Why you'll love it: If you’re not so sure about meal delivery services but are in love with meal kits, the offerings from
Hungryroot may just be the first step you need to become a convert.
There’s something beguiling about meal kits. What with their pre-portioned vegetables, their well-sized proteins, and their packaged sauces, it’s almost like having a sous chef backstage. Of course, it makes cooking a breeze, too, even if you don’t generally consider yourself a chef. But as wonderful as meal kits are, they still require some amount of preparation, some amount of standing over a stove, or some amount of preheating an oven. That is, unless you have Hungryroot.
I like to think of Hungryroot as inhabiting the space somewhere between a meal kit and a meal delivery service. The subscription-based company sends healthy, almost-ready meals to your door. All you need to do is heat things up and mix them together. That means that instead of having dinner ready in 25 minutes, as you might with a meal kit, you can have dinner ready in about five minutes (if you’re super efficient). With servings costing around $6 to $7, this is also a pretty budget-friendly option.
All of Hungryroot’s options are 100% vegan and gluten-free, making them perfect for just about any dietary restriction. But don’t worry, meat eaters -- even though these meals are appropriate for herbivores, they’re still delicious enough to fool even the most dedicated carnivore. Plus, thanks to the cornucopia of nutrients, complex carbohydrates (like sweet potatoes, cauliflower, quinoa, beans, and oats), and healthy fats (like olive oil, coconut oil, cashews, almonds, and avocados), you’ll stay full for quite a long time.
Your menu could include things like Southwestern Quinoa Tofu Scramble, Green Goddess Lentil Salad, Moroccan Spiced Chickpea Tagine, Kohlrabi Peanut Takeout Noodles, Pad Thai Fried Rice, and desserts like Black Bean Brownie Batter or Almond Chickpea Cookie Dough. All are surprisingly easy to make, and if you really want to include some meat, you can always swap out the included proteins for your own. While servings may seem small at first blush, I was pleasantly surprised to find how filling they really were (not to mention how tasty).
Even if you have just 10 minutes to spare every night, you can still make yourself a delicious almost-homemade meal.
Pros: Easy to prepare (without depending on a microwave), delicious, plant-based and healthy, wide selection of meals
Cons: Some folks may want larger portions or meatier proteins
Sign up for Hungryroot here