Freshly, like most of meal delivery services is a famous and very successful subscription based meal delivery company that offers you anything from 4 to 12 servings (single) per week. What makes Freshly different from the others is the fact that it offers you microwaveable meals that are quick to re-heat and eat. So all you really need to do with Freshly is just subscribe, order your favourite meals from their menu of 30 varieties and wait. The meals are delivered right at your doorstep, making it much easier for you to enjoy your favourite meals without having to go out or cook them in your kitchen.

Once you receive your cold meals, you just need to store them in your refrigerator and simply reheat your meal later in a microwave before devouring them. Moreover, the meals are delivered in microwaveable containers, thus saving you time that is otherwise wasted in transferring the meals from the containers to an appropriate plate. However, one thing you must ensure is that you DON’T put these containers in an oven. The containers are only Microwave friendly and Not suitable for oven.

Also, when ordering your meals, we recommend you to check the nutritional values of all the meal options before you order. Make sure to check their sodium levels without fail. Based on their past reviews, it has been noticed that Freshly meals have a comparatively higher amount of sodium in them.

Overall, when you compare their varieties and taste, Freshly is one of the perfect meal delivery services for people who are looking for quick and convenient meals. However, if you are fussy about taste and expect your meals to be perfect, you may experience some disappointment. It may not taste like chef-made restaurant style meals, but they are fairly good and something you would love to enjoy at home or your workplace.

Cost-wise, Freshly has an average cost that ranges from $7.99 to $11.50 and it entirely depends on how many meals you order in a kit. The cost is almost similar for most meal delivery companies in the market. With Freshly, you simply need to remember – 1 Serving 1 Person and 1 Sitting. So, make sure that you place your orders wisely from their long menu.

But just like all other meal delivery companies, even Freshly lacks a few features that we simply pray that they consider while revamping their services. For instance, Freshly is an all-non-vegetarian meal delivery company that doesn’t offer even a single vegetarian dish. All their meals include pork, beef or poultry products. So, if you are a vegetarian or a vegan, you better start looking for the other meal delivery companies.

With the meal delivery market growing each day, you have the option to choose from the best meal delivery companies in the country, and Freshly is definitely one of them. Their meals are good, flavorsome and offer a good variety compared to some of their competitors. Here are some of the most interesting facts about Freshly that really impressed us during our week long trial.

Subscribing for Freshly is a quick and easy process! All you need to do is simply enter their webpage and opt for “Sign Up” which is followed by the verification process of your personal details (name, email address, postal address, etc). Once you are through the verification process, you will be granted access to their exclusive chef prepared dishes. Freshly offers you a huge variety of 30 unique, delicious and absolutely healthy prepared dishes.

Finding time to cook meals for yourself and your family is definitely a blessing in today’s fast life. One look into our reality and we all know how much we lack such free time to even finish our everyday chores. Hence, for everyone who lives a hectic life, these ready-to-eat meal options by Freshly are the most convenient of all.

One of the most impressing features about Freshly that really made us like them was their vivid meal options and their tastes. The meals are tasty and healthy at the same time. We warmed the meals for just over 3 minutes and they looked absolutely mouth-wateringly delicious. Also, Freshly has been absolutely transparent about their quality and nutrition levels. In fact, you can be rest assured about quality, as they follow specific health guidelines to ensure only top quality meals to their customers. If you are worried about the nutrition levels of these meals, you can definitely check their details on their menu by simply clicking on the name of the food dish. Right from the ingredients, the calories, carbs, proteins, fat, etc. you can check them all.

Food is the most important part of our life! What you eat not only affects your health, but also your mind. And to keep all their customers happy and contended, Freshly offers a weekly menu of 30 different meal options to all their customers from across the country. The dishes are unique, look amazing and taste equally good. However, if you are a vegetarian, you will be a little disappointed because they have no vegetarian or pescatarian meal options. Their meals are limited to just pork, beef and poultry options that are accompanied with lots of green vegetables, rice, pasta or some mashed potatoes. For instance, the Turkey and Mushroom meatballs that we ordered came with pesto and Zucchini noodles. Well, we just hope they do include all-vegetarian options in the near future.

The quantity of every meal option offered by Freshly is actually decent. They offer 1 serving in each meal option, and the quantity is perfect for everyone with a good diet. Unlike some of the other meal delivery companies, the meal was fulfilling and completely awesome.

Just like its easy sign-up process, Freshly offers a quick and easy meal cancellation service. If in any case you do not wish to continue with their services, you can always cancel your order and get a refund.

Freshly is one of the topmost meal delivery companies in the country for a reason. They not only offer you delicious ready-to-eat meals but also put in a lot of effort in the packaging of these meals. And we were really impressed with their packaging. Every meal box was perfectly stacked inside the huge cardboard delivery box. Every meal is labelled clearly on the cardboard sleeve which contains basic details of the meal, such as the meal name, the nutrition facts and some details about its preservation. Moreover, the meals were safely packed inside a plastic container and sealed with a peelable plastic film. Also, every single packaging material used by Freshly is recyclable, which is definitely great.

The meals are packed in one big box along with 3 cold gel packs and an insulating liner that can keep the meal kits cold and frozen for as long as 48 hours. Also, the meals offered by Freshly are all meant to be kept in the refrigerator and not in the freezer with an expiry date. So, make sure you eat your meals within their expiry date.

The menu offered by Freshly is quite variant and interesting. The company offers you a weekly menu of 30 meals to choose from. However, the company doesn’t change their menu much. There may be a couple additions to the last menu, while some are removed from the list unlike their competitors Blue Apron or Green chef who entirely change their menu. Contrary to this, Freshly claims that they rotate their menu often to make sure that their customers enjoy new and delicious meal options each week. However, due to the pandemic, it is believed that Freshly had reduced its wide variety of meal options to simplify their otherwise hectic production line. The main reason behind this change was to ensure the smooth running of their business during the Covid pandemic when the demand for ready-to-eat meals was really high.

Another feature about Freshly is that they offer only non-vegetarian meals that are sided with veggies and rice or pasta or mashed potatoes. The variety is absolutely splendid for any meat lover. So whether you order their Turkey mushroom meatballs or the Chicken Tikka Masala, stay assured that you will receive a meal box with a proper balance of each of these ingredients.

Among the various meal options offered, you will come across a few dairy-free, soy-free, egg-free or meat-free meals. In short, you will not find any specific type of meal that meets your desired special diet requirements. So, there is no Paleo, Keto or Atkins diet plans for you. Freshly offers you tasty, convenient and comfort food options that are also healthy for you. Sadly, Freshly doesn’t offer any vegetarian meal options to their customers which is one thing we really hope the company changes soon.

However, before you order your favorite meal options, make sure that you read the nutritional facts of each of these meals, giving special focus to their sodium content. For instance, Freshly’s Andouille chicken gumbo has 62% of your day’s total sodium content, while their chicken tikka masala has 47% and their vegetable biryani has 45%. Also, each of these meals had comparatively higher amounts of saturated fats that is not quite healthy for your body. Overall, most these meals are nutritionally balanced and delicious for you to enjoy during the meal times.

Freshly, like all other meal delivery services charges somewhere from $7.99 to $11.50 for each serving. However, the cost mostly depends on the number of meals you order in a box, with an additional shipping charge. This is almost the same cost as most of the other meal delivery services. So, comparatively, it is not an overly expensive ready-to-eat meal delivery company.

Freshly offers you meal boxes for 4, 6, 9 or as many as 12 meals in a week. You can choose the number of meal deliveries for each week when you sign up for their subscription. Also, you can always choose to skip meals for a week or also keep your meal subscription temporarily on hold. Freshly offers you 1 serving per meal, but the cost depends on the total number of meals you order along with an additional shipping charge which also varies based on the number of meals you order.

– 4 meals a week – $11.50 per meal or a total $46 + $3.99 Shipping Charge
– 6 meals a week – $8.99 per meal or a total  $53.94 + $6.05 Shipping Charge
– 9 meals a week – $8.99 per meal or a total $80.91 + $9.08 Shipping Charge
– 12 meals a week – $7.99 per meal or a total $95.88 + $12.11 Shipping Charge

Compared to the other ready-to-eat meal delivery companies, Freshly’s costs are not very noticeably high. In fact, Blue Apron costs from $7.49 to $9.99 while Hello Fresh costs somewhere from $9.99 to $12.99.

Splendid Spoon, another meal delivery company that provides ready-to-eat food options such as smoothies, meal bowls and soups that cost around $9.50 to $13 per piece. Sun Basket offers similar ready-to-eat options that cost between $10.99 and $12.99 for each serving.

Discounts – One of the most attractive features about Freshly is that they offer a special $15% student discount on the first 4 orders to all their young student customers. All you need to do is just register yourself with Student Beans and simply go through the student verification process for your status.

Freshly is an ideal meal delivery option for you, only if you are looking for convenient and quick meal options. That is almost like once in a while. The meals are definitely good, but nothing beats healthy and fresh cooked meals. Also, there are very few meal delivery services that offer ready-to-eat meal options to their customers. So, here is a small comparison between the food and services of Freshly and some of their market competitors.

Both Freshly and Blue Apron have earned themselves good name and fame in the meal delivery industry. They are both known for their quality of meals and their variety of options. But which one is better?

Freshly offers you chef-cooked meals that are delivered to you at your doorstep in a pack of insulated box. The meals are ready-to-eat and get ready in just 2 minutes time, while Blue Apron offers you weekly recipes and menus along with your ready-to-cook ingredients and a perfectly descriptive cooking tutorial to help you cook your own meal. However, Blue Apron scores better due to their culinary expertise, the variety of meals, quality of ingredients, richness of the food and their shipping services whereas Freshly scores better for its meal options and convenience.

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Sun Basket is a meal delivery market leader for a reason. The company focuses on healthy meals with an innovative look at the cooking techniques. You will find a good amount of green vegetables in their meals. Also, they make sure to provide you organic ingredients along with healthy alternatives to certain food options such as gluten-free pasta, whole rice, etc. However, their menu includes very few ready-to-eat meal options which are ready to eat in just around 10 minutes compared to Freshly’s huge menu and 2 minute heating time. Cost-wise, they are both almost similar. Freshly is a little cheaper than Sun Basket and costs between $7.99 and $11.50 while Sun Basket meals cost between $10.99 and $12.99 for every serving.