EveryPlate: Cooking Simplified 4+

I’ve been getting every plate for many months and have never received a box that wasn’t perfect. Items are individually packaged a fresh as you would pick out in the store, yet you don’t have to buy a full bag of a product where often the rest is not used so it’s more economical doing it this way. Even though some choices don’t sound all that good when I make them I’m always surprised how very good they are. I have told 2 friends about this service and each live alone but they now feel they are getting a full balanced meal and the save the extra for later. Price wise you can’t beat it as going to fast food now a days costs much more than a full meal here. And the portions are also perfect and my husband never feels like he wants more and I often give him a bit more as he’s bigger than me. You should try it and you too will be surprised. You get to choose your menus for the week also. I cancelled my service for awhile to take a break, but came back as it’s a great service. Also saves trips to the grocery store!

First, we had an issue, not receiving our first box. They did fix the issue and give us a free box but then when we did receive our first box, and it doesn’t seem to be very high-quality fresh produce and some of it went bad with an only a couple days like our cucumber, tomatoes and potatoes. Yes that’s right the potatoes!!! we just started getting this and if the produce continues to be low quality we’re going to cancel. They send you food that’s going bad it’s kind of sad when you get potatoes. Something that usually takes quite some time to go bad but you find they are mushy and leaking everywhere within three days and your cucumber and tomatoes Are molding and then you have to go to the grocery store to replace the items anyways just not worth it and they really don’t give you very much quantity wise so not only is it low quality it’s also low quantity, we are getting ready to switch over to hungry root instead, which is more of a grocery and meal plan that seems to be a little bit cheaper so we’ll see how this goes first and decide if we want to switch after a couple more boxes and see how it turns out and hopefully the bad produce isn’t a common occurrence because I understand sometimes even grocery stores to a certain type of food or item in quality condition even though it was three different produce items maybe just because they were in contact with the potatoes could be a reason and if things change, I will come change my review.

Deciding to take an offer from my job for a full time position while also earning my Master’s degree, and being the only person who cooks in my house during the week was probably crazy, but EveryPlate has made it easier. I had to make this little gift to myself to get through it. Just getting the meal kits and refraining from extra trips to the store I am able to save money and cut down on food waste. It has saved me a lot of time and stress. The downside for me is that there are not always many vegetarian options, and some of the ones I just don’t like so I’ll end up getting a recipe with meat and substituting it myself. The plastic waste makes me sad, but it is probably not that much of an issue. I also find it confusing sometimes when the pre-packaged amounts are not labeled by standard cooking amounts, so I would find it helpful to have the measurements adjusted to either always fit with cups/tsp or always half a packet/two of the limes kind of thing. I do also find that I use more pans, cooking sheets, and cooking materials when making these, so sometimes I feel frustrated with the amount of clean up, but I am able to adjust that myself some of the time. I also think the flavor profile can be a little bland for many people, but that is also adjustable on a case by case basis. Overall, it’s a great purchase if you find dinner to be a huge stress at the end of your long work day.