How Meal Kits Stack Up

There are so many meal kits available, it's tough to know which one is the right one for your cooking style and your family's tastes.  What's best for my picky eaters?  What if I only want organic food? You don't want to spend all your time scrolling through all the different sites to figure out what is the best fit.  That's why I've done all that hard work for you.  I've put together the handy dandy table below with all the information I thought was most important from the meal kits that I've tried.

Kit Name	Meal Types	# of Meal Options	Cost Per Meal	Recycle Program	Other Notes
Hello Fresh	Classic Box 2 or 4 adult servings Meats, Veggies and Grains	3, 4 or 5 meals per week, if choose 2 serving 3 meals per week if choose 4 servings	$9.90-11.60	Recycle Instructions	6 meals published each week to choose from
	Veggie Box 2 or 4 adult servings Whole Grains, Veggies, Animal-Free Proteins	3 meals per week 2 or 4 Servings Each	$9.08-9.83
	Family Box 2 adult and 2 child servings	2 or 3 meals per week 4 Servings Each	$8.75-9.99		Child-friendly choices
Home Chef	Choose preferences and foods to avoid. Low-calorie & Low-carb options	2, 4 or 6 servings 2-6 meals per week.	$9.95	Recycle Instructions	Can substitute breakfast for one dinner. Can add smoothie for $4.95/2 smoothies or seasonal fruit basket for $4.95.
Blue Apron	Vegetarian or Choose protein preferences from Beef, Poultry, Fish, Lamb, Pork, Shellfish	2 Person Plan - 3 meals per week Family Plan - 2 or 4 meals per week - 4 servings each	$9.99	You can send them the packaging back to reuse and recycle, but you have to print/pay for your own postage. Postage free if you send 2 deliveries worth of clean packaging together.	6 meals published each week, but can only choose certain combinations of those menus. Optional wine club add-on.
Green Chef	Omnivore, Vegetarian, Carnivore, Gluten-Free, Paleo, Vegan	3 meals/week	$10.49-14.99	All Organic, eco friendly packaging. Detailed instructions on how to recycle/compost each element
Cooking Light/Fresh Realm	Sort by Cook Time and Proteins. Dozens of Dinner Choices	Purchase as many as you like. Each shipping vessel must be 60% full to ship - which was 2 dinners for 2. Adding a 4th dinner for 2 started a 2nd vessel, which you have to fill to 60% full. Get to 90% full and $10 shipping fee is waived.	$6.50 - $19.50 minimum 2 of each meal	Return the vessel - prepaid return postage already on the box

As new meal kit services hit the market, I'll add their information here when I give them a try. If you have a suggested meal kit, send me a comment and I'll check it out!