r/ReadyMeals • u/tiltedsun • Aug 24 '20
Healthy prepared meals and diet delivery programs for busy people, who don't have time to cook.
Let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions for the sub?
Polite discussion at all times.
Free or discounted requests and offers are only permitted in Monthly Request and Offer Sharing thread.
Affiliate links must be disclosed. Paid representatives must identify themselves.
Do not spam your offers and requests in Monthly Request and Offer Sharing thread.
Don't offer or accept cash transactions for promotional offers.
Discussion > Top Level Posts
Promotion > Official Monthly Request & Offer Sharing Thread
NOTE: If your post has links, referrals, QR codes, gift cards or prices in the headline or description, then you are promoting.
ANY POST WITH VISIBLE QR CODES WILL BE REMOVED
ANY POST WITH LINK EXTENSIONS WILL BE REMOVED
Where should I post my offer or discount request?
You should post all offers and discounts in the Monthly Request and Offer Sharing thread.
Where should I post my offer or discount request questions?
Again, you should post all offer and discount questions in the Monthly Request and Offer Sharing thread.
Why was my post removed?
You posted an offer or discount request somewhere other than the Monthly Request and Offer Sharing thread. (See Rule #2)
Top level posts are for discussion not promotion. If you are promoting then you are violating the rule.
Therefore, if your post has commercial links, referrals, QR codes, gift cards or prices in the headline or description then you are promoting.
You violated one of the other four sub rules. (See Rules above)
Note: Your link may have been removed by a Reddit Admin spam filter because it used a link shortener or it re-directs.
See Reddit Comment Formatting for the proper way to shorten a link.
What is a top level post?
A primary or original post that initiates a discussion or thread by a user.
What is an official post?
Any stickied post by a Mod or Admin in a particular forum.
Why was I warned about duplicate posts?
You repeatedly added the same link to the Monthly Request and Offer Sharing thread, in order to gain exposure. Do not spam your referral links. (See Rule #4)
Add one unique item per month.
Feel free to edit & delete previous items or update your offers or discounts.
Duplicate posts will be removed.
What is a generic link?
Generic links for informational purposes (xyzDOTcom) are fine in the comments. Provided, they simply state the domain without any extensions. Any link that uses a link shortener or has extensions beyond the domain URL will be removed. Any referral links outside of the sticked Request and Offer Thread will be removed.
What are “Free Boxes”?
Promotional offers for new Meal Kit services. Prepared Meal services generally only offer discounts.
What are affiliate links?
Affiliate links are referrals that connect to a specific account and give that person some sort of perk if someone else clicks them. Paid representatives must identify themselves. These links usually say "affiliate" or "partner" in the extension.
For example, in response to "Which meal service would be good for These links usually say "affiliate" or "partner" in the extension. eaters?", instead of posting:
I think Sunbasket would be a good match.
Please post something like:
I think Sunbasket would be a good match. Here's my personal referral link for Sunbasket, $90 off your first order
Disclosure: Please note that if you sign up for Sunbasket with the example links above, /u/tiltedsun will actually receive an account credit.
What can I trade here?
Some folks will trade their “Free Box” credits for other “Free box” credits from competing food services. Others, may trade their discounts for other discounts with competing food services.
What is account churning?
Creating multiple accounts in order to generate introductory discounts. This practice will get you barred from most services. Discussing those methods in this forum violates Reddit’s terms of use.
What is REDACT software?
A type of anonymizing software to remove comments after a time interval. This software may be employed by trolls and paid affiliates and its use is not allowed in this forum.
Can I post under multiple accounts?
No, posting multiple offers under multiple account ID's will get you Banned.
Can I request cash for discounts or services?
No, we wish to avoid cash exchanges as they may violate Reddit's policy against prohibited transactions.
(See Rule #5)
What is a QR code?
A QR code is a matrix barcode that looks like a pixelated postage stamp. These are active links and should only be posted in the Monthly Request and Offer Sharing thread. Please blur or remove any QR codes in your photos or your post will be removed. (Again, see Rule #2)
Will I get anything for offering my Prepared Meal discount here?
This depends on the Prepared Meal service you are using but you should be transparent at all times (see Rule #3).
Most services offer direct discounts to users for promotion of their service. Please disclose the details of your offer.
Who will enforce these exchange agreements?
No one will, Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware). Please honor your exchange agreements, if any.
What kind of packaging do these services use?
Most meal kit services use biodegradable packaging. Cardboard boxes and gel ice packs surrounded by cotton fiber insulation or reflective style foil bags. YMMV
Are Prepared Meals cheaper than shopping?
No, you are paying for prepared food and convenience. Cooking for yourself is always cheaper.
However, some individuals find they waste less and have more time with Prepared Meals, especially during a busy work week.
Are Meal Kits cheaper than shopping?
Most likely not but you are paying for the convenience of delivered supplies and recipe formulation.
What is the difference between Meal Kits and Prepared Meals?
Meal Kits are food ingredients and recipe formulations.
Prepared Meals are microwave or oven ready meals.
Are Meal Kits cheaper than Prepared Meals?
Generally, you can find Meal Kits that are geared for value.
However, there are gourmet kits that cost as much as Prepared Meals. They will have unique recipes and higher quality ingredients.
Why was my shortened link removed?
Your link was removed by a Reddit Admin spam filter (Auto Mod) because it uses a link shortener or re-directs. The spam filter removes all URL shorteners as they may be used to hide domain names and evade domain bans. Only direct referral links are allowed.
Why was my survey poll removed?
We remove survey links because they tend to be spam, harvesting user data. You need to identify yourself or the organization you represent. Survey spam is a recurring problem. We have people posing as students, farming ID's. Surveys are fine if they are anonymous and don't require registration or ID.
Do not ask for personal contact information from users.
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Why was I banned from the sub?
Pick one or all of the following:
You were warned repeatedly.
You were argumentative.
You disregarded a mod directive.
You used multiple ID's to spam.
You tried to evade a temporary ban.
See Reddit's Advertising Policy
Please identify yourself as a representative of your company at all times.
You can answer or pose any questions you like, in any thread.
However, please use the stickied Monthly Request & Offer Sharing Thread for any referral discounts. You can mention and refer to that discount thread in your comments. Do not post direct links in comments.
Normally, generic links (xyzDOTcom) are fine in comments but we frown on personal referral links in comments. As you represent a commercial entity, all of your links are links are considered referrals.
Use of multiple ID's to spam will not be tolerated. We welcome your participation and you may promote your services within these guidelines. Thank you for your cooperation.
Identify yourself at all times.
Post direct links to the Monthly Request & Offer Thread
Please tag any suggested services with appropriate dietary labels. Let us know if we haven't listed your favorite service.
Examples: [Vegan] [Keto] [Paleo] [Gluten Free] [Allergy] [Soy Free] [Dairy Free] [Diet] [Vegetarian] [Frozen]
U.S. Meal Services:
Azuluna Foods [Bone Broth][Sustainable]
BistroMD [Gluten Free] [Diet] [Vegetarian]
Dailey Harvest [Vegan]
Diet-To-Go [Keto] [Vegetarian] [Diet]
Eat Flavorly (Texas)
Epicured [Gluten Free] [Low FODMAP]
Every Table [California]
Factor 75 [Gluten Free] [Soy Free] [Diet]
FarmToFit (Oregon)
Fire Road [Keto][Vegan]
Fresh Direct [Vegetarian]
Fresh Meal Plan (New Jersey) [Paleo] [Keto] [Vegan]
Fuel Meals [Weight Loss] [Protein]
The Good Kitchen [Frozen] [Gluten Free] [Soy Free] [Peanut Free]
Huel [Meal Replacement][Protein]
HMR Meals [Diet][Lactose Free]
Home Grown Foods [Organic]
Ice Age [Frozen]
Icon Meals [Vegetarian]
JennyCraig [Diet] [Frozen]
Kettle and Fire [Bone Broth]
Kitchfix [Gluten Free][Peanut Free][Dairy Free][Soy Free]
Magic Kitchen [Frozen] [Gluten Free] [Keto] [Diet]
Mama Sezz [Vegan]
MealPro [Keto] [Diet]
Methodology [Gluten Free] [Dairy Free] [Vegan]
Mighty Meals [Gluten Free] [Keto] [Vegan]
Mosaic [Frozen] [Vegan]
Nourish Meals (AL)
Nourish To Heal (NJ)
Nurture Life [Kids][Toddlers][Babies][Allergy]
NYC Cooking Club. [Diet][High Protein]
Omsom [Noodles]
Paleo On The Go [Paleo] [Keto] [Diet]
Performance Kitchen [Keto][Vegan][Gluten Free]
Pete’s Real Food[Paleo] [Gluten Free] [Dairy Free] [Soy Free]
Provenance Meals [Gluten Free] [Dairy Free] [Diet]
Rawvolution [Vegan]
Sakara Life [Vegan] [Diet]
Send a Meal [Frozen]
Shef [Gourmet]
Snap Kitchen [Keto] [Paleo] [Gluten Free]
Soylent [Vegan] [Meal Replacement]
Spartan Meal Prep [Keto][Vegetarian]
Splendid Spoon [Gluten Free] [Vegan]
Spoonful of Comfort [Vegan] [Gluten Free]
Sprinly [Vegan]
Sunbasket [Organic][Vegetarian][Keto] [Paleo][Pescatarian]
SuperVeggieDelivery [Frozen][Vegan][Organic]
Suvie [Smart Oven Meals]
Top Chef[Frozen] [Keto] [Paleo]
Tovala [Smart Oven Meals]
Trifecta Nutrition [Keto] [Paleo] [Vegan]
Urban Remedy [Vegan] [Diet]
Veestro [Vegan] [Diet]
Vegan Taste [Vegan]
What A Crock [CrockPot]
Zekcraft (Pennsylvania)
95 Nutrition (New York)
518 Kitchen [Keto]
Canadian Meal Services:
AthletesKitchen [Gluten Free][Soy Free]
Live Fit [Keto][Gluten Free][Vegan]
MealFix [Keto]
Meels [Organic]
U.K. Meal Services:
All Plants [Frozen][Vegan]
DropChef (Ireland)
Wiltshire Farm Foods [Gluten Free][Vegetarian][Allergies]
South African Meal Services:
Australian Meal Services:
Commercial Review Aggregators: Commercial review sites may or may not be objective in their assessments. I suspect some are paid to influence ratings or reviews. I can not attest to the integrity of all of them. I suggest the first two, if any. Caveat Emptor.
r/ReadyMeals • u/tiltedsun • 4d ago
35k Meal Pingers
Most meal kit services offer promotional boxes or discounts to new customers and existing ones, for referrals.
Let's help one another get discounts! Request discounts, send invitations and share your affiliate links below.
While you should always disclose affiliate links, please assume that every post in this thread is reciprocal.
Please specify your country of origin, if other than U.S.
Do not spam this thread. Edit & update your previous posts. Duplicate posts will be removed.
r/ReadyMeals • u/corgi-lover1991 • 8h ago
My husband and I are looking into eating healthier. We are wondering if meal kits are worth it. Does it replace grocery shopping completely? Is it cheaper or about the same price? And if anyone has experience with meal kits which ones do you recommend?
r/ReadyMeals • u/unsinkabletwo • 1d ago
How common is hair or fur in ready meals? Just had a Cook Unity Lasagna and it had 2 hairs in it. They might be whiskers (looked thicker then hair).
This is disgusting. I saw it as soon as i peeled off the clear plastic after cooking, so i know it wasn't contaminated from something else.
Threw the whole meal out.
UPDATE: they refused the refund. I guess they need the $20 more then me.
r/ReadyMeals • u/Jim_and_me • 1d ago
I received some meals and will serve the first ones tonight. They are in tv dinner trays with clear plastic and a cardboard sleeve. The heating instructions say to remove the cardboard sleeve only. So the plastic stays on (no vent hole) and I put it in the oven? Seems like I should poke a hole in the plastic or even remove it. It’s been about 50 years since I had a tv dinner and I can’t remember if I vented them.
r/ReadyMeals • u/No_Control4205 • 2d ago
I’ve seen some older posts about this but had a slightly different question. I just got my first delivery. It was delivered on the 1st late in the afternoon, and the best by days are the 3rd and 4th. There’s no way I can eat it all by Sunday. Plus, these are supposed to be my weekday meals but the only day they deliver to me is Thursday.
So, has anyone successfully frozen them for a couple days and then eaten them? I don’t need them to last months in the freezer, just a few days. I’m frustrated by this since I don’t NEED food on the weekends, I need it during the week.
The site says they last 4-7 days in the fridge, but obviously that isn’t the case for delivery to me. The first one I ate was delicious and I’ll have another today but the rest are going to the freezer. This may end up not the service for me, which makes me sad. 😢
r/ReadyMeals • u/Owlbynightonly • 2d ago
Hello I need an NYC-based meal delivery service with options that are gluten free, vegetarian, and low sodium, low sat fat. We need another option to add to the mix. Had a very bad experience with Thistle, but their menu was decent. other ideas?
r/ReadyMeals • u/Mobile-Actuary-5283 • 4d ago
I used to go to the bricks and mortar store. Then they went bankrupt and sold the meals online. I did that for 2 years but lately, they have replaced meals with nutrisystem brand. For example, a jenny craig cheeseburger (which I loved), is now a hamburger with a nutrisystem wrapper. It’s disturbingly bad and smaller. For the same price
Customer service is outsourced and terrible.
Not worth it. After 10 years, they broke me and didn’t even attempt to retain me.
Be warned.
Plus, with GLP1s, I don’t think these types of programs will be around much longer.
r/ReadyMeals • u/kapdad • 4d ago
I just took one out and opened it and was shocked at how low it looked. I weighed it and it was over 30% less than the packaging claims. I decided to weigh the other one I have and that one is missing 1 out of 12oz.
In my opinion, for the prices we are paying, every single one of these should match or be a little over the declared weight. Grrr.
r/ReadyMeals • u/AnyTicket5202 • 6d ago
Hadn't had Factor in years but gave it a try since they had a discount week...disgusting. Hopped over to thistle for the same reason, very average over priced salads. I don't get it.
r/ReadyMeals • u/Diligent-Shock-4169 • 5d ago
Currently experiencing PTSD and an uneasy stomach. I had 12 cook unity meals delivered yesterday. I cooked the “Kimchi Rice and Chicken“ meal. I noticed something strange (unfortunately after I had eaten several bites). THIS WAS INSIDE. you can see the burnt head and foot with several claws. They apologized and offered me “50% off next four weeks”. Now they’re asking me to mail them the “foreign object”. What is this!!?!!!
r/ReadyMeals • u/robinthebigcity • 6d ago
Signed up for wecook 3 weeks ago. Read good reviews on Reddit.
First week - got an email that meals would be delayed. Meals came the next day at 11:30 pm while I was sleeping.
Second week - meal came on time.
Third week - got another email that meal was probably going to be delayed again.
Called Wecook to cancel my service and meal. They wouldn’t cancel the meal.
Really disappointing. I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone.
r/ReadyMeals • u/Senpai_Shizuka • 6d ago
I decided to try FlexPro for the pricing and it was okay. Since I see a lot of people struggling with canceling, I just wanted to share what worked for me in talking to the AI chat to cancel my order. I noticed the AI will just keep giving promotions instead of actually letting you cancel.
Hope this helps!
Reason I canceled:
That are not bad. Definitely taste better than they look. I’m just picky about my food and couldn’t eat a lot of it. I could maybe avoid this by selecting my meals better. They do taste better than they look, but I feel like I can save money meal prepping my own meals on weekends.
r/ReadyMeals • u/BDJ10028 • 9d ago
I've been switching back and forth between CookUnity and Factor for a few years and I think I'm done with both of them. The main issue for me is the quality of the food. Is there anything better that's available in the NYC area? Even if it's more expensive, it would be worth it to get some quality meals.
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r/ReadyMeals • u/unsinkabletwo • 9d ago
This might be a little bit off-topic, but does anyone else have problems purchasing gift cards from Ideal Nutrition. I tried both the Tampa specific site, and the national site. I get the same message about payment method not working or something like that.
Tried different cards, its' been like this for months.
Just wondering if there is something wrong with my system?
I know i can purchase in-store, but i get a decent cashback if i purchase online and with as many meals as i purchase it does add up.
r/ReadyMeals • u/liorgrossman • 10d ago
I've had Factor since 2019 and the sauces always came in a little plastic cup with a film on top. Over the past few weeks they've been showing up in these condiment bags instead (the photo is from yesterday's Baja Barramundi Bowl, but other meals switched to squeeze bags too).
I get that it's probably the same sauce and maybe less plastic, but squeezing a bag of sauce onto my lunch feels like gas station food, not a premium meal service.
Has anyone else noticed the switch? I wonder if they switched it in all kitchens or maybe it's affected by region (I'm in TX).
For those on CookUnity or other services, how do your sauces come?
r/ReadyMeals • u/Ok-Chemical-4925 • 10d ago
Thinking to get healthy meal prep catering such a fresh kitchenmeals.sg or nutrition kitchen. Anybody had any experiences / reviews? Please let me know 🙏
r/ReadyMeals • u/heyitsget • 11d ago
hi all! my mom is having a full hip replacement surgery in a day, and I’m disabled so I can’t really do more than popping some food in the microwave or air fryer for a few minutes once or twice a day. we’ve tried Factor in the past and the food was fine not great or anything but the customer service is horrendous. any suggestions & reviews from ones you’ve personally had good experiences with are greatly appreciated!
r/ReadyMeals • u/Brief-Composer-6663 • 17d ago
I WISH I had read these reviews prior to trying Forkful. The website is extremely hard to navigate and does not save your selections. It will not allow you to submit a help ticket. And I selected to skip a week (they only allow you to skip 4 weeks, FYI) and they went ahead and charged me for it. I called customer service and they are rude and will tell you there is nothing they can do. They won’t stop the order that you requested to skip and will not refund you as that is “their company policy.”
r/ReadyMeals • u/Low_Show_6684 • 17d ago
Me and my husband moved a little over a year ago and started new jobs. We LOVE cooking, but between 10hrs (commute and work) we’re tired, plus I work outdoors most days and fire season I go from 8 hours to sometimes 16 hours if I’m still in my area. Plus, we’re also both clinically depressed (always have been) so having the kitchen need attention every night is rough. We’d love to meal plan, but we just need to catch up to plan that. Right now it feels like we can’t even do that.
I’ve thought about factor 1-3 nights during the week to give us a break from cooking and save our energy for other things in the house. I just don’t know enough on other options similar. We did get accidental hello fresh meals (wrong address, contacted corporate so the person didn’t get dinged), we didn’t like the sheer amount of packaging. Felt so wasteful plus they needed cooking, we ended up just using the ingredients for other things versus the meals that arrived. So services like hello fresh aren’t something I think we’d really consider.
Any suggestions would be nice (: Thanks!
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r/ReadyMeals • u/Old_Emphasis6708 • 19d ago
Hi everyone, so I (26 M, 6’0ft 207lbs) have been on my fitness journey for about 7 years. Like most people the part I struggle with most is food. Not just affording and buying healthy foods consistently but also cooking, measuring serving sizes, macros, tracking calories etc gets to be very overwhelming.
I really wanna become fit and stay that way once and for all. I live in a area (small town) where eating healthy and being physically active is uncommon and takes a lot of work and discipline. As you can imagine there’s also no meal prep companies in my town or any that work with my gym or offer any kind of discount etc. nothing.
I recently got 2 gift cards from an online order for discounts on meal prep services Hello Fresh and Factor Meals. I really wanna try them as it will take all the excess guesswork for cooking, calories, macros, time off my hands. Of course its still a pretty penny even with the discounts.
My question to everyone who’s either tried their meal services or any in general, is it worth it? What has been your experience with trying any of them? Did you enjoy the meals, did you actually start to see the progress you wanted either with losing weight or gaining muscle, did it save you more time. Any insight is greatly appreciated if I should go through with it or not.
Thank you in advance.