Balanced Table
Prepared meals that stay good enough to keep eating
$13.50/meal · tested 16 weeks
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Prepared meals, portioned kits and replacement shakes judged on real per-day cost, nutrition quality and how long people actually stick with them.
Meal services work by making a calorie deficit require less decision-making. That is a genuine mechanism, and it is why this category scores well overall. The differences that matter are cost per day after promotional pricing ends, whether the food is good enough that you keep eating it in month three, and how much sodium and added sugar comes along for the ride.
Prepared meals that stay good enough to keep eating
$13.50/meal · tested 16 weeks
Cheaper prepared meals, and you can taste where the money went
$8.25/meal · tested 10 weeks
A competent meal replacement shake with a reasonable protein load
$3.40/serving · tested 8 weeks