What’s for dinner? It is the crushing, age-old question that seems to be harder and harder to answer. The combination of hectic work lives, children’s busy activity schedules, and a lack of motivation creates the perfect storm for lack-luster meals – dinner thrown together in a fury of hunger. There has to be a better way, right?
Lucky for us, there are many options that can help us put dinner on the table. Imagine sitting down together for a family meal on a Thursday night without all the stress and guess-work. No recipe search, no grocery shopping, just a meal together. How nice would that be?
We have updated our round-up of services that provide fully prepared meals and meal kits (pre-measured ingredients and recipes for home preparation) that deliver to Mercer Island. Hope you enjoy and bon appétit!
{Please note: delivery day and fees are specific to Mercer Island. Other zip codes in the area may have a different delivery days and costs.}
Prepared Meal Services
These services deliver fully prepared meals to your door. Simply heat and eat. It doesn’t get any easier than that.
Custom Plate
About:
Custom Plate, formerly Family Paleo Kitchen, dishes up customizable meals designed for the nutritional preferences and goals of their customers. Offering a full menu of entrees, bowls, salads, soups, broths, and healthy treats. Owned and operated by Mercer Island residents, Tamara and Dean Hobson.
Order Deadline:
8pm daily for next day delivery
Delivery Day:
Daily home delivery, Monday – Friday
Delivery Fee:
None
Options:
Lunch and dinner options. Menu options support Whole 30, anti-inflammatory, gluten-free, and dairy-free eating.
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NW Fit Meals
About:
Northwest Fit Meals is a Seattle-based Paleo/clean meal delivery service geared towards fueling Paleo athletes and non-athletes living the Paleo lifestyle.
Delivery Day:
Currently delivers to MI Athletic Club on Sunday.
Delivery Fee:
None
Options:
Lunch only, dinner only, or dinner and lunch for the week. 5 or 10 meals per week. Menu options support paleo/clean eating.
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Munchery
About:
Fresh, local, all-natural ingredients. Ever changing menu of chef-created dishes.
Order Deadline:
Order by 2 pm daily
Delivery Day:
Daily home delivery, Monday-Friday
Delivery Fee:
$4.95
Options:
Options for main dishes, side dishes, drinks, kids’ meals, and pantry items. Meal kits also available if you prefer to cook. Menu options support vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and egg-free eating. Mobile app available for ordering.
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Freshly
About:
A weekly subscription meal service that delivers fresh (never frozen) prepared meals, developed by a team of chefs and nutritionists.
Delivery Day:
Delivered weekly Wednesday – Friday
Delivery Fee:
None
Options:
30+ gluten-free menu options weekly. 4, 6, 9 or 12 meals delivered each week. Menu options support Paleo, vegetarian, high-protein eating. Subscribers may skip or pause delivery. Mobile app available to manage account.
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Maven Meals
About:
Nutritious meals made from scratch using the highest quality, fresh and natural ingredients. Locally owned and operated business.
Order Deadline:
Sunday at Midnight
Delivery Day:
Wednesday to Mercer Island
Delivery Fee:
$4.25
Options:
Options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Add-ons include sweets and locally sourced pantry items. No minimum orders. Filters available on the website to search for vegetarian, pescatarian, and gluten-free meal options.
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Meal Kit Services
These services deliver kits with recipes and pre-measured ingredients to prepare a meal at home. All are once weekly deliveries.
Hello Fresh
About:
All the recipes and pre-measured ingredients you need to have fun cooking every week.
Delivery Day:
Once weekly
Options:
Menus include dairy free, gluten free, egg free, nut free options. Classic, Vegetarian and Family plans available. 8 meal choices for Classic Plan each week. Subscribers may skip or pause delivery. Mobile app available to manage account.
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Blue Apron
About:
Makes cooking fun and easy. All the ingredients that you need to make a delicious meal in exactly the right proportions.
Delivery Day:
Once weekly
Options:
Whole 30 menu options. 2 or 4 person recipes. 8 menu choices each week. Subscribers may skip or pause delivery. Mobile app available to manage account.
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Sun Basket
About:
Meal kit plan delivers healthy recipes and organic & sustainable ingredients weekly, with menus for your lifestyle.
Delivery Day:
Once weekly
Options:
Menus include Paleo, Lean & Clean, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Mediterranean, and Family options. 2-4 servings per meal. 18 menu choices each week. Subscribers may skip or pause delivery. Mobile app available to manage account.
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Home Chef
About:
Weekly deliveries of fresh, perfectly-portioned ingredients have everything you need to prepare home-cooked meals in about 30 minutes.
Delivery Day:
Once weekly
Options:
Allergens can be found in meal descriptions. 11 menu choices each week. Subscribers may skip or pause delivery. Mobile app available to manage account.
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Plated
About:
Chef-designed recipes and precisely measured ingredients delivered each week.
Delivery Day:
Once weekly
Options:
Allergens can be found in meal descriptions. 2-4 servings per meal. 20 menu options each week. Subscribers may skip or pause delivery. Mobile app available to manage account.
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Want some direction on which meal-kit services to try? A team at Seattle-based Reviews.com whipped up nearly 50 meals from seven popular meal services to determine which offered the most interesting, healthiest, and tastiest dishes. Find out which services and meals were their favorites here.
[Photo credit: Hello Fresh]
