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| - I spent more time than I want to admit researching meal delivery services. I'm very happy with Freshly so far and will update my review if anything changes or I have more to add. I saw the negative overall rating and was worried, but I think they must have stepped up their game recently. Here's why I chose Freshly over the others I was considering, which included anything from frozen to fresh to easy meal kits (15 minutes or less prep). So this comparison included Munchery, Factor 75, Fresh n Lean, Gobble, BistroMD, Fresh Chef, and MagicKitchen. Others were even more expensive.
If you don't give a hoot about health or high carb/high sugar food, eating tons of gluten, etc, Freshly might not be for you. But I promise this doesn't taste like diet food (it's not), and it's actually still cheaper than the less healthy competition, surprisingly. I calculated plan costs for pretty much every offering out there, and all were either close to the same or more expensive. Now, I'm NOT celiac or Paleo, but I eat moderately healthy - less so when I'm extremely busy, which I will be very soon...thus the subscription. I do have a gluten sensitivity, though (I get bloated and foggy brained when I have a lot of it), so I really wanted a place that had lots of low gluten options, without being strictly Paleo (sorry, but I love my dairy and legumes...especially dairy!!) There isn't as much cheese as I'd like in the Freshly menu, but at least there's some. :)
I was only going to get this for the upcoming crazy-busy month or two, but I can already tell that the time it saves me just might make it worthwhile.
CONS:
-They really need to offer Monday or Tuesday deliveries to Seattle! We're a big enough city! I don't want my deliveries at the end of the week when weekdays are when I'm busiest...
-I do wish they'd have more seafood options, but I understand that it's hard to ship those.
-I'd love even more cauliflower rice and spaghetti squash base options instead of the carbs, although they're still better than most other places I considered in that regard. :(
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