Cheapest Meal Kits
The lowest per-serving prices in the category, usually from stripped-down offshoots of bigger meal kit companies. Expect a smaller weekly menu and simpler recipes than the flagship brands, in exchange for a price that's easier to justify every week.
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The budget arm of the HelloFresh Group, and usually the cheapest big-name meal kit you can get, with per-serving prices around five dollars before add-ons at the standard renewal rate. The tradeoff for the low price is a smaller weekly menu and simpler recipe cards than its parent brand.
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Marley Spoon's budget sibling brand, often priced a notch below EveryPlate, with recipe cards delivered digitally rather than printed to help keep costs down. Per-serving prices typically run around four to five dollars before add-ons.
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A hybrid grocery-and-recipe service that ships groceries plus quick recipes built around them, often working out cheaper than paying for a meal kit and a separate grocery run in the same week. Weekly totals typically run seventy to a hundred-plus dollars depending on household size, translating to some of the lower per-serving costs in this directory.
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A meal prep company with roots in a North Carolina fitness studio franchise, priced lower than most prepared-meal competitors at eight to eleven dollars per entree in bundles of a dozen or more. Recipes lean toward gym-goer basics rather than a single named diet.
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A frozen, plant-forward meal brand now owned by Splendid Spoon, with bowls and skillet meals priced lower than most fresh prepared-meal competitors. Delivery is currently strongest in select coastal metro areas rather than the full country, so confirm coverage for your ZIP, and meals typically run seven to nine dollars each.
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A frozen prepared meal company that doesn't require a recurring subscription, which keeps the total cost down for anyone who just wants to order occasionally rather than commit to a weekly plan. Entrees generally run seven to ten dollars each depending on the bundle size.