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foxie48 Mon 30-Dec-24 20:49:25

mumski my daughter likes that as she takes the second portion to work with her the next day so she doesn't have to eat hospital food, which is generally very poor.

mumski Mon 30-Dec-24 18:26:46

I use Hellofresh quite often, and do like them.
However, the downside is they won't do meals for 1 person, despite repeated requests.
I get fed up have the same meals 2 days in a row. It's also not often possible to freeze them.

MissInterpreted Mon 30-Dec-24 17:19:19

I wouldn't use them on a regular basis - we only tried them when they were at least half price (maybe even less). I cook most things from scratch anyway, but I think it was good to try some new recipes without having to buy lots of different ingredients which I might not use again very often.

Mollygo Mon 30-Dec-24 16:37:08

Goustonot Houston!

Mollygo Mon 30-Dec-24 16:36:28

Houston looks good, but we haven’t tried it. We tried Hello Fresh, but although I still use some of the recipe cards, there were too few meals we enjoyed, sometimes the Fresh was a misnomer, they substituted meals we hadn’t asked for and too much salty seasoning.
From time to time I use Simply Cook.
Buy my ingredients from Lidl or Aldi and use Simply Cook seasoning.

MissInterpreted Mon 30-Dec-24 16:28:09

We tried Hello Fresh and Gousto and thought Gousto was the better of the two. The quality of the ingredients seemed better and they seemed fresher too.

foxie48 Mon 30-Dec-24 16:17:39

My daughter uses Hello Fresh and she's impressed with them, thinks they are much better than Gusto. She has an extremely busy life, lives alone but likes to eat properly. She particularly likes their vegetarian options.

RosiesMaw2 Mon 30-Dec-24 14:40:39

They are all offering tempting discounts at the moment.
I have had and enjoyed Riverford in the past, tried Gousto - less impressed perhaps I didn’t choose the right recipes - but would welcome your comments on or experience of
Gousto
Mindful Chef
Any other food boxes - NOT Wiltshire Farm Foods though please!