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The life of Sakara; starts at $141 per week; up to $465 for specialized programs: This plant-based, gluten-free meal kit reminds me of what most people think of when they think of “crunchy” vegan food: raw vegetables with an earthy taste. Almost all meals in the Sakara range are raw and prepared: dishes like vegetarian burgers are without buns, lasagna is “deconstructed”. For example, a “Lavender Quesadilla” has broccoli pesto and cashew “cheese” with hibiscus salsa…you get the idea. THE menu is organized every week and meals are presented in individual portions. Sakara also health supplements (which can be scientifically questionable), like a metabolism booster And fulvic acid cell reset. that of Sakara exclusive nutritional program The meal plan is designed to replace all meals and is delivered twice a week. If you buy a five-day week, three meals a day, it costs $465 per week; five-day, three-meal-a-day weekly subscriptions cost $395 per week; prices drop to $141 per week with a 12-week subscription for three days at two meals per day. There is also a “Level II: Detox“, starting at $465 per week. This meal kit seems to fit Gwyneth Paltrow or WAGs (wives or girlfriends of professional athletes) everywhere, but it didn’t suit my budget and taste preferences.
NutriFit
NutriFit for $10 to $45 per meal: NutriFit is more like a personal chef than a meal kit delivery service, specializing in nutrient-dense, fully prepared meals with a huge range of dishes, with gluten-free and dairy-free and vegetarian and vegan options. The company ships to the lower 48 states and most meals hovered around $20. NutriFit offers personalized, chef-prepared meal plans tailored to the eater and including details such as health goals and dietary restrictions, where the customer can select their own meals on the Premium plan or take selected meals from the 13-week rotating menu, starting at $19 per day. There are also a la carte options, which I tried, which range from $10 to $45 per meal. These require no subscription or minimum and are offered as meals for three to four people or individual Fit for ONE meals that feed one, where you choose from “Always Available Favorites” and new rotating promotions. A chickpea lentil salad, cold udon noodles, hearty roasted tomato soup and crispy vegan tacos were standouts. But I wasn’t a big fan of most of the specialties the chef prepared, and the food started to wilt or turn mushy if not eaten within the first few days. The service’s user interface is also not the best or easiest to navigate.
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Costs! Meal plan from $11 to $14 per meal: You can choose between 6, 10 or 14 meals per week, or order a la carte (a minimum of eight meals), ranging from $11 to $14 per meal, with the price decreasing the more you order. It offers keto, paleo, high-protein, dairy-free and gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian meal choices, and everything is prepped and simply needs to be microwaved (or air-fried) for about three minutes. There were six vegan and four vegetarian meals at the time of writing, with a menu filter to easily see the choices. The vegetarian Coconut Chia Breakfast Pudding And margherita pizza for breakfast stood out, the vegan crab cakes had a paste-like consistency and an almost cinnamon-like flavor, and the Vegan Blackened “Chicken” and Cajun Pasta was rubbery and lacked spice. Since testing several months ago, none of the plant-based meal choices have changed. So this may be the best supplemental meal kit for plant-based eaters.
Not recommended
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Eat Clean for $9 to $13 per meal: This vegan meal delivery service would be perfect for someone who loves the taste and convenience of TV dinners. Eat Clean has a a dozen plants hot meals available, with the option to order six to 20 meals per week, ranging from six meals at $13 each to 20 meals at $9 each. Each meal comes in a plastic container and must be microwaved or heated for approximately three minutes. Many dishes have very similar flavors: the tomato sauce base for chili, spaghetti, and lasagna all taste the same. The side dishes often seemed random: zucchini with mac and cheese and nuggets; cornbread alongside chili that tasted exactly like cinnamon coffee cake (the flavors didn’t go well together on that one). As with TV dinners, the flavors were often one-note and I opted to air-fry them to enhance the doughy textures. This meal kit is almost the same price as most I’ve tested, and the choices above are much tastier.
Are meal kit services worth it?
The answer really depends on what you value, whether it’s time, convenience, cost, or something else entirely, like finding new recipes or eating healthier. For me, as a vegan, I have a little more difficulty finding new recipes or knowing where to find the necessary ingredients when I find them. Cheaper meal kit service plans hover around $13 per serving, with more expensive plans like Connection at $400 for a full week of meals. For cheaper meal plans like Green Chef At $12 with generous portions, meal prices seem comparable to the cost of purchasing plant-based (often organic) groceries. WIRED Review Matthew Korfhage I did an in-depth search to discover: Are meal kits cheaper than groceries in 2025? and the results surprised me.
I ate and prepared at least three days’ worth of meals or four meals minimum from each brand over the course of a week. If the brand offered both microwaveable frozen meals and self-prep meal kits, I tried both. When I could, I let the brand curate meals for me, based on what the algorithm chose rather than my personal taste to get an unbiased look at the choices on offer.
For the plant-based meal kits, I prepared them as directed in the instructions and didn’t add any extra foods or seasonings, so I could taste them exactly as they were supposed to be.
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