HOME CHEF MEAL DELIVERY REVIEW & UNBOXING | NOT SPONSORED | MY GO-TO WHEN I DON'T DO DIY DINNER KITS
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I've been a customer of Home Chef periodically and I just want to say keep your recipes and you can dupe them yourself if you really like it. These meals are worth every penny!
Thanks Karin! Totally agree! When I do my DIY dinner kits, I do a lot of the Home Chef recipes and just tweak them to lower the points. You can print any recipes off their website anytime too! 😋😋
I love this!!! We tried our first home chef meal today! I think it will help with our lack of creativity with meals, and help us understand just how much food to buy to feed my husband and I. I feel like we tend to over shop
Thanks so much! That's what I like about them - simple meals but really does teach portion control. I remember when we first got it and it was like 10 oz meat to split. I thought, "no way" LOL - But it really is the perfect amount.
Same! I’m bored with my routine and I need to cut back on portions!
Thank you so much for sharing this video. That was exactly what I wanted to see. I think possibly Home Chef does a little more actual prep-work than some of the other ones. I appreciate you taking the time to do this video. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
So glad you enjoyed it, Gale! Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, my friend!
Thank you for this video ! I`m going to place my first order this week .
You're welcome! Hope you enjoy it! :)
Hi Kristi! Wow! I really like the way those are packaged, what a time saver. I will look into it, thanks for sharing this. 👍❤️😊
Thanks Cat!! They definitely are a time saver! 💕
I'm so glad you did this!! I've been wondering about them. I make almost everything from scratch and sometimes I run out of ideas!! Thanks!!
I love these on occasion!! Let me know if you try them and what you think!
Great review! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for watching! :)
Wow! What a time saver those would be! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks Tracy! And you're welcome! :)
This is awesome. I have been researching meal kits and I think I will try Home Chef especially since you said there is enough leftover for lunch the next day. Thanks!
Thanks so much! If you are just getting it for you and you get the 2 portions, then you could use one for dinner and one for lunch. But keep in mind, the ones I get are for portion control, so depending your caloric needs and your individual preferences, you'll have to decide whether the portion works for you. Hope that made sense.
Hi Kristi, Hope you are well. Informative video. I've never done any meal kits before. So tempting! Thanks a bunch. 💖🎄
Thanks so much Barb! All is well. Very busy!! 😉😉 Hope all is well with you!
Informative video. I too live in Florida and was wondering about the package staying cold enough. Glad to know it does.
Yes, it does. I haven't had any issues yet. I haven't ordered any in a few weeks and these past few weeks have been horribly hot, as you know!
Thanks for sharing this Kristi. I'm going to to try these. I like how they stole your idea of putting all he ingredients for a diner together. ;) That can make it so much simper than just havng all the meals mixed together..
You're so welcome, Marie. And haha! I don't think they stole the idea from me. I think I actually got pointers from the meal delivery services for my own kits. I always did a form of dinner kits, but I did get some ideas from the meal delivery services. ;)
Good detailed review. They usually just say if they like the end product, and just start cooking. Good to know it's all seperated and not just a bunch of ingredients in a box. Im thinking about this because I recently am getting out the hospital and need a meal delivery kit that's easy and low carb which they have.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the review. Yes, I think they would be perfect for times like that!
Ok this looks simple enough. Love the option of the oven ready meals.
I tried Hello Fresh once before and to me it was a lot of work, however the food was very good.
Thanks Yoli!! Some of them can be wotk. The ones I pick are usually pretty easy. I tend to scan the recipe instructions or look at the cook time before picking too. 😊😉
Ty for going over everything it was very helpful
Thanks so much Rose! 😊😊
Good to see that you are in Florida. I had this service back in 2016/17, but cancelled due to delivery problems in Florida summers. However, I’ve wondered if it is worth trying again and if they addressed some of the deliver issues. It looks like from your video they might be worth trying again.
Thanks so much! I know exactly what you mean. That's why I had to give up on Misfits Market deliveries. They were ALWAYS delayed and it would be 4 days later before I would get the package, if I did at all. The odd thing is they used FedEx too. I always thought it was FedEx who was messing up, but Home Chef is using FedEx too and I haven't had any issues. I hope you have better luck this time, if you decide to try them again. :)
Thanks great information.Something to think about.
Thanks so much Rosetta! 😊
Watched and listened to the end. Thanks
Awww...thank you!! ❤
I think I have tried everyone of the meal delivery service at least once, when I worked full time plus had Breana to care for. Now I definitely just make my own and I do order from Butcher box every couple of months. I do like that Home Chef, puts all the meals in individual bags.
Thanks Delline! I do wish they were a little cheaper, but for a once-in-a-while thing, they're great for that. Do you like Butcher box? I've thought about trying them, but I've heard conflicting reviews from people on them.
@@PlanningUsHealthy I tried them years ago and was not that impressed after a few boxes, but decided to give them another chance because of the grass fed and wild caught meat, fish and seafood. So far so good. I do wish they had smaller packages, because I only have the freezer on top of apartment refrigerator, doesn’t hold much. My box coming after the 16th will probably be enough for the next few months because I still have quite a bit from my last box, but I promised Breana lobster for Christmas Eve, so I ordered early. Hopefully I can cram it all in!🥴🤣
@@mdketzer Hope you're still enjoying them! I just noticed they must have a deal with Skinnytaste now because I see a lot of Skinnytaste recipes in there, which I love!!
@@PlanningUsHealthy, Received my box 5 days late and everything was completely thawed out, also noticed one of the packages was frozen over a year ago. Thankfully they refunded my 179.00 but no, once again, I will not order again!
@@mdketzer Wow!!!!! I have never had any issues. I did have to stop Misfits Market because FedEx would deliver those like 5 days late.
Thanks for the tutorial! I never knew what these meal delivery kits were all about. Do you know if there are any that can stay in the freezer just to have every once in awhile? 😊
Thanks SS! Hmmm....I'm not aware of any for the freezer, but I want to say I've seen other meal delivery services that do have freezer-type meals. Let me dig around and see if I can remember which one(s) it was.
Love your videos the best
Thanks Debbie!! ❤❤
This is nice.. Thank you for sharing this.
Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching! :)
@@PlanningUsHealthy Thanks.
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If only there wasn't soooo much plastic used. Thanks for sharing!
Totally understand! I LOVE using this company, but I wish they would put more in the reusable containers rather than the plastic. Thanks for watching!
My only issue is soooo much plastic!
Totally understand that!
Thanks for review, some busy days I end of ordering out than prepping for half an hour and then cooking. I wish I could see all the quick meals before I order. Can you do carb friendly with oven ready meals too?
Yes, each week you get to go through all the different meals they have. They have a different choice of picks each week. By picking calorie and carb conscious, it just gives me those as my three recommendations each week. But I can go in and edit and pick whatever I want. I just look for the ones that have the symbol for calorie and carb friendly. And yes, some of the carb friendly are oven ready meals. You still have to do a little bit of prep with the oven meals though. I do think they have ones that you don't have to do any prep but those don't show up in my list for picking.
@@PlanningUsHealthy Tnx, my husband needs lower sodium, sadly many aren't, but I might try 2 times a week
@@deb9806 Ohh, yes, you're right - so many are higher sodium, unfortunately.
@@PlanningUsHealthy I think it’s for taste and shipping but was surprised more than some soups or frozen meals
Thank you. I have been wanting to try this but thought it would be way to expensive. With your discount my order was 30ish dollars thats cheap for 3 meals for 2 people. Unless i read something wrong. LOL
That sounds about right. I want to say the regular price I pay is right around $60 for the 3 meals for 2 people. Hope you like it! :)
Thanks for the reveiw it is also costly to buy all those spices if you live alone
Thats very true!!
I would’ve liked to see u make 1 of the meals for us to see 😊
I wish I would have thought about that when I made that video back then! I may have to do that when I get another delivery! 😉
@@PlanningUsHealthy great 😊 I’m thinking about trying it myself but want to see how quick & easy it is 1st ❤️
@@candicemay Okay, I'll definitely plan on it the next time I get it. They have different ones actually. They have ones that are oven ready and then also ones that you literally just put everything in the tin and put it in the oven. Then they have the actual meal kits similar to how I do my dinner kits, where it's just portioning everything, but you still have to do the prep work and cooking. But some of those oven ready ones are really nice because they're so quick to prepare. I'll look the next time and see if I can order one of each to show comparison.
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I just checked out their website. I picked the 2 people meals, but I'm pretty sure it's a one person meal for me. They are $20 each AND ...I have to make it myself ?? ...It's not worth it for me...I can order out for less and get more ! Olive Garden is $20 a plate, I don't have to cook it and I don't have to clean up.....and I usually have left overs. Chinese take out??....$20 and I eat for 3 days.....lol. Good review tho...just not for me...thanks for sharing so I know !!!
I totally understand that. They are definitely not for everyone. And if I were to make two into one meal, it definitely wouldn't be worth it to me either. For me personally, I love to cook and I'm also on a so I just enjoy the simplicity of the ingredients for cooking. It helps me to keep the calories down and I know what's in them. I'm not one to eat out very often, but if you are, then you're right - you can definitely get good deals at the restaurant. Thanks so much for watching!
Like-fantastic video-work,seey a!. Planning,🤙
Thanks!
I've always wondered about these meal kits. Do they over single meals for per person to microwave instead of cook a meal? How much does it cost?
I believe there are some that offer single meals, but I don't believe Home Chef does. I know I"ve seen some companies that advertise prepared meals you can just microwave, but I'm not sure which ones are out there. Maybe try to Google it and see what you come up with. I'll see what I can find as well. The cost is different across the board for all of them. They come out to anywhere from $3 to sometimes more than $10 per meal, depending on what you go with. It's a wide range.
I tried to sign up but they said it was going to automatically renew every week for some ridiculous amount of money so I backed out and now I see soooo much packaging ugh...*update* oh and of course I got an email letting me know I "forgot something" and I should come back and finish signing up....I did see how to cancel etc. in their chatbot's offerred FAQ's and I also found out where they hide the oven ready and microwave ready meals so I thought well okay, maybe.....I was looking at a couple of the meals and there was still more than I wanted to bother with as far as cooking and cutting and assembling etc. I cook often enough - what I really wanted was something I could just pull the lid off and pop it in the oven or microwave. And farther along in the sign up process it said if I cancelled it would charge me like $90 or something like that so basically it would be backcharging me for the discount it gave me. So much for no strings attached. When I got to looking at the pricing, it's really crazy expensive I thought.
Ohhh yeah, I have mine set to skip weeks because I only get it on weeks I haven't meal prepped...usually once every couple months or so.
how is it not soponsored and you have a discount code? good video btw and good recepies.
I just gave my personal code like anybody can. So if you were to sign up for it, you could give your code to anybody. A sponsored video is where the company usually sends something for free and/or pays a portion of the video. I have not received any compensation and I paid for the kits myself. Hope that all made sense. 😊
Do those 3 meals have 2 servings per meal? Wondering when u mentioned the calories.
Yes, I choose the one with 2 servings (there are different options you can choose). The calories and nutrition facts are per serving.
Krisi, I placed an order with Home Chef, just making sure you get the credit, they said for you to contact them to have it applied because it's not showing on my account.
Aww...thanks so much, Michelle. I will check with them. 😊😊💕💕
@@PlanningUsHealthy let me know if you need my email to confirm, I tried to confirm but didn't have your email
@@michellelynne1199 okay..will do ❤
We are good! :) Thanks so much!! :)
Do they contain alot of sodium I have high blood pressure so just wondering?
Yes, that's the one thing that I don't like about them is the sodium level.
is this a good idea for someone living alone who's looking to save money
Hi there! I can't really say if this would be a money saver. The meals come out to about $10 or more per serving. So, if it's more about saving money, I would say making your own would be more cost efficient. I would say this is more for convenience and time saving.
good concept but it's extremely wasteful wrapping every little thing in plastic that you cannot even recycle. That's one of the reasons I wouldn't buy from them but your video is great!
Totally understand! I do keep all the containers and trays they send and then I use those when I do my own dinner kits for the week. 😉
Ever since meal kits became popular there has been a lot of focus on the perceived excessive packaging. I've yet to see anyone compare to regular shopping, but I did a comparison for our household and found that there is half or less packaging waste.
I have a tiny trashcan in my kitchen. It's the size most people use for a bathroom. When I cook from grocery store shopping, that fills every day. When I cook from meal kits it takes two or three days.
I also save and reuse the heavier containers. They last better than store bought ones. We've been using Blue Apron, haven't had Home Chef for over a year but I am still using their containers and they are still like new - and in that same time I've had to toss store bought ones.
It's also worth mentioning that there is zero food waste with meal kits.
@@misimcfarland5212 Wow!! So many great points you've made in this comment that I hadn't even thought of!! And you're correct - the biggest one worth mentioning is zero food waste!! Thanks so much!
Personally I like Home Chef, great if you like pasta, insane amount of pasta dishes offered every week on the menu. Meals are easy to prepare and some times I just add my own protein to the pasta meals. My one complaint is the steaks aren't the best cuts and tend to be tough eating. Outside of that very good meal plans in my opinion worth it.
Thanks! I agree! So many good things. I don't get the steaks hardly ever (just a personal choice), so that's good to know!
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Hi there!
Is this real home chef or some other brand home chef?
I'm not sure what you mean. This is a meal kit I ordered from Home Chef, which is a meal delivery service.
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@@PlanningUsHealthy Hope you & your family have a beautiful Christmas. 💚💓💚💓
@@tamsondarland8951 We did! Hope you and your family did as well!! :)
@@PlanningUsHealthy We also had a nice Christmas. It was up in the 60's here in Ky. on Christmas. 💓
Looks like they auto renew..that's not fair according to me
Hi there. There's not really an auto-renew, but it just automatically sets you up for each week or biweekly - whichever you choose. But what I usually do is just go on there and "skip" every week and then if there's a week that I want to order, I go in and unskip that particular week. Hope that made sense. Because I'm with you - I don't like things to just automatically send me something or renew.
@@PlanningUsHealthy also noticed not too many options for vegetarians...
@@devsai21 ohhhh gotcha. I never looked at any of the vegetarian or vegan options.