Meal Kits? Have you tried them? What are your thoughts?

Lotusstarr

acheben wrote: »

annaskiski wrote: »

Actually there is a link to the whole cookbook. I wasn't logged in, so I'm guessing anyone can see this:

https://www.blueapron.com/cookbook

Ahh maybe I was logged in sorry....

I've never tried these before, but thanks for linking the cookbook. All the recipes are available for free and I'm getting some good inspiration.

This might be another option for sure.

annaskiski

Lotusstarr wrote: »

You're the second to say the quality wasn't great, that's definitely something to take into consideration. I understand the packaging thing too. I love Trader Joe's but their packaging is almost all plastics which is frustrating.

We've been doing Blue Apron for over a year, and all the ingredients are high quality organic meats/vegs from small farms. I've never tried those other services, so no idea about them.

Lotusstarr

kommodevaran wrote: »

Do you need more than 100 different recipes for dinner? Can't you use the same recipes again? I have a 12 week dinner plan; most of the meals are repeated every 2, 3 or 4 weeks, others just eaten once in the 12 weeks, and one day every week is open for fresh ideas. After 12 weeks, I start over. Oh, and my meals are very basic (but tasty), it's meat+starch+veg, or casserole/soup+dessert.

Hahahaha, sometimes my taste buds get bored. I do reuse a lot of recipes but I'm always looking for something new. Sometimes I need some new flavor. I've tried all kinds of tricks to try to curb it. Occasionally I will do international weeks where I just try to hop around the globe on my meals. It's a problem.

Lotusstarr

enterdanger wrote: »

I thought about it, but too expensive for a family of 4 and we have some dietary restrictions.

I know some of them are able to work around dietary restrictions. I found a local that was AIP friendly as well as Vegan and Gluten Free.