And if you’re wondering if meals this cheap are any good, we’ve gone ahead and tested every last one of them. This list of meal delivery deals includes only the services and subscriptions we like and recommend.
To help you score some healthy eats for cheap, we’ve rounded up the absolute best meal subscription deals happening now. Current January offers include some of our favorite premade meal and meal kit services, such as Fresh N Lean, HelloFresh, Blue Apron, Daily Harvest and EveryPlate, available at massive discounts.
EveryPlate is already our pick as the best meal kit service for families on a budget, but it’s bordering on ridiculously cheap when you sign up now. Depending on the meal plan you choose, you’ll score up to 72% off of EveryPlate’s already cheap meal kits when you try them in September. That’s between $1.49 and $2 per serving depending on the plan you choose.
The deal: You won’t see a ton of haute cuisine in EveryPlate’s weekly menu, but there are plenty of satisfying dinners for the cold weather ahead. I tried its pork sloppy joes and the chicken and linguine in a tomato cream sauce. All the meals I made were great, easy to prepare and light on the wallet. Read our EveryPlate review.
Purple Carrot
For those eating plant-based or looking to add more vegetarian recipes to the weekly menu, Purple Carrot is the service to try. I tried Purple Carrot’s meat-free meal kits, and all the recipes I made were a huge hit, earning it a CNET Editors’ Choice award.
The deal: In a rare pre-holiday sale, Purple Carrot is offering 50% off spread across your first four boxes with code NEWYOU50.
HelloFresh
HelloFresh has more total meal kit selections than any other service and most of them are pretty easy to prepare. You can check out my deep-dive review of HelloFresh to learn more about the easy meal delivery service.
The deal: HelloFresh is offering a signup deal worth 16 free servings. You’ll also get free shipping on the first box and a free breakfast item in each box for life.
ButcherBox
ButcherBox isn’t exactly a meal delivery service, but you can certainly make some excellent meals with what this online butcher service sends in its monthly boxes. ButcherBox is an online meat subscription service specializing in Australian grass-fed beef, although you can also have heritage pork, wild salmon and organic chicken in your delivery, depending on the subscription you pick.
The deal: Score one of the following in your subscription box for a year: 2 pounds of grass-fed ground beef, 2 pounds of wild Alaskan sockeye salmon or 3 pounds of organic chicken breast.
Dinnerly is one of the cheapest meal delivery services even without a discount code. The quick and easy Meal kit company sends all the fixings for hearty and healthy meals, and the price comes to about $6 a serving for the cheapest plan. Read our full Dinnerly review.
The deal: If you take advantage of Dinnerly’s most popular discount voucher, it’ll slash the cost of your first five boxes, starting with 50% off your first delivery. The bigger the meal plan you choose, the more you’ll save. Opt for the largest plan — 24 servings a week (definitely good for families) — and you’ll see savings of $140 over the course of the first five deliveries, plus free shipping on the first.
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Gobble is quite similar to the other services, except that many items come already chopped, peeled, marinated and so on — which can definitely save you some prep time. The two meals I received, Yankee pot roast and cacio e pepe, were terrific. Dinner prices are normally a flat $12 per serving, so you do pay a bit extra for that convenience.
The deal: Gobble will send your first six meal kits for $36 total. That’s about as cheap as you’ll find high-end meal kits anywhere. For more, read our Gobble review.
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Ordering steak and seafood recipes will give you the most bang for your buck.
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I put Green Chef’s meal kits to the test once again.
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I put Green Chef’s meal kits to the test once again.
Splendid Spoon specializes in deliveries of quick smoothies, soups, rice bowls and other noshes that are great for breakfast and lunch. Some work well for dinner too, but I like this service better for those first two meals of the day. The meal delivery service is a little pricey for what you get but has some inventive recipes along with classics, so there’s a little something for everyone.
Dinners come together faster with help from meal kits.
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I’ve tried most of them and they’re all pretty solid, with differences to consider depending on your budget, diet, taste and kitchen skill level. You can check out CNET’s roundups of the best meal kit delivery services and best healthy food delivery services for a more detailed taste. Remember, nearly all of these meal kit companies let you pause or cancel anytime, so the risk and commitment when signing up for a meal kit service is minimal.
Whether you’re looking for ways to eat healthily, learn to cook new recipes or just make fewer trips to the grocery store this summer, a healthy, versatile and budget-friendly meal delivery deal can help you do it on the cheap.
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My advice: Take advantage of each and every one of these offers (making sure to pause or cancel after, unless you want to continue). You can see which service you like best and get super cheap takeout-style meals for weeks at a time.
Is it easy to cancel a meal delivery service?
Virtually all of the services we tried allow you to pause or cancel any time just in case you don’t love it, so there’s almost no risk after the deal is up. Although you may have to unsubscribe from their email blasts. Most brands just want you to try out the meals and see if you dig them and those brands are willing to make it very easy (and cheap) to do that. To make things easier, we already tried the top meal kits and meal delivery services so you’ll know exactly what to expect and you can pick the best food delivery deal for you and your tastes.
