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re: Anyone here do meal delivery services like Hello Fresh?
Posted on 9/26/22 at 9:57 am to mouton
Posted on 9/26/22 at 9:57 am to mouton
My family has done Blue Apron and Hello Fresh for a while. We stopped Blue Apron because my finicky kid just wouldn't eat it or did and hated it. Supper is his only decent meal of any school day.
Started Hello Fresh much later after my wife died and found a family friendly menu. This was a huge help as a single dad dealing with work, hobbies and raising a 12 year old boy. Enter the new lady who loves to cook and is off a lot during the week. Even at two meals per week, some would have to be thrown out for one reason or another, and the meals were for two. To make it work, I would have had to switch to 4 person. While I do miss it because it exposes me to things I would never otherwise cook, the two of us just cook too much from the grocery for this to work well.
And as far as the learning to cook thing goes, I have actually learned a lot from these things and incorporate the lessons into my daily cooking.
Started Hello Fresh much later after my wife died and found a family friendly menu. This was a huge help as a single dad dealing with work, hobbies and raising a 12 year old boy. Enter the new lady who loves to cook and is off a lot during the week. Even at two meals per week, some would have to be thrown out for one reason or another, and the meals were for two. To make it work, I would have had to switch to 4 person. While I do miss it because it exposes me to things I would never otherwise cook, the two of us just cook too much from the grocery for this to work well.
And as far as the learning to cook thing goes, I have actually learned a lot from these things and incorporate the lessons into my daily cooking.
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Posted on 9/26/22 at 10:18 am to mouton
I do Blue Apron and think the ingredients are top notch. We got one bad box before and they applied the credit so we got the next box for free.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 2:41 pm to Roy Curado
I've done Blue Apron, HomeChef and EveryPlate. I thought Blue Apron tried too hard to be "gourmet", but the ingredients were good. I found HomeChef kinda bland. EveryPlate fits for me now, but really just a matter of personal preference. Like others have said it's best for 1-2 people and not having finicky eaters.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 5:18 pm to mouton
We were doing Hello Fresh for a while and still occasionally. I agree with Kosmo about purchasing more protein to add to the meals.
Most meals have most always tasted great and have tried things like Couscous and other meal selections that are not part of my southern plains food culture.
Most meals have most always tasted great and have tried things like Couscous and other meal selections that are not part of my southern plains food culture.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 9:41 pm to mouton
I started doing it in April because I got a really good intro price. We still do it a couple weeks a month because it is convenient and we like the meals pretty well. I have always cooked a lot, but this has introduced some different things to our weekly menus and is so mindlessly easy. Grab the bag and follow the instructions. I make a point to follow the directions exactly and have been impressed by how well it all comes together timely. It also helps with portion control. I do not supplement at all and we always have enough. We have tried HF, EveryPlate, and Marley Spoon. Marley Spoon was a little more upscale but more expensive and doesnt offer good discounts. EveryPlate is literally budget HelloFresh, but is fine. I will deactivate and then they drag me back in with big discounts, so now I refuse to pay more than $25 a week for it, and have no problem keeping it at that price point.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 9:53 pm to ladygoodman
Green Chef-great food, fresh, easy to follow instructions, great variety. However, 4 meals per week for two is too much so cut it back to 3 meals/week. And, have to pause meals for 1-2 weeks. Price is a little expensive, but healthier than going out to eat and cheaper than quality restaurant.
This post was edited on 9/26/22 at 9:54 pm
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