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WhichMealKitFind your box

Which meal kit fits your household, and what it really costs

Say who is eating and how many dinners you want. You get every box we can check against your household, priced at full price after the first-box deal, from each service’s own site.

2 people × 3 dinners · you cookChange
Cook or heat

2 people × 3 dinners · you cook. A starting example until you change it.

Three dinners for two: from about $42, EveryPlate before shipping, to $107, Marley Spoon with shipping. Green Chef shows its price only after you enter a ZIP code.

  1. HelloFreshFits exactly

    3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions · chop and cook

    Weekly plan · skip any week

    $70.93–$79.93 a delivery $11.82–$13.32 a portion with shipping HelloFresh’s own approximate $9.99–$11.49 a serving × 6, with $10.99 shipping, before tax; the exact price shows after you enter a ZIP code · checked 6 Nov 2026
    Add heat-and-eat meals to the same weekly boxSee HelloFresh’s menu

  2. DinnerlyFits exactly

    3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions · chop and cook

    Weekly plan · skip up to 8 weeks ahead

    $83.92 a delivery $13.99 a portion $71.93 food + $11.99 shipping, before tax · checked 6 Nov 2026
    A published price for every box sizeSee Dinnerly’s menu

  3. Purple CarrotFits exactly

    3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions · chop and cook

    Weekly plan · skip any week

    $91.50–$97.50 a delivery $15.25–$16.25 a portion with shipping Purple Carrot’s stated $13.25–$14.25 a serving × 6, with $12 shipping, free from $120, before tax; some ZIP codes add $15 · checked 6 Nov 2026
    Entirely plant-based menuSee Purple Carrot’s menu

  4. Marley SpoonFits exactly

    3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions · chop and cook

    Weekly plan · skip any week

    $106.92 a delivery $17.82 a portion $93.93 food + $12.99 shipping, before tax · checked 6 Nov 2026
    Boxes for 2, 3, 4 or 6 peopleSee Marley Spoon’s menu

  5. EveryPlateFits exactly

    3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions · chop and cook

    Weekly plan · skip any week

    From $41.94 for the food $6.99 a serving, before shipping EveryPlate’s stated $6.99 a serving × 6, before shipping and tax · checked 6 Nov 2026
    $6.99 a serving at full price, by its own countSee EveryPlate’s menu

  6. Home ChefFits exactly

    3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions · chop and cook

    Weekly plan · skip any week

    From $53.94 for the food $8.99 a serving, before shipping Home Chef’s stated $8.99 a serving × 6, before shipping and tax; $8.99 is the lowest it advertises for its meal kits; its homepage gives $9.99 as the Standard average, its help page says Standard meals start at $9.99, and the price a serving varies with the size of the order and the meals you pick · checked 6 Nov 2026
    Family menu for 4 or 8 people, plus oven-ready traysSee Home Chef’s menu

  7. Green ChefFits exactly

    3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions · chop and cook

    Weekly, every-two-weeks or monthly plan · skip any week

    Price after you enter a ZIP code Green Chef shows box prices after you enter a ZIP code.
    Deliveries every week, every other week or monthlySee Green Chef’s menu

Next: HelloFresh and Dinnerly side by side for this household.

Where to start, by situation

All 25 services

Cooking for a larger household

Start with Dinnerly: 3 recipes for 4, $131.86 with shipping. Also: Marley Spoon.

Dinnerly and Marley Spoon sell boxes for up to six people and publish the price of each size. Marley Spoon also has a box for three.

Compare the two

Prepared meals for one

Start with CookUnity: 4 single meals, $51.55–$62.75 with shipping. Also: Tempo, Factor.

CookUnity and Tempo start at four single meals a delivery, and Tempo prices every box size. Factor and Splendid Spoon start at six.

Compare the two

Order once, no subscription

Start with CookUnity: 6 single meals, $72.33–$88.13 with shipping. Also: Blue Apron.

CookUnity offers a one-time order of prepared meals. Blue Apron sells dishes one at a time, with autoship as an option.

How ordering differs

Cook some nights, heat others

Start with Home Chef: 3 recipes for 2, from $53.94 before shipping. Also: Purple Carrot, Sunbasket.

Home Chef and Purple Carrot sell kits and ready-made meals from one account; Sunbasket mixes both in one order.

How mixed boxes work

Room for a longer break

Start with Dinnerly: 3 recipes for 2, $83.92 with shipping. Also: Sunbasket, CookUnity.

Sunbasket pauses for up to 12 weeks and CookUnity for up to eight. Dinnerly lets you schedule skips eight weeks ahead.

Skip, pause and cancel rules

Plant-based, cooked or heated

Start with Purple Carrot: 3 recipes for 2, $91.50–$97.50 with shipping. Also: Green Chef, Splendid Spoon.

Purple Carrot is plant-based throughout, Green Chef has a plant-based menu, and Splendid Spoon sells plant-based meals to heat.

Compare the plant-based kits

Cook or heat?

A meal kit brings ingredients and recipe cards: you chop, cook and wash up. Prepared meals arrive cooked: you heat them. Some services sell both, with different box sizes and prices for each.

Meal kits vs prepared meals

Meal kit

3 recipes × 2 servings6 portions, cooked by you

Prepared meals

6 single meals6 portions, heated in minutes

Same six portions. The work before dinner is the difference.

Tools for the rest of the decision

What meal kits costEvery service’s full price for your household, dated, with the first-box deal left out.Meal plan matcherEvery filter: preparation, one-time orders, breaks, menu labels.Cost calculatorYour cart after the first-box deal, and two carts side by side.Skip, pause or cancelThe cutoff for your delivery, and a weekly reminder in your calendar.

Before your first box

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