The Best Meal Kit Delivery Services in Vancouver [2024]
I’m a Vancouver-based mom and writer who loves to cook. Hope you enjoy! Vancouver was recently named one of the healthiest cities in the world by Travel Supermarket. As a Vancouver local, that comes at no-surprise considering the ever-increasing number of vegan restaurants, yoga studios, and cyclists in the city. If you’re a Vancouverite, chances are that you’ve been tempted to order in a vegan meal delivered by a cyclist, after your evening yoga session. But that’s not a financially sustainable lifestyle for most.
This is why so many of us have signed up for meal kit delivery services. And when it comes to “recipe kit” (cook yourself) services and pre-cooked services, our healthy city has plenty of options to choose from.
Each company comes with their own unique features and a list of pros and cons. To help you decide which one is best for you, we’re dishing out all the details on Vancouver’s best meal kit delivery services.
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Fresh Prep
Fresh Prep
$10.00Per Serving
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Type: Meal Kit
Fresh Prep was started by a group of childhood Vancouver friends who were inspired by the question “what’s for dinner?”. Since starting in 2014, they’ve grown to be one of the largest meal kit services in Vancouver. Fresh Prep’s unique selling point is their commitment to high-quality, sustainably sourced ingredients, and their reusable Zero Waste Kits, which some meals are packaged in, cutting down plastic and paper waste significantly.
Fresh Prep also offers Add-ons such as healthy snacks and sweets, hormone-free meats, and ready-to-eat meals, which you can add to your order.
Delivery is free, and they also pick up Zero Waste Kits for free. If you’d like to give Fresh Prep a try, you’ll get 3 free meals with your first order
Pros: Commitment to the environment, collaboration with nutritionists on recipes, high-quality ingredients sourced from local distributors and purveyors that support sustainable practices, free shipping.
Cons: Cooler bags are fairly bulky (although they will arrange for free pickup), on the pricey side.
- Best for: Young professionals looking to upgrade from takeout meals.
- Dietary Options: Dairy free, gluten free, vegetarian, omnivore
- Sustainability: Reusable cooler delivery bags. Some plastic packaging but they work with Urban Impact to dispose of it responsibly.
- Added Services: N/A
- Price per plate: $10.00-$12.25/plate
Nutrimeals
Nutrimeals
$8.99Per Serving
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Type: Pre-cooked
Nutrimeals is a meal prep delivery service that delivers freshly made individual meals to homes across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. Their meals are individually portioned for one serving size and are a convenient way to eat healthy and nutritious food throughout your week. They also offer a custom meal plan and build your own meal options that are perfect for people with dietary restrictions, allergies, or who want more control over the meals they have delivered.
Pros:
- Convenient
- Highly customizable
- Balanced & healthy
- Great for those with dietary restrictions or allergies
Cons:
- Lots of extra packaging
- Best For: Singles or couples looking to add a level of convenience and control to their meals
- Dietary Options: Low-carb, low-fat, gluten-free, vegetarian, dairy-free, ketogenic
- Sustainability: Zero food waste. Recyclable packaging.
- Added Services: Custom meal plans and build your own meals
- Price per plate: $8.99 to $16.49 per plate
Fresh In Your Fridge
Fresh in Your Fridge
$28.75Per Serving
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Type: Pre-cooked
Fresh In Your Fridge is the most personalized option on the list. This service tailors your meal plans to your unique dietary needs, preferences, lifestyle, and goals. Meal plans are designed and cooked by certified holistic nutritionists who have received culinary training. Pre-COVID, a FIYF nutritionist would cook your meals in your kitchen. To ensure health and safety, they currently cook your meals off-site and deliver them to your doorstep.
Pros: Emphasis on customized meal plans, options include snacks/breakfast, ability to purchase one week at a time or commit long-term, price includes grocery shopping
Cons: Premium price (starts at $395 for individuals, $ 505 for couples, and $575 for families)
- Best for: Working professionals who have dietary restrictions
- Dietary options: Personalized to your unique dietary needs
- Sustainability: Reusable plastic or glass containers
- Added services: N/A
- Price per plate: $28.75 – $79
If you’re interested in trying Fresh In Your Fridge, mention ‘MKC’ when filling out the intake form for 10% off your first order.
2 Guys With Knives
Type: Pre-cooked
2 Guys With Knives may have the most recognizable delivery vehicles in town. They are run by a fitness/nutritionist guru and an executive chef – yes, 2 guys. They create flavourful meals and snacks with nutrition benefits kept in mind.
Pros: Wide range of meals and add-ons covers all the bases… except smoothies. All meals tweak-able to fit dietary needs (as opposed to a separate menu). Programmable into MyFitnessPal.
Cons: Relatively high price per plate.
- Best for: People who are nutrition-focused but still want to try new flavours.
- Dietary Options: All meals are gluten-free. Omnivore, vegetarian/vegan, paleo, includes breakfast, snacks & desserts.
- Sustainability: Delivered in a reusable bag with BPA-free plastic containers & reduction of carbon footprint.
- Added Services: N/A
- Price per plate: $8.49-$17.99/item
FED
Type: Pre-cooked
FED offers high-quality nutrition-focused pre-cooked meals. You can pick from one of their tailored plans and get 3 healthy meals delivered 5 days a week.
They create tailored plans to match your dietary preferences and will make sure to adjust meals accordingly to your restrictions or allergies.
On top of that, they glorify their meals and ingredients with beautiful and original photos and their blog, Sliced, is full of good stuff!
Pros: The possibility to customize your meal schedule by selecting the exact meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and days you wish to receive your meals.
Cons: There is no vegan or vegetarian options.
- Best for: People who want extra support and want to eat good healthy food with no hassle.
- Dietary Options: Full nutrition, Low carb/ High protein, Keto, Slim, and Diabetes.
- Sustainability: FED delivers their meal in temperature-controlled bags. You can just return the food containers in the bag during the next delivery. They also prioritize sustainable sourcing with fresh, local, in season and organic ingredients.
- Added Services: À la carte menu.
- Price per plate: $10.60-$13.27/plate
Real Meals
Type: Pre-cooked
Mission-based Real Meals is interesting for two reasons. One, they have one of the widest delivery ranges for local companies – covering from West Van to Delta/Tsawwassen. Two, instead of a health focus, they specialize in “comfort food”: casseroles, soups and chilis.
Pros: Wide delivery area, unique menu. All products come frozen and last long.
Cons: Less healthy/tailored than some of the other options. No subscription option.
- Best for: People with a deep freeze they like to keep stocked.
- Dietary Options: Gluten-free, vegetarian, omnivore
- Sustainability: None – comes in plastic containers. They say this is because they’re microwave/oven safe.
- Added Services: N/A
- Price per plate: $8-10/plate
HelloFresh
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Type: Meal Kit
The only non-Canadian option on the list, HelloFresh is here because they have been making a big splash in Vancouver recently. Supported by the famous (notorious?) Samwer brothers, they’ve grown by offering an extremely easy customer platform and a tight brand experience.
Pros: Flexible subscription options, options for students.
Cons: Not local, so they ship through a 3rd party, which can lead to logistics issues if you don’t live in a detached home.
- Best for: Trying out a meal kit service for the first time (lots of promos, very flexible).
- Dietary Options: Vegetarian.
- Sustainability: Recyclable packaging, liners, and ice packs.
- Added Services: N/A
- Price per plate: $8.83-$11.49/plate.
The Good Stuff
Type: Meal kit – kind of.
The Good Stuff doesn’t compete with the others here—since they only offer smoothies, it’s complimentary. In fact, their delivery drivers often see the bags and bins of these same companies on their customers’ doorsteps.
Pros: Emphasis on health benefits, includes unique superfoods, zero prep time.
Cons: Only does one type of food. You’ll need a blender (any blender will do).
- Sustainability: Delivered in reusable bins. All packaging recyclable.
- Best for: People without much time in the morning, people with health goals
- Added Services: Nutrition consultations on smoothie mix and general health available.
- Dietary options: All smoothies vegan/gluten-free.
- Price per item: $6.50-$7.50 per smoothie.
And that’s a wrap! Read more about different meal kits.
