by Kaylynn Miner

     Are you into tasty, convenient, and affordable food? Well, then I suggest you read on! HelloFresh, a company that provides meal kits, is the latest uprising food product on the market. HelloFresh originated in Berlin, Germany, and it is currently the largest meal-kit provider in the United States as well as in Canada, Western Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. 

     Their website is very easy to use and navigate, and it shows all the steps you need to walk through to place an order. Once you get to the website you can select your “plan,” which leads you to their five-step order process. Step one begins with “Choosing your preference.” You may pick between six options, meat & veggie, veggie, family friendly, calorie smart, quick and easy, and last but not least pescatarian. 

     Your next step is to choose your “plan size,” which includes portion sizes and how many meals you would like. Afterwards you register through your email, enter your address, choose your meals, then checkout! Depending on your meal choice and proportion size, the price varies from $7.50 to $10.00 with a shipping cost of $8.99. I’d say the ordering process was quite simple, and anyone could do it.

The packaging was very nice, on the outside the box comes in a lovely lime green with their logo on the side. Once you open the box there is an insulated package which opens up to reveal your meals individually wrapped in recyclable brown sacks, along with a large ice pack to keep everything fresh.

But how is the food? So far, I have tried three different meals from HelloFresh. My favorite so far has been the Crispy Buffalo Chicken. It showed step-by-step instructions that were easy to follow. The meal took about thirty minutes to complete, including the preparation and cooking. The chicken was tender and juicy, and had no fatty pieces. 

Overall, I found Hello Fresh to be a nice, convenient way to have restaurant quality food from the comfort of your home and would highly suggest trying it out for yourself!