r/ReadyMeals

Hello everyone,

I was seeing if I can get some help looking for recommendations.

I am about to move out in a couple of months and am trying to do some planning on healthy eating options. Tryna go from primarily eating fast food to at least eating in (something that isn't pizza rolls and Eggo waffles). I lost weight (about 55 lbs) before by watching my diet, and then gained all the weight back due to poor mental health choices. But, I'm back on the band wagon and am trying to commit myself to eating healthier.

Not too much criteria in what I'm looking for. Just trying to eat a little more organic (not all chemicals are bad, from my understanding). I don't have any dietary restrictions.

I'm only one person, so I prefer meals that are mainly one serving, if not two depending on portion sizing.

I'm not fully sure how to budget this, but I'm guessing no more than $10 a meal. Can be either pick up options, or delivery services. No preference.

I'm in my second week of Cook Unity and to be honest, I think the food that I picked out for meals is fantastic, and am loving the service. I look at some of the subreddits and feel like I'm the only one? Anyone else loving the food and service? I had some questions for them, they responded right away (within like an hour, tops), so I don't even understand all of the "they don't respond" issues.

Am I for some reason just special or something (which would be nice but not likely) :)

Just wondering if there's other POSITIVE experiences like mine, with them? I'm planning on staying so idk.

Hello Guys,
Im a professional chef been cooking more than 10 year i graduated from chef highschool - gastronomy and culinary arts as well

So in next 5-6 month i will try as much as i can from different ready meals companies which is i started today with first meal from cleaneatz and i will create a report for all of them from my perspective

We chefs most of us really dont like to cook at home unless its special something, i have been trying to lose some weight , last 45 day i was just cooking almost same meal at home and i lose 16 pounds but with busy life gym,work,some other sports , other activities its really hard to give time and effort for cooking at home so i decided to do this

If you guys have any advice which one to start, or any different kind of advice im open to listen, but it should write calories protein carb sodium etc i have to know before i order. Or any discount i can get let me know

I will share my reports here with every single of dish and every company

Thanks

Can't be bothered to cook / meal prep anymore. Thinking of subscribing to factor, but I don't eat beef and am not a massive turkey guy.

Not sure how the reviews are for Factor, I have heard it's improved a lot recently, but since I will be primarily sticking with chicken for protein, I wanted to ask: is factor's chicken good? or is it dry like most places. If I'm going to keep their chicken meals in the fridge and am expected to eat it over a course of 5-6 days will it be super chewy and dry or can i expect it to be juicy and moist.

Any other meal services if you guys could recommend would be much appreciated too!

I only ordered 4 meals from Factor and I canceled right away. Very small and looks so unappetizing as opposed to how they look online. They weren't terrible tasting but I ended up giving my husband my last 2 bc I didn't feel like eating them.

I love fresh vegetables so I was excited to order Thistle. Finished 4 in my first week but really I can't eat salads that often! 1 of the 4 was pad Thai so that mixed it up a little but it's not real pad Thai, 30% noodles and veggies. They are tasty since they mix other healthy fresh and textured variety ingredients in but I think I've stomach my last salad! I was going to cancel but thought I'd give it another week and am expecting pasta and risotto in next week's delivery. We'll see how that goes.

Has anyone else been having delivery issues the last few weeks? Last week my order shipped w/o cold packs. This week with the updated shipping service the order never arrived. What’s worse is the customer service; there is no number to call you have to use their online chat function. And forget about getting a refund back to your card they train their representatives to disregard card refund request and give it back in store credit then promptly end chat. I’m done with this service the food quality has been going downhill gradually since I started last year.

Signed up for CookUnity. Chose Thursday deliveries. Made first order. Will arrive in two days.

Since then, received one email - order picked out for me for following Thursday - put it on hold.

Today, a text. An order arriving for me this Sunday. Too late for me to hold it or pause, etc. Who needs that much food?

Of course, cant cancel subscription until after first delivery, for some reason. Will cancel with relief. Seems like a scam. Poor UI as well. What a disappointment.

Hi all, I am looking to try a ready meal service to attempt to curb my restaurant delivery habit. For those who have done the math - what would you consider the cost per serving of the ready meal services you've tried vs restaurant food? I know individual meal sizes and restaurant costs vary, but I'm just trying to get a general idea as to whether or not it's worth it - thanks.

I am looking to start a ready meal service. Based on the research I have found I believe Cook unity is the answer I’m looking for. I have done freezer meals like hungry man and mega bowls in the past, and I have to be really careful around those because the excess sodium makes me sick. For those in a similar boat, how has unit been for you? If there is another ready meal service, you recommend, I am more than happy to take that information as well.

I'm new to ready meals. I have never tried any of them, unless it was some microwave frozen ones back in the day. Anyways, I'm looking for recommendations. I'm looking for something for lunches to take to work, and I do have access to store cold meals, and for any that need reheating. I do not have any diet restrictions. What I'm looking for is something that's satisfying and on the healthier side. I have a very active job, so being hungry 2 hours later is annoying. I'm not picky (I hate peas and bleu cheese, that's about it). I just didn't want to go off ordering something that might be gross or not very balanced. Also, price point isn't a huge deal for me. Thanks in advance!

I signed up for a CookUnity trial account and was charged several days later. While I may have agreed to terms at sign-up, those terms were not presented clearly or conspicuously, and I was never meaningfully informed that CookUnity would select meals for me without my active approval and charge me immediately. My account has since been cancelled, but CookUnity is refusing to issue any refund.

This violates California law in two key ways:

BPC § 17602 (Automatic Renewal Law): California requires that automatic renewal terms including what will be charged, when, and how meal selections work be disclosed "clearly and conspicuously" before a purchase is completed. Burying these terms in fine print or a checkbox does not satisfy this standard. I was not meaningfully informed that random meals would be placed in my basket and charged without my active selection or confirmation.

BPC § 17200 (Unfair Competition Law): Charging a new trial customer for meals they never personally selected, then refusing any refund upon cancellation, is an unfair and deceptive business practice regardless of buried terms of service.

My account has been cancelled. I am requesting only a full refund of the charges made without my meaningful consent. This is a reasonable resolution that CookUnity's refusal to honor reflects poorly on their business practices.

If this is not resolved, I will file complaints with the California Attorney General's Office, the FTC, and pursue a bank chargeback for deceptive billing practices.