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19 Healthy Meal Delivery Services You Need To Try

Healthy made easy.

By Sarah Weinberg, Alexis Morillo and Ni'Kesia Pannell
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There are many excuses to justify ditching your self-proclaimed goal to eat healthier. I don't have time to cook dinner when I get home from work. I don't have time to prep lunches on Sunday. I don't have time to go grocery shopping. And here's what we have to say to all that: These healthy meal services will deliver ready-to-eat or easy-to-prepare meals to your doorstep. Suddenly, you're all out of excuses. Find the delivery service that's right for you.

    Fresh N' Lean: For Protein-Rich Diets

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    Fresh N' Lean

    Fresh N' Lean deliveries can be customized to fit a wide range of diets from vegan, keto, and Mediterranean to paleo, Whole 30, and low-carb vegan. Standouts include the company's Protein+ meal plan, which is great for those looking for a meat-forward diet approach. It's designed for athletes or fitness buffs who need a protein-heavy meal to fuel them. Everything is always delivered fresh—never frozen.

    Where: Nationwide

    Cost: Price per meal varies by meal plan and frequency

    Sun Basket: For Meal Kits And Prepared Meals

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    Sun Basket

    Sun Basket offers both meal kits and Fresh & Ready prepared meals that cover a variety of diets and lifestyles. You can easily search meals by calories, dietary restriction, and diet. You can select a meal plan or mix and match.

    In addition to full meals, you can supplement your order with market products like sourdough, smoked salmon, pasta.

    Where: Most zip codes in the United States, excluding Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, North Dakota, and parts of New Mexico.

    Cost: Meal kits start at $11.49 per serving and Fresh & Ready prepared meals start at $9.99 per serving

    Dinnerly: For The One On A Budget

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    Dinnerly

    Touting itself as the "affordable meal kit," Dinnerly is the service you should consider if staying on budget is your main concern. Each of the service's recipes are easy to make, only require a few ingredients, and are all available online. So no worries about losing those recipe cards! You can also add market items to your order so you can skip your next trip to the grocery store.

    Where: Most of the contiguous U.S.

    Cost: Meals start at $4.99 per person

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    Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon: For Those Who Like Variety

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    Marley Spoon

    Wish you could cook like Martha Stewart? Well, your wish is her (and Marley Spoon's) command! Get a variety of the best Martha recipes delivered right to your door along with quality ingredients. Each recipe has only six steps and takes less than 30 minutes to prepare. And with more than 100 recipes to choose from every week, you'll never have to eat the same thing twice... if you don't want to.

    Where: Most of the contiguous U.S.

    Cost: Varies by number of meals and portion sizes

    Gobble: For Quick Meals

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    GOBBLE

    If finding time to meal prep is what keeps you and the kitchen disconnected, then Gobble may be the meal service for you. Perhaps the most low-effort meal service out there, the good folks over at Gobble send you already-peeled veggies, and there's little-to-no prep involved in the recipes you receive. The best part? It takes less than 15 minutes for each meal to go from pan to plate. Talk about helpful.

    Where: All contiguous U.S. with the exception of Montana and parts of Nebraska, New Mexico, and Kansas

    Cost: Varies by plan

    HelloFresh: For The Newbie

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    Hello Fresh

    For those of looking for variety, you can't go wrong with HelloFresh. Even if you're not sure how to cook like a pro yet, there's something easy enough for everyone in their vast roundup of recipes.

    Where: Continental U.S.

    Cost: Varies by plan

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    Factor_: For The Inexperienced Cook

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    Factor_

    Meals from Factor_ require absolutely no cooking—just a quick reheat in the microwave. This delivery service's main goal is to save you time, and you can choose to have as few as four meals or as many as 18 delivered every week. Meals are shipped in insulated boxes with gel packs so each box stays fresh until you can unload it.

    Where: Contiguous U.S.

    Cost: Meals range from $11 to $15 based on plan size

    Raw Generation: For The Juicer

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    Raw Generation

    Think of Raw Generation like your personal, virtual juice bar. It's got green juices and sweet ones, plus smoothies, good-for-you soups, and keto-friendly drinks. Popular options include the Protein Cleanse, which offers three cold-pressed juices and three plant-based smoothies each day, and you can order it for a three-, five-, or seven-day stint. Subscribe to a recurring delivery for most products, including the multi-day cleanses, for 15 percent off the base price.

    Where: Nationwide

    Cost: Varies

    Home Chef: For Families With Kids

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    Home Chef

    Never have enough time to whip up a hot family meal after work? Home Chef offers a variety of meals every week, so everyone in the family will find something to soothe their cravings.

    Where: Most zip codes in the United States

    Cost: Starting at $7.99 per serving

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    Epicured: For Those With Dietary Restrictions

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    Epicured

    Epicured is fantastic for anyone with gastrointestinal issues. Whether you're dealing with IBS or need to have strictly gluten-free meals, Epicured has a variety of meals to suit your needs.

    Where: Continental U.S.

    Cost: Prices vary

    RealEats: For Those On A Time Crunch

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    RealEats

    RealEats was founded by a single dad who felt he didn't have enough hours in the day to feed his kids delicious, healthy meals. His goal? To help other busy families by providing them with prepackaged meals made by a chef with Michelin-star experience. The customizable menu includes healthy snacks and beverages, plus individual orders of sides and proteins.

    Where: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. RealEats also delivers to most of South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri

    Cost: Varies by plan

    BistroMD: For Those With Diabetes

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    BistroMD

    For those living with diabetes, there's BistroMD. It's a meal delivery service designed by doctors, but it's still totally delicious. Each meal is designed to help diners maintain healthy glucose levels, and the service even offers support from a team of registered dietitians. There are also plans that are gluten-free, heart-healthy, and for those dealing with menopause.

    Where: Continental U.S.

    Cost: Varies by plan

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    Hungryroot: For People Who Love Flexibility

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    Hungryroot

    When you don't have time for grocery shopping, Hungryroot comes to the rescue. This service delivers a selection of groceries, including proteins and fresh produce, along with quick and easy recipes that detail how to use everything. Recipes can take as little as 10 minutes to prepare; follow them to the letter or get creative.

    Where: Contiguous U.S.

    Cost: Starting at $65 per delivery

    Territory: For The Exploratory Eater

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    It's nearly impossible to tire of the meal selections from Territory. A hand-selected network of nutrition experts and local chefs make sure the weekly platters vary. That means you can try out different lifestyles (paleo, keto, vegetarian, Whole30, low-fat, Mediterranean, etc.) and cuisines (Lebanese, Brazilian, Southwestern, Italian, and so on). The meals come completely ready to eat—you're not even required to mix anything or top with a sauce. Just pop them in the microwave for the set amount of time. These meals are literal lifesavers when you want to be healthy but don't have the energy to cook anything yourself.

    Where: Zip codes can be found here

    Cost: Varies

    Provenance Meals: For The City Dweller Who Dreams Of Country Life

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    Provenance Meals

    Provenance Meals ships nationwide through its Feel Good Fix and Wellness Shop programs. The meals are designed by founder Caroll Lee and her team of nutrition experts, and the entire production has a holistic approach—from its on-call group of natural nutritionists to a commitment to reducing packaging and food waste.

    Where: Nationwide

    Cost: Varies

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    Freshly: For The Time-Crunched Foodie

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    Freshly

    Three minutes—that's the longest it'll ever take you to get Freshly's meals from container to table. The meals come fully cooked and they're not frozen, so they don't take long to reheat. As for those buzz words that every meal delivery service likes to tout: Freshly is certified gluten-free and its packaging is super sustainable. Everything can be recycled.

    Where: Continental U.S.

    Cost: from 4 meals per week for $50 to 12 meals for $115

    Sakara: For Plant-Based, Organic Meals

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    Sakara believers (which include celebs Chrissy Teigen, Lily Aldridge, and Adriana Lima) will tell you it isn't just a meal plan—it's a lifestyle. And as corny as that sounds, it's kind of true. Choose from a variety of nutrition programs, which each come with individually-packaged meals that list all the ways the ingredients will make you a better, healthier human. Expect the plant-based food to look like the stuff of a pastel-colored dream world: edible flowers, colorful veggies, and chlorophyll drops.

    Where: Contiguous U.S.

    Cost: Varies by plan

    Daily Harvest: For The On-The-Go Instagrammer

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    Daily Harvest

    If you follow any health-minded Instagram stars, you've probably seen them sing Daily Harvest's praises. Every single menu item has adorable packaging—and inside, you'll find flash-frozen ingredients for smoothies and other dishes like harvest bowls, flatbreads, oat bowls, chia bowls, and soups, snacks, and plant-based ice creams.

    Where: Most of continental U.S.

    Cost: Prices start at $5.99 per meal

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    Pete's Real Food: For From-Scratch Meals

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    All of the dinners you receive from Pete's Paleo are made from scratch. Choose from vegan or paleo meal plans, or a mix of both. The company also offers kids lunches.

    Where: Nationwide

    Cost: Varies

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    Sarah Weinberg
    Deputy Editor

    Sarah Weinberg is the deputy editor at Delish and has covered food, travel, home, and lifestyle for a number of publications, including Food Network Magazine and Country Living. She's originally from the Bay Area, has an unhealthy affinity for the Real Housewives of Anywhere, and harbors strong feelings about fruit salad.

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    Associate Editor

    Alexis Morillo is the Associate Editor at Delish.com where she covers breaking food news and viral food trends.

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    Contributing Writer

    Ni'Kesia Pannell is an entrepreneur, multi-hyphenate freelance writer, and self-proclaimed Slurpee connoisseur that covers news and culture for The Kitchn. She's the former Weekend Editor for Delish who also writes about faith, health and wellness, travel, beauty, lifestyle, and music for a range of additional outlets.

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