You then follow their instructions, cooking up whatever truffle-soaked thing they boxed up and sent to you.

Blue Apron

Price:$60 per weekfor 6 meals plus family plans.

Among the biggest of the mail order meal plans, Blue Apron is everywhere thanks to aggressive advertising.

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Blue Apron can fit with any diet, but tend to overreach with the complicated meals youll get.

If a thirty-minute pan-sear isnt your idea of fun, youre going to hate this service.

If you want to really broaden your horizons, then dig in.

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Purple Carrot

Price:$68 per weekfor 6 meals plus family and high protein performance plans.

DONT LET THAT FRIGHTEN YOU!

as the company proves how goddamn good vegan food can be.

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Green Chef

Price:$10.49+ per mealwith some variance.

Terras Kitchen

Price:$10+ per meal, plans vary.

Theres genius to be had in Terras Kitchen.

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Then theres the cost, which runs low enough to give Blue Apron the meat sweats.

Cost and convenience are on display here, with taste in the car, but napping in the back.

Peachdish

Price:Varies, usually$12-$25 each meal.

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Peach Dish has a very down-home sensibility that most find simple.

The drawback is the somewhat underwhelming taste, which can be a little bland and uninspiring.

Plated

Price:$48 per weekfor 4 meals.

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Portions are fairly generous, and the flavor is consistently kicking.

Green Blender

Price:$49 per weekfor 10 meals.

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Terra’s Kitchen - mail order meal service

Green Chef - mail order meal service

Plated - mail order meal service

Hello Fresh - mail order meal service

Peachdish - mail order meal service

Green Blender - mail order meal service

Purple Carrot - mail order meal service