Pepper Leaf is one of the newer meal kit providers on the block gaining attention for their focus on providing healthy and sustainable meal services. Pepper Leaf uses fresh seasonal produce from their network of farms, delis and specialist cuisine wholesalers. The Pepper Leaf recipes are easy to follow, regularly updated and only require 20 minutes of preparation time.

Pepper Leaf pride itself on being ‘sustainable on the table‘ by removing the need for plastics and opting for the use of recycled boxes and paper bags. They also promise to deliver customers fresh ingredients for the week ahead on Saturdays or Mondays – from their suppliers no more than 72 hours before. Currently, they deliver to VIC, NSW, SA, ACT and QLD.

At the time of writing (Feb 2022), Pepper Leaf offers boxes for singles, couples and families! They have a ‘classic box’ fit for 1-2 people supplying 2-5 meals starting from $61.90, a ‘family box’ fit for 4-6 people supplying 2-5 meals starting from $85.90 and a ‘vegetarian box’ fit for 2-6 people supplying 2-3 meals starting from $61.90.

Nutrition Rundown 

Meals are focused on fresh, perfectly portioned and locally sourced ingredients. Pepper Leaf sources ingredients from family-run businesses with buying fresh and sustainably at the forefront ensuring high-quality ingredients meet their healthy designed menus.

These meal kits are suitable for most people, especially those needing a helping hand in the kitchen without sacrificing healthy. The menu is rotated regularly to keep things interesting and also match the seasonality of produce. Each recipe contains a quality source of protein, a serving of fresh vegetables and typically a carbohydrate source such as whole grains, potatoes, pasta, noodles etc. Consumers can filter recipes by protein type and vegetable type to find recipes that match their taste!

For those looking for a higher vegetable serving check out their vegetarian box! At the time of writing this (Feb 2022) for the first two orders with Pepper Leaf, they will add seasonal fruit to your order for free.

TIP: If you’re looking to increase protein or increase satiety with meals consider adding some crushed nuts or seeds to meals. This will add some crunch to meals whilst keeping you fuller for longer and increasing the nutrient density of meals!