WhichMealKitMom’s Meals vs Factor
What the meals are for decides it: Mom’s Meals has menus for diabetes, heart and kidney health and pureed food, sold 10, 14 or 21 at a time with no subscription needed; Factor is a weekly plan from six meals, with keto, vegan and vegetarian menus.
Three dinners for two, food only: $79.90–$94.90 at Mom’s Meals; $65.94–$83.94 at Factor. The pages we read give neither service’s shipping.
Mom’s Meals states $7.99 to $9.49 a meal and shows a one-time order’s shipping at checkout; Subscribe & Save ships free. Factor states a price range a meal and shows the exact price after you enter a ZIP code.
Mom’s Meals
10 single meals · 10 portions, 4 spare
Factor
6 single meals · 6 portions
Choose by what you need
Choose Mom’s Meals if
You want a menu for a health need, ten meals or more at a time that keep two weeks in the fridge, and no subscription to manage.
Mom’s Meals plans, prices and cutoff · How to cancel Subscribe & Save
Choose Factor if
You want fewer meals at a time, a weekly plan you can skip, or keto, vegan or vegetarian meals.
Side by side
| Detail | Mom’s Meals | Factor |
|---|---|---|
| Price for three dinners for two | $79.90–$94.90 $7.99–$9.49 a meal, before shipping Mom’s Meals’ stated $7.99–$9.49 a meal × 10, before shipping and tax · checked 17 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 | Yes | No, weekly plan |
| Breaks | No skip or pause described: cancel Subscribe & Save, or order once when you want more | Deactivate, then reactivate when you are ready |
| Cutoff | Changes until 12 PM Central on the business day before your order ships | 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 | After 12 PM Central on the business day before it ships, the order can no longer be changed; cancelling Subscribe & Save may not stop an order you have already been charged for. | The next delivery proceeds when the cutoff has passed. |
| Menu labels | Vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, high-protein, low-sodium, diabetes-friendly | 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 | Any address nationwide, it says; some Subscribe & Save orders ship only within the 48 contiguous states | All of the lower 48 states |
| Next step | Mom’s Meals details See Mom’s Meals’ menu | Factor details See Factor’s menu |
Neither fits? Also look at HelloFresh, Home Chef, CookUnity or Tempo. See every box that fits your household.