I unexpectedly had to run out for a few hours on Wednesday evening, and when I got home my giant box was waiting for me downstairs in my apartment building. It let me know that I could modify the contents of my order until the Sunday evening before. Wednesday was the only available day for delivery in my area, which worked fine for me but didn’t offer a ton of flexibility. The order and delivery process were seamless. That said, it is a better deal than what these types of health-nut foods cost here in Brooklyn, where a salad or grain bowl could easily set you back $15. The fact that the ingredients are top-notch and everything’s premade helped make the steep prices more palatable, but overall this is way more than I spend when I cook for myself. While $12 for a hearty harvest bake or $10 for a flatbread at least feels like you’re getting a decent amount of food for your money, $8 for a light bowl of soup or $8 for seven little energy ball bites does not. (The extra-large box saves you $25.) Some of the items seem like a better deal than others. I loved how you could click on an item to pop out the ingredients, nutrition facts, reviews, and cooking instructions without navigating away from the main page. keto, high-protein, gluten-free), browse by type of dish, or scroll through and see everything at once. The interface lets you narrow down your choices by ingredients you like, ingredients you dislike, and dietary requirements (e.g. Choosing what to add to your box is easy and intuitive. You basically choose what size box you want-small (6–8 items), medium (9–11), large (12–23), or extra-large (23–26)-and add stuff until it’s full. There are meals (including bowls, bakes, and flatbreads), soups, protein crumbles (to add to any meal), and smoothies, as well as snack bites, drinks (like nut milks or fancy lattes), and ice creams. Daily Harvest is pretty different from other meal kit and meal delivery services because, instead of a smaller rotating weekly menu, you’re choosing from a huge, mostly permanent selection of over 80 items total, with everything from breakfast to dessert. The customization process is refreshingly simple. Lentil and Tomato Bolognese Harvest Bowl.Brussels Sprouts and Tahini Harvest Bowl.Squash and Wild Rice Gratin Harvest Bake.Gigante Bean and Artichoke Olio Harvest Bake.I ended up with 25 different items (!) in total. I also added a couple of one of Daily Harvest’s newest offerings, plant-based protein crumbles meant to enhance any meal. My menu: I ordered a wide variety of dinners and lunches, plus a few breakfasts-all premade and single-serve. I ordered a large box with enough meals to last me through a full week, trying nearly every type of dish offered. How I Testedįor my Daily Harvest review, I followed the criteria and guidelines in SELF’s thorough meal kit buying guide, which is based on expert input from registered dietitians. Read this Daily Harvest meal kit review to see if these varied meal offerings are for you. But I was still excited to try something new and take a break from cooking. I tried Daily Harvest’s smoothies a couple of years ago-their oldest and best-known products-and loved them I also tried the Territory Foods meal kit and found it to be a great option for people with special dietary needs. And even though I like cooking for myself, I go through phases where I get so sick of making variations on the same thing over and over again. Although I transitioned from being a strict vegan to a pescatarian about a year ago, I still eat animal products very sparingly and cook almost entirely vegan at home. All of the frozen meal offerings are vegan (as well as gluten-free) and require the most minimal prep. Daily Harvest meal delivery service appealed to me a ton for a few reasons. Editor's note: In light of customers experiencing gastroenterological distress (ranging from stomach pain and vomiting to liver damage and organ failure) related to the brand's French Lentil + Leek Crumbles, Daily Harvest has recalled this product and, in a statement emailed to SELF on June 22, confirmed that it is "working closely with the FDA and with multiple independent labs” to determine the cause of customers' health issues.Īs a health-conscious person with type 1 diabetes, a love of food, and a plant-centric diet, fueling my body with good stuff is super-duper important to me.
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