Are you thinking about going vegan but don't know where to start? Whether you're a longtime vegan who is looking for a convenient way to get plant-based nutrition or a newbie seeking meals to give you a kick start on your vegan journey, consider these vegan meal delivery services.
Kitchen Verde
Kitchen Verde offers meals that are completely vegan, whole food plant-based, and oil-free. Each meal ranges in price from $5 to $10. The meals are delivered pre-made fresh every week, so you can simply heat them and serve. Instead of a meal plan, you can order a la carte from the menu, so you can pick and choose just the dishes you want.
Find healthier versions of comfort foods like pizza and burgers on the menu. Other examples of Kitchen Verde dishes include chocolate almond butter pancakes, chipotle tofu burrito bowl, tomato basil soup, buffalo tofu wrap, and anti-inflammatory juice. The menu changes every week, and seasonal menus are offered throughout the year.
Kitchen Verde lives up to its "green" name. Ingredients are sourced locally when possible. No oil, vegan butter, or sugar is added. The goal of the company is to provide healthy, vegan meals that anyone can try and enjoy, including omnivores.
Locals enjoy the option of picking up the prepared meals in person. A reviewer on Happy Cow praised the diverse menu that changes frequently, while a reviewer on Yelp appreciated that the nutritional information for each meal is placed clearly on the front. That empowers diners to count calories, carbohydrates, and fat easily.
22 Days Nutrition
You may have heard of 22 Days Nutrition because of superstar Beyonce's much-publicized involvement. She even wrote the forward to its founder Marco Borges's book The 22-Day Revolution. 22 Days Nutrition offers vegan dishes that range from $9.50 to $12.50 per meal. All the meals are pre-made, but they arrive fresh, never frozen.
You can sign up for a weekly meal plan or select items a la carte. All products made by the company are completely vegan. They're also organic, non-GMO, soy-free, and gluten-free. Menu items include hearty granola, heirloom maple carrots with brown rice, harvest yam quinoa bowl, butternut squash pizza, and creamy pumpkin curry over rice.
A reviewer for Women's Health remarked that eating vegan with this meal delivery service changed her life for the better. A senior writer for Vanity Fair reported mixed feelings about eating the delivery service for three days, ultimately concluding that he could continue it for twice as long.
Macro-Mediterranean Healthy Meal Delivery Service
The Macro-Mediterranean Healthy Meal Delivery Service offers meals that are completely vegan for both health and ethical reasons. Meal programs start at $54 for 5 meals per week up to around $199 for full programs that include 19 or 21 meals per week. When ordering individual meals outside of a program, each meal ranges from $8.99 to $11.99 with a minimum order of $50.
Meals from this delivery service arrive fully cooked and only require reheating. They're prepared and shipped fresh every week. Each meal is planned to be balanced according to Mediterranean diet and macrobiotic principles.
Reviewers on Yelp praised the diversity of the menu as well as the way the meals leave one feeling satisfied and full. Groupon reviewers praised how the company will customize menus based on personal health needs or dietary preferences.
Plant Perfection Foods
Plant Perfection Foods is an all-vegan company that does not use honey, palm oil, or coconut all. All meals from Plant Perfection Foods are pre-made and delivered frozen in BPA-free bags. Simply heat the meal in the microwave. You can add side dishes like rice or potatoes at home, but each meal is considered complete.
Meals are priced in the $8 to $12 range with minimum orders of $225 for most of the country. (A minimum order of $300 is required for residents of the west coast states of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, or Washington.) No subscription service is available. Instead, you can order and reorder meals whenever you want.
Available dishes include black bean chili, sweet potato chowder, Southwestern macaroni, and split pea soup. The meals at Plant Perfection Foods are created to please health-minded individuals. They are free of gluten, soy, and nuts. Additionally, they're prepared in a kitchen that is free of those common allergens. They don't use oils, and the chef never adds salt, sugar, or fats to the meals.
With only five-star Facebook reviews, Plant Perfection Foods was recommended by The Healthy Hoff for people on a plant-based whole food diet.
Purple Carrot
All meals from the Purple Carrot are 100 percent vegan. Unlike the meals with many delivery services, dishes from the Purple Carrot are not pre-made. Instead, the company sends meal kits. These meal boxes come with fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and detailed instructions for cooking. A recipe card comes with each Purple Carrot box to simplify things.
Dishes are often inspired by the seasons. Two meal plan options are available. The 1-to-2-person Purple Carrot plan contains three unique meals (with adequate portions for two people) for $72 per week or $12 per plate. The second option includes the TB12 Performance Meals that are created in partnership with Tom Brady. This second option offers the same portions, but the recipes are high in protein and gluten-free with a limited use refined sugars and soy. They come with three unique meals, with each meal serving two, for $78 per week or $13 per plate.
Consumer Reports evaluated the Purple Carrot, giving it an overall score of "very good." The reviewer praised the flavorful meals but disliked the fact the company selects the small variety of meals to choose from each week.
Veestro
Veestro is a completely vegan meal delivery company. All meals are pre-made from fresh, organic ingredients. They arrive frozen for you to heat and serve. The price of meals vary quite a bit. Dishes start at $5.99, while their average meal is about $10. The company also offers lifestyle meal packs that are one-time orders. They start at $99 and offer 25-percent off the a la carte costs. Veestro has a weight loss pack as a subscription service you can customize to meet your needs.
Veestro offers a la carte breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, soup, and juice options. Dishes offered include red curry with tofu, baked mac and "cheez" (cheese alternative), enchilada casserole, Thai stew, soba noodles in peanut sauce, and three-layer scrambles. Veggie pesto pizza, golden chickpea stew, and desserts like pecan pie are also available.
A writer at Cooking Light tried Veestro and loved its healthy comfort foods like Country Fried Chick'n Dinner and Chick'n Quesadilla. Cooking Light's only complaint was how long the cooking times were per meal. However, other reviewers such as The Full Helping stated how the meals are good when you are short on time and referred to how they were tremendously enjoyed.
Munchery
Munchery is not a vegan company, but it offers a variety of vegan meals. Its menu allows you to select the vegan filter, so you'll be shown only the vegan options. All the meals are premade and arrive ready to heat and serve. The price range for each meal is around $10 to $14 per meal.
Instead of offering a meal plan, the company provides a la carte menus. Vegan grain bowls and salads are plentiful. You may order dishes such as a baked tofu green curry, lentil carrot salad, a Cuban grain bowl, a yam and quinoa bowl, and a Greek salad. Apricot almond granola, avocado black rice rolls, and veggie burgers are also on the menu.
Business Insider reviewed Munchery and praised its helpful services and thoughtful details such as having the vegetables pre-sliced. The reviewer also liked how preparing the meals brought out a love of cooking. Today observed there was only a narrow window of time given when the meals are delivered and noted that sometimes popular meals sell out quickly.
NutriFit
NutriFit is also not an exclusively vegan company, but they have been delivering fresh vegan meals since 1987. They have hundreds of vegan recipes in their database of over 2,600 selections for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and beverages. They also have a variety of vegan dishes for their meal delivery service. The company prides itself in being able to handle any dietary requirement.
Pricing for NutriFit meals is determined by the number of meals received daily, desired billing frequency, and the complexity of individual nutritional requirements. The company offers personal catering plans that start at about $18 per day for a single meal and go upwards of $56.00 per day for complete meal plans.
All NutriFit meals are prepared fresh on the day they are delivered or shipped. No additional preparation is required. They can be microwaved in non-BPA, fully recyclable containers. The company puts an emphasis on premium quality, fresh ingredients. A lot of their produce comes from their own, solar-powered farm on the central coast of California, where they grow organic produce using sustainable farming methods.
Facebook reviews of NutriFit reveal that losing weight is accessible when using the meal delivery service as part of a healthy eating plan. Yelp reviews were mostly positive, with people praising the company's variety of meals and flavors.
Enjoy Stress-Free Vegan Dining
Veganism is growing in popularity by leaps and bounds. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has stated vegan diets are "appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood and for athletes." These meal delivery companies allow you to enjoy plant-based meals conveniently.
