These days, meal delivery services are a dime a dozen, making it harder to find the best one for you and your family. Add dietary restrictions to the mix and you probably think you’re better off flying solo. Hold it right there! While it can be trickier to find the best meal delivery services for your diet (and budget), it’s certainly not impossible.
Ahead, we take a look at some of the best meal delivery services for vegans, vegetarians, paleo-eaters, and meat-lovers alike.
Blue Apron
Blue Apron is one of the most popular meal delivery services out there — and with good reason. The meal delivery service offers chef-designed recipes made with quality, responsibly sourced ingredients that can be put together in less than one hour. In addition to its high-quality meals, it also offers personalized wine delivery for just $10 a bottle.
Pricing: Starting at $7.49 per serving
Try It: Blueapron.com
HelloFresh
Another must-try meal delivery service? Blogger favorite, HelloFresh. Whether you’re a vegetarian or meat-lover HelloFresh has you covered with some of the best ingredients money can buy. The best part? You can whip up a delicious home-cooked meal in around 30 minutes or less. In addition, HelloFresh offers a wine delivery service featuring top quality bottles of red, white, or mixed for around $15 a bottle.
Pricing: $8.74-$9.99 per serving
Try It: Hellofresh.com
Purple Carrot
Plant-based eaters, rejoice! There’s a meal delivery service made specifically for you. Formulated with 100% wholesome, plant-based ingredients, Purple Carrot is more than just a meal delivery — it’s a sure-fire way to ensure you get the right amount of nutrients for your dietary preference. What makes Purple Carrot stand out from other services? Aside from being 100% plant-based, the meal delivery service offers meals designed specifically with vegan athletes in mind. Created in partnership with Tom Brady, the TB12 Performance Meals are designed to help maintain a plant-based diet without sacrificing performance.
Pricing: $12-$13 per serving
Try It: Purplecarrot.com
Plated
When it comes to meal delivery services, not every plan allows you to choose specific recipes, which is why plated is one of the best — read: customizable — services out there. In addition to its customization factor, it’s also extremely flexible and allows you to swap out recipes, skip weeks, and cancel at any time. What’s more? There’s a wide variety of recipes to choose from that range from beginner, 20-minute recipes to intermediate culinary experiences.
Pricing: $9.95-$11.95 per serving
Try It: Plated.com
Green Chef
Green Chef is one of the most diet-friendly, versatile meal delivery services out there. Whether you’re paleo, vegan, vegetarian, a meat-eater, or gluten-free, there are a selection of recipes for you. Every week, subscribers receive a box of organic ingredients based on their preferred meal plan that can be turned into a delicious meals in about 30 minutes.
Pricing: $10.49-$14.99 per meal
Try It: GreenChef.com
Sun Basket
Another versatile meal delivery service to try? Sun Basket. The lean and clean service focuses on paleo, gluten-free, and vegan recipes made with certified organic ingredients. From the ingredients to the easy and convenient recipes to the ability to mix and match from 18 different dishes, Sun Basket is one of the healthiest, most user-friendly meal delivery services on the market.
Pricing: $10.99-$11.99 per serving
Try It: Sunbasket.com
Terra’s Kitchen
For those looking for a meal delivery service with a waste-free spin, consider Terra’s Kitchen. Every week, the healthy food service delivers fresh ingredients right to your doorstep in a fridge-like vessel that can be upcycled up to 100 times. Upon receiving your ingredients, all you have to do is unload the vessel and store the items in your refrigerator. Terra’s Kitchen will pick the vessel up the following day and reuse it up to 100 more times, resulting in less packaging waste. In addition to its eco-friendly perks, Terra’s Kitchen offers both lunch and dinner recipes, as well as sides, snacks, beverages, and desserts.
Pricing: Starting at $9.99 per serving (dinner)
Try It: Terraskitchen.com
