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We Tried Some of the Most Popular Meal Kit Services—This Is What They Don’t Tell You<!-- wp:html --><p>Photo Illustration: Scouted/The Daily Beast/Vendors</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/category/scouted"><em><strong>Scouted</strong></em></a><em><strong> selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission.</strong></em></p> <p>Meal kits like Blue Apron and Hello Fresh, are nothing new. They’ve been an alternative to grocery shopping or ordering takeout for years now. Many more have launched in the hopes of finding new and better ways to get people cooking and enjoying meals that satisfy their tastes (and habits). There was <a href="https://fortune.com/2021/05/25/covid-lockdown-meal-kits/">a large study that found</a> some companies saw that in the first three months of 2021, there was a 74.2% increase in active users. And there’s a lot of data suggesting that these numbers are sustainable.</p> <p>While most <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/meal-delivery-services-for-weight-loss-and-healthy-eating">meal kit services </a>remain similar to each other, there are some noticeable differences between what they offer, the types of food they specialize in, and the pricing models. We took a look at some of the most popular meal kits to help you decide which would work best for you and your habits.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/whats-the-difference-between-blue-apron-hellofresh-and-plated-meal-kits?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Meal kits like Blue Apron and Hello Fresh, are nothing new. They’ve been an alternative to grocery shopping or ordering takeout for years now. Many more have launched in the hopes of finding new and better ways to get people cooking and enjoying meals that satisfy their tastes (and habits). There was a large study that found some companies saw that in the first three months of 2021, there was a 74.2% increase in active users. And there’s a lot of data suggesting that these numbers are sustainable.

While most meal kit services remain similar to each other, there are some noticeable differences between what they offer, the types of food they specialize in, and the pricing models. We took a look at some of the most popular meal kits to help you decide which would work best for you and your habits.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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