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| - Joining Fresh City Farms is one of the best food-related decisions I have ever made. Having tried other meal services and been disappointed with the overall variety and quality of the food, I was finally ready to start cooking at home during the week.
My stipulations were:
* Must be fresh and preferably contain organic produce
* Must be reasonably priced ($10 a meal per person, or under) and provide home delivery service
* Must be able to cook the meals in under an hour
I gave Fresh City Farms a try back in August and haven't looked back. The produce is always fresh and of the highest quality. The few times there have been issues with produce quality, the team has been quick to respond and resolve the issue by applying an account credit.
All of the meals have been well thought out, creative and used ingredients I wouldn't normally cook with (quinoa, tempeh, rice noodles). The variety is also second-to-none, in four months I have had only a few repeat meals. The rest have been brand new.
I also love how I no longer need to go to the grocery store three or four times a week. The meals are delivered to my door in cooler bags. The meats are frozen and delivered on ice, ready to go straight into my freezer. I love how each meal bag is portioned as it completely avoids wastage - if the recipe requires two eggs and a half an onion, that's what comes in the bag. My pet peeve was buying huge portions of vegetables and dairy and throwing it away since it usually went bad before I had a chance to use it all.
The one thing I wasn't entirely convinced about was the pantry service, where you can pick individual grocery items to add to your bag. I found they were more expensive than buying locally, and didn't really add much value other than the convenience factor. The portions (cheese, milk, eggs) were also quite small for the price paid, but I guess this comes with most organic produce.
If you are on the fence about this service, I highly recommend you try it out. Check out their website and Facebook page for coupons, they often have deals for first time customers to try the service out.
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