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Best Meal Delivery Kit

By Readers' Choice On 5/22/25 at 12:00 PM EDT

A lifesaver for busy singles, tired parents or anyone who finds the task of meal planning a little too much, meal delivery kits make eating at home less of a hassle. Prefer to take more of a hands-on approach? Opt for one of the kits that includes fresh, colorful ingredients with straightforward recipes. But if you're in a season of life that's keeping you out of the kitchen, many of the services below offer heat-and-eat meals prepared by professional chefs with specific dietary needs in mind.

These 10 meal delivery kits were selected by our featured panelists and contributors and voted on by readers as the best of the best.

1. ModifyHealth

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Fuel your body in a way that supports your personal health goals with a meal plan from ModifyHealth. Start by selecting one of the pre-set dietary preferences (like Low FODMAP or Diabetes-Friendly), and then pick out your weekly meals, which are dietitian developed and curated by award-winning chefs. Upon delivery, your dishes arrive ready to heat and eat in just about 2 minutes.

2. HelloFresh

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One of the most popular meal kits in America, HelloFresh is great for the person who enjoys cooking but needs help with meal planning and shopping. This service wins points for its simple, step-by-step recipe cards, protein-packed portions and low-plastic packaging. Have a house full of picky eaters? The Family Menu has kid-tested recipes to make supper less of a struggle.

3. Factor

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Known for its nutritious and delicious options, Factor has dietitian-approved, chef-prepared meals that come fresh, never frozen. This service focuses on whole-food ingredients and caters to eight dietary preferences, including GLP-1 Balance, Keto, Fiber-Filled and Protein Plus. Each week, you can choose from 60 different meals and add items like egg bites, protein shakes and cold-pressed juices for quick breakfasts and snacks.

4. Home Chef

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For people who need more flexibility than a basic meal kit can provide, Home Chef allows you to mix and match your box with classic kits, express options, oven-ready dishes and microwavable meals. Certain selections even let you swap out proteins to further customize your box. Don't miss the extras at the bottom of your plan page either; you'll find breakfast add-ons, desserts and appetizers.

5. Tovala

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Tovala's approach to meal subscriptions takes the guesswork out of cooking with its Smart Oven. Simply slide your prepackaged dish with fresh ingredients into the oven and scan the QR code from the instruction card. The oven will automatically set the cook time and temperature, creating perfectly prepared fare every time. Choose from four to 16 meals per week, all of which take less than a minute to prep.

6. EveryPlate

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Let EveryPlate help you discover inspiration in the kitchen again with its six-step recipes that come together in just 30 minutes. Affordable for larger families, the boxes can feed up to six people per meal for less than $6 per serving. To keep costs low (and these are some of the lowest-priced boxes you can buy!), EveryPlate doesn't cater to specialized diets and focuses on simple ingredients in minimal packaging.

7. Eat Clean Bro

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Killing it in the gym but having a hard time staying on track with eating? Enter Eat Clean Bro, a meal delivery service that helps you reach your fitness goals with balanced meals modified to meet your specific needs. Try macro-friendly options with more than 40 grams of protein, or switch your grains to veggies with the low-carb dishes. Each purchase earns you points for future orders too!

8. Feast & Fettle

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Based in Rhode Island, Feast & Fettle is available throughout the New England area via its own delivery service. Instead of choosing from complete meal options, customers build their ideal dinner with mix-and-match proteins and sides, which are then locally prepared and delivered fresh right to their doorstep. Feast & Fettle has high standards for its ingredients too, sourcing humanely raised proteins and seasonal produce as often as possible.

9. Hungryroot

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With Hungryroot, you can grocery shop while picking out lunches and dinners for the week. Beyond the hundreds of pantry items you can add to your box, its database includes over 15,000 recipes, many of which use prepared items from brands you already know and love. But don't worry—there are no long, complicated recipes to derail dinnertime; most meals take less than 15 minutes to make.

10. CookUnity

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CookUnity pairs hungry consumers with restaurant-quality dishes created by award-winning chefs—including a few celebrities—in its kitchens across the United States. And past patrons can attest to its flavorful and filling portions that beat out competitors. The online menu makes it easy to filter by region as well as by diet, such as vegan or low sodium. Another plus: CookUnity uses compostable, recyclable and reusable packaging for minimal waste.

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Our Featured Panelists

Julie Bielenberg

Julie Bielenberg is a Colorado-based writer producing over 75 pieces a year for outlets such as AAA, Family Vacationist, Rachel Ray in Season, Spoke + Blossom, USA Today, Vail Daily and numerous others. She has been the State's #1 agritourism for ten consecutive years and is always in search of field, farm, forest and forage. Julie has three children and two pandemic pooches and is married to an avid outdoorsman. Follow her on Instagram.

Elizabeth Briskin

Lizzy Briskin

Lizzy Briskin is a New York City–based food, travel, wellness and lifestyle writer. Previously, she was the print food editor at Food Network and Real Simple magazines. She has a professional chef's degree from Cambridge School of Culinary Arts and a BA in English from Amherst College. She contributes to Wirecutter, Shape, People, Self, Bon Appetit, The Quality Edit, The Kitchn, Travel Weekly, and other outlets. When she's not cooking, eating, writing or traveling, she's training for her next marathon. Follow her on Instagram and at earthenfood.co.

Melissa Garcia

Melissa Garcia, known as the ConsumerQueen, is a full-time content creator with over 20 years of experience helping people save money and make savvy decisions. Her mission is to teach others to save where they can so they can spend on what they love. Melissa shares the best products to make life easier and also owns RoamingMyPlanet and The Oklahoma Homesteader, where she continues to inspire and educate her audience.

Susan Lanier-Graham

Susan Lanier-Graham is founder and publisher of Wander With Wonder, an award-winning online travel journalism magazine. She has authored more than 75 books and hundreds of magazine articles while traveling the world over the past three decades. Susan's work has appeared in a variety of publications, including various AAA publications, TravelandLeisure.com, Hotels.com, Modern Luxury, WHERE publications, Fairmont.com, Marriott.com and more. Susan is a member of Society of American Travel Writers, International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association, and North American Travel Journalists Association. She is also a Certified California Wine Appellation Specialist.

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Nancy Monson

Nancy Monson is a writer, artist and teacher who frequently writes about travel, wellness, spas and creativity. Her articles have been published in over 30 national magazines and websites from AARP to Fodors.com, Glamour, NextAvenue.org, RD.com, Saturdayeveningpost.com, Shape, USA Today, Woman's Day and Women's Health. She is also the author of Craft to Heal: Soothing Your Soul with Sewing, Painting, and Other Pastimes, which explores how to use creative hobbies to improve your mental health. Connect with her on Instagram and see her art on her website.

Aly Walansky

Aly Walansky writes regularly about food news and trends. She has been a food journalist for over twenty years and has covered everything from budget shopping to recipes to culinary travel content for national publications that include the Food Network, Southern Living, Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure, The Kitchn and more. She was ranked among top 10 journalists of 2023 and top 10 freelance journalists in 2024, as well as #1 food journalist of 2022, by Muck Rack. Follow her at alywalansky.substack.com.