Home Meal Prep Services
By maezee
@maezee (41997)
United States
October 10, 2018 8:51am CST
I am seeing these advertised all over Facebook, including Blue Apron, Hello Fresh, Green Chef and others. Seems like every other ad I see is for one of these meal prep subscription services. Has anyone out here tried one of these?
To my understanding they ship you all the ingredients a few times a week for an entire meal and I believe for two shipments per week for Blue Apron, I heard it was around $60.
I personally enjoy the act of cooking and shopping for meals, plus for two dinners I could make t a lot cheaper myself. But then again, I am not the worlds greatest cook.
Do you use one of these or know anyone else who does?
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15 responses
@porwest (78761)
• United States
10 Oct 18
I am like you. I enjoy cooking, AND I can make many meals for much less money than these outfits offer. These "services" are catering to the misinformed and the lazy, I think. And there is quite a large market for that these days. I have never tried one of these and never intend to.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
10 Oct 18
I think it might be a good send for dual income working couples..but it would be silly for me to pay for a service like this. I like to cook anyway.
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Oct 18
It is too expensive to try. I can get food at the local grocery for cheaper.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
I don't use these. And I won't order them online.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
10 Oct 18
My daughter uses Hello Fresh (I think) and they love it. I tried it for a while, but it's just not for us. The food was a little more exotic than we like. I'd rather buy and cook exactly what we want.
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@Metsrock69 (3492)
• United States
11 Oct 18
I guess this is for the people who can't get out or just don't want to cook. I love to cook and create new foods
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Oct 18
I can make meals for a week with $60. Fresh veggies at that.
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
10 Oct 18
I was amazed when I see a post in one of the billboards here that there is an App where you can ask them to buy groceries for them. I was too delighted in the case in the near future, I will live my own place. I can just order those things I need without going to the grocery store.
@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
10 Oct 18
Sixty bucks buys groceries for this house for two weeks. So yeah nope.
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@almostoveryou (4189)
• Philippines
11 Oct 18
That would be convenient but quite costly for me. I personally enjoy shopping for ingredients and cooking my own food. What I'd love to have is someone to chop my meat and peel my veggies as I sometimes find that job taxing.
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@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
11 Oct 18
I only have one subscription box but it's for art supplies. The food ones always seemed so expensive, and I could just as easily make something good to eat for half that price. They sure make them look good in the commercials, though.
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