Best Healthy Meal Delivery Services

Best Overall: Sunbasket

Why We Chose It: Sunbasket balances organic ingredients with flavorful recipes in meal plans that work with almost any lifestyle.

What We Like
Fresh, organic produce and responsibly sourced meat and seafood
10 custom meal plans, like Paleo, Mediterranean, and diabetic-friendly
Breakfast, lunch, and snack add-ons
Exciting, internationally inspired meals

What We Don’t Like
Cannot accommodate severe food allergies
Shipping isn’t free

Sunbasket focuses on fresh, certified organic, and sustainable ingredients that cater to a wide range of dietary needs. With Iron Chef contestant Justine Kelly serving as executive chef and recipe developer, taste is key with these meals.

Without sacrificing flavor, all of Sunbasket's meals are dietitian-approved and emphasize nutrient-dense produce, whole grains, high-quality protein, and good fats, with minimal added sugar and processed ingredients. Not to mention, the company has 10 different meal plans that you can easily mix and match: Paleo, Carb-Conscious, Gluten-Free, Lean & Clean, Diabetes-Friendly, Chef’s Choice, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Mediterranean, and Fresh & Ready. Plus, you can add on breakfast, lunch, snacks, and more.

With over 25 new and internationally inspired recipes each week, you can look forward to dishes like Yucatecan salmon with tomatillo verde sauce and zucchini, braised beef panang curry with jasmine rice and sweet peas, and Chorizo flatbreads with sunchokes and sunny-side-up eggs—all prepared in 45 minutes or less.

The zero commitment subscription requires at least two recipes per week for two people (around $55) plus free shipping for the first order but you can skip a week or cancel any time. Sunbasket ships to most ZIP codes in the United States, excluding Alaska, Hawaii and Montana.

Best for Strict Diets: Green Chef

Why We Chose It: If you’re following a strict Keto, vegan, or certified gluten-free diet, you’ll have plenty of options that are full of organic ingredients.

What We Like
Certified organic company
Vegetable-forward meals for all eaters
Accommodates strict Keto, vegan, and gluten-free diets
Quick and easy to prepare

What We Don’t Like
Not flexible to mix and match meals of different plans
Basic flavor profiles
Shipping isn’t free

Green Chef was the first USDA-certified organic meal delivery service company and is committed to minimizing its environmental impact with recyclable packaging and a 100 percent carbon emission offset. It takes the guesswork out of eating healthily with veggie-forward meals, lean meats, and whole grains.

There are four meal plans to choose from at Green Chef: Keto + Paleo, Balanced Living, Vegan and Plant Powered. The meals in the Keto + Paleo plan are certified gluten-free. With nine new meals for each plan weekly, anyone following these strict diets will have plenty of options. Think turmeric-maple roasted chicken, shrimp and veggie noodle bowls, and black bean and sweet potato tacos. The ingredients come pre-measured and prepped, along with premade sauces, marinades, and spice blends. This cuts the prep time and makes the recipes quick and easy—they can be prepared in about 30 minutes.

The minimum order is three kits of two servings each (around $80), but you can skip a week or cancel anytime. Green Chef delivers almost everywhere in the United States, with the exception of Alaska, Hawaii, and parts of Louisiana.

Fastest Prep: Daily Harvest

Simply Recipes is aware of a Daily Harvest recall related to customers being sickened after consuming its French Lentil + Leek Crumbles menu item. We are watching the situation closely and will consider this when we re-evaluate Daily Harvest.

Why We Chose It: Daily Harvest offers organic fruit and vegetable-packed smoothies, meals, and snacks that require virtually no prep or planning ahead.

What We Like
Organic whole fruits and vegetables
Vegan and free of gluten, preservatives, and additives
Quick and easy to prepare
Freshly frozen to lock in flavor and nutrition

What We Don’t Like
More costly than other meal delivery options
Doesn’t accommodate all dietary restrictions and allergies
May not be filling enough on its own

Daily Harvest is built on organic whole fruits and vegetables that are frozen fresh from the farm to maintain flavor and nutrition. Between the company's smoothies, bowls, soups, lattes, and more, there are options for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and everything in between. Everything on offer is vegan, gluten-free, and made without preservatives, additives, and fillers. These meals require zero kitchen skills and virtually no time. All you have to do is blend (for the smoothies) or heat up via the stovetop or microwave (for bowls and soups).

Rather than selecting from rotating meals, you can choose how many of the more than 80 options you’d like to receive on a weekly or monthly basis. The red lentil and cumin harvest bowl, artichoke and spinach flatbread, carrot and coconut curry soup, and mulberry and dragon fruit overnight oats are just a few of the options. While the smoothies and soups can be made with water, many opt to use milk and broth, respectively. That, and the fact that some customers opt to add a lean protein to the bowls, indicates that some items may not be considered a full meal on their own.

Items range in price from $5.99 to $8.99 and can be purchased in a plan of nine, 14, or 24 items weekly or 24 items monthly. Plans can be skipped, paused, or canceled anytime. Daily Harvest delivers to 95 percent of the United States (check online with your ZIP code to confirm availability).

Best Fully Prepared: Freshly

Why We Chose It: Fully prepared, health-focused, single-serving meals make Freshly the most convenient healthy meal delivery service.

What We Like
Ready in three minutes
30+ options weekly
Everything is certified gluten-free, peanut-free and free of refined sugars

What We Don’t Like
Does not cater to all dietary restrictions
Does not emphasize organic or sustainably sourced ingredients
No breakfast or snack options

Each Freshly meal is perfectly sized for one person and comes fully prepared. These fresh meals can be ready to eat in three minutes. Their emphasis on lean proteins, seasonal veggies, and whole-grain starches means you can have convenience without sacrificing nutrition. Plus, these meals are all free of gluten, peanut, artificial ingredients, refined sugars, and preservatives.

With more than 30 new meals to choose from weekly, you’ll have tons of options without any of the work. Indian-spiced chickpea curry bowl, hearty chipotle chicken stew with black beans and Monterey Jack cheese, and vegetarian purely plant shepherd's pie are a few of the menu items that sound delicious.

Plans start at four meals per week for as low as $8.99 per meal and can be skipped, paused, or canceled anytime. Freshly delivers to most cities throughout the continental United States.