Better eating habits are easier than ever to achieve, thanks to these subscription meal kits! These types of services do the grocery shopping and meal prep for you, and best of all, there are options for almost every type of diet. Not only will you benefit from eating healthy, wholesome, home-cooked recipes—these meal kits can help save you time, make you more confident in the kitchen, and might even save you money (especially if you use our meal kit coupons).
We're breaking down some of the most popular meal kits by the diet they support. See what's on the menu for your eating plan! Hungry for more? Check out other food and snack subscription boxes.
Vegetarian Meal Kits
Most popular meal kits now offer vegetarian options. We've found that some of their recipes can even be made vegan if you omit garnishes like cheese or cream, or swap dairy ingredients with plant-based alternatives from your own fridge:
Broccoli Parmesan Risotto with Cheddar and Shallot from our November 2017 Home Chef Vegetarian review.
1. Home Chef
Home Chef's weekly menu typically includes three vegetarian dinners (they can work as lunches, too) that put new twists on classic recipes. They also often offer vegetarian add-ons for breakfast or snacking.
Read our Home Chef reviews!
2. Blue Apron
Usually, about half of Blue Apron's weekly 2-person plan options are vegetarian. Choices are more limited for their 4-person plan, but you can always count on the dishes to feature exciting, foodie-friendly ingredients and flavors.
Read our Blue Apron reviews!
3. Plated
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Plated's weekly menus can include 10+ dishes (including returning favorites), which means there are usually proportionally more veggie options in this colorful subscription than most.
Read our Plated reviews!
4. Hello Fresh
Hello Fresh has a specific "Veggie Plan" that features their three weekly vegetarian meal options. There's no customization option here, given the limited selections, but the crowd-pleasing flavors are reliably tasty.
Read our Hello Fresh reviews!
5. Terra's Kitchen
If you're a vegetarian who's also interested in clean eating, the Mediterranean diet dishes on the Terra's Kitchen menu are a great option. This menu doesn't change as frequently as with other services, but the list of 50+ existing recipes includes over 20 nutrient-dense vegetarian dishes—and they offer plant-based add-ons, like sides and beverages, too!
Read our Terra's Kitchen reviews!
6. Green Chef
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Green Chef's vegetarian plan offers you three weekly dishes, each inspired by international cuisine and crowd-pleasing classics. While the limited options mean no picking and choosing, the yummy flavors—and the fact that Green Chef does a lot of the prep-work for you (think pre-chopped veggies and ready-made sauces)—makes up for it!
Read our Green Chef reviews!
7. https://sun-basket-meal-delivery-purchase.sjv.io/c/36676/1060780/8078Sunbasket
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Sunbasket's chef-curated weekly menus feature an array of out-of-the-ordinary, restaurant-quality recipes, at least 3 or 4 of which will be veggie-friendly. To save you time (and amp up the flavor), Sunbasket recipes often include pre-blended spices and sauces made from quality ingredients.
Read our Sunbasket reviews!
Vegan & Plant-Based Eating Meal Kits
Plant-based eating is becoming more and more popular—and for good reason! These meal kits feature delicious vegan recipes to help you maximize your nutrient intake with minimal effort:
Terra Buddha Bowl from our April 2017 Terra's Kitchen review.
1. Terra's Kitchen
Terra's Kitchen's Mediterranean-Diet-inspired menu doesn't change often, but its 10+ deliciously simple vegan recipes are flavors we bet you won't mind returning to. Plus, Terra's Kitchen does most of the prep work (a.k.a. chopping) for you, which means less time between you and a tasty plate.
Read our Terra's Kitchen reviews!
2. Green Chef
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Green Chef's vegan plan features three preset weekly meals with international flair and plenty of flavor. No lackluster veggies here—Green Chef's dishes feature ready-made vegan sauces, dressings, and even ingredients like cashew cheese.
Read our Green Chef reviews!
3. Sunbasket
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Each week, Sunbasket serves up 3 vegan recipes for their "Vegan Plan" subscribers, all of which capture Sunbasket's signature chef-inspired flair. This is a great subscription for full-time vegans, but it's especially good for people trying veganism for the first time, thanks to its flexibility. Even if you choose a Vegan Plan, you can swap your dishes with anything you'd like off the greater Sunbasket menu—if your cheese craving kicks in, or if you realize your body just feels better when you have a little steak in your diet, Sunbasket's got you covered.
Read our Sunbasket reviews!
4. Daily Harvest
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Think of Daily Harvest a super simplified vegan meal kit. Rather than shipping a box of ingredients to prep, cook, and plate, Daily Harvest offers pre-prepped ingredients for superfood-packed smoothies, soups, "sundaes", and (new for 2018) side dishes in convenient cups—just blend or heat what's inside, and you're done! The ingredient cups even double as an on-the-go containers!
Read our Daily Harvest reviews!
5. Purple Carrot
Purple Carrot is 100% dedicated to plant-based eating—no meat or dairy here! Each week, you'll receive 3 pre-set, globally inspired recipes that promise plenty of flavor. And attention all athletes! Unleash your inner Kyrie Irving with Purple Carrot's TB Performance Meals, a weekly 3-meal plan designed by Tom Brady that features high-protein, gluten-free dishes to fuel your active lifestyle in a cleaner way.
Read our Purple Carrot reviews!
6. Splendid Spoon
Splendid Spoon is a meal delivery service focused on liquid nutrition. Their grab-and-go smoothies and their drinkable and spoonable soups pack lots of 100% plant-based ingredients into a simple meal that you can take to work, sip on in the car, or enjoy at home.
Read our Splendid Spoon reviews!
Paleo-Friendly Meal Kits
Ditching sugar and grains? These meal kits don't just suit your dietary needs—these are delicious dishes you'll actually look forward to eating:
Sunbasket Roasted Chicken with Charred Orange, Sage, and Fall Vegetables
1. Green Chef
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Green Chef's paleo dishes are not only protein-rich—they're also certified gluten-free! That means dishes that are truly gluten-free, per the standards of the Gluten Intolerance Group’s Gluten-Free Food Service program. Each week, you'll get three new pre-set recipes made with USDA-certified-organic ingredients that can be ready to eat in just about 30 minutes.
Read our Green Chef reviews!
2. Sunbasket
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Apart from being free of gluten, grain, soy, corn, and dairy, Sunbasket's paleo plan features organic and sustainable produce and homemade sauces to make your meals even more healthy, wholesome, and simple to make. Not sure if paleo is the right eating plan for you? No worries! Sunbasket doesn't limit your weekly recipes to your plan—if paleo doesn't end up floating your boat, you can swap your recipes out for anything on the greater Sunbasket menu.
Read our Sunbasket reviews!
3. Terra's Kitchen
Unlike most meal kit programs, which have smaller menus that change each week, Terra's Kitchen has a huge menu that changes very infrequently. There are around ten Mediterranean-Diet-inspired, nutritionist-curated paleo dishes on that menu at a given time, making it easy to reorder your easy-to-cook favorites.
Read our Terra's Kitchen reviews!
4. Butcher Box
Okay, so Butcher Box isn't a meal kit, in that you don't get all of the ingredients you need for a meal. But for paleo peeps who don't have a great local source for meat, it's a must-know. Whether you choose to customize your box or let Butcher Box pick for you, you can be sure you'll get high-quality, humanely raised, antibiotic- and hormone-free meats, including 100% grass-fed beef, free-range organic chicken, and heritage-breed pork.
Read our Butcher Box reviews!
3. Crowd Cow
Including boxes such as Ground Beef, Lean Protein, Farmers Market (a spread of meats including chicken, beef, bacon, sausage, and more), Japanese Wagyu, Farmers Market Reserve (premium cuts of meats described in Farmers Market option), and Steak Lovers, Crowd Cow is another meat subscription to consider. This farm-to-table craft meat is sent alongside information about the animals' breed, raising practices, and the independent ranch where it's from.
Read our Crowd Cow review!
4. Porter Road
In the spirit of comparing your options, here's one more meat subscription worth looking into! Porter Road sends 100% pasture-raised meat including beef, pork, lamb, and chicken, from farms in Tennessee and Kentucky. Their animals are raised outside, fed vegetarian diets that are non-GMO, and they're given plenty of attention at every stage. That means deliciously rich meat that's been harvested, aged (when necessary), and cut in-house and sent to you. Their five subscription options include the Grill Master, Best of Porter Road, Beef + Pork, Beef Box, and Butcher's Choice Box, but you can also order a la carte.
Visit our 15 Best Meat Subscription Boxes and Clubs list for more meat delivery options!
Whole30 Meal Kits
Making big changes to your diet, even if it's just for 30 days, can be overwhelming. Let these boxes handle meal planning and grocery shopping, so you can spend more time celebrating how your clean-eating body feels:
Seared Salmon and Harissa Vegetables from Blue Apron's Whole30 menu.
1. Blue Apron
From 01/08-02/26, Blue Apron will include two official Whole30®-approved recipes a week on the menu for their 2-Person Plan. Blue Apron recipes are known for their unique, restaurant-quality flair. If you're worried about an elimination diet tasting lackluster, Blue Apron is here to prove you wrong!
Read our Blue Apron reviews!
2. Terra's Kitchen
It's no surprise that the ever-versatile Terra's Kitchen also has some Whole30 meals on the menu. Super-easy and quick to prepare, Terra's Kitchen's beef, chicken, and fish dishes are a great way to keep your tastebuds (and your schedule) happy during your Whole30!
Read our Terra's Kitchen reviews!
Gluten-Free Meal Kits
Gluten intolerance can make mealtime a drag. These flavorful meal kits are out to change that:
1. Green Chef
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The Gluten Intolerance Group’s Gluten-Free Food Service program has officially OK'd this gluten-free subscription box as Certified Gluten-Free. That means that whether you just prefer to avoid gluten or you're dealing with celiac's disease, you can count on Green Chef's dishes to be delicious, nutritious, and cross-contamination free.
Read our Green Chef reviews!
2. Terra's Kitchen
While they don't have the same certification as Green Chef, Terra's Kitchen does advertise a ton of delicious gluten-free options on their menu. (Remember, this big menu doesn't change weekly like other meal kit programs, but there are enough options that you avoid repeats for awhile— or you can keep getting the same meals over and over!) Because of their "plant-strong" perspective on cooking, many dishes are not only naturally gluten-free but nutrient-rich and deliciously clean.
Read our Terra's Kitchen reviews!
3. Hello Fresh
Hello Fresh includes gluten-free meals on their weekly menus, and while they aren't certified gluten-free, these dishes are delicious options for folks experimenting with avoiding gluten. "Gluten Free" is noted on related recipes, so you can easily curate your weekly box.
Read our Hello Fresh reviews!
4. PeachDish
PeachDish is upfront about the fact that they're not officially gluten-free, so celiacs or those with severe gluten allergies should try a different alternative. But if you're just casually looking to cut back on gluten, PeachDish offers a farm-to-table-inspired menu of "No Gluten Added" dishes that should fit the bill!
Read our PeachDish reviews!
Ketogenic Meal Kits
Filling up on healthy fats is becoming more and more popular. And major meal kits are starting to take notice:
Cod with chermoula from Green Chef's Keto meal plan.
1. Green Chef
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Keto eaters, rejoice! Green Chef is making it easier for you to meet your daily nutrient requirements without sacrificing flavor... and fun! Each week, you'll get three new dairy- and gluten-free dishes that are packed with flavor and fresh ingredients.
Read our Green Chef reviews!
2. Butcher Box
Butcher Box may not be an official meal kit (it's just meat, rather than pre-prepped ingredients and recipes), but its high-quality, certified-humane products make it an essential for keto fans. If you add bacon to everything, you'll go crazy over their delicious bacon with no nitrates and no added sugar. Is your mouth watering yet?
Read our Butcher Box reviews!
3. Crowd Cow
Here's another meat subscription for you to prepare on your own terms! Crowd Cow's specialty is farm-to-table craft meat. Along with your delivery comes info about the animal’s breed, how it was raised, and the independent ranch where it came from. Box options include Ground Beef, Lean Protein, Farmers Market (a spread of meats including chicken, beef, bacon, sausage, and more), Japanese Wagyu, Farmers Market Reserve (premium cuts of meats described in Farmers Market option), and Steak Lovers.
Read our Crowd Cow review!
4. Porter Road
One last meat delivery subscription we can't get enough of. Porter Road sends 100% pasture-raised meat including beef, pork, lamb, and chicken, from farms in Tennessee and Kentucky. This company raises their animals using compassionate, humane, and sustainable practices. They do their processing in-house, including harvesting, cutting, aging, and more. They offer five boxes, including the Grill Master, Best of Porter Road, Beef + Pork, Beef Box, and Butcher's Choice Box. You can also order meat a la carte if you wish.
Visit our 15 Best Meat Subscription Boxes and Clubs list for more meat delivery options!
Do you have a specific eating plan? Which boxes fit your lifestyle?
In addition to the mainstream meal kit subscription boxes we mentioned above, we know there are TONS of specialty meal kits tailor-made for healthy diets. Which ones have you tried? Which ones are you curious about?
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