I’d like to share with you my experience with HelloFresh, a new meal kit service. A few months ago my friend recommended me to try HelloFresh, he knows me and how much I love fresh food. HelloFresh delivers a box full of simply delicious dinners right to your door. There are 3 different meal boxes with varied recipes on the menu every week. All the meal planning and shopping are done for you, so you can enjoy the fun part of cooking, and eating!
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It’s never easy being a mum, trying to juggle a freelance job with family life so thanks HelloFresh for making life a little easier! My 2018 year was extremely busy with work, so many interesting things were explored, many projects were completed, but some ideas are still waiting for progress, but I just didn’t have the time.
As a working mum with a 9 year old girl (and 34 year old boy, haha) at home, I have to say a meal kit delivery service such as HelloFresh is a lifesaver! The convenience factor alone is amazing, but knowing my daughter is actually eating healthy food is the cherry on top! I highly recommend it to all busy mums. HelloFresh has also freed up my time to make sure I can kick my goals in 2019.
I’m always on the lookout for a healthy, easy meal. I’m also a conscious eater who prefers freshly cooked meals, so frozen meals rarely see a spot on our dinner table. Usually, we do shopping 2-3 times per week and we can spend hours choosing fresh produce. I truly believe that good quality ingredients are the most important things in healthy eating. And I really love the idea that HelloFresh could help me with it and save my time as well.
The ordering process is easy as HelloFresh has 3 plans: The Classic, Veggie, and Family plan. You can choose what you like, as well as the number of people to cater for (2 or 4) and receive 3, 4 or 5 meals every week for an affordable price! Did I mention that you can swap your meals (up to 4 days before delivery), change your delivery day or time and skip a week anytime? I would recommend using the free HelloFresh app which is easy to use and very helpful!
Summer is a perfect time to enjoy fresh veggies from local farmers, so the Veggie box was our choice.
It was the first weekly meal kit delivery that arrived at my doorstep, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Everything arrived in a large box, packed with ice packs and a chiller bag to keep the food fresh and safe until I picked it up and popped it in the fridge.
Each meal comes with a recipe card with photos that show all the ingredients you will need along with simple step by step instructions (the pre-packaged meals and colour coded stickers to recipe cards are a hit!).
I’m really impressed by the quality of the vegetables. Seems like all veggies have arrived straight from the farm. I got the sweetest and juiciest corn I have ever tried, the bags of snow peas were super fresh and the spring onion looked like it was picked from the garden.
To be honest, I was a little worried about the portion size and their nutritional value before the box has arrived. Sometimes, I buy vegetarian food in cafes but stay hungry, because the meal hasn’t been balanced properly. HelloFresh portion sizes were good and left me with enough leftovers for lunch the following day. All dishes were also packed with enough protein (nuts, cheese, eggs), carbs (pasta, rice, kumara) and dietary
Let’s get tasting three dinners from HelloFresh:
Meal #1: Indonesian-style fried rice with sesame fried egg (My daughter’s fave: Hello Bali, ha).
A fragrant and tasty Indonesian fried rice served with a fried egg for the oozy yolk. Juicy capsicum and sweet snow peas make this dish absolutely delicious.
Meal #2: Summer pesto risoni salad with sweet corn and goat cheese (mum’s fave).
Rice-shaped pasta, baby spinach, sweet corn, crunchy snow peas, aromatic pesto, and goat cheese. Finished with toasted almonds. I’m really impressed by how beautifully all these ingredients play together. I will make a note about it for my future recipes!
Meal #3: American BBQ halloumi with corn slaw and kumara wedges (dad’s fave).
Pan-fried halloumi cheese, crispy on the outside and oozy on the inside, served with perfectly paired cole-slaw and sweet kumara wedges. Pan-fried cheese and coleslaw are a match made in heaven!
Final word:
HelloFresh is a great option if you would like to save time, money, and provide nutritious meals for your family. In addition to the convenience, they are healthy for both you and the earth by establishing long-term relationships with local farms.
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