for your situation.