WhichMealKitGreen Chef vs Sunbasket
Three dinners for two: Green Chef sells 3 recipes for 2 and shows box prices after you enter a ZIP code; Sunbasket shows the box total in its cart. Sunbasket does not publish fixed box sizes.
Green Chef sells two, four or six servings with three to eight recipes. Sunbasket’s recipes serve two or four, with an order minimum.
Green Chef
3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions
Price after ZIP code Green Chef shows box prices after you enter a ZIP code.
Sunbasket
Box sizes are shown on its site
In its cart Sunbasket shows the box total in its cart.
Choose by what you need
Choose Green Chef if
You cook for six, or want deliveries every other week or monthly.
Choose Sunbasket if
You want to mix kits with ready-made meals in one order, want pre-prepped kits, or expect a break of up to 12 weeks.
Side by side
| Fact | Green Chef | Sunbasket |
|---|---|---|
| Price for three dinners for two | Price after ZIP code Green Chef shows box prices after you enter a ZIP code. | In its cart Sunbasket shows the box total in its cart. |
| Your box | 3 recipes for 2: 6 portions | Chosen on its site |
| Format | Meal kits | Kits + prepared options |
| Cooking | You cook | You cook |
| Smallest box | 3 recipes for 2 (6 portions) | Not published |
| Order once | No, weekly plan | No, weekly plan |
| Breaks | Skip up to four weeks ahead | Pause up to 12 weeks |
| Cutoff | 11:59 PM Pacific, five days before delivery | Wednesday at 12:00 PM Pacific (3:00 PM Eastern) in the week before delivery |
| After the cutoff | The upcoming order cannot be changed once the service cutoff passes. | Selections and schedule must be changed before the Wednesday cutoff. |
| Menu labels | Vegetarian choices, Plant-based / vegan choices | Not confirmed: check the weekly menu |
| Order minimum | None published | $65.00 |
| Delivers to | Check your ZIP code | Check your ZIP code |
| Next step | Green Chef details See Green Chef’s menu | Sunbasket details See Sunbasket’s menu |
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