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The best UK meal box subscriptions
Now's the perfect time to take up meal subscriptions.
We love meal box subscriptions, they're perfect for when you want to cook, but you want all the decisions of what to make taken away from you. And now, more than ever, is the perfect time to try one! They save a you a lot of time and effort, not to mention that unwarranted trip to the supermarket.
What's the benefit?
It's basically a food shop delivered to your front door; most of the time you don’t have to think about measuring or even chopping ingredients; there's barely any food waste and you can choose subscriptions that cater to near enough any dietary requirements or allergies. So all in all, they're pretty darn great.
Here's a selection of the best meal box subscription services still delivering.
Pasta Evangelists
How does fresh pasta delivered to your front door sound? The pasta evangelists deliver all sorts of homemade, fresh pasta including Tortellini, Gnocchi and Bucatini for that post-run meal. These artisan letterbox deliveries also come with various sauces and garnishes so you can serve up one mean pasta dish in the comfort of your own home.
Bakedin
It's no secret we've been baking all sorts of things at home, which might have caused a slight shortage in vital baking ingredients. With Bakedin, you choose the bundle package you want, whether that's a Rainbow Cake, Espresso Martini cake or even some Iced Cinnamon Buns, and they deliver all the necessary ingredients to your door!
Riverford Organic Farmers
For as little as £12.95, you can order a small box of seasonal organic vegetables to be delivered to your door, packed full with potatoes, onions, courgettes and more.
Abel & Cole
With Abel & Cole, you can decide between a variety of delivery boxes, whether you fancy a hamper of fruit and veg or meat and fish, or basics like pantry favourites and weekly essentials, they've got what you need. You can even customise your own box.
Little Cooks
This delivery service is perfect if you have little ones running about. Little Cooks aims to "give your child hours of happy, healthy fun in the kitchen" by delivering boxes of all the dry ingredients you'll need to cook up some tasty bakes. Sounds fun, right?
Muscle Food
Known for its meat deliveries, Muscle Food deliver high quality meat to your front door. Steaks, chicken breasts, beef mince, pork sausages, you get it all! And don't worry, they also cater for you veggies and vegans with a variety of meatless snacks and healthy ready meals.
Mindful Chef
If you're after dedicated meal kits, Mindful Chef is ideal. You can choose from a range of different recipe boxes including meals like steak with heritage tomato salad and salsa verde (yum) or Mexican rubbed salmon with coconut and lime rice (wow). It really is healthy, simple and delicious.
All Plants
All Plants offers the delivery of "nutritionally crafted and hand cooked" meals all made from plants.
Hello Fresh
You guessed it. These guys deliver everything fresh! And with a variety of British and world cuisine available, you're pretty much sorted.
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