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[Mmsfoxxie]

I'm thinking about trying one of those fresh food delivery services such as Blue Apron, Plated, Hello Fresh or Home Chef.  Now that I'm not working I have more time to cook but I don't like hurting for particular ingredients or worse, buy an ingredient to use in a recipe only to have lots of the spice left to forget about or let set on the shelf to lose its flavor.  I just bought bay leaves the other day and of course, while looking for something else yesterday, what do I find?  Bay leaves, lol.  There are other things I could mention.  Anyway, with one of these services, they have select menus for 3 to 5 days that they will send you the exact amount of ingredients needed for each dish.  The reviews are pretty good.

I know that there is no financial savings and you still cook it yourself but the frustration of hunting for certain ingredients would be enough for me.

[CelticCrafter]

If someone gave it to me as a gift, I wouldn't turn it down!

I've been tempted to try them but I think they are way overpriced.

[onyx2011]

We have used Hello Fresh for almost two years and love it.......While it isn't a money saver, it is well worth the cost.  Variety. portion contro and lots of flexibility with meal choices and delivery.  Their customer service is also very good.  Well worth a try-

[151949]

I think they are overpriced but if you are a person who hates to grocery shop or who is not well organized about planning menus and making a shopping list they would save you from those tasks. Let us know how you like it if you do decide to use it. When I was working I used Schwanns a lot because the food was ready to cook, portion controlled and easy.

[onewhiteSparrow]

We used Blue Apron for about 3 months.  Loved it that they did the shopping and sent the food to our home.   Every meal I was taught how to cook something I had no idea how to cook it.  We gave every meal a 5 star for taste when I cooked the meal.  

We stopped because we were starting to travel for months.   We plan on starting again.  We're thinking about trying other companines also.

Our friend ordered the amount for 6 people to have a cooking party where everyone helped do the cooking together and then sat down to enjoy what they all cooked together.  Was a fun dinner cooking party.

[Mmsfoxxie]

Guess I'm impulsive/impatient because about half an hour after I started this post, I went on and ordered the 2 person/3 meal selection with Hello Fresh with a $30 or $35 coupon that was on Facebook.  Delivery will on on Sept. 1st.  If I don't like it after a couple of weeks, I'll cancel.  If I like it, I'll probably only use it once or twice a month, anyway.

[Mmsfoxxie]

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@onyx2011 wrote:

We have used Hello Fresh for almost two years and love it.......While it isn't a money saver, it is well worth the cost.  Variety. portion contro and lots of flexibility with meal choices and delivery.  Their customer service is also very good.  Well worth a try-

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onyx, you really must like them.   This is encouraging to know.  And you're correct....the meal variety, the adventure of trying new foods and spices, and portion control are definite pluses.

I watched a lot of  YouTube videos on serveral of the services last night and although HelloFresh was not the cheapest, their company stood out to me.

[debic]

I know a couple here that do a 'food service' and it's a simple system.   They just package up what they are cooking for themselves.   They drop off a weekly menu and their customers choose if they want it or not.  It's a lucrative business for them here.

[Mmsfoxxie]

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@CelticCrafter wrote:

If someone gave it to me as a gift, I wouldn't turn it down!

I've been tempted to try them but I think they are way overpriced.

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Without a doubt, Celtic, they are overpriced but you pay for convenience.  The only thing they don't include in the box is salt and pepper, I believe.  And maybe oil.  How they include an egg without it cracking, I don't know but they do.  Go figure.

[debic]

I know microwave tv dinners have improve immensely over the years, that could be a thought as well.