Everything to Know Before Getting a Vegan Meal Subscription Box? | Purple Carrot Review + Discount
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- We are back with a new taste test! We tried a vegan meal subscription box for the first time ever! See what we had to say about Purple Carrot meal delivery box and if it's worth it!
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Have you tried Purple Carrot or a Meal Subscription Box? Let us know your thoughts! Link in description box for $30 off code for first time users!
I tried Purple Carrot didn’t love it for the cost. I used Hungry root for a few months. I like that it’s a point system so I could create my meals/purchase groceries or a meal combo. They have a lot of options where I could take out allergens and foods/ingredients I didn’t want to be offered.
I've been eyeing purple carrot for a year now. I make their recipes often, and everything I've tried so far has been delish! Now that you got us a discount code tho I might try out the whole shebang
I order both Purple Carrot and Green Chef. Purple Carrot is hands down my favorite. The 2 serving per meal box, is almost always 3 servings for me. I began my fully vegan journey with these boxes. They taught me how to cook without meat. I honestly had zero idea how to pair foods to make filling meals. These boxes taught me some things, made me try things I wouldn’t have, how to use many different seasonings and prepare sauces. I have saved my fav recipes and keep them in a binder. I love that you can skip weeks of ordering easily without penalty. One last thing, I really like that the nutrition info for each recipe is available when choosing weekly meals and also in the cookbook.
My family gets purple carrot when I’m away...I love that they can feed themselves when I’m not there. Love purple carrot! It’s like paint by numbers for vegans who don’t know how to cook.
It’s very pricey for the amount of contents you get in it
You two are the reason I started my vegan journey, It’s been 2 months. Thank you and many blessings
Are you still sticking with it?
I think it would be neat if meal subscription boxes had a "frequent user build a pantry" option. If you got several meals every week or so, you could get a small bottle of soy sauce to use for multiple meals rather than a packet per meal. (for example)
BRILLIANT! 👏
So glad you did this review. I've been curious. Love you guys!
Love your channel! I always learn so much about vegan food options, thanks!
I did Hello Fresh. We did it for almost 6 months. We ended up taking a box to an Air BNB and it was a hit. But the box meals options are expensive for a family of 4 that consist of 2 teens. But my sister who is single she loves it and I gifted her a box when we first started and she continues to use it a year in.
always amazing guys, thanks again!!!
I’ve been researching option so this video was very helpful!
His mushroom hate face was exactly how I feel about mushrooms!! Lol
Ditto, Dude I'm sooooo with U on that mushroom grossness .
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The filming of making the food was beautiful! Great job! And I have to agree, the portion sizes looked much bigger than I was expecting. And getting these for a vacation house would be perfect
Totally agree with your review. The price was what stopped me from continuing the trial of their subscription. I understand that shipping can be expensive, but $12 per serving for a meal that I have to spend time cooking is just not maintainable for average families. I do order a lot of Amazon Prime grocery delivery from Wholefoods. So if they partner with Amazon Prime delivery to deliver from your local Wholefoods or local grocery delivery stores to cut the costs, that could be a win win for everyone. I like the convenience but just can't spend so much $.
I just love you guys! I value your opinions, so thanks for this review.
This is such a great video! Great alternative especially during the lockdown where we try to stay home most of the time. As a vegan finding these decent meal subscriptions was hard to find. But this one looked delicious!! Thanks for the video!!! 🖤🖤🖤
I have tried purple carrot and liked it. They said they are trying to move into a non plastic packaging. That was one of my cons. Pro was I learned some new tricks including making sour cream from vegan mayo and lemon juice. Their kimchi casadillas were so good, I make them on my own...
great, now I am hungry 😋
You two are so adorable! Thanks for the info. 🥰
Thanks for watching!
You two are cool. Thanks for the video. I'm new to plant based and you helped me with giving purple carrot a try. I was happy to find that they actually have prepared meals as well because it's when I don't have time to cook is when I need help with a healthy option. Loved the wave at the end, LOL!
I've enjoyed the meals I've ordered from Purple Carrot. I like the convenience and the chance to try recipies I wouldn't normally think of. Also, I love that they send you the recipes for all of the meals they offer for that given week, so you can make them with your own ingredients (something I've done). But, as you mentioned in your video, the price is steep, which makes it more of a splurge item for me.
I love Purple Carrot! We're going for 4 years this April! Has definitely helped us discover new recipes and ingredients. Also, I always double my ginger and spiciness on the recipes. 😎 The booklet sometimes comes with coupons and free recipes, plus they throw in goodies!
Great review!
I’ve been using PC for about 8 months. I love that I get all of the ingredients I need with no waste. It’s just 2 of us eating them and we often get our 3 dinners plus 1 or 2 lunches as well. The flavors are great and I love that they give all of the recipes. We pay $71 a week then supplement with Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s. Love your channel!
I definitely want to try purple carrot! Loved your video!! 😊😊
I have seen advertisement for purple carrot so glad to see this episode. I will seriously consider ordering.
Oooooo yall got me interested!!!
You two are sooo cute in your videos!! Love your personalities...you make a gr8 team even when you disagree! Lol...thanks for sharing n giving your opinions! Hope you have a gr8 week.. stay safe n God bless you n your family!
Thank you for this!!!
You're so welcome!
I just started using Purple Carrot because work is super busy right now, and I really like it! It is a bit pricey but compared to a takeout meal for the same price, it's much higher in quality. Don't think I'll use it all the time but right now it's a lifesaver. I like that the meals are tasty and balanced, and I'm eating interesting stuff that I normally wouldn't.
Love your channel! Subbed! Can’t wait for more!
Welcome!!
I use PC and love it. I’ve had the braised lemon chickpeas and love it. My favorite! When I was making it I felt the same, like it’s not something I would’ve ordered I was questioning myself on why did I even order it, but after tasting it it became my favorite.
I also tried the butter tofu and I really like the sauce on it but like you I like my green beans cooked more so I just went ahead and cook to my green beans before throwing them into the dish and that helped a lot. I would’ve preferred a farmer tofu as well but I didn’t mind it in this dish being that it was still soft. The sauce helped pull it all together.
I love purple carrot. I just unboxed mine that got delivered today :) my only complaint is that sometimes the portions are super small (not always but sometimes). They also throw a bulb of garlic in every box lol
I always choose the meals that are above 600 calories, I've noticed they end up being bigger portions, usually feed 2 adults with a spare lunch sized leftover meal
Yes my wife and I did try three of their different meals. We've only been vegan for a little less than a year, and were wondering how easy it would be to have their emails. The meals were good, but they were no better than we've been creating for ourselves. We were a bit surprised at how much packaging there was. It was that issue that stopped us from using them again. I would recommend Purple Carrot for busy people or people who have limited skills or abilities for cooking.
Thanks for sharing your experience with Purple Carrot.
Any time!
Thank you for trying Purple Carrot for us. I said it before and I'll keep saying it, "Where is Make It Dairy Free's cookbook? Take care to you both.
Yesss!! You two def should have your own cookbook!
I like the idea of Purple Carrot, so long as you do realize you'll be putting in some time to cook everything. I also wish you could opt out of ingredients that you already have in your kitchen to help cut down on waste and plastic. It's a fun treat now and again, and they have dishes I wouldn't normally make or get at a restaurant, which I appreciate.
I like Andrew I don't dislike her. She can't just speak off the cuff..he is very keen and makes the point and brings clarity. He understands and wants to be understood. I appreciate their taking out the time to review this box together.
Great video! Before covit, I traveled for work and I used Purple Carrot. It worked well because I could have it sent to each new city on my schedule. It was so great because I was fairly new to eating vegan and it showed me how and what to cook. I did the 3 meals and it was only me, so I got 6 meals out of one box. That made it worth it for me.
Sounds great!
I tried them a few months ago and loved the general tso tofu! Even better I've made it several times since then with store bought ingredients. I like the kits because they give me new ideas of what to cook.
fun!
Did you save money ?❤️
@@stephsossa3476 I use a lot of meal kits. This one I felt was more for convenience and innovative recipes 😊
Hi! I love your show!! ya'll are wonderful!!!
Thank you so much!
I have used Green Chef. It is great and fun to make. Their boxes come with your meals in paper bags with all of the ingredients inside each bag.
I heard green chef aren’t really organic even though they say they are. Is that the case?
@@tkegs6492 some of the ingredients were marked conventional but most of the items were organic. My biggest complaint was sometimes the meals had missing ingredients. However For the most part it was fun to make and was good. But it can be pricey
I've been enjoying Green Chef
The fact that she stares at him almost the entire video while she’s talking and him just looking straight at the camara is funny to me lol new sub!
LOL
I haven’t tried this subscription box, the lemon braised cheek peas looked great! I like these for our family from time to time when I’m expecting a busy week to reduce dining out. Super cool that they’re all vegan 🌱
The is the first time I have heard of Purple Carrot Subscription and seriously have been thinking about going vegan! Have to try this very soon!
I think the tofu was meant to replace paneer, hence the softer texture.
And in some of the Indian recipes I made, the sauce can taste a bit watery or light in flavor when I omit the spicey ingredients, not sure why that is, but I think it's because it's meant to be eaten with other things like rice, roti, etc, so it's not standing alone.
I'm strongly considering to purchase PC for my guest this weekend. Definitely will order the lemon braised chick peas if available. Thanks for sharing.
Hope you enjoy
The two of you have such an adorable dynamic! Well done and very interesting! I was listening to this while making your cinnamon bread LOL
I’m new to vegan. PC is more interesting since you both did this review. Thanks for being so informative!
I would be curious to see a grocery haul and what you plan to do with it. I know grocery prices vary by location and store but my husband and I end up spending closer to $170/week on groceries (we don't eat out normally and especially now)
This will be great for me I need to watch I eat and I get to try a net thing
We get a Purple Carrot box every week. We like almost every thing we gotten. The food is delicious. We rate all of them. Won’t repeat a 7 or below. But nothing ever below 7. This great for the 2 of us. I will say they always include too much ginger. I just cut it back. I also always try to taste all hot items and only use what I think we can take. I try all their ingredients and am surprised by some of the great tastes I get.
Hahaha puppy dog pals all day here! I love that you sang that 🤣
HelloFresh uses paper bags and does the same thing putting all your needs for that dish in that paper bag. The paper bag can then be used as a refuse bag. Or if you don’t need a refuse bag it can be recycled ♻️ .
That's looks good
I was nervous about the serving sizes! I ordered my first purple carrot box last week and it comes today! I plan on doing a review as well!
Hope you like it!
I definitely wouldn't have picked that lemon one either but I'm glad it was good. I feel like this might be a good option for me since I'm the only vegan in the house and could get several meals out of each meal.
Paper bags. I like green chef they have endless vegan options. Seems pretty similar. I haven't tried that one yet but kinda want one
Love your jokes, Andrew!!!! 🤓
I had almost that exact same box. I loved the lemon braised chickpeas. I hates the Indian butter tofu. It was way too soggy. I had something else besides the General Tso tofu, but can't remember what
Love the content! Do you have more than one channel?
Can you guys do a video on your vegan journey? How to prepare and transition into veganism. Please and thank you!!
I will say I love this video lol
My guess is that the garli goes with multiple meals
Y’all are just TOO CUTE! 😂😍 #WholesomeAF
We need "I Will Say..." on t-shirts.
omg smh, I was just like omg I've said this over and over what is wrong with me
@@MakeItDairyFree I literally was cracking up when you called it out.
Looks like lovely meals. I love having food boxes, but I have three teenagers and they do not give enough food for the five of us!
Living in Ireland means none of these things are available😒. I did Google the Lemon Glazed Chickpeas tho so I'll just make it myself. Looked yum. 😊
I've been enjoying Green Chef. Hate all the packaging. I am able to recycle it in my area, but still.
I think if you were a single person, you could get the 3 meals for two people, it would give you 6 meals. That might be more economical for convenience and variety. Even then I still wouldn’t do it on a regular. For my husband and I we spend around $100 a week but we haven’t eaten out since last March due to the pandemic so all meals are made at home. We used to eat out two to three times per week. Cooking three meals per day for eleven months and counting...let’s just say I use a lot of Pinterest and channels like yours for inspiration.
I thought the Purple Carrot was a good idea when I first saw the commercials. When I looked into it for a family it’s a little costly....The meals you did in this very looked absolutely amazing so thanks so much for sharing....The wave at the end though! 😂😂😂😂 I’m still laughing.
ahahahahah!
Omg you guys bicker so cute. ❤️
LOL
I think I may try this so I can eat more, I want to go vegan but some other recipes are too much so I need it to be ready to cook sometimes.
Is signing up to a subscription financial beneficial ?
Do they sell purple carrots though? How do those taste?
Thanks for this helpful video. What I can't understand (with ALL of these sites, including Purple Carrot).. why don't they give an option for like, "21 meals for 7 days" which, if you don't have time to cook, is a normal amount to buy a plan for. For snacks, healthy things in between, from the grocery store. But nothing adds up correctly, in a logical way. "10 meals"... "2 servings"... I hear "2 servings" and I think, "2 meals." It just doesn't make sense. Am I crazy?
I love butter tofu. The recipe I use is on Pinterest.
Wonderful!
I was looking at this, and on the web site it asks if you want to make meals or have the meals made for you; for some people that could be similar to having a meal from a restaurant delivered to you, would that be more expensive then?
And it cuts down on waste food for somebody who doesn't cook every day or know what to do with leftovers.
The booklet gives you all of the recipes offered for the week you ordered (even the ones you didn’t get).
Forget it haha you stated it after I commented. This is why I should wait until the end
I was getting Hello fresh. It was really pricy. I do like the idea though.
Hello Fresh uses paper bags. So at least I can compost it. Maybe purple carrot could do the same.
Don’t know if you have ever thought about it but we live in a closed environment. There is no more or less water than we have ever had. It is just redistributed differently
ok
Thank you, is purple carrot no gmo or organic ?
From their website:
Most of our non-produce items are organic (Ex: beans, nut milks, tofu, tempeh, vegan cheeses and yogurts, etc.) but due to constraints with sourcing, shipping locations, and our desire to provide unique ingredients and recipes, we are sometimes limited in our options for organic (and non-GMO) products.
The music was getting distracting from listening carefully, looping especially for over 40 min. It would be nice to concentrate intently on what you are saying with out it playing
Agreed
Sounds like a personal problem
@@ayeslim47 sounds like an a-hole
PS they have a thanksgiving meal box as well
awesome!
Can these meals be made in a slow cooker or Instant Pot?
Not that I'm aware
So have you guys ordered through purple carrot box again?
hit the like button in secs.. 💯💯💯
Love your videos but the music playing in this one was so loud and it distracted from your talking. I couldn’t watch it.
I know poor andrew had to eat his food cold 😭 I hate cold food too haha. looks like restaurant quality meals though!
I had high hopes for purple carrot, but I had several produce items that arrived bad. Very disappointing when you can't make the meal because you are relying on what they are providing. I've been using hello fresh, even though they include dairy in every dish I've gotten. Wish they had a plant based, vegan option.
oh man, sorry to hear you had a bad experience
I'm very upset that the Indian dish wasn't what was expected because 1. It "looked" absolutely delicious and 2. Im a huge fan of Currys and my favorite dish is Indian Mattar Paneer, so knowing it wasn't that good definitely let down my expectations as well lol, I thought that was gonna be the one that was BANG. 😂😂
Also price, I totally agree, me and my husband spend LESS than $100 a week, we spend MAYBE $200 a whole month lol. To spend $100 a week on 3-4 meals is a hell-NO for me. However I WILL try the first 1-3 boxes with your discount and then cancel. 😊😛
I'm surprised that Purple Carrot's packaging isn't as eco-friendly as HelloFresh cause the latter uses a big cardboard box that everything is inside, all the meals are inside of paper bags (so not plastic), and they have a little ice pack to keep everything cold. However, of course HelloFresh doesn't offer a whole lot of vegan meals which is a shame. I never knew there was even an option for a meal kit like this that was vegan, but I've been wondering. Now I know!
Sprinly is organic gluten-free vegan with compostable & recyclable packaging. Everything is pre-cooked to order, no cooking required & it's not frozen, it's fresh & sourced from local farms --- but it comes with high quality ice packs.
@@YourMajesty143 Sprinly is madddd expensive.
Thanks for doing this video. I was wondering what the meal boxes were like.... They use too much plastic, so I won't be buying them.
what about cross contamination? I would never order from a full vegan restaurant or delivery box. :)
I don't understand your question
@@MakeItDairyFree oops, my mistake purple carrots is fully vegan, my bad :(
Puppy dog pals!
I just recently ordered from Green Chef. Their meals looked really tasty and there was a lot of variety. But..... I cancelled after my first order was "shipped out" and didn't even try it. I knew it would be ruined sitting like that for that long. The delivery was delayed and arrived two days late, with all the ice completely melted and the veggies all brown and wilted. Had to throw it all away. Contacted customer service and they have yet to respond almost a week later! Do not recommend.
Interesting... still not sold on them
That's ok
too much plastic? is it compostable or recyclable?
some is and some depends on your area and which # plastics they allow
@@MakeItDairyFree true that :)
I can't help but think of over-packaging and all those delivery trucks on the road, and that's why I will not try these. Recycling, depending on where you live, is unfortunately not a given, even if you put the stuff in the recycle bin.
Individual wrapping is sth you appreciate...and something which makes me completely uninterested in all these meal delivery services ;P I hope at some point someone will come up with a more sustainable option, although I know it is hard - they not only have to keep the ingredients cold (which is possible without the single-use plastic) but also air-tight in many cases (to preserve them for longer). Maybe for more local versions of such meal subscription services some reusable box and Tupperware would work? Or when we have better compostable packaging technologies? We'll probably see in the future :D
Does anyone know if they use certified organic ingredients? If not, is there another food delivery service company that does?
Is he always so antagonizing? Sheesh! The beard though, fantastic!!!
LEYKIS 101
This is hilarious