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10 of the best fruit and veg boxes for 2022, delivered direct to your door
Fuel your next training session with a regular delivery of your five-a-day
No one would blame you if your health and fitness goals have fallen by the wayside the past couple of months. But with some form of normality returning, we reckon it’s time to get our routines back on track.
To ensure you’re ready for a full training schedule, you need to be fueling up on the good stuff — which is where one of these tried and tested fruit and veg boxes could come in handy.
We’ve found the best ones for every household size, budget and dietary preference so that your fridge is always bursting with your five-a-day.
How we test
We sent 10 households a selection of fruit and veg boxes, asking them to give their honest feedback on every item within. Taking into account customer service, packaging and value for money, these are the boxes they recommend signing up for...
Abel & Cole’s small organic fruit and veg box refreshes the fridge without leaving you with a mountain of meal planning to get through. You’ll receive six easy to incorporate seasonal items, from the likes of grab and go bananas to romanesco broccoli. Anything you’re trying to avoid can be added to your “dislike list” too, meaning Abel & Cole will kindly switch it out. With change from £15, we reckon this plastic-free bundle is a no-brainer.
You can also opt into their "Plastic Pick-Up" scheme which collects hard to recycle plastics (think bread bags and protein powder pouches).
Key specifications
Number of items: Six
Delivery radius: Check postcode checker to confirm delivery to your address
Delivery date: A set day each week, depending on postcode. Routes are planned to minimise carbon emissions and food miles. No delivery time slots.
Delivery cost: Minimum order value of £12, plus a delivery charge of £1.50
Delivery frequency: Weekly
Organic: Yes
Plastic-free: Yes
If fruit is your thing, this organic bundle sourced from New Covent Garden Market Stall will keep you stocked up with a seasonal selection. There’s a choice of two sizes, feeding 1-2 or 3-4 people, and our testers thought it was great value. Expect the likes of everyday apples, bananas and pears, alongside the more exotic mango and blood orange.
Key specifications
Number of items: Six
Delivery radius: Central London, and currently adding expansion further outside of the M25. Enter your postcode into the postcode checker on the homepage.
Delivery date: Seven days a week, 7am and 10pm, two-three hour delivery slots
Delivery cost: £6.99 (minimum spend £30), free delivery for orders over £60
Delivery frequency: One-off
Organic: Yes
Plastic-free: Yes
Purton House keeps things simple, tumbling its grubby Wiltshire-grown veg into a paper bag before sending it direct to you — great if you’re keen to reduce your food miles while still eating seasonally. In reality, that means the likes of homegrown produce, such as potatoes, onions, carrots, celeriac, cabbage, lettuce, leeks and cauliflower. A fab little selection for small families.
Key specifications
Number of items: Eight
Delivery radius: Central London, and currently adding expansion further outside of the M25. Enter your postcode into the postcode checker on the homepage.
Delivery date: Seven days a week, 7am and 10pm, two-three hour delivery slots
Delivery cost: £6.99 (minimum spend £30), free delivery for orders over £60
Delivery frequency: One-off
Organic: Yes
Plastic-free: Yes
If you’re not fussed about reinventing the wheel each time you go to make dinner, this no-nonsense box will provide you with those everyday items we find ourselves craving each week. Depending on what’s in season, it might be potatoes, broccoli, magnesium-rich kale and pears — the likes of which will always come in handy for a quick Lean in 15 fridge forage.
Key specifications
Number of items: Seven - nine
Delivery radius: UK mainland (check postcode checker)
Delivery date: Specific delivery dates. No time slot, but delivery by 7am.
Delivery cost: Free
Organic: Yes
Plastic-free: No
If you like to know exactly what you’ll be receiving each week, Morrisons is one of the few brands to send the same regular selection. The family friendly line-up includes lunchbox-approved pears, clementines and kiwis, alongside hayfever-fighting pineapple and pomegranate. Buy as a one-off as and when you need it, or sign up for a regular subscription and save 5%.
Key specifications
Number of items: Approx. eight items in assorted pack sizes
Delivery radius: UK mainland (exclusions apply for some areas of the UK).
Delivery date: Seven days a week
Delivery cost: Free
Delivery frequency: One-off, weekly, fortnightly, monthly
Organic: No
Plastic-free: No
Got a few more mouths to feed? Pikt has crammed this box with 60 portions of organic fruit and veggies, with plenty of variety to keep you going all week (or fortnight!). We received tubs of cherry tomatoes and bunches of spring onions for quick salads, and a whole fruit bowl-worth of goodies for snacking and smoothies. Going one step further than your average veg box, each piece is wrapped in paper so it arrives in pristine condition, and it’s delivered via a carbon-neutral delivery service too!
Key specifications
Number of items: 60
Delivery radius: Nationwide
Delivery date: Seven days a week
Delivery cost: Free delivery to UK Mainland
Delivery frequency: One-off, weekly, fortnightly, monthly.
Organic: Yes
Plastic-free: Yes
For a more well-rounded shopping experience, allow us to introduce Boxxfresh. You’re given a set number of slots to fill with seasonal produce, so you’ll only receive the items you really want, and you can add on groceries such as spaghetti or porridge oats — ideal if you’re carb-loading that week.
Key specifications
Number of items: 15
Delivery radius: Mainland UK
Delivery date: Monday - Friday
Delivery cost: Min spend £25, free delivery
Organic: No
Plastic-free: Yes
Eversfield Organic Mixed Fruit & Veg Box
Feeding 3-5 people for a week, this family friendly box contains a mixed selection of fruit and veg, all of which is completely organic. We enjoyed our selection of carrots, parsnips, tomatoes and kale, grabbing a handful of blueberries before heading out to clock up the mileage.
Key specifications
Number of items: Approx. 11
Delivery radius: Mainland UK and Isle of Wight
Delivery date: Tuesday - Saturday
Delivery cost: from £3.95 (or free to local area of Devon)
Organic: Yes
Plastic-free: No
Food waste is a huge problem, but by signing up to an Oddbox delivery, you’re giving surplus veggies a second chance. Collecting the items rejected by supermarkets (for reasons as silly as being too big, or slightly misshapen), we were very impressed by the quality, and appreciated the recipe cards included, to ensure you get the most out of that week’s haul.
Key specifications
Number of items: 12
Delivery radius: London and south-east England
Delivery date: Specific delivery dates.
Delivery cost: Free
Delivery frequency: Weekly or fortnightly
Organic: No
Plastic-free: No
As one of the original veg box brands, Riverford is not one to rest on its laurels, having recently switched to new home-compostable packaging. Almost everything is delivered “naked”, saving tons of plastic, and we loved the mix of staples alongside more exciting seasonal items. Not sure what to do with your purple sprouting broccoli? The website is chock full of fab recipes for inspiration.
Key specifications
Number of items: Nine
Delivery radius: UK mainland, however restrictions apply. Use the postcode checker to check if they deliver to your area.
Delivery date: Specific delivery dates depending on postcode.
Delivery cost: Free
Delivery frequency: One-off, weekly, fortnightly, every three weeks, monthly
Organic: Yes
Plastic-free: Yes
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