After fending for ourselves in the kitchen during the pandemic, it’s about time to start thinking outside of the box — and into the meal kit box. Meal kit boxes of recipes and their ingredients can offer the combined powers of mixing things up in the kitchen and crossing off some of those New Year’s resolutions, from wanting to eat healthier to spending less time at the grocery store . As a mid-20-something who has graduated from heating food in the microwave and into the culinary world of two or more pots on the stove at a time, I wanted to try out as many meal kits and delivery companies as possible.
I started this journey in December 2020, and since then, my meal kit adventure has taken off. What’s the best meal delivery service? For 2024, I tested, re-tested, tasted and built box forts with all the best meal delivery services, ranging from plant-based to protein-packed, fresh to flash-frozen and even those made for adults and those made for kiddos! My conclusion? There’s truly a meal kit for everyone, many with exclusive New York Post deals running all the time for new users and specials for true meal kit masters. They range in skill level just as much as they range in dietary preferences , price and serving size to fit every household.
The hard part is just deciding which to try, which is why I tried them all for you first. Here’s everything you need to know about all the meal kits you’ve been hungry to try. Need help choosing a meal kit? Jump down to the b.
