Choose the Organic Meal Delivery Plan for You

HelloFresh - Best meal delivery service overall

HelloFresh makes it convenient to enjoy wholesome, fresh meals with minimal prep. Ron Stewart, a former corporate executive chef at Pastini, tested HelloFresh and was "surprised at the quality of ingredients and ease of putting together exceptional meals," calling their recipes "delicious as well as nutritious and balanced."

Each week, HelloFresh lets you choose from over 100 breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes. Every kit includes straightforward, step-by-step recipe cards with fresh, pre-measured ingredients to help you get dinner on the table in under an hour.

This service is best for individuals and households without strict dietary requirements, though they offer low-carb and lower-calorie meals too. It's possible to separately review ingredient information for each meal before ordering, including nutritional value and allergens, and any additional items you may need.

Why we chose HelloFresh: You can easily adjust or cancel your food delivery and subscription at any time. Meals are not overly complicated and reduce the need to buy ingredients in addition to what's delivered for each recipe.

Our experience: We liked that HelloFresh lets you know ahead of time what cookware you'll need so you can get cooking as soon as your delivery arrives. It was extra convenient that their extensive menu also let us swap out proteins. 

Home Chef - Best for flexible plans

Home Chef is a meal service designed for cooks of any skill level. Each delivery provides recipe cards with step-by-step instructions and photos. Research by Hartmann et al. shows that enhanced cooking skills encourage healthier eating habits and thus improve nutrition. This makes Home Chef an excellent tool to achieve better health, by teaching you new recipes and techniques.

Choose from over 20 recipes each week and swap out proteins to your liking. Home Chef lets you filter and eliminate recipes with specific allergens, such as tree nuts, peanuts, sesame seeds, mushrooms, fish, and shellfish. However, they can't guarantee their meals are entirely free of cross-contamination.

Why we chose Home Chef: Their pre-portioned, partially prepared ingredients simplify and expedite food prep and clean up, while eliminating food waste.

Our experience: We found Home Chef's recipe cards easy to follow and meals sizable enough to feed a hungry adult comfortably. We liked that we could save our recipe cards in a binder (included in your first order) for reference at any time.

Nutrisystem - Best for losing weight

Nutrisystem is a science-driven meal delivery service designed to help you lose weight with its high-protein, lower-glycemic approach. Take the guesswork out of finding your perfect balance of protein, carbs, and fat. When you sign up for Nutrisystem, you get an individual plan and guidance for four weeks of weight loss.

There are individualized plans for men, women, couples, and diabetics. Depending on your gender, health goals, and the package you select, your order may include frozen and/or ready-to-eat foods. Some Nutrisystem meals require heating, while others can be enjoyed straight out of the box. Information about the package you select, including recipe ingredients, nutrition labels, and guidelines for preparation are available to you as you sign up.

Why we chose Nutrisystem: Nutrisystem's four-week guided plan includes a full range of breakfasts, lunches, dinners, shakes, and snacks to keep your weight loss on track.

Our experience: We found their accompanying NuMi SmartAdapt™ app helpful in letting us know what and when to eat, in addition to tracking our progress and activity.