Best Meal Prep Services {Pros + Cons}

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To start, none of these are gifted. I spend my own money on these meal prep services, so there is NO bias. We're breaking it down on a pro + con list. Listen to the podcast for more details!

But here is a quick glimpse of my pro + con list:

Factor

Pro:

Good taste
Menu changes weekly, so you don't get tired of the same meals.
Protein rich - I love their protein line has meals with on average 40grams of protein!

Con:

Quality of ingredients. Most of the ingredients are okay, but there are some ingredients that I wouldn't recommend, such as a mold inhibitor in the cheese they use. In addition, they are not organic.
Dairy heavy - so if you aren't able to do dairy or a lot of dairy, Factor may not be ideal for you.
Their seafood is most likely farm-raised. Added color to their salmon, which indicates farm-raised fish. If you do purchase Factor, I would recommend steering clear from their seafood dishes.
Pricing is about $14/meal

Cook Unity

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Pro:

Tries to stick with wholesome ingredients - I feel that their ingredients are majority good and whole foods. They are coming out with a super Green Line but it's only available to NY right now.
Pricing is cheaper than others at $11.69/meal.
The flavor and quality of the meal is one of the best. It tastes fresh, like if a chef truly whipped this up in my kitchen and meal prepped it for me. (More I talk about in the podcast)
Options to choose from are the largest amount from all of the other ones I've tried.
I feel like their packaging they put their food in is the least toxic.
Macros are really great. I find my meals that I choose are ranging from 35g-almost 50grams!

Con:

Overwhelmed at ordering, but that's more of a me thing.
They do use seed oils!

Snap Kitchen

Pro:

Taste good (outside of the spicyness)
Protein amount is decent!
Higher quality ingredients - organic ingredients, clean.

Con:

Menu only change 6-8 weeks. This can create really repetitive meals overtime.
Everything feels pretty spicy - their meals have A LOT of black pepper in it. I'm super sensitive/don't like spicy foods. This may not be a big deal who likes meals with heat, but I'm a baby over here!
Pricing varies from $11-$15 per meal.
It seems to be delivered nation-wide!

Trifecta Nutrition

Pro:

Emphasizes quality! On their Values page, they share all about how they source their proteins (beef is grass-fed, seafood is wild caught (sometimes responsibly raised), etc. They follow the dirty dozen and clean fifteen from EWG.
They have basic groups: keto, GLP-1, clean eating, paleo/whole30.
They seem to change recipes often!
They have a banned ingredient list to ensure high quality, like preservatives, certain oils, artificial flavorings, etc.
Macros are decent! Protein in meals are typically between 30-50 grams.

Con: