What’s the scoop on meal prep delivery services anyway?
If you prefer a home-cooked meal to eating out all of the time, and you don’t have tons of time to spend cooking, then a meal kit service seems to be a perfect option. No need to hit the grocery store on your way home from work. And no tedious cutting and chopping. All of the ingredients are right there and all of the prep work is done for you. Just throw it all together and cook it up. Voila! Dinner is served!
If you’ve just moved into your own apartment for the first time, you may not feel completely competent in the kitchen yet. So a meal kit service could serve as a set of training wheels for you. Once you get more comfortable with cooking, you might find the courage to go it alone.
The biggest downside to me is the expense. As with anything else that’s meant to save you time, you’ll be paying for the convenience. If grocery shopping just doesn’t fit into your schedule, having all of the fixings delivered to your doorstep can be a godsend. The obvious question becomes: Can your budget handle the expense?
If you’d like to learn more about the various services that are available and which one might be best for you, I recommend that you check out Food Box HQ. They’ve done a great job of presenting a history of the meal kit services, as well as reviewing the Top 10 Meal Kits.
Let us know if you’re using a meal kit service and what you think of it!