The number of meal delivery services on the market, popular among the wellness crowd, has been burgeoning over the past couple of years. Thanks to the pandemic, largely, and a need to find ways of feeding ourselves without venturing far from home. But also thanks to their hassle-free approach to cooking.
The best meal delivery services serve up the chance to tuck into a different meal made from organic, British produce every night of the week. Without having to pick up fresh ingredients on your way home, or do any forward-planning. The high-quality ingredients in premium meal delivery services arrive pre-portioned, so that you can reduce your food waste – and there are meal kits to suit all diets (think: vegan meal delivery services, low calorie, muscle gain and vegetarian).
In the name of public service, I’ve spent the past three years reviewing the best meal prep services in the UK. I felt eager to ditch my go-to midweek dinner (cajun chicken breast with sweet potato and broccoli, usually) in favour of a variety of meals that were altogether more flavoursome. Now, I’m a total convert.
If you live on your own like I do, a two-person fresh meal plan will mean your dinner and lunch the next day are covered (portion sizes are still good), and if you don’t fancy making the most of monthly balanced meal deals, you can subscribe for as little as three days. Some even come with snacks and smoothies. From healthy frozen meals (thanks, AllPlants) to comfort food courtesy of easy-to-read recipe cards (HelloFresh, we’re looking at you), these are, officially, the meal prep delivery services worth investing in.
In a rush? The best meal delivery services 2023 at a glance:
Lions Prep
HelloFresh
How we tested:
“Being confined to a rotation of pesto pasta and roasted salmon, I was after more meal options (without a bunch of extra effort). I tested as many of the meal delivery services in this edit over a period of at least one week, scoring on delivery, how long the ingredients lasted, how easy the recipe cards were to follow, portion size and quality of the dishes. Those that haven’t been tested personally have been tested by another member of the GLAMOUR team – or, we’ve referred to customer reviews and expert knowledge.” Sophie Cockett, Senior European Commerce Editor.
What is the best food delivery service in the UK? Ahead, our full edit.
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