We order HelloFresh a few times a week, and try to eat generally healthy meals the other nights (with one or two restaurant meals thrown in!).
There are some weeks that we don't order any meals at all, and others where we have several. I try to make a conscious effort to plan our meals for the upcoming week.
PROS AND CONS OF HELLOFRESH:
Pros:
Cons:
HelloFresh has a variety of meal options, and allows you to select what appeals to you each week. I generally opt for the lower calorie options, but there is almost always something that looks good. Skipping weeks is easy if there happens to be a week where you are on vacation or if nothing looks appealing.
The easy to follow directions make HelloFresh great for beginner cooks. Each meal comes with a recipe card with photos and detailed instructions. Our teenagers have been learning to cook by taking turns cooking the meals. We've been letting them select the meals they cook and they've taken ownership of their one meal each week.
HELLOFRESH ON VACATION!!
So, one of the best things we have done is order HelloFresh while we are on vacation! We've discovered over the last few years that we are usually most comfortable renting a house while we are on vacation, and we normally search for something on VRBO or Airbnb first. The last time we stayed in a house, we had our HelloFresh shipment sent there that week. It was perfect!! We loved the option of having a home-cooked meal (especially on vacation and in a pandemic!), and ordering from HelloFresh allowed us to have everything we needed, delivered to our door! No searching for miscellaneous ingredients in a store you aren't familiar with, and no wasting ingredients! (No need to buy an entire bottle of soy sauce if you are only needing a few tablespoons, for instance.) The kids had fun taking turns cooking, also. All we did was change our address for that week, and changed it back after the order was processed. Give it a try!
There are some weeks that we don't order any meals at all, and others where we have several. I try to make a conscious effort to plan our meals for the upcoming week.
PROS AND CONS OF HELLOFRESH:
Pros:
- Family Friendly
- Easy to order
- Saves time meal planning
- Recipes are easy to follow
- Great if you are learning to cook
- Easy to skip weeks and make selections
- Convenient
- Delicious
- Reasonably priced
- Excellent option for vacations with kitchens
Cons:
- If you are looking for organic options, produce/meat is not organic.
- Portion sizes can sometimes be inconsistent--sometimes we have leftovers, and sometimes we don't.
- Meals can sometimes take a while to prepare (generally at least 30 minutes). If you're looking for something to pop in the microwave and have dinner on the table in 5 minutes, this is not for you.
- There is a lot of packaging with each shipment, although not sure how to get around that. Everything always arrives cold--which is important since we live in a hot climate--but that means ice packs and insulation are necessary.
HelloFresh has a variety of meal options, and allows you to select what appeals to you each week. I generally opt for the lower calorie options, but there is almost always something that looks good. Skipping weeks is easy if there happens to be a week where you are on vacation or if nothing looks appealing.
The easy to follow directions make HelloFresh great for beginner cooks. Each meal comes with a recipe card with photos and detailed instructions. Our teenagers have been learning to cook by taking turns cooking the meals. We've been letting them select the meals they cook and they've taken ownership of their one meal each week.
HELLOFRESH ON VACATION!!
So, one of the best things we have done is order HelloFresh while we are on vacation! We've discovered over the last few years that we are usually most comfortable renting a house while we are on vacation, and we normally search for something on VRBO or Airbnb first. The last time we stayed in a house, we had our HelloFresh shipment sent there that week. It was perfect!! We loved the option of having a home-cooked meal (especially on vacation and in a pandemic!), and ordering from HelloFresh allowed us to have everything we needed, delivered to our door! No searching for miscellaneous ingredients in a store you aren't familiar with, and no wasting ingredients! (No need to buy an entire bottle of soy sauce if you are only needing a few tablespoons, for instance.) The kids had fun taking turns cooking, also. All we did was change our address for that week, and changed it back after the order was processed. Give it a try!
