Anyone else order from Hello Fresh or other box meals?
I have an introductory order coming tomorrow and am very excited. Am I deluding myself that this box will contain fresh and yummy ingredients? Anyone else have this or Blue Apron or other meal services?
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I have an account with Plated.
Its really kind of fun and a great way to get inexperienced cooks started. Kind of pricey, so I only use it once a month or so for two meals. One of my sons has taken to it and enjoys the structure. I am a little more advanced - been cooking a long time - but it is fun in a play school way, with everything already portioned out - no shopping or huge amounts of leftover stuff (that can be a pro OR a con) and all you need to do is deal with the packaging (lots of cooler packs for the freezer!) and buy some decent oils and kosher salt.
It helps push my boundaries just a little with some of the sides/vegetables but not to the point of saying WTF? You want me to mix what with what and then EAT it? LOL
Some of the other services had recipes I didn't even want to try. I noticed Blue Apron has nice blue kitchenware you can order, Plated doesn't go there. I may give that a try sometime, as they are a little less expensive and I love the color LOL. I got started with a gift from someone and must say the ingredients are good quality and serving sizes very adequate, no matter what I may think when first reading the recipes - something I do need to work on. 
I would say that so far everything we have tried was very tasty.
About my only complaint is that too many of the fish dishes are salmon. I just can't quite do salmon in some ethnic dishes and would prefer a milder fish, so I haven't tried some of those - and getting some more healthy fish was another reason to try the service. The tilapia fish tacos were GREAT though - have had two versions, both yummy. 
Recipes I will do again on my own, yummy. And if you are like me, you will always use all the spices/chiles - and even add more sometimes.
There was a beef noodle stir fry that only had 4 scallions for 4 servings - that needed to be quadrupled. The dinners we tried that involved steak were all pretty good. I am trying to stick to mostly fish but the recipes are intriguing and fun, so despite a whole freezer full of beef, I keep ordering meals with beef too.
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Just sayin'.
I've skipped here and there due to being out of town or having more people at home and I have not had any trouble skipping. After all these months, we have decided they aren't really selling you meals. They are selling you convenience.
For me, it has saved me money, time and hassle. Plus, we like variety and the quality is excellent. If you have picky eaters, it's probably not for you. They seem to be the least expensive for our area and $20 for a meal for two of this quality would be hard to find at a local restaurant. I don't really like eating out much.
One meal was disappointing because they swapped out ingredients when it was too late to change (they will do this from time to time!) We ended up with chicken, carrots and potatoes. And not prepared in any way out of the ordinary. Snoozeville. But most other stuff is very good and has a lot of variety.
The best part for me is my husband really likes to cook this way. This is a very welcome change for me. I will help prep and let him do the rest. Win win.
