Fresh Prep Meal Kit Review + 3 FREE Meals
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Fresh Prep is a Canadian-based meal delivery kit that assists busy individuals in producing first-rate suppers in minutes with prepared recipe ingredients, delivered weekly to your door within select locations in Canada– British Columbia (Greater Vancouver, Greater Victoria, Nanaimo, and the Okanagan) and now available in Alberta (Calgary, Edmonton, and Red Deer). Eating well made easy!
All of the packaging is made from recyclable, reusable, and/or compostable materials.
What’s in a Fresh Prep box: Inside your reusable insulated cooler bag you will find all ingredients prepped and portioned for however many meals you’d like along with easy-to-follow recipe cards for you to cook incredible meals in under 30 minutes.
Frequency: Weekly (or skip a week) – Saturday through Wednesday deliveries
*Skip weeks or change your plan anytime – no commitment!
Choice: Yes, you will always choose your own recipes from the menu each week, and your plan.
- 2-Person Meals or Family Plan (4)
- how many meals (2, 3, or 4 recipes)
Cost: Range from $10.00 to $12.25 depending on how many servings and meal plan.
Shipping: FREE
Fresh Prep Coupon Codes:
Fresh Prep Box (2-Person Meal – 2 servings & 2 recipes) Review:
My first reaction to my Fresh Prep “box” (insulated bag) was WOW!!! I could not believe the quality of this reusable cooler bag that my food and recipes were delivered in. The outside of the bag has this really practical, clear pocket to hold the recipes and the “Welcome” card.
The Welcome card outlines all the contact information for the Fresh Prep customer service team and many of the convenient reasons to choose Fresh Prep. Did you know that they have zero waste kits and nearly everything they send in the cooler bags can be reused or recycled?! You can return almost all the packaging and recyclables to Fresh Prep for them to sanitize and reuse or properly recycle.
Inside the insulated cooler bag were all of the ingredients for my weekly meals kept cool with reusable gel ice packs. The meat was packaged separately in its own insulated pouch.
Our recipes this week included:
- Spicy Chipotle Beef Chili with Scallions & Aged Cheddar Cheese
- Chicken & Gnocchi with tomato Rosé Sauce, Kale & Crispy Sage
Recipe #1: Spicy Chipotle Beef Chili with Scallions & Aged Cheddar Cheese
Estimated Cooking time: 30 minutes
Difficulty Level: Easy
Servings: 2
All the ingredients were provided for us to make the meal. The instructions were very straightforward. Some chopping, some mixing, some frying then cook as instructed.
Our kit was only for a serving of 2 but we stretched it for our family of 4 with some additional tomatoes, chickpeas, and rice on the side, we expanded our 2 person meal to give us dinner for 4 people plus 2 lunches the next day. We made a lot of chili!!!
Chili is one of my favorite meals and the Fresh Prep chili did not disappoint. We kept the chipotle spice to a minimum for the kids, but then kicked up the flavor for the adults. The garlic bread ciabatta buns sent this meal over the edge! For all the garlic lovers this crushed garlic was so amazing!
Recipe #2: Chicken & Gnocchi with tomato Rosé Sauce, Kale & Crispy Sage
Estimated Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty Level: Easy
Servings: 2
This meal was only meant to be for two people, but it easily satisfied two adults and one kid (the other kid decided to eat leftover chili from the night before)
We chose gnocchi as something new for the family that we have never tried and knew very little about. The meal was very easy to make. Even our 10-year-old was in the kitchen helping cook.
In our opinion, gnocchi tastes very similar to a perogy but without the filling. Even our very picky daughter ate a fair portion. I know lots of people love gnocchi and you’d probably love this meal, but I think it’s just not for our family. The gnocchi was just very plain and doughy even with the spices.
Verdict: Right from the second my box came, I was loving this ‘new to Alberta’ meal delivery kit. Everything just looked so professional and sleek! Don’t even get me started on the functionality and design of the insulated bag, you need to check it out for yourself in person to really appreciate it. The meals themselves were very straightforward, the card outlined the recipe instructions and ingredients, as well as the nutritional facts. Many of the products came vacuum packaged in airtight contains to maintain freshness. The biggest feature was that the serving size was very generous and allowed for the whole family to eat on a tighter budget using the 2-person meals plan (2 servings). I must be honest I don’t order many of these kits due to the cost value but when you can get 3 meals for FREE on your first box and it feeds your whole family, I am all for that!
Have you tried Fresh Prep yet?!
What has been your favorite meal? I love recommendations.