WhichMealKitTrifecta vs Tempo
Menu and box size decide it: both price every box before you sign up, but Tempo starts at four meals and has no vegetarian or vegan meals, while Trifecta starts at seven, with vegetarian, vegan, keto and paleo plans.
Three dinners for two: Trifecta’s plan builder adds up to $124.99 with shipping; Tempo’s price list adds up to $91.87 with shipping. Tempo is $33.12 less a delivery, for 6 portions against 7.
Both publish a price for every box size. Tempo adds $10.99 shipping a delivery and Trifecta $12.99.
Trifecta
7 single meals · 7 portions, 1 spare
Tempo
6 single meals · 6 portions
Choose by what you need
Choose Trifecta if
You want a vegetarian, vegan, keto or paleo plan; Tempo has no vegetarian or vegan meals.
Choose Tempo if
You want four to six meals a week, more than 14, or to cancel online.
Side by side
| Detail | Trifecta | Tempo |
|---|---|---|
| Price for three dinners for two | $124.99 $17.86 a meal $112.00 food + $12.99 shipping, before tax · checked 17 Oct 2026 | $91.87 $15.31 a meal $80.88 food + $10.99 shipping, before tax · checked 17 Oct 2026 |
| Your box | 7 single meals: 7 portions (1 spare) | 6 single meals: 6 portions |
| Format | Prepared meals | Prepared meals |
| Cooking | Heat and eat | Heat and eat |
| Smallest box | 7 single meals (7 portions) | 4 single meals (4 portions) |
| Order once | No, a plan: weekly, or every two or three weeks or once a month by email | No, a plan: weekly, every two weeks or monthly |
| Breaks | Skip up to four weeks at a time, or ask for deliveries every two or three weeks or once a month | Pause, which cancels, with an optional restart date |
| Cutoff | Changes and skips until 11:59 PM Pacific on the Friday a week before delivery; its terms ask for seven full business days’ notice to cancel | 12 PM Central on the Wednesday before the delivery week |
| After the cutoff | After the Friday cutoff the order is charged on Saturday morning and locked: it still ships, and a cancellation stops only the deliveries after it. | Once the Wednesday cutoff has passed, the order is final and is charged; Tempo does not cancel or refund it. |
| Menu labels | Vegetarian, plant-based/vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, keto, paleo, high-protein, low-calorie, organic | Pescatarian, low-carb, high-protein, low-calorie |
| Order minimum | No dollar minimum published | No dollar minimum published |
| Delivers to | All 50 states; Alaska and Hawaii pay $49.99 shipping | 98% of the United States; not PO boxes or campgrounds |
| Next step | Trifecta details See Trifecta’s menu | Tempo details See Tempo’s menu |
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