WhichMealKitModifyHealth vs BistroMD
How many meals and where they keep decide it: ModifyHealth sends any number of fresh meals from 6, for the fridge, on plans such as Low-FODMAP, Heart-Friendly and Diabetes-Friendly; BistroMD sends 10 to 20 frozen meals a delivery on weight-loss programs, with breakfasts on its Full Program.
Three dinners for two: ModifyHealth’s price a meal adds up to $80.70 with shipping; BistroMD’s price list adds up to $169.85 with shipping. ModifyHealth is $89.15 less a delivery, for 6 portions against 10.
ModifyHealth charges $13.45 an entrée and $9.95 a breakfast, with free shipping. BistroMD publishes $149.90 to $219.80 for its four program sizes, plus $19.95 shipping.
ModifyHealth
6 single meals · 6 portions
BistroMD
10 single meals · 10 portions, 4 spare
Choose by what you need
Choose ModifyHealth if
You want fewer than ten meals at a time, a low-FODMAP plan (its Low-FODMAP meals are certified by Monash University), or every meal gluten-free, with free shipping.
ModifyHealth plans, prices and cutoff · How to skip or cancel
Choose BistroMD if
You want a planned weight-loss week with breakfasts, deliveries every other week or monthly, or meals that keep up to a year in the freezer.
Side by side
| Detail | ModifyHealth | BistroMD |
|---|---|---|
| Price for three dinners for two | $80.70 $13.45 a meal with free shipping, before tax · checked 28 Oct 2026 | $169.85 $16.99 a meal $149.90 food + $19.95 shipping, before tax · checked 18 Oct 2026 |
| Your box | 6 single meals: 6 portions | 10 single meals: 10 portions (4 spare) |
| Format | Prepared meals | Prepared meals |
| Cooking | Heat and eat | Heat and eat |
| Smallest box | 6 single meals (6 portions) | 10 single meals (10 portions) |
| Order once | No, weekly plan | No, a plan: weekly, every two weeks or monthly |
| Breaks | Skip several weeks at once | Skip up to 6 weeks, or put deliveries on hold |
| Cutoff | Changes, skips and cancellations until 11:59 PM Eastern on the Saturday before your delivery week | Changes, skips and cancellations until 11:59 PM Eastern on your own cutoff day, typically a few days before delivery |
| After the cutoff | A change, skip or cancellation after the Saturday cutoff applies to the following week: that week’s meals still come. | Your cutoff is also when the next week’s box is charged; a cancellation after it still receives that final shipment. |
| Menu labels | Gluten-free, dairy-free, low-carb, low-calorie, low-sodium, diabetes-friendly, Mediterranean, organic | Vegetarian, plant-based/vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, keto, low-carb, high-protein, low-calorie, low-sodium, diabetes-friendly, Mediterranean, organic, pescatarian |
| Order minimum | No dollar minimum published | No dollar minimum published |
| Delivers to | The continental US; not P.O. boxes | The continental US; not Alaska or Hawaii |
| Next step | ModifyHealth details See ModifyHealth’s menu | BistroMD details See BistroMD’s menu |
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