Meal Time

Meal time traditionally equals family time. It can be a time to put down the electronics and focus on each other. Investing in each other one on one strengthens relationships.

I’ve seen several meal kit service ads and wondered if having meal ingredients delivered to my door ready to prepare for dinner would benefit our household. It sounded like a great concept for busy people that have limited time – people like us!

I asked my Facebook friends if they ever tried any of the meal kit services and if yes, what they thought of them. Most that shared their various experiences, didn’t use the meal services regularly. Many said the food took longer to prepare than what the recipe said it would take.

I compared several of the companies out there. Turns out there’s more than I saw advertisements for. There’s the you cook meals, they precooked meals, all vegan meals, or snacks only. Some offer chef creations, desserts, vegetarian, organic, gluten free, keto, paleo, sustainable, or non-GMO. Some sell market items, like wine, cooking utensils, cook books, baking pans, etc. Some started as small businesses, some are owned by big corporations, some have corporate headquarters in other countries, some have limited service areas for delivery.

I’ll be featuring the companies my husband and I have tried below…

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