10 Best Meal Kit Delivery Services of 2026

HelloFresh is the broadest meal kit for a mixed household. Its US site lists 100+ chef-curated recipes and market add-ons every week, and you pick meals after you sign up. Plans start from a preference, such as Meat & Veggies, Veggie & Plant-Based, Pescatarian, Calorie Smart at 650 kcal or less per serving, High Protein, Carb Smart, Mediterranean or Family Friendly, but every recipe stays available. Many recipes let you swap the protein or change the portion, and HelloFresh says most dinners take 30 minutes or less. The site also tags Calorie-Smart, High-Protein and GLP-1 Friendly recipes for people tracking what they eat. You can pause or cancel at any time. The weak spot for comparison shoppers is price: HelloFresh only shows plan prices after you enter a US ZIP code, and its offer terms state that a shipping fee applies on every delivery after the first box. We could not load a US price from our location, so the price is marked pending.

Home Chef is the most flexible kit for people who like to tweak recipes. Its US site prices meal kits from $8.99 per serving, and its FAQ says standard meals average $9.99 per serving depending on the menu. Each week you choose from over 35 meals and 18 Extras, including lunch, breakfast, desserts, snacks and drinks, so one box can cover more than dinner. The Customize It tool lets you change the protein or upgrade it, and Oven-Ready meals arrive in a tray for less prep. A Taste Profile suggests meals, and you can edit choices until 12pm CT each Friday. Home Chef also runs a Family Plan for larger households. The catch is the minimum order: Home Chef says the weekly order, including shipping, must reach $50.95 on the standard plan and $82.91 on the Family Plan, and a shipping fee applies after the first box. Dietary filtering is lighter than at HelloFresh or Green Chef, with Fresh-Start meals as the main lighter line.

EveryPlate is the value pick and calls itself America's lowest-priced home cooking box. On its US plans page, a Meat & Veggie box with 3 recipes for 4 people costs $83.88, or $6.99 per serving. You can pick 2, 4 or 6 people and 3, 4 or 5 recipes a week, and choose a preference such as Smart & Fit, Quick & Easy, Family Faves or Veggie while still seeing every recipe. The menu has 35+ recipes a week, including Big Family Classics with 25% more food at the same price and Anyone Can Make This meals with no more than 6 steps. EveryPlate says dinner takes about 30 minutes, and Minimal Cleanup recipes use one pan or a sheet pan. Weekly deal drops add items for $1 to $3. The tradeoffs are a shipping fee on all deliveries and a menu built for comfort food more than special diets.

Dinnerly is the cheapest meal kit we found with a published US price. Its homepage says meals start at just $5.99 per person, which undercuts EveryPlate's $6.99 per serving on a 4-person box. Dinnerly comes from MMM Consumer Brands, the company behind Marley Spoon, and it keeps costs down with simpler recipes built around 5 steps and familiar flavors meant for picky eaters. The menu is larger than you might expect at this price, with 100+ recipes every week, and a Market lets you add ready-to-heat meals, desserts and breakfasts to the box when you edit your recipes. The homepage does not list diet plans the way HelloFresh or Green Chef do, so people with specific dietary needs will have to read each recipe. The $5.99 figure is a starting price per person, so box size and shipping change what you actually pay. Plan sizes and the shipping fee only appear during sign-up.

Hungryroot sits between a meal kit and an online grocery store. You answer a few questions about diet, health goals and budget, and Hungryroot fills a weekly cart with groceries and recipes that match. Its site lists filters such as High Protein, Anti-Inflammatory, Gut-Friendly, Less Sugar, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free and Vegetarian, plus 13 more, which is the widest diet coverage on this list. Prices are listed per serving: breakfast from $3.99, lunch from $5.99 and dinner from $8.99, with snacks and sweets from $1.99. Shipping is free over $70. Recipes are shoppable and draw on a library of 50,000+, and the catalog also includes ready-to-eat salads, oven-ready meals and junk-free grocery staples. This suits people who want healthy food for the whole day rather than three set dinners. The tradeoff is that it is less of a guided cooking experience than a recipe box, and because the cart fills itself, you need to check each order against your budget.

Green Chef is the meal kit for diet-specific and organic cooking. It says it is the only meal kit that delivers fresh organic produce and proteins at no extra cost, and its recipes avoid 100+ banned ingredients. Menus cover Mediterranean, Plant Based, Gluten-Free, High Protein, Calorie Smart at 650 calories or less, Carb Smart, Functional Nutrition and Quick & Easy. Green Chef lists 15+ new weekly recipes, many ready in under 25 minutes, and a 100% customizable menu where you can swap or double proteins, carbs and vegetables. A free one-on-one nutrition coaching service with a registered dietitian is included. You can pause or cancel anytime. The weekly menu is smaller than HelloFresh's, and Green Chef only shows prices after you enter a US ZIP code. We could not load a US price from our location, so the price is pending.

Marley Spoon is a strong second menu for people who find HelloFresh too familiar. Its weekly menu lists over 100 recipes, with global dishes such as Thai lemongrass salmon and chicken shawarma lettuce cups next to steak and burgers. Recipes carry tags such as low carb, high protein, kid friendly and nutritious, and you can filter by cook time, cuisine, protein and allergens. One delivery can mix recipes, prepared meals that only need heating, and Market items such as proteins, produce and snacks. Families get Big Batch recipes and crowd-serving plans. You can edit an order or pause the subscription whenever you need. The menu is browsable before you sign up, which helps you judge the recipes first. We could not find a US price on any Marley Spoon page that loaded from our location, so the price is pending. If price is the main concern, its sister brand Dinnerly costs less.

CookUnity is on this list as the option for weeks when you do not want to cook at all. It says plainly that it is not a meal kit: chefs prepare dishes locally, made to order, and meals arrive fresh and heat in 2 minutes. The menu is the biggest here, with up to 400+ meals from 100 professional chefs, including Michelin-starred chefs, James Beard winners and Food Network names. Filters cover GLP-1, Pescatarian, Mediterranean, Vegan, Keto, Paleo, Low Calories and Low Carbs. Plans run 4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 meals a week, and you can skip, pause or change plan size anytime. The site shows meals starting from $12.59 each, with a lower first-order price during promotions. That is the highest starting price on this list, and since meals are single servings, a family of four pays far more than with a kit. CookUnity works best for one or two people who value convenience over cooking.

Sunbasket is built for people who read nutrition labels. Its recipes carry detailed tags such as Carb-Conscious, Diabetes-Friendly, Gluten Free Friendly, Lean & Clean, Paleo and Soy-Free, and the site offers plans for Paleo, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Carb-Conscious, Keto-Friendly, Mediterranean, Diabetes-Friendly and Pescatarian eaters. Sunbasket says it uses organic fresh produce and is a certified organic handler. You can choose Meal Kits that take 15 to 40 minutes with pre-measured ingredients, or Pre-Made Meals that arrive in a heat-safe tray and are ready in as little as 4 minutes, and you can mix both in one order. Most menu recipes we saw serve 2, which makes it a better fit for couples than for big families. You can skip or cancel anytime. We could not find a US price on the pages that loaded from our location, so the price is pending.

Purple Carrot is the pick for vegans and plant-curious cooks, because every item on the menu is plant-based. The company says it has more than 10 years of delivering and a 4.6 out of 5 rating from 50,000+ reviews. Each week it adds options with 30+ grams of protein, 10+ grams of fiber and under 600 calories, which addresses the usual worry that vegan meals leave you hungry. The menu mixes classic meal kits, fully prepared meals, Ready in 15 recipes, gluten-free dishes, 4-serving family bakes, protein add-ons and grab-and-go breakfasts. You can shop the full menu before creating an account, and sign-up is free with no commitment. Mixed households who want meat or fish should look at the plant-based preferences inside HelloFresh or Green Chef instead. Purple Carrot's pricing page blocked our checks, so the price is pending.