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Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Health
- Scottish Sun
I tested three meal delivery services that are a great alternative to high-calorie ready meals
Read on to find out which service has launched gut friendly grub TRIED & TESTED I tested three meal delivery services that are a great alternative to high-calorie ready meals Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MORE than half the calories in an average person's diet come from ultra-processed foods – and ready meals are a big offender as one in five exceed the recommended daily limits for salt, sugar, and fat. We eat more than FOUR BILLION of them a year in the UK, but meal delivery services can be a great, convenient alternative. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 We put three meal delivery services to the test Here I put some of them to the test . . . READY MEALS 4 Choose between multiple dish options with Frive FRIVE delivers fresh, fully prepared meals made with 100 per cent natural ingredients. You can choose between low-carb or balanced dishes, meat-only, seafood-only, a combination of both, vegan or veggie. And you can choose how many meals you want to order, as well as breakfasts, snacks and high-protein smoothies. Microwaved in minutes, the meals were really tasty and vibrant. You're not meant to freeze them but I did, and they still tasted great. From £35 for a three-day meal plan, up to £60 for a six-day. See GUT FRIENDLY 4 Mindful Chef have now teamed up with a health expert MINDFUL Chef is a long running premium service and has cornered the market in top quality, feel- good meals. Now it has branched out into gut-friendly grub having teamed up with world-renowned health expert Dr Megan Rossi, adding Bio&Me's kefir to their nutritious boxes. Kefir is a delicious and easy way to pack in extra protein as well as live and active cultures, which support a healthy gut biome. TV chef to launch UK's first Michelin-starred ready meals after closing famed London restaurant All the meals are plant-packed, fibre-fuelled and seriously tasty but since it's a box of ingredients rather than ready meals, there is a bit more to do. I loved the creamy coconut butter beans and the baked cod and sunshine pasta. Two-person meals start from £6.50 per portion, family meals start from £5.00 per portion. See DIET 4 Press have a great 'Transform in Two weeks' plan PRESS do various meal- delivery schemes including their Three Day Nutrition Reset and Power Week. I did the Transform In Two Weeks. Each day on the plan is programmed to 1,271 calories, 56g protein, 35g sugar and 100 per cent natural. This is a great way to reset. I loved it all – especially the chilli sin carne and mushroom risotto plus the almond butter bars. You don't notice it's meat free so if you are thinking about making the change it's a great way to introduce yourself to a veggie diet. The dishes have a clever, steam fresh valve, which makes a high-pitched whistling sound when it is cooked so the dishes don't dry out. You don't pick the dishes on this one – it's all chosen for you. From £117.75 a week.
The Sun
a day ago
- Health
- The Sun
I tested three meal delivery services that are a great alternative to high-calorie ready meals
MORE than half the calories in an average person's diet come from ultra-processed foods – and ready meals are a big offender as one in five exceed the recommended daily limits for salt, sugar, and fat. We eat more than FOUR BILLION of them a year in the UK, but meal delivery services can be a great, convenient alternative. 4 Here I put some of them to the test . . . READY MEALS FRIVE delivers fresh, fully prepared meals made with 100 per cent natural ingredients. You can choose between low-carb or balanced dishes, meat-only, seafood-only, a combination of both, vegan or veggie. And you can choose how many meals you want to order, as well as breakfasts, snacks and high-protein smoothies. Microwaved in minutes, the meals were really tasty and vibrant. You're not meant to freeze them but I did, and they still tasted great. From £35 for a three-day meal plan, up to £60 for a six-day. See GUT FRIENDLY 4 MINDFUL Chef is a long running premium service and has cornered the market in top quality, feel- good meals. Now it has branched out into gut-friendly grub having teamed up with world-renowned health expert Dr Megan Rossi, adding Bio&Me's kefir to their nutritious boxes. Kefir is a delicious and easy way to pack in extra protein as well as live and active cultures, which support a healthy gut biome. TV chef to launch UK's first Michelin-starred ready meals after closing famed London restaurant All the meals are plant-packed, fibre-fuelled and seriously tasty but since it's a box of ingredients rather than ready meals, there is a bit more to do. I loved the creamy coconut butter beans and the baked cod and sunshine pasta. Two-person meals start from £6.50 per portion, family meals start from £5.00 per portion. See DIET 4 PRESS do various meal- delivery schemes including their Three Day Nutrition Reset and Power Week. I did the Transform In Two Weeks. Each day on the plan is programmed to 1,271 calories, 56g protein, 35g sugar and 100 per cent natural. This is a great way to reset. I loved it all – especially the chilli sin carne and mushroom risotto plus the almond butter bars. You don't notice it's meat free so if you are thinking about making the change it's a great way to introduce yourself to a veggie diet. The dishes have a clever, steam fresh valve, which makes a high-pitched whistling sound when it is cooked so the dishes don't dry out.
