Freshly Review (June Update): Still The Best Prepared Meal Delivery Service?
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Hi Food Box HQ Family! Today we're unboxing and taste testing Freshly. They were kind enough to send us a box of our FAVORITE Freshly meals we've had over the years to share with you guys. They're one of our favorite prepared meal delivery companies.
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I am going to try them out because although I am a good cook, I am a lazy person who hates cleaning up.
Me too :)
hates cleaning up mean you are not a good cook LMAO
@@NoName-ux3by lmao your comment suggests that there's a lot of space between your brain and skull.
@@chocolatecoveredcherries7896 😆
Also check out megafit meals
As someone who used this service for a year, the chicken Tikkal masala is the best dish in my opinion
Did this meal plan help you lose weight? Thats what im getting them for, to control my calories
@@MrChiCity3 its an aid for losing weight. it’s healthy food and it has calories and macro. you need to pair this with going to the gym
How expensive is this service a month?.
@@J.D.Vision If you want it for every meal of everyday, then it'll cost you over $400 a month
@@J.D.Vision i use it for just lunch and dinner (i work from home and hate meal prep). that comes out to approximately $90 per week for 10 meals however my job pays for it so it’s not breaking the bank for me.
Going to be at my mother in laws for Christmas for about two weeks and was sitting here not looking forward to trying to figure out how to cook in here home gluten free because I have celiac disease among other autoimmune issues and strict diet. This will be lifesaving for me on the holidays! Thanks so much for your review
I’ve finally admitted to myself that I kind of hate cooking.... so this will be perfect for me lol. Looks surprisingly good, and I won’t have to waste 45 minutes to an hour of my day preparing food
I'm with you there
same i use microwave pre cooked stuff haha. just ordered freshly so excited to eat it lol
I feel the same.
Well?
I would cook for you beautiful
Not a bad video at all! Just searched it up and came across your video. REALLY enjoy the editing and the pacing of the videos.
Oh thank you so much :)!
I like your videos. You get to the point and give helpful tips. Thank you!
Glad you like them! :)
I enjoy Hello Fresh but I don't always want to cook. Thinking of alternating with Freshly for some quick meals.
Freshly, Factor Meals, Snap Kitchen, and CookUnity are all great pre-made meal options!
@@FoodBoxHQ Thank you!!
@@FoodBoxHQ Thank you!!
Caught the Freshly review! June's update really dives deep. Still pondering if it's truly the pinnacle of meal delivery
I have been living in a hotel for work that does not have a kitchenette so cooking/cleaning with limited space makes things a pain. I was going between this and factor. Decided to go with freshly, first meals will be here next week.
Is the meal filling ? I mean, is it good enough to keep you full till the next meal? I have a moderate appetite i-e I neither require too much or too less food to fill myself up. Will be grateful for your response.
i just got my first meal today, taste not so bad but I have open two boxes for one meal
These would heat up well in a Hot Logic Mini! Don’t have to share a work microwave. It’s a lunch box that plugs in and heats up meal prep and cooks from raw.( just like a slow cooker takes a few hours, ). I love mine!!
James Maguire the Hot Logic is a company in Michigan nothing to do with Freshly. Not sure what you are saying.
Just saw an ad on Hulu for this company and decided to look for reviews. Your video was concise and informative. I look forward to giving Freshly a try. TFS ❤️
Thank you so much :)
Does it taste better then the frozen weight watchers from the super market ?
Just finishing my first week with them :) ordered more meals for the upcoming week so I'm excited to try more!
After a month how was it ?
Looks good! I just don’t understand why anyone is going to get butt hurt if it has a little plastic. I mean compared to the amount of plastic products that are produced everyday and thrown away that isn’t even a fraction of a comparison.
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I'll be having knee surgery very soon, so I'll be needing some of these meals for about 2 months
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Microwave though? I’ll pass, I’m using real eats now and you boil the food in the vacuum sealed bags and it’s really good.
Isn’t it bad to microwave in plastic?
Has anyone compared Freshly with Metobolic Meals? Wondering which is better?
How expensive?
I'm also concerned about waste but the pork menu is good
Do they have to be microwaved?
looks good, I just don't think i can justify the cost
I ordered my first meals today. I can't wait to try them!
MusicMan1 How was it?
@@ReadyNowStayReady There are some meals more flavorful than others, but overall, I love them.
@@eddyjejm will you continue? Does it taste fresh?
@@teebee9370 hey. Yes, the food tastes fresh. And I've been receiving meals for the past month.
@@eddyjejm but my biggest question is how full are you after as a working man this seems about half the size I need
Very beautiful. Thanks for the information
You’re welcome!
Which is better? Besides the price differential, freshly or factory 75? Portions the same too?
Factor has add ons that I love, like their soups. Plus a ton of low carb options that taste good.
Are the containers that the food sits in recyclable?
They are!
Does it have alot of sodium since it is packaged
The website has the full nutrition facts.
Meals seem to be at about 800mg
I currently use tovala. How do you like freshly vs tovala. To me tovavla servings are getting to small.
We're actually just about to re-review Tovala when our box comes next week. I previously found both to have similarly sized portions though.
What’s the typical sodium content of the meals?
500-650mg sodium, from what I’ve seen. I bought from them and that’s the normal range it seems
is this monthly subscription or weekly subscription?
Weekly
I did freshly for a while and got tired of it very quickly. Some how all the food tasted the same and the portions were very small. I’d find myself eating two plates in one sitting.
Do you have to freeze them or just refrigerate them?
You only need to refrigerate them.
Just ordered 6 meals. Can't wait to try it out next week! Also, you are a cutie! Lol
Yay! And thank you!
💀😂u a goat
100% this
Is everyrhing real. Like for instance are the mash potatoes fake?
did you prefer freshly or sprinly more?
Hmm... I go with Freshly when I want something quick and delicious. But I go with Sprinly when I want something healthy and delicious.
I had the chicken Livorno, I gave it 4👍 out of five!
If you get another box, try that chicken and mashed potatoes meal in this video. Really good! 😁
I’ve been a hello fresh fan for awhile but now that I live alone, it’s kind of silly because their meals are all at least 2 servings, plus I don’t always want to deal with cooking. This might be a good alternative.
We actually have a whole blog post on all of our favorite meal delivery services for single person households here: foodboxhq.com/blog/best-meal-delivery-services-for-one-person/ hope that helps 🙂
Nice review. Well done. She is a good reviewer and super cute!
When do i see the respite so i can pick my order
Right after you select your plan you’ll see the menu of meals for that week.
@@FoodBoxHQ TY
Would to pick factor75 or snap!!
Good question! Hmm I like them both. Maybe Snap Kitchen because there’s a little more options. But Factor is available in more places than Snap.
Compare Freshly with Cook Unity?
Good comparison to make! They're both pre-made meal delivery services but definitely differ in a lot of ways. CookUnity tastes like a restaurant meal whereas Freshly feels more like a home cooked meal. So it depends on what you're looking for in terms of taste. However, Freshly just updated their service to now include "Freshly Fit" which includes more diet-specific meals. CookUnity does have some diet meals (for example keto, low carb, high protein) but I wouldn't recommend them to someone who was on a specific diet. We're looking into reviewing the new Freshly Fit meals soon :).
I tried it for a couple months.
Eventually it just starts to all taste like microwave mush though. It's a good effort though, and something like this will be the future.
I found heating them on the stovetop makes a big difference in flavor.
Are the meals filling or could I possibly eat like 2 in one sitting?
you could definitely eat 2. but on average, 1 is what you should be eating about per meal. 2 would equal to like a big mac combo meal.
I eat one. My husband eats 2!
Does it come frozen? Or just refrigerated?
They come refrigerator level cold
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It’s a little concerning that you were able to handle the meals just fine with your hands and it didn’t look frozen when you put it in the microwave. I use megafit meals and they come frozen which is nice because they’ve been delivered before where I cant get to them until I get off work. They use dry ice and you can only really touch the meal long enough to put it in your freezer. You thaw them out over night as needed a night or 2 before you wanna cook em.
Being that the box seemed to just arrive at her home it probably wasn’t frozen because it just arrived through shipping.
Freshly meals are not frozen when they arrive. They can be frozen after they arrive, though.
Am I missing something here. I can't see where this is more convenient than going to the grocery store and getting frozen dinners. There are many healthy choices to choose from.
The stuff in the store is way more process with additives that are unhealthy, freshly is fresh. Or at least they claim to be. Get it now?
What are the average weights of the individual meals? Aren't they just glorified tv dinners you can buy much cheaper?
That's what I would want to know too
How much for a whole package? For a whole month
Freshly is good but after shipping their prices quickly equal out to other pre-made meal delivery services. I'm on a low carb diet per my doctor's orders, and after a couple weeks Freshly gets redundant unfortunately. If you're not restricted to any kind of diet though, it's probably the best one out there for the money.
I also need to lose a few pounds. Do you you feel full after eating these?
@@StickyKleenex Yes they are quite filling.
@@tomcobb1500 Thank you, I'll definitely give these a try!
I tried doing this but they don’t have a vegetarian option (oh well saved about 70 bucks)
This looks great. I am thinking about trying it.
Did you try it?
save your money.
They seem to have a lot of sodium based on the info I found on line. Did you find that to be true as well?
you're right! some dishes tend to be a little higher in sodium. for example, one of my favorites, the chicken livorno, has 910mg of sodium :/.
Food Box HQ do you find theyre healthier than frozen tv dinners (not the cheapest kind)?
@@Countcho in my opinion, yes! however some do have a lot of sodium, as @butterflies015 mentioned.
Of course that how it's still eatable even after 15days
No mention of price??
Like $6 to $8
We tried it for a week and it was terrible. First they substituted 50% of what we selected. The ones that where sent where worse then 1$ frozen tv dinners. We loved hello fresh, but we both work a lot so tried to find a fast alternative. This was definitely not it. Just gunna stick with meal simple from HEB.
Snap Kitchen is a great alternative if they deliver to your area.
Freshly is pretty good but the major downside or deal breaker is fucking Ontrac. Only 3 out of 5 was delivered during my first month, fortunately Freshly was kind enough to refund me.
I don’t know if I’m just poor but I I eat a vegan diet and spend an around of $1.50-$3.00 per meal with grocery shopping and preparing my own food..this seems really rich eating to me
It’s definitely not the cheapest option out there. A part of what you’re paying for is the convenience of having them cook for you.
I have a question, on freshly the maximum meals you can order is
12. That'll only cover 4 days because of 3 meals a day breakfast,lunch and dinner. So how exactly would that work?
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@@allanfizzahmeh3037 lol what?
@@ronaldbrown5842 I mean. Do they do breakfast foods?
@@allanfizzahmeh3037 I don't think so but you can eat anything for breakfast. I was just asking because I didn't know exactly how would the plan work. I don't want to end up spending money if I still have to buy groceries. That defeats the purpose of not cooking.
@@ronaldbrown5842 I feels yous. High protein breakfast is best but everyone has something that works for them.
I don't like cooking. So I just order the 6 meal plan for the first time! Let's see
You'll be better off cooking it'll be way more satisfying. You dont have to tho
Hi Sharyn. I just ordered a few days ago..how were the meals?
most of the meals are barely 500 calories so i found that it's not a good alternate for dinner, the portion sizes are adequate for a teenager not an adult
Portion control
@@fabianmartinez4964 they forgot price control.
You are so naturally beautiful! I know your husband is a lucky man to have you :)
thank you!
I tried freshly. Every thing has a sauce. I just got tired of the options. I want something simple good and healthy.
Check out Factor75 or Snap Kitchen, both are great pre-made meal options. We actually have video reviews of both.
Hay, u got my microwave! Is that the Toshiba?
Actually it's the amazon brand microwave that works with alexa. Pretty fun being able to say "alexa, microwave popcorn" and it just works, haha! Plus it was pretty inexpensive compared to the others out there - amzn.to/3hMasIG
Cooking is so fun. This is not for me. I can control cost more myself.
Cool!
This video feels paid for
Just realized, old jeans are such a hippie thing.
Have you tried tovala?
Yep! We tried the first generation and second generation. Such a cool smart oven. Here’s one of our most recent reviews of the second generation - th-cam.com/video/DFUTLAmDWgU/w-d-xo.html
sooo. 6 meals for $60+. so u dont get 7 for all 7 days. so u gotta still find food the 1 day. and they give u one meal per day. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER MEALS FRESHLY. i can literally go get frozen stoffers lasagna or enchiladas for like $15 and eat that for 2-3 days. freshley a no go
Sent me wrong order. Cancelled..
My box TWO DAYS LATE 🤬🤬🤬🤬.
Sorry to hear :( that usually comes down to the delivery company
I ordered two weeks worth of meals (6 each week). Then canceled. I am amazed at the positive reviews. Small portions and looks and tastes like vomit on a plate. Seriously.
I agree, my hubby called it low grade dog food. It was pretty bad
My meals TWO DAYS LATE 🤬🤬🤬🤬.
Would these meals actually fill up an athletic 30 year old male?
You may want to check out Factor Meals instead. They’re geared more to athletes. Also a taste great plus they have more diet specific options.
Unfortunate that they don’t provide vegetarian options. I don’t eat meat except occasional fish so I will have to look at other services.
Dammit she’s married
But of course lol.
Just because there’s a goalie, doesn’t mean you can’t score.
@@John-od5kt True
How is this any different than an overpriced TV dinner?
These aren’t frozen, they’re cooked right before being sent to you and refrigerated. I’ve found them to taste better and use better ingredient. Definitely not as cheap as frozen TV dinners though.
Hm, no. Costs way more than comparable frozen stuff and feels like eating other people's leftovers. Ick... (Didn't like Gobble, either, for that reason.) I wish these reviews were less like marketing script and more actual, comprehensive reviews, especially in the context of all other options (like buying a frozen meal at a store.)
The video reviews are really just so people can get a sense of what the box/meals are like, cooking, and taste test. Most people asked us to keep the video reviews short and to the point (5 minutes or less). We go super in-depth on our blog. Feel free to check it out - foodboxhq.com/reviews/freshly/
We’re the TV dinners that bad?
How does it feel like eating other peoples leftovers?
James Maguire trump 2020!!!!!!!
That’s a joke! not only is it a small portion but if you have to purchase your meals already made you may as well give up. What’s going to happen to the children of the future when parents don’t even teach him how to cook!
Lol we don’t care... that’s not the point of this..
Looks like glorified TV dinner lol
That’s what I thought too when I first saw them. Actually a lot better tasting.
That was my take. I only liked 2 out of the 6 meals I ordered, and none of them tested fresh. Also way too much sodium.
Am I the only one that cringed when she put it in a bowl? Why are you wasting a perfectly clean bowl when you can eat it from the packaging and save on cleaning?
I think it just looks a little nicer in the bowl 🙂
@@FoodBoxHQ I know Im just teasing.
Freshly is just a knock off of hello fresh
Hello Fresh sends the ingredients, not cooked items.
So much plastic waste. So much paper waste. Ahhhh hate it. We pollute the environment so bad 😡