Has anyone used though meal prep things like hello fresh? And what was your perspective on it?

[19magic]

Apparently people keep saying it's cheaper than buying from the grocery, it saves you time and there's a wide range of meals.

I've just ordered one for myself (with 60% off of course), but it's 21 quid for 5 meals and should be 10 portions. Without knowing how big these portions are it's hard to say if that would be a good deal or not. But I'm really not sure if it would be a good deal at it's full price, £52. I mean typically I spend 40 for a weekly shop, though it does reach 60 if I end up buying other stuff, but it's still 40 for the food. So after a few weeks I'm probably going to cancel it.

Has anyone actually kept it?

[Flatmanlewis]

The wife and I use it. She’s a vegetarian and not much of a cook, where as I love cooking. She started using it to get easy access to vegetarian meals. Once in a while I add a ‘meat dish’ to her weekly order just for the heck of it.


It’s basically a streamlined page from a cookbook with a basic recipe and the specific ingredients you need, in pre measured portions (for the most part). Seems to me it’s more expensive than buying the same ingredients at the store but it’s been nice for her since the supplied ingredients are the exact portions one needs to cook. She usually has enough for dinner and takes the other half for lunch the next day at work.


At the least, maybe try it but it’s far from a game changer. The biggest value I see to it is it you have a hectic schedule it kind of takes the thinking about what to get, and shopping, off your weekly tasks.

[19magic]

That's why I figured I try it, plus I tend to eat the same set things all the time and it's getting boring. But at the same time I'm a fairly picky eater, I blame dad, so the idea of buying something, then cooking it, taking one mouthful and going yuck makes me not want to try things.

[TallAnon]

I tried it once and did not like it. They supply 40 different ingredients for one dish and you have to peel them, prepare them, etc. Way too much work. At that point I might as well buy it myself.

[19magic]

Hmmm... I'm not liking that answer lol, I thought it was a mix this, then pop it in the oven kind of deal. I guess I'll see what I'm getting on Wednesday. But at least I've ordered recipes I wouldn't normally touch to make myself.

[TallAnon]

I know my sister loves it, but she just likes cooking.. It's really just as if you bought the raw ingredients from the supermarket, but as a bundle.

[19magic]

I don't mind cooking, for me it's what mix of herbs/spices to use to get a particular flavour and the picking of a recipe with ingredients I actually like.

[Whatthefluff]

I think it’s overpriced and you might not necessarily get what you like. One thing that’s quick and easy for my household is to buy a bag of stir fry mix or a bag of mixed vegetables and fry that shit up with olive oil, with a can of chicken or thawed chicken for protein.

[19magic]

I only did it because of the discount 60%, £23 for 5 meals, 10 portions was a pretty good price - stupid me forgot to cancel it though so now I have a box for £40 and I've forgotten to change the meals beforehand so now I have two spicy meals when I can't handle spice. And a third meal which I'm not going to like and only two that sounds okay.

[Whatthefluff]

Darn! Hopefully you can find a place to donate the spicy ones or have a friend nearby

[NotInterestedSorry]

Just watching the ad for hello fresh. It seems the meal proportions are small and that you basically have to prepare everything yourself. To me it doesn't seem worth it to spend money on it.

[smahala1991]

Ordered it once, never got to eat or prepare it because it seems like more work than needed