Best Prepared Meal Delivery Service

Get an unbiased take on the Best Prepared Meal Delivery Service from someone who has tried each of these popular meals shipped to your home. From companies who cater to healthy diets like keto and paleo to low calorie meals, we talk about the good and the really bad. We did the legwork so you don’t have to waste your time and money!

FULL DISCLOSURE – I WAS NOT PAID TO WRITE THIS REVIEW, BUT I DO RECEIVE A SMALL COMMISSION IF YOU CHOOSE TO ORDER MEALS THROUGH MY AFFILIATE LINKS. IT COSTS YOU NOTHING EXTRA TO SUPPORT US THROUGH AFFILIATE INCOME!

Healthy Meals Shipped to your Door

I have been trying out a variety of companies that ship pre-made meals right to my door. A week’s worth of meals arrives at my doorstep packed in an insulated box with ice packs.

Whether you are single and just wanting to eat for one or you are interested in weight loss or eating healthy, prepared meal delivery services are a modern convenience that are fantastic. Well, the good ones are anyways…

Let me preface this review by saying, unlike many meal delivery service reviews out there, I have actually tried every single one of these services I am reviewing!

Some of the meal delivery companies happily sent me a box to try out for free while some of the other boxes I found online and ordered at full price to try. This in no way impacts my review of each company. To be completely transparent, I will specify below which company sent me a free box and which ones I order regularly with my own money.

Fresh & Convenient Meals Delivered

As much as I love creating my own recipes or even making meal kits that are delivered, it has become increasingly difficult with motherhood and life’s circumstances. With twin toddlers at my legs wanting my attention 24/7, sometimes I just need to hit the easy button.

Because life is just hectic these days, healthy pre-made meals shipped right to my door have been my saving grace. From nuking a pack of pumpkin pancakes from Factor for my kids (their favorite!) to warming up an easy lunch for myself, these prepared meals are a fabulous convenience when life is hard and time is short.

Factor 75

Factor, formerly known as Factor 75, is one of my favorite meal delivery services. I order from them almost every week to have some quick and delicious meals for myself and the kids a few nights a week.

Most of their offerings are higher on the fat side and lower carb, catering to the Keto community. Their meals range in price from $11-15 depending on how many you order and they typically range in calories from 500-800 calories. They don't offer very many low-calorie options.

The vast majority of their meals I have tried have been really good. The Butter Chicken, Keto Poblano Bowl and Honey Mustard Chicken are a few of my favorites. I haven't been as impressed with their add-on soups and desserts. The snack packs and protein add-ons are really good though.

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Freshly

Freshly has a great selection of healthy low-calorie meals. Their flavors and ingredients are particularly fresh compared to other meal delivery services I have tried.

Their meals range in price from $10-$14 depending on how many you order and their calories typically range from 400-500. They don't have very many low-carb or low-fat meals to choose from.

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Trifecta

Trifecta meals were a huge disappointment. I ordered a case of their meals on my own and there were very few that I ended up finishing. They were salty, tasted very processed and for the amount of calories, the portions seemed small.

The meals are some of the most expensive on the market at over $16 per meal when you order 7 entrees.

After sharing my review of Trifecta, I have had many people share comments on the post about how they had a similarly disappointing experience. Check out the review and comments section for the full break down of their meals.

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Diet To Go

I was pleasantly surprised by Diet To Go meals. They reached out to me to send me a box of their meals to try. The name kind of threw me off and I didn't have high expectations for the meals to be honest.

While I didn't love every single meal, most of them were very satisfying despite being lower calorie.

They offer very basic and typical meals without much fuss or flair for new flavors. They do have a minimum order of 10 meals, which is quite a bit higher than other companies. The cost of the meals range from $10-$15.

If you are looking to cut calories, enjoy traditional food and want to take the guess work out of meals, I would suggest giving this company a try.

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Fresh n’ Lean

Fresh n' Lean meals were shipped to me by the company to try. They were mediocre at best and you don't have a choice in what meals you get each week. I enjoyed a couple of the meals, but don't plan on ordering them for myself.

Many of their meals are both low-calorie and low-carb, but the flavors and portion sizes are lackluster. They cost around $16 per meal.

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Veestro

These Veestro plant based meals come shipped to your door frozen. They taste surprisingly good for being vegan entrees and are incredibly low-calorie and healthy. Many of their meals range from 250-350 calories.

It wouldn't be my first choice of meals because I prefer higher protein dinners, but if you are looking to loose weight or follow a plant based diet, these are really good.

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Clean Eatz Kitchen

I had such high hopes for Clean Eatz Kitchen after reading some of the rave reviews on their FB ad that popped up in my feed. I ordered a variety pack with 5 different meals for myself.

Clean Eatz ships their meals frozen, which wasn't a deal breaker for me. Most of the other companies do ship their meals fresh.

Their meals sounded really good and the macros were fantastic. I should have known the nutrition was too good to be true though, because the meals tasted quite bad in my opinion.

From Buffalo Mac N Cheese to Keto Enchilada, meals that sounded so simple somehow ended up being barely edible.

prepared meal delivery boxes stacked on front step

Cost of fresh prepared meals shipped?

The lowest cost of a fresh meal per serving is going to be around $11 when ordering 6 meals per week and the highest price is $16.50 per serving. Interestingly enough, the lower cost fresh meals are some of my favorite and the most expensive were the most disappointing.

These are the current costs with tax (MN) and shipping when ordering from the reviewed meal delivery services.

Freshly – $11.21 per serving for 6 meals
Factor 75 – $13.71 per meal for 6 meals
Diet to Go – $14.20 per meal when ordering 10 meals
My Metabolic Meals – $16.24 per meal for 6 meals
Trifecta – $16.55 per meal for 7 meals
Fresh N’ Lean – $16.56 per meal for 7 meals
Veestro – $11.70 per meal for 10 meals (frozen & vegan)
Clean Eatz Kitchen – $8 per meal for 5 meals (frozen & not good)

What is the Best Prepared Meal Delivery Service?

In summary, there are two meal delivery services that I recommend with confidence. They stand out as the freshest and most delicious meals shipped to your home.

In my opinion, Factor offers the best tasting meals and Freshly offers the healthiest low calorie meals that taste good. I order from both of these companies regularly and enjoy most of their recipes.

Most of the other meal services are worth giving a try for some variety, but I wouldn’t waste your time and money on Trifecta and Clean Eatz.