Whether your schedule is packed or you’re moving houses, I cannot stress enough how useful it is to have meal deliveries. When Hello Fresh asked if we wanted to try out their meal delivery service, we jumped at the chance.
This post is sponsored by HelloFresh however all thoughts are my own.
The folks at Hello Fresh reached out two weeks before our big move offering a trial. How’s that for timing?! I’ve tried several meal delivery services in the past – one pre-prepared and a few that require more effort.
In my opinion, Hello Fresh is the perfect combo. I love that I still get to cook and have fresh food, but it’s simplified. When they even send a single slice of bread and a mini packet of sour cream… you know you’ve been set up well!
All of the ingredients are supplied and pre-portioned for you, along with nutrition info and detailed instructions with step-by-step pictures. It’s literally idiot-proof. They even give you wine paring suggestions. ←You know I like that!
It’s exactly what we needed this week. Because, well… scroll to the second pic below for my current situation.
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You can choose from one of 3 basic meal plans – Classic, Vegetarian or Family, pick how many dishes per week you want to prepare, and which day you want your food delivered. There aren’t a ton of dietary customization options, but you can definitely find plenty of gluten-free, nut-free, and plant-based meals. Typical meals run between 500-800 calories per serving; I especially like knowing that those calories are full of nutrients from veggies and proteins.
Note on the veggies: I’m super picky about my produce and generally prefer to pick it out myself, but HelloFresh delivered big-time in that department. Two thumbs up!
After finishing the first meal, Sizzling Southwestern Chicken, Vegas said: “I’d eat that again. We should put it in our rotation.” #winning
On to my (mostly) Hello Fresh WIAW.
Breakfast
Breakfast is the only meal that wasn’t supplied by Hello Fresh. It was amazing for a different reason – double yolks!
Ive never in my life gotten a double yolk egg… today I had not one, but TWO double yolks! Hopefully that means August will be amazing… because July was pretty crap-tastic.
The eggs were scrambled and served with a piece of leftover bacon and a pita topped with guac.
Double yolks taste delicious, btw.
Lunch
Because I work from home, I get to cook more often. That meant a pretty fancy home cooked Hello Fresh lunch!
We loved the sauce on this Cherry Balsamic Pork Chops. Paired with a roasted veggie combo on broccoli and potatoes. Even I ate the most crisp potatoes (y’all know I’m a potato hater).
Dinner
Vegas was practically salivating over this next dish because of the mashed potatoes. I can’t stand them… but she got to eat them for dinner thanks to Hello Fresh. I had leftover veggies instead.
The meatloaf was AMAZING! I could eat it every night and I’m really not a huge meatloaf fan. (Stomach bug, age 6. I’ll let you imagine the conclusion.)
Bottom line: Want to cook but can’t spare the time to go shopping for ingredients? If so, HelloFresh is the perfect choice for you.
I have a promo code if you guys want to try out your own Hello Fresh box – the code SPRINT30 will give you $30 off.
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I hope you enjoyed my day of new house eats. Be sure to link up to Jenn’s WIAW baby below!
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I had to push my knee surgery back to August 4th due to the move. I ordered a few Hello Fresh meals to be delivered on the 5th so Vegas can feed me more easily. 😉
Have you ever tried a meal delivery service?
Do you prefer to have pre-made foods, cook at home, or go out? I like to cook or go out.
Those looks amazing! I love eggs in the mornings! Heck I just love eggs!
Me too! I think they’re acceptable at any meal.
I still haven’t tried one of the meal delivery services but I keep thinking that I want to!
They’re fantastic for busy weeks. It was so nice not to constantly have to go out to eat.
Those all look really good! I’m also not a meatloaf fan, but maybe I’d try that out. Maybe 🙂 I actually had a double yolk earlierr this week … 2 doubles must be double good!
That WHOLE carton was full of double yolks! What are the odds?!
I’ve wanted to try a meal delivery service, but never have! May need to after seeing this!
I 100% recommend it. With that discount code they gave me for this post, it’ll only be like $25 for you. (I know because I just used my own discount code to order my next box… it that allowed? Shhhh…)
This is a great solution and I wish I had thought of using a delivery for my 2 week stay in Florida.
I love Hello Fresh. i always bump up the spices and seasonings, but I love their ingredients and simple recipes!
I actually thought this one was perfect… except I have a thing where I add red pepper flakes or sriracha to basically everything.
Meal delivery serivices are HOT right now. Ive heard great things about Hello fresh. Those pork chops look heavenly!
They were fantastic – and something I’d never make without a little help.
I have tried Hello Fresh before as well. It’s perfect for people who don’t have time to shop or don’t like to. The recipes are creative and full of flavor
I totally agree. I love grocery shopping and cooking, but it has been nice to have a little help.
so happy that it came very handy. i have tried them before and really enjoyed the overall process – from recipes to the packaging of ingredients.
Agreed! I loved the reasonable time commitment to cook the meals too.
When we had chickens we used to get double yolk eggs; they were so beautiful! 🙂
Talk about fresh eggs! That sounds delicious.
That looks awesome—love HelloFresh! I usually prefer to cook or go out. I feel like it’s about the experience, even when life is crazy and chaotic. It brings me down to earth.
I completely understand that. Being in the kitchen relaxes me. I think it’s like when people want to come home and paint or play music (neither of which I can do – HA).
Double yolks are such a thrill, but I am easily amused. I once got 3 double yolks in one dozen eggs.
I have never tried a meal delivery service, but man this post makes it tempting!
mangia!
So. Out of this whole dozen, ELEVEN were doubles. I can’t even imagine how it happened.
Highly recommend the meal delivery thing, especially for hectic weeks!
I just did a review of Blue Apron (but mine wasn’t a promo!) 🙁
How do you think they compare?
Blue Apron is practically the only one I haven’t tried! Vegas has, and she said from a quality perspective they’re equally as good. She didn’t do any of the cooking on this one, so she can’t comment on that.
I’ve heard of Hello Fresh but have yet to try it out. If you endorse them then maybe I will bite the bullet. I’ve been busier than ever lately too busy to get to the store and go shopping, so I just keep eating the same things over and over again, which is so boring.
This would be great for you! I basically never make pork chops or meatloaf, and the sweet potato mix under the chicken was a new idea for me too. Two thumbs up for a food rut kickstart!
I kept scrolling trying to figure out what a single piece of bread would be used for. Meatloaf!
My husband loves meatloaf, I prefer my meat loafed into burgers.
LOL! I guess that wasn’t too clear, was it? Good detective work though!
Oh I love meal prep services, just wish they were a bit more adorable and had different dietary options. I tried a few different services and loved the most of the meals weren’t something I would typically make. And two egg yolks! I’ve never heard of that, you totally should have played the lottery!
I didn’t think this one was terrible price-wise, but you’re definitely limited on options if you have dietary needs beyond vegetarian.
And I DID play the lottery… and lost. Whomp whomp.
I tried Terra’s Kitchen and really loved that it gave me fun meal ideas and all the ingredients pre-portioned out. This sounds very similar.
My vote is still for you (you can bring Vegas) and Lindsay Cotter to move in and be my personal chefs though,
I tried theirs too! I loved their meal ideas, but most of them took SO long. It kind of defeated the purpose for me.
I’ll talk to LC about it. You have wine, right? 😉
Roasted potatoes and mashed potatoes in the same dinner. I would have been in heaven with Vegas.
She pretty much ate a meal of potatoes. HA!