We all know the struggle of getting a wholesome meal on the table, especially when you have a family to feed. Between work, chores, and kids, it can be a real challenge to find the time and energy to plan and cook a nutritious meal every day. And let’s not even get started on the hassle of grocery shopping, navigating crowded stores and waiting in long lines.
But the good news is that meal delivery services are here to the rescue! These services offer you a convenient and stress-free way to enjoy delicious and healthy meals without the hassle of cooking or shopping. And the best part? You get to choose from a variety of options and have your meals delivered straight to your door!
But which one? We have tested each meal delivery service in Australia so you don’t have to. These are our rankings of the best available and their key differences.
1. Hello Fresh
- Cost: 7/10 - $8.75/serve based on 4 people and 5 recipes per week.
- Choice: 9/10 - Over 37 recipes to pick from each week.
- Quality: 9/10 - The best quality vegetables and meat from all we tested, but still not as good as selecting yourself in the grocery store.
- Taste: 8/10 - There are certainly some meals that didn't suit my tastes, but overall I was impressed and I still replicate my favourites.
- Flexibility: Skip a week or cancel anytime.
- Organic: No
- Allergy Safe: No
2. Marley Spoon
- Cost: 7/10 - $8.49 per serving based on 4 people and 5 recipes per week
- Choice: 10/10 - 50+ recipes to pick from each week.
- Quality: 8/10 - The ingredient quality is on par with Hello Fresh
- Taste: 8/10 - I found the taste of the Marley Spoon recipes to be great along with the serving size
- Flexibility: Skip, pause, or cancel any time.
- Organic: No
- Allergy Safe: Only some meals
3. Dinnerly
- Cost: 10/10 - $5.49 per serving
- Choice: 8/10 - 50+ recipes per week
- Quality: 6/10 - There is a noticeable drop in quality compared to Marley Spoon
- Taste: 7/10 - The recipes are noticeably plainer and smaller than the more expensive alternatives
- Flexibility: Skip, pause, or cancel any time
- Organic: No
- Allergy Safe: No
4. My Muscle Chef
- Cost: 5/10 - $10.40 for 20 meals
- Choice: 10/10 - Over 70 different pre-packaged meals to choose from
- Quality: 7/10 - I prefer the quality of cooking fresh ingredients myself, but the convenience of pre-packaged meals is significant
- Taste: 8/10 - The taste is good but they appear to use lemon as a preservative so they are all lemon flavoured.
- Flexibility: Skip, pause, or cancel any time, as well as one-off orders
- Organic: No
- Allergy Safe: Allergy safe options
5. Every Plate
- Cost: 9/10 - $6.50 for 20 meals
- Choice: 5/10 - Only 22 recipes to pick from each week
- Quality: 7/10 - The quality of the ingredients is still high, but they offer less per meal
- Taste: 6/10 - The reduced number of ingredients does sometimes make the meal feel less complex and flavourful
- Flexibility: Skip or cancel any time
- Organic: No
- Allergy Safe: No
6. YouFoodz
- Cost: 7/10 - $8.49/serve based on 18 meals.
- Choice: 8/10 - Over 60 recipes to pick from each week, but over 50% of meals are chicken-based.
- Quality: 7/10 - Prepared meals means less preparation but not as fresh ingredients. Certainly less variety or number of ingredients as alternatives.
- Taste: 7/10 - Tastes nice but relatively basic. Cheaper than My Muscle Chef but I would prefer their meals from a taste perspective.
- Flexibility: Skip a week or cancel anytime.
- Organic: No
- Allergy Safe: No
7. Macros
- Cost: 5/10 - $9.99 per meal based on 21 meals per week
- Choice: 8/10 - 50 recipes to pick from each week
- Quality: 8/10 - Very high quality in terms of nutrition, no processed ingredients, and no added sugars
- Taste: 6/10 - This is designed as a pre-packaged meal for nutrition first, so taste is a secondary consideration
- Flexibility: Skip, cancel, or pause any time
- Organic: No
- Allergy Safe: They have one of the better allergin filters
8. Lite n Easy
- Cost: 7/10 - $8.50 for 21 meals
- Choice: 10/10 - By far the most variety with over 200 meals to choose from
- Quality: 6/10 - Compared to the more athletic packaged meals, and the cook yourself options, they are lower quality
- Taste: 6/10 - The meals are relatively plain, but their serving sizes are soooo small!
- Flexibility: No subscriptions, just one-off orders
- Organic: No
- Allergy Safe: Do not guarantee 100% allergen free
9. ChefGood
- Cost: 4/10 - $10.45 per meal for 20 servings
- Choice: 7/10 - 40 meals per week to choose from
- Quality: 10/10 - High quality, locally sourced ingredients - you cannot beat that
- Taste: 9/10 - Much higher focus on taste than the alternatives
- Flexibility: Pause or cancel your subscription whenever you want
- Organic: No
- Allergy Safe: Do not guarantee meals are free from allergens
10. Core Powerfoods
- Cost: 9/10 - Less than $7.00 per meal
- Choice: 7/10
- Quality: 5/10
- Taste: 5/10
- Organic: No
- Allergy Safe: No
I am still testing, tasting, and ranking food delivery services. If you have any suggestions for meals to try, and you have a difference of opinion with my rankings, send me an email at info@easymeals.net.au.