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Is HelloFresh Worth It For Couples? Here’s What I Think

Is HelloFresh Worth It For Couples? Here’s What I Think

By now I'm pretty sure everyone has heard of, if not tried, at least one recipe box. Whether it was outside your neighbour's doors, on social media, or even from your friends, recipe boxes are everywhere.

But what are they really about? Are they worth all this hype or are they another flash-in-the-pan fad?

To clarify, recipe boxes like HelloFreshsend you recipes and the exact ingredients to make dinner for 2-4 people, 3-5 nights a week. So instead of meal prepping, planning, food shopping, and measuring out 2.7 tablespoons of curry powder – you just throw it all together, and voilà, you have yourself a delicious, home-cooked meal in as little as 30 minutes.

While I have been aware of their existence for quite a while, I had never considered it for myself. I'm a decent cook when I want to be and I'm good at whipping up something tasty with the leftovers in the fridge so I couldn't see why I would need a service like this.

A few months ago, my friend who is a famously bad cook (he always manages to burn something when we lived together in college), sent a photo into the group chat of this divine-looking Cumin Spiced Chicken Tacos.

He swore it hadn't just come from the delivery but I wasn't convinced until he sent in the HelloFresh recipe card. I realised that a recipe box wasn't for the lazy cooks or folks with zero culinary skills, but for anyone who likes delicious high-quality food and may need some new inspiration to spice up their weekly dinner routine. With the added bonus of max convenience!

I ordered a box to surprise my girlfriend and a week later we gave it a go. It took about 2 minutes to sign up and order. I went with their plan for 2 people with 3 meals. I even got to choose which meals we were going to have in the box, which was quite difficult as they all looked so tasty.

At the end of a long working day, all Sam and I want to do is quickly whip up something to eat and argue over what to watch on Netflix. With HelloFresh, we can not only make these delicious new dinners on a weekday in as little as 30 minutes in the kitchen, but we also get to try new cuisines that we never thought we'd cook ourselves. We've even started becoming more adventurous with the food we eat.

Some of their quick meals like Cheesy Bacon Flatbread and Creamy Cashew Chicken take only 25 mins which is amazing. And we definitely want to try their Veggie dishes for our meat-free days – the Roasted Aubergine Dahl looks really good.

I went with the Cumin Spiced Chicken Tacos to start, and I was amazed everything was plated up 30 mins later. The first thing Sam said to me when we sat down to our first meal was "this is ridiculously good". I was so proud of myself but I had to admit it was mostly down to Hellofresh's spice blend, it truly made the whole dish.

I also opted for their special dish of the week, Chorizo and Sweet Potato Stewwhich tasted restaurant worthy for sure.

I guess we associate convenience with something that is bad for you, boring, or not tasty but that is certainly not the case with HelloFresh. It has really inspired our dinner time, as we are no longer eating the same thrown-together dinners week in, week out.

We've continued it ever since for 3 meals a week, giving us the chance to still make our old faves or eat out when we want to. With the meals starting at €2.50* per serving with their offer, it's hard to see how we could get better variety in such a convenient way and at such a good price compared to the supermarket.

Writing this I can already tell you're a bit skeptical about the whole thing and fair enough, I was too. I can honestly say though it's changed our weekly routine completely. When we're exhausted and don't have to go to the store or figure out what to eat, the excitement and simplicity of HelloFresh make dinner a breeze.

The folks at HelloFresh are extending a special offer to our readers!

Follow this link to get up to €85 off your first 4 boxes!

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