The FARM BuzzIt’s no secret that most people are busy, extremely busy. Cooking three meals a day can be a huge chore that feels time-consuming and ominous. Preparing various healthy meals multiple times a day is challenging, especially when time is short. That challenge becomes even more complicated when someone is transitioning to a new eating method or has removed widespread ingredients, like animal products, from their diet.
Choosing The Perfect Vegan Meal Delivery Service
Some people shy away from trying a plant-based diet because they worry it will be too difficult, expensive, or time consuming. Fortunately, multiple meal services exist today to help anyone transition to or maintain a healthy, vegan-friendly diet. We’ve compiled twelve vegan-friendly meal services that are great for new vegans or any vegan who needs help in the kitchen.
Purple Carrot
Purple Carrot is a meal service that sells meal kits and freshly prepared meals. This service is 100% plant-based and offers a variety of vegan dishes available in 2 or 4 servings delivered in 2 or 4 dinners per week.
Purple Carrot meal kits are quick and easy, taking only 30-40 minutes to prepare and cook each meal. They also offer some “less-prep” options that save even more time, with meals being ready in around 5-25 minutes. Their fully prepared meal options are pre-assembled and cooked so diners will be ready to eat in five minutes or less.
“It’s easy peasy. Get exactly what you want—meal kits, prepared meals, or both—every time. And don’t worry, we’ve got lots of Less Prep, high-protein, and gluten-free meals.”
Prices for Purple Carrot meals range from $4.49-$13.25 per serving. Shipping is $8.00 for smaller orders and free for orders over $85.
Green Chef
Green Chef is not an entirely plant-based meal service, but it does offer 100% organic vegan meal kits that are quick to make. Each kit comes with measured ingredients and a step-by-step recipe card that is easy to follow. Choose 2-4 recipes each week with 2, 4, or 6 servings each. This option is great if anyone wants to save time prepping meals in the kitchen.
“Feel Great About Your Food: It’s right in the name: Green Chef is all about eating and living green. We are a USDA certified organic company. We work with farmers to source sustainable, delicious ingredients.”
Servings range from $11.99-$13.49. Shipping costs $9.99.
Daily Harvest
Daily Harvest is a plant-based food service “on a mission to make it really easy to eat more fruits + vegetables every day” by shipping a wide variety of one-step prep items like smoothies, bowls, bakes, and soups. Everything they offer is vegan-friendly, pre-frozen, and easy to prepare. Their customized food boxes are sold with 9-24 items per week.
“We believe in a world well fed, one where food is: organic, nourishing, clean, ready in minutes, designed to meet your needs, frozen to be better, and made with the earth in mind.”
Prices run from $5.99-$11.99 per item, and shipping is free.
Mosaic Foods
Mosaic offers a variety of delicious frozen meals like veggie bowls, smoothies, soups, and pizzas. Every item is vegetarian, and many are vegan-friendly. Choose from single-serving or family sized. Single-serving meals take about 5 minutes to prepare. Family-sized meals can take up to 90 minutes in the oven.
“At Mosaic, our philosophy is simple: we make plant-centric food that’s healthy, effortless to prepare, and absolutely delicious. Our chefs hand-cook creative, globally-inspired meals using the freshest produce available for incredible flavor and nutrient density — with no artificial ingredients or preservatives, ever.”
Offerings range from $4.99-$11.99 per serving. Shipping is $10 for six items or free for 12-18 items.
Trifecta Nutrition
Trifecta Nutrition is an excellent option for dieting or watching your weight. Their balanced nutritional meals are portion-controlled as well as calorie-controlled. They are also high in protein and fiber and offer vegan selections. Subscribers receive 1-4 meals daily for 5 or 7 days per week.
“Transform your health with food, tools, and community support customized to your goals.”
Prices range from $11.24-$15.85 per serving. Shipping within the continental United States runs $9.99.
HelloFresh
HelloFresh is not exclusively plant-based and offers a limited number of vegan-friendly and organic options. Subscribers can choose over 30 recipes a week and customize their protein or side selections on many available meals.
HelloFresh does have some vegan options, but there may be better choices for long-term plant-based diets as the selections are more limited than other options on our list.
Prices range from $7.99-$11.99 per serving. Shipping varies by plan and location but generally starts around $9.99.
Sprinly
Sprinly is a plant-based meal service with cook-free meals prepared by their chefs. Every Sprinly meal is vegan, gluten-free, organic, refined sugar, preservative-free, and never frozen. This vegan meal service offers a selection of 6, 12, or 18 meals per week.
“We believe that living an honestly healthy lifestyle should be easy to start and maintain.”
Meals range from $16.05-$18.17 per serving. Sprinly calculates shipping costs depending on the buyer’s location.
Territory Foods
Territory Foods’ specialty is ready-made meals prepared by local chefs in your area. They offer meals for a wide range of diets. You can easily filter selections to find their vegan options. All their items are dairy-free, gluten-free, and free of refined sugars.
Territory Foods deliver meal boxes twice per week. Deliveries come with your selection of 4-12 single-serving meals for 8-24 meals per week. All meals come fresh, never frozen.
“Territory meals are not just good for you, they’re also good for the earth. From our ingredients to our processes, and packaging, we always consider the impact of our choices on the sustainability of the planet.”
Prices are $7.99 to $33.99 per serving, depending on your selections. Shipping varies from $7.95-$15.95 per delivery.
CookUnity
CookUnity offers ready-to-eat, plant-based meals prepared by local chefs in your area. Their website provides a filter that helps find selections suitable for any diet.
Choose 4-16 meals a week from their expansive menu. Each meal comes ready to eat or ready to freeze for later.
“We are a community of more than 70 chefs from across the city to bring you an at-home dining experience you can’t find anywhere else.”
Meals are $10.39-$12.69 per serving. Shipping costs $9.99.
Splendid Spoon
Splendid Spoon is another excellent option for soups, grain bowls, and smoothies. Their menu offers more than 50 ready-to-eat, plant-based items, all vegan-friendly and gluten-free. Meal plans include breakfast, lunch, and dinner five days a week. Stock up on favorite items with one-time purchase boxes.
“We’re on a mission to make it easy to live a healthy life.”
Prices range from $9.75-$14.00 per serving. Shipping is free.
Find Health and Time With Meal Kits
Planning and preparing healthy meals can be overwhelming, regardless of diet. Meal kit deliveries or prepped meals can make these difficult decisions and tasks much more manageable. With all of these choices it’s easy to remove animal products from any diet and to go vegan for the animals. Do you have a favorite meal kit or meal delivery program? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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