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The answer is we might have just picked smaller, less were closed, so it’s possible it was just an
filling options. unforeseeable circumstance.
While raving about how delicious each dinner was, a Everything we needed for each recipe was neatly
chicken dish my parents ordered similar to our organized and ready to go, and the instructions were
Turmeric Chicken Breasts with Spiced Chickpeas did easy to follow.
seem a little lacking, my mom informed me. The meat, produce and other ingredients were good
However, they also ordered a few pasta dishes, and quality and in good condition.
found those to be as filling as they were flavourful.
In both our experience and my parents’, food waste Experience:
was definitely not an issue. The recipe cards were clear and concise, and made
cooking techniques I previously thought were
Compared to local grocery store prices: complicated very easy.
Per serving, GoodFood meals came out Every meal was very tasty, and a lot of ingredients I
approximately $3 to $5 more than if you were to am familiar with were used together in new and
purchase the ingredients at a local grocery store — refreshing ways.
with the exception of the steak dish, which was either For example, I’ve never made a chutney before — it’s
on par or more than grocery store prices depending on always seemed too daunting for some reason. But
the cut of steak selected. there I was whipping up a tomato and balsamic chutney
on a Tuesday.
Hello Fresh Our favourite dish was hard to pinpoint, because they
www.hellofresh.ca were all very good. The Turkish-Spiced Beef with
Pickled Cabbage Freekeh Salad was the most
Hello Fresh spans across North America, however memorable, and the quickest to disappear off our
Hello Fresh Canada works with Canadian suppliers to plates.
supply “high-quality ingredients”, such as certified RWA The portions we received was just enough. We
meat (raised without the use of antibiotics or growth weren’t left hungry after but there definitely were no
hormones) and traceable and sustainable seafood and leftovers.
seasonal produce.
They offer a Veggie Plan (two servings), a Pronto
plan, (two or four servings), and a Family plan (four
servings), each including a variety of recipes that
explore cuisines around the world.
For the recipes we ordered, they required us to
have “pantry essentials” such as salt, pepper, sugar,
butter, milk and olive oil.

Plan:
Pronto Plan
Four recipes, each serves two
$94.99 per week ($11.87 per serving)
Delivered every Monday, Tuesday or
Wednesday, free delivery

Ordering process: The recipe card also had a full list of the ingredients
Hello Fresh was simple to sign up with, choose your as well as measurements for both two people or four
food preferences and pick and choose recipes to try. people, so it is easy to save your favourite recipes and
Skipping a week or cancelling was is easy at well — make them again in the future for yourself or even for
done with the click of a button. company.
Ordering was a little more flexible given there are
three days you can choose for the box to be delivered. Compared to local grocery store prices:
Our box was a day late, however there was bad Per serving, the Hello Fresh meals came out
weather the day before and some of the highways approximately $2.50 to $5 more than if you were to
purchase the ingredients at a local grocery store.

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