MARCOS work with their team of dieticians and chefs to bring you nutritionally balanced meals to suit your lifestyle. Their plans are subscription based, so you can pause or cancel at any time. 

MACROS offer ‘Everyday Plans’ and ‘Fitness Plans’. Within the ‘Everyday Plans’ you can select from ‘Balanced’, ‘Family’, ‘Weight Loss’ and ‘Plant-based’. The key differences between each plan are that ‘Balanced’ plan offers 350g meals for one, meals on the ‘Family’ plan are 700g servings for two and the ‘Weight Loss’ meals are 300g portions, under 350 calories. The ‘Fitness Plans’ cater to those looking to sculpt, perform or gain. This menu plan is a great offering for those who have specific health and fitness goals. Ready-to-eat meal service Garden of Vegan also offer fitness plans, however, these are at a very high price point, making MACROS far more accessible. 

MACROS meals come down to as little as $9.40 across their plans, with meals on the ‘Family’ plan coming in at $15.60 per meal on the 24-meal plan. I chose the ‘Balanced’ 15-meal plan, which equates to $10.75 per meal. This is great value and is comparable to Youfodz and My Muscle Chef, making MACROS one of the more affordable ready-to-eat meal services on the market.

There were about 40 menu items to choose from and whilst this is less than what is offered by My Muscle and Youfoodz, the selection was fantastic! The meals looked delicious and there was an excellent range of different protein options such as fish, legumes, chicken, tofu and beef. 

There were 14 plant-based meals available to choose from and a number of fish options. If you are a pescatarian like myself, this menu selection was one of the best I have seen and is superior to ready-to-eat meal services Youfoodz and My Muscle Chef. You can filter the menu by ‘plant-based’, ‘paleo’, ‘dairy-free’, ‘no added nuts’ and ‘no added wheat’. You can also exclude ingredients on the menu such as ‘tree nuts’, ‘sesame’, ‘soy’, ‘seafood’, ‘alcohol’, ‘gluten’, ‘peanut’ ‘chilli’, ‘garlic’ and ‘onion’. These filter options are excellent and very similar to what is offered by plant-based ready-to-eat service Soulara.

Each menu item had the total calories, protein and carbohydrates listed, which was very helpful to see when selecting meals. The protein content of the meals was a standout from the outset, with most meals containing over 25g.