WhichMealKitBistroMD vs Factor
What the week is for decides it: BistroMD plans 10 to 20 frozen meals a delivery for weight loss, breakfasts included on its Full Program, on programs such as Diabetic and Heart Healthy; Factor sells 6 to 18 meals from one weekly menu, delivered chilled for the fridge.
Three dinners for two, food only: $149.90 at BistroMD; $65.94–$83.94 at Factor. BistroMD adds $19.95 shipping, $169.85 in all; the pages we read do not give Factor’s shipping.
BistroMD publishes the price of each program size and adds $19.95 shipping. Factor states a price range a meal and shows the exact price after you enter a ZIP code.
BistroMD
10 single meals · 10 portions, 4 spare
Factor
6 single meals · 6 portions
Choose by what you need
Choose BistroMD if
You want a planned weight-loss week, breakfasts too, or a Diabetic, Heart Healthy or Gluten Free program, with meals that keep in the freezer.
Choose Factor if
You want fewer than ten meals a week, or meals that go in the fridge rather than the freezer.
Side by side
| Detail | BistroMD | Factor |
|---|---|---|
| Price for three dinners for two | $169.85 $16.99 a meal $149.90 food + $19.95 shipping, before tax · checked 18 Oct 2026 | $65.94–$83.94 $10.99–$13.99 a meal, before shipping Factor’s stated $10.99–$13.99 a meal × 6, before shipping and tax; the exact price shows after you enter a ZIP code · checked 8 Oct 2026 |
| Your box | 10 single meals: 10 portions (4 spare) | 6 single meals: 6 portions |
| Format | Prepared meals | Prepared meals |
| Cooking | Heat and eat | Heat and eat |
| Smallest box | 10 single meals (10 portions) | 6 single meals (6 portions) |
| Order once | No, a plan: weekly, every two weeks or monthly | No, weekly plan |
| Breaks | Skip up to 6 weeks, or put deliveries on hold | Deactivate, then reactivate when you are ready |
| Cutoff | Changes, skips and cancellations until 11:59 PM Eastern on your own cutoff day, typically a few days before delivery | 11:59 PM five days before delivery: Pacific time on Factor’s cancel page, Central time on its how-it-works page |
| After the cutoff | Your cutoff is also when the next week’s box is charged; a cancellation after it still receives that final shipment. | The next delivery proceeds when the cutoff has passed. |
| Menu labels | Vegetarian, plant-based/vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, keto, low-carb, high-protein, low-calorie, low-sodium, diabetes-friendly, Mediterranean, organic, pescatarian | Vegetarian, plant-based/vegan, keto, low-carb, high-protein, low-calorie, low-sodium, Mediterranean, pescatarian |
| Order minimum | No dollar minimum published | No dollar minimum published |
| Delivers to | The continental US; not Alaska or Hawaii | All of the lower 48 states |
| Next step | BistroMD details See BistroMD’s menu | Factor details See Factor’s menu |
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