Okay, let’s be honest: I am NOT a paid spokesperson for this, but I am just blatantly obsessed. (If you follow me on snapchat, I apologize for the nightly meal snaps, but dang, obsessed.) So what am I talking about? Hello Fresh is a food delivery service that packages meals for you to cook at your home (yes, a package of fresh food delivered straight to your door.) Mind boggling am I right? We just started a week ago, but I have to say that we are lifers – for real, I’ll never go back to the attempted meal planning, “I have no clue what we can eat,” let’s just order take-out nights….
Here is why I love it:
1.) I hate grocery shopping. I don’t know what, but I never go in with a plan so I come out with a bunch of stuff that doesn’t really make sense (or I end up with ten cans of peas!) and the time it takes for me to shop just annoys my productive mind.
2.) Portion control isn’t my strong suit. Drew and I eat pretty healthy but I suck at portion control (especially since everything comes in family sizes and we hate left overs.) These are pre-portioned meals and the portions are definitely filling!
3.) Our produce always goes bad. I don’t know how many avocado’s we’ve thrown away! Now you can get just what you need (including fresh herbs and spices) and you eat it before it goes bad – you also don’t have to buy an entire bag of onions. Each meal is boxed with all the ingredients ready to go (including delicious spices and herbs that we would never buy on our own!)
4.) It forces me to eat more than mac and cheese! Last night I at veggie bolognese with lentils and mushrooms – what? I would have never tried it! It’s so fun learning how to cook new foods and try new recipes. Um, laarb burgers? Yeah, didn’t know what they were – I am not obsessed, like give me more pork… NOW.
5.) It isn’t a frozen meal! You get to cook it, feel like a chef, enjoy the prep process and learn new cooking techniques. It forces us to stay on track with the recipe and the best part? It’s healthy! Each meal is about 600-700 calories and filled with good protein!
The meals are separated by boxes so you don’t even have to separate them out. The little menu/recipe book is beautiful designed with gorgeous photos (a photographers dream) and includes nutrition facts. You get all of the fresh herbs, spices, produce, and meat, so it’s easy to put together a gourmet meal in an hour or less. So why won’t I shut up about this? Because we have been stuck in a meal rut making the same few meals over and over again for the last five years! On the weeks we didn’t want to go grocery shopping, we would order take out or make frozen dinners or try to create some concoction with the odd canned goods we had sitting around. It also gives you zero excuses to eat out, because you have everything you need to make a complete meal in your fridge! (Hello, money savings!)
You can change the amount of meals delivered each week or pause if you’re going to be out of town. You also get to select which meals you want from their menu. I mean, how much easier does it get? For me, knowing I have fresh and delicious food for dinner takes away the stress and gets me excited for dinner time again!
I dare you to just try this! Get $40 off your first box and tell me what you think!
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Ms. Jenna, I really appreciated this blog post. I have recently tried Hello Fresh, and must say, I absolutely love it and pretty much tell everyone I know about them!