The best healthy meal delivery services can make dinnertime a no-stress, nutrition-packed event. We’ve tried dozens of services, and this roundup is filled with our picks for tasty, healthy meals.

A quick look at the best healthy meal delivery

Healthy meal delivery can help you enjoy nutritious, flavorful dishes at home without all the planning and prep. It can also be a big help when managing a health condition such as diabetes or when trying to lose weight.

We’ve tried more than 30 meal delivery services, and these 9 live up to their claims. They provide excellent service and are a good value, and the meals have great flavors, plenty of variety, and standout nutritional quality.

Whether you’re looking for healthy meal delivery kits that you cook yourself or fully prepared meals that are ready to heat and eat, read on to learn which services won over our reviewers.

Disclaimers: Pricing information is current as of publication and is subject to change. All the services chosen were tested by Healthline writers or editors, who received the meals for free. All opinions are our own.

Healthline’s picks for healthy meal delivery service

Other healthy meal delivery choices

While they didn’t ultimately make our list for best healthy meal delivery, the following services also offer a good variety of healthy meal options:

  • The Good Kitchen (3.6 out of 5): The Good Kitchen offers nutritious meals, but our tester felt they could have been better seasoned.
  • Snap Kitchen (3.6 out of 5): Snap Kitchen has a pretty extensive menu and is more affordable than many similar services. However, the portion size may be too small for some, and our tester felt some of the meals could use more veggies.
  • Sprinly (3.6 out of 5): Sprinly is a tasty plant-based option, but it’s very pricey.
  • Daily Harvest (3.6 out of 5): While Daily Harvest offers organic, plant-based smoothies and light meals, our tester found that it wasn’t as filling as options from other meal delivery services.
  • Halal Meal Prep (3.4 out of 5): Halal Meal Prep is a prepared meal kit option. Our tester Jamie and her husband liked the variety of dishes available, but microwaving the dishes required some guesswork, and only some of the meals delivered on flavor.

Comparison of healthy meal delivery services

Service and
Healthline score
Type of meals
available
Price per servingShippingMenus
Sunbasket
4.6/5
• meal kit
• fresh prepped
$9.99+$9.99Gluten-Free, Paleo, Carb-Conscious, and more
Factor
4.3/5
fresh prepped$10.99+$10.99Chef’s Choice, Keto, Calorie Smart, and more
Green Chef
4.2/5
meal kit$11.99+$10.99Keto, Mediterranean, Plant-Based, and more
Splendid Spoon
4.3/5
frozen prepped$9.99+• 14+ items free
• $12.99 otherwise
Vegan
Purple Carrot
4.0/5
• fresh prepped
• frozen prepped
• meal kit
$13• $99+ free
• $10 otherwise
Vegan
Trifecta Nutrition
4.2/5
frozen prepped$13.79+• $9.99 most U.S.
• $49.99 AK, HI
Clean, Paleo, Whole30, Keto, and Plant-Based
Territory Foods
4.1/5
fresh prepped$11.95+$11.99 to $17.99 Paleo, Keto-Friendly, Plant-Based, and more
Epicured
4.1/5
fresh prepped$9.99+• $125+ free
• otherwise varies by location
Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, and more
DooFoodmeal kit$11.95+$10.99weekly rotating menu

How we chose the best healthy meal delivery services

At Healthline, we know that meal delivery services aren’t a small investment, so we’ve taken the time to test more than 30 of the most popular meal delivery services on the market. Testers select a week’s worth of meals from multiple menus to get a well-rounded view of the types of flavors and ingredients offered.

During testing, we consider several factors, including the ease of the signup and meal selection process, the variety and nutritional composition of the meals offered, ingredient quality and freshness, how easy the meals are to cook, and, of course, the taste.

We also aim to include meal delivery services suitable for a wide range of dietary needs and preferences, with options available at many different price points.

You can learn more about our testing process.

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How we evaluate meal delivery services

Our Medical Standards and Insights team has carefully researched and vetted over 11,000 products and services. We fact-check health claims, evaluate menus and ingredients, and look into each brand’s reputation before sharing products and services on Healthline.

To choose the meal delivery services on this page, we considered all the services that passed our vetting process. Then, we personally tested some of them to narrow down our list even further. Read more about how we test meal delivery services.

What to look for in healthy food delivery services

Before you start any new diet or meal plan, talk with a medical professional or registered dietitian to learn how a change in your diet might affect your health.

This is especially important if you have any conditions that may be helped or harmed by a change in diet, including:

Changing your diet can have a significant effect on your nutrition and vitamin intake. A doctor or dietitian can help you monitor for any nutritional deficiencies that might arise as you adjust to your new diet. They may perform regular blood tests to measure levels of vitamins such as:

If you already follow a special diet for health or personal reasons — such as a vegetarian, vegan, or pescatarian diet — keep a close eye on the ingredients in a meal delivery service to make sure you don’t sign up for food you can’t eat.

Some meal delivery services may also not be compatible with diets that you might follow for religious reasons, such as kosher or halal diets. Check out each meal delivery service’s options and review any options they may offer if you observe any religious dietary restrictions.

If this information is not clear on the website, you can contact the company directly through the website’s chat option, email, or phone number.

Be careful to check for the overuse of ingredients with low nutrient value or preservatives that can increase your risk of disease. Meal delivery services can especially cause you to eat more processed meats, such as bacon, sausage, and lunch meats — even in seemingly healthy meals like soups or salads.

If the meal delivery service you use offers the option of choosing meals, pick meals that include different lean proteins and veggie options to promote nutritional variety in the diet.

Frequently asked questions about healthy food delivery

We’ve found that Sunbasket offers the best healthy meal delivery overall, mostly for its delicious meal kits. But if you want nutritious, prepared meals that you can simply heat and eat, you might consider Factor.

If you’re cooking for a crew, Green Chef earns our vote for the best healthy meal delivery for families.

All the meal delivery services on our list are focused on nutrition as well as taste. Many also support specialty diets. In other words, you can’t go wrong with any of them!

Depending on your preferences, you can find healthy meal delivery of prepared entrees or meal kits that provide ingredients and a recipe card for you to make at home.

You can use the list at the top of the article as a starting point to find the best healthy meal delivery service for you.

Of the options on our list, Epicured, Splendid Spoon, and Sunbasket offer the lowest prices per serving. But most services also charge delivery fees per order, so you’ll want to factor that into your budget.

Some services offer special introductory rates in case you’d like to try one before committing to the regular pricing.

You might want to check out our roundup of affordable meal delivery services for additional options.

Frozen prepared meals aren’t always healthy. That’s because they tend to use a lot of sauces or gravies that contain high amounts of sodium and saturated fats to help keep the meals moist and deliver on flavor.

But if it uses mostly nutritious ingredients, a frozen prepared meal can be healthy — even when compared with a fresh meal that might be high in saturated fats or sodium.

Healthy food delivery can be fresh or frozen, though fresh food is often considered healthier than frozen food.

But it depends on what foods you’re eating. Frozen meats or foods high in saturated fats and sodium definitely aren’t as healthy as frozen fruits and vegetables.

And eating frozen fruits and vegetables is better than not eating them at all. They can sometimes even be safer to eat because they’re less likely than raw produce to carry foodborne illness.

The healthiest meals for weight loss are those that are high in lean proteins, fiber, and healthy fats — they’re good for you and help you stay full longer so that you don’t overeat.

Some foods to consider to support weight loss are eggs, leafy greens, fish, and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cabbage.

The bottom line

If you’re looking for the best healthy meal delivery, you have options. There are some terrific healthy meal delivery services that provide prepared meals you can heat and serve. Some services also offer meal kits complete with all the ingredients you need to cook a healthy meal at home.

Our comprehensive list above can help you find the service that’s right for you.