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Since we retired we no longer use meal kits for our meals. As convenient as they were, they no longer fit our lifestyle. Instead, we compost, we garden, we can and freeze a lot of our own food; plus we have chickens for eggs, and we buy meat from local farmers/ranchers.
That said, we now collect recipes on Pinterest to cook most of our meals. We have a variety of boards related to different types of food.
It was after 5:30 PM and our Factor 75 box had not arrived at our house. OnTrac showed our box was still out for delivery. I ended up calling OnTrac to get a status on our delivery because it was going to get dark outside soon. I had to turn the porch light on so they could find us. Our first box of Factor 75 meals was finally delivered by OnTrac at 7:11 PM.
Package Arrived
The contents were well insulated. Factor 75 packed the food with 3 ice packs. The gel in the ice packs are nontoxic, but not biodegradable.
Unlike other meal services we’ve tried, each Factor 75 meal is cooked from scratch by their chefs. Our first order included 2 – Smoked Pulled Pork, 2- Lemon Rosemary Chicken Breasts and 2- Spicy Turkey Poblano Bowls.
The Smoked Pulled Pork was extremely tasty. The meat was lean. It included Carnitas Style Pork, Chili Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Corn.
My husband really enjoyed the Spicy Turkey Poblano Bowl included Spicy Turkey, Green Beans and Sour Cream.
The Lemon Rosemary Chicken was very flavorful. It included Chicken, Cauliflower Rice and Carrots. There were no leftovers, but the portion size was filling.
One might compare Factor 75 to frozen box food, but it is fresh, not frozen. The meals taste like a home cooked meal and/or high quality restaurant food.
“Every meal is free of gluten, soy, hormones, antibiotics, and preservatives. All meats are pasture-raised and grass-fed and their produce is organic.”
While waiting for our first Factor 75 order to arrive, we decided to try Home Chef’s retail meal kits sold at Fry’s. After all, we already tried their meal kit service.
Comparing them to their home delivery, there’s definitely less trash buying them this way! (Read my Home Chef home delivery review here: https://rusticcountrymarket.com/meal-time-update). There’s also less meal choices when buying the retail version of Home Chef.
For the most part, we enjoyed the meals. The food is average quality and flavor. Definitely better priced than a restaurant; however, the retail portions don’t leave much left overs.
Did buying the retail version of Home Chef cause us to want to return to using Home Chef’s delivery meal service? To be honest, no. We will occasionally buy the Home Chef retail version in the future if there’s a meal we like available to purchase.
I’ll be sharing our Factor 75 meal experience soon. Until then…
After nearly 2 years and a Sun Basket VIP membership; I’m back to the drawing board (or should I say cutting board?) in search of a new meal kit service company that will deliver despite Arizona’s extreme temperatures. If you want to know why I’m no longer getting Sun Basket delivered, read my previous post. https://rusticcountrymarket.com/why-i-suspended-my-sun-basket
I’ve received invites from the following companies:
Gobble: They do the food prep work. You cook.
Hello Fresh: Promise Simplicity.
Purple Carrot: Plant based meals.
Freshly: They cook and deliver the meals. You heat them up.
Home Chef: Already tried them.
Green Chef: Sorry, didn’t really like them the first time.
Factor 75?
And then I happened upon Factor 75. Their meals are precooked. They offer Keto, Paleo, low carb, gluten free, dairy free, and spicy meals. All Factor 75 meals are free of gluten, soy, hormones, antibiotics, and preservatives. All their meats are pasture-raised and grass-fed and their produce is organic. Their emphasis is nutrition, and healthy living. They even offer nutrition coaching. They are based out of Illinois.
After reading up on them, I was pretty excited to give them a try. My only disappointment is that they use OnTrac as a deliver provider. Historically, they do not deliver on time, if at all. I put delivery directions on my order, so we shall see if our food arrives. If not, I’ll be calling Factor 75’s customer service.
Stay tuned: I’ll let you know what we think of their meals!
