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Purple Carrot: plans, prices and cutoff

Three dinners for two: Purple Carrot’s box, 3 recipes for 2, is the fifth-lowest price a portion of the 6 priced meal kits that fit. The lowest is EveryPlate’s, from $41.94 before shipping (checked 5 Oct 2026).

Plant-based meal kits, ready-to-eat meals and a mix-and-match plan.

Plan details checked 5 Oct 2026 · price checked 10 Oct 2026

Price
$91.50–$97.50 a delivery Purple Carrot’s stated $13.25–$14.25 a serving × 6, with $12 shipping, free from $120, before tax; some ZIP codes add $15 · checked 10 Oct 2026 Order minimum $65.00.
Your box
3 recipes for 2 = 6 portions Meal kits; 2 kit sizes in all
Cooking
You cook
Ordering
Weekly plan · skip any week
Cutoff
11:59 PM Eastern on the Tuesday before delivery
Cancel
Online, for future deliveries
Delivers to
Check your ZIP code on its site

2 people × 3 dinners · you cook: a starting example. Pick another box size to change it.

3 recipes for 2 = 6 portions

Menu

Servings per recipe (rows) × recipes (columns). Each square shows the portions.

Servings23
2 servings
4 servings
6 dinners planned
See this week’s Purple Carrot menu ↗

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Choose Purple Carrot if

You want plant-based dinners and the choice of cooking a kit or heating ready-to-eat meals from the same service.

Look elsewhere if

You want more household sizes for a cook-at-home kit (Green Chef sells boxes for 2, 4 or 6), or meat and fish on the menu.

Check before you order

Kits come as three recipes for two or two recipes for four. Shipping is free on orders of $120 or more; some ZIP codes pay a $15 surcharge.

How much Purple Carrot costs

For three dinners for two: $91.50–$97.50 a delivery, $13.25–$14.25 a serving (Purple Carrot’s stated $13.25–$14.25 a serving × 6, with $12 shipping, free from $120, before tax; some ZIP codes add $15). The order minimum is $65.00.

Purple Carrot at its stated rate, before shipping and tax
BoxPortionsFromA portion
3 recipes for 26$91.50–$97.50$13.25–$14.25
2 recipes for 48$118.00–$126.00$13.25–$14.25

Checked 10 Oct 2026 on Purple Carrot’s own page. First-box deals are not included.

The first-box deal is a separate, lower number that applies only at the start. Work out your own cart after the deal.

How Purple Carrot works

Plant-based meal kits, ready-to-eat meals, and mix-and-match ordering.

MenuWhat you doSizes
Meal kitsYou cook2, 4 servings × 2–3 recipes
Ready to EatHeat and eat6 meals

Mix & Match: Kits, Ready to Eat meals and grocery items in one order, with a $65 minimum.

What each kind of preparation asks of your kitchen.

Purple Carrot labels plant-based / vegan choices on its menu. Plant-based and menu-preference labels do not establish allergen safety or suitability for a prescribed diet.

See this week’s Purple Carrot menu

What a menu label can and cannot tell you.

Skip, pause or cancel Purple Carrot

  1. Edit, skip or pauseAny time before the cutoff
  2. Cutoff11:59 PM Eastern on the Tuesday before delivery
  3. LockedThe box is charged and packed
  4. DeliveredThe locked box arrives

Change, skip or pause by 11:59 PM Eastern on the Tuesday before delivery. Purple Carrot adds a new week each Wednesday and shows orders four weeks ahead. After the Tuesday deadline the order cannot change. Why some times are approximate.

To skip or change a box:

  1. Log in and pick the week from the menu at the top of the page (orders show four weeks ahead).
  2. Skip that week, or skip it from your cart on the right of the page.

To cancel:

  1. Log in and open My Account from the icon menu at the top right.
  2. Go to Subscription and click Change Subscription. Cancel Subscription is below the Pause option.
  3. Answer the short survey and follow the steps until the cancellation is complete.
  4. In the app: the profile icon at the bottom right, My Subscription, then Cancel Subscription at the bottom of the page.

Purple Carrot’s own help page

  • Skip a delivery: yes, before the cutoff.
  • Longer break: pause for 6, 8 or 10 weeks.
  • Cancel: online, for future deliveries.

Miss the cutoff once and the box ships and is charged: $91.50–$97.50 for three dinners for two, shipping included.

How to skip, pause or cancel Purple Carrot, step by step
Find your Purple Carrot cutoff and set a reminder

Compare Purple Carrot

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Questions about Purple Carrot

How much does Purple Carrot cost?

For three dinners for two, Purple Carrot states $13.25–$14.25 a serving; 3 recipes for 2 comes to $91.50–$97.50 (Purple Carrot’s stated $13.25–$14.25 a serving × 6, with $12 shipping, free from $120, before tax; some ZIP codes add $15), checked 10 Oct 2026. The first-box deal is lower and applies only at the start.

Can you order Purple Carrot without a subscription?

No. Purple Carrot runs as a recurring plan; you can skip deliveries or pause and cancel online.

When is the Purple Carrot cutoff?

11:59 PM Eastern on the Tuesday before delivery. Your account shows the exact time for each delivery.

Can you pause Purple Carrot?

Pause for 6, 8 or 10 weeks. You can also skip single deliveries before the cutoff.

The maker’s own pages we read (3)