I selected six meals (12 servings) from the vegetarian menu plan, which had a total of seven meals to choose from. Whilst this is a small selection, the meals are rotated weekly, so you never have the same meal twice. All the meals looked delicious! The recipes were listed with tags such as ‘veggie’, ‘most loved’, ‘speedy’ or ‘kid faves’ which made the selection process easy. This is also a great feature for parents when choosing for the whole family!
The cost of my meals, including delivery, was $73.20. I chose:
- Corn and carrot fritters (two servings as these make great lunches!)
- Jerk-spiced bean and coconut pie
- Mexican lentils and corn salsa
- Persian-style pumpkin and couscous
- Sri Lankan coconut haloumi curry
My EveryPlate box arrived on Sunday morning and was filled with the pre-measured, fresh ingredients I needed to create my recipes. I was very excited to plan my meals for the week and start cooking! Most of the vegetables came unpackaged which is great, however some other ingredients such as the pumpkin, were wrapped in plastic. All cold items were packed securely in a freezer bag. The vegetables looked fresh and other packaged ingredients such as the Greek yoghurt and spices were clearly labelled so I knew exactly what everything was.
Unlike other meal kits, the ingredients were not organised by recipe. Whilst this is a win for less packaging, it did mean I had to sort through the items to select what I needed for each recipe. However, the printed recipe cards clearly list all ingredients and as most recipes had less than 10 ingredients, this was very easy to do.
EveryPlate provided all the core ingredients I needed yet they did not provide ‘pantry staples’, for example mayonnaise, eggs, soy sauce and brown sugar. Most of us have these ingredients on hand, however it is worth noting.
The recipes themselves were very clear and simple to follow, only FOUR steps! Along with the list of steps and ingredients, the recipe cards also detail the pantry items required, estimated cooking time and macronutrients (protein, fat, carbohydrates). All allergen information could be accessed from EveryPlate’s website which was clearly stated on the recipe cards. Thanks to the simple four step approach, some meals took me no longer than 20 minutes to make (big tick for convenience!).
Of all the delicious recipes I made, the Sri Lankan coconut haloumi curry was my favourite!