“Mom/Dad! What’s for dinner?” This is not the question we want to tackle after a busy day. There are times my other half and I have no idea what to make and end up settling for a Junk Food Night that is easy to prepare or ordering out. HelloFresh asked us if they could lend us a hand by giving a week’s worth of meals (3 meals in total) to see if their subscription boxes service would be a good fit for our family.
HelloFresh wants is to take the planning, shopping and hassle out of making wholesome home-cooked meals families can enjoy! Everything needed to put a meal together is included in each box and can be found on their helpful app. All of the instructions are laid out with the meal ordered, and the ingredients are locally sourced. HelloFresh has three different plans to choose from to suit the needs of a family: Family Plan, Pronto Plan and Veggie Plan.
I had the pleasure to meet Irene Ngo, Head of Culinary for HelloFresh while she was in Ottawa. She spoke about HelloFresh and I had the chance to taste one of the meals available for families to make and enjoy. We were served their Glazed Chicken Teriyaki meal and it was fabulous! I could not wait for my package to arrive.
HelloFresh Meals Review
I received the following three meals from HelloFresh from their Family Plan of meals to review:
- Gremolata-Crusted Cod
- Smoky Sloppy Joes
- Glazed Teriyaki Chicken
The shipping packaging was impressive. The exterior box was thick and was lined with aluminum to keep the ingredients for my meals cool while being transported. There was also a divider that separated the meat and fish from the other item to prevent contamination. The inner boxes on the upper level were stocked well with seasonal produce. The meat and fish were in sealed packages and surrounded with ice packs. These touches made it easy to put away in the fridge or around the kitchen. The packaging folded up easily for recycling.
Our HelloFresh meals could not have come a better time. My family became sick, so it was hard for us to have to go out to get what we needed for all of our meals and prepare it every night. Each of the meals we received promised that it would take about 30 minutes from the first chop to the plate.
When making each of these meals, I prepared them using both the provided instruction cards and the directions found in the HelloFresh App to see how helpful each method was to use. I also wanted to see if there were any discrepancies between each of these methods.
All three of these meals were easy to prepare. The instructions were really easy to follow and I like that there were photos showing the steps so you have a visual to reference while cooking. I also like that some of the meals allowed for some substitutions to be made to put your own fresh or spicy spin on a dish. I also enjoyed using the timer on the HelloFresh app to help me keep an eye on the time during certain steps of each meal. Making these meals also allowed for our family to have some fun in the kitchen.
Don’t be fooled by the size of the meat packages! We thought we were going to be in a bit of hot water when we saw them. They were small, and we were scratching our heads about how to add to these meals if they did not yield enough to feed our family. Once they were opened and in the pan, we were surprised to see that there was more than enough meat to fill our tummies!
Once each meal was complete, we were excited to taste them, then delighted with the flavours we were experiencing. Each dish we had had its own characteristic so we were not eating the same kind of meal every time. The Gremolata-Crusted Cod was a clean and classic meal , and the dipping sauce made this dish sing.
The Smoky Sloppy Joes meal got rave reviews from my younger children.
The Glazed Teriyaki Chicken was a hit with the older members of our family.
There was one issue I found when preparing these packaged meals from Hello Fresh. I found there were differences in the instructions given on the menu cards versus those shared on the app. On their own, the directions were easy to follow, but when put together, some of the steps are not in order, so it could be a bit confusing. I also found that making the meals took a little longer to complete. All of my meals had an average time of 30 minutes to complete. All of my meals took an average of 45 minutes to prepare. It may be due to my slow chopping skills, but it took longer for me to complete.
My family became huge fans of HelloFresh! Our package shipped quickly and kept our food cool and fresh. The directions were easy to follow. I had a lot of fun using the HelloFresh app to look at recipes and to assist in timing parts of my dishes. The best part had to be tucking in to savour each of these wholesome meals without having to plan it! Each dish was a delight to taste.
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Disclaimer: I received products from HelloFresh in order to conduct this review. The views I shared are my own.
Omigoodness that looks like a great service. They are not in my area yet, but I will keep waiting 🙂
I would love to try the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken
thanks for sharing
The Glazed Teriyaki Chicken sounds yummy!
I’d make the glazed teriyaki chicken
Would would like to try the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken. Sounds really yummy.
The chicken teriyaki looks great!
The Pan Seared Pork looks really yummy!
Our family would like to make and enjoy the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken meal.
I would love to prepare the Gremolata-Crusted Cod for my family.
Not sure about the 6 year old but I would love to try the Gremolata-Crusted Cod
I would like to make the Chicken Teriyaki.
I would love to try the Smoky Sloppy Joes 🙂
The Smoky Sloppy Joes meal
Glazed Teriyaki Chicken meal is what i’d like to try out
The teriyaki chicken looks delish!
I would like to try the 5 spice chicken soup.
The Rosemary Beef Skewers with Garlic Ciabatta and Charred Veggies recipe sounds good to me.
Teriyaki Chicken? Yes, please!
I think we would like the Teriyaki Chicken.
The the Chicken Teriyaki looks great and easy, just what I need.
Glazed Teriyaki Chicken caught my eye. I am not sure if its available in my area (I suspect not) but if I won I’d want my daughter to have this as she moved in Feb to ON (AND I WORRY, OMG I cried for a week, even though she moved before for school but SHE MOVED TO ANOTHER PROVINCE) and today I am having more probs with that then usual…guess I am just home sick for her (yes, less then a month gone)
I think my family would love the teriyaki chicken.
I would love to try all of them to be honest, but the Seared Steak with Crispy Potato Salad would be my first choice!
my family would enjoy the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken mea
I would love to make the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken !!!!!!!!
Looks so delicious! The glazed teriyaki chicken looks so yummy!!!
We’d love to make the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken meal
The crusted cod looks delicious and would be a hit at our family’s table!
Would love to try the Kung Pao mushrooms! Always looking for meat free meals.
Chicken teriyaki
I would love to try the shrimp Banh Mi Burger
I’d love the Glazed Teryaki Chicken.
I’d definitely like to try making the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken for my family – I think it’s a meal we all would like!
Glazed Teriyaki Chicken meal would be great.
Glazed chicken teriyaki
The sloppy Joe’s sound great
The Chicken Teriyaki sounds delicious
I would love to try the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken.
I’d love to try the Gremolata-Crusted Cod. Always looking to get more fish into my diet.
I would like to try the Glaze Teriyaki Chicken. I am diabetic would their be any other options?
I would love to try the Glazed teriyaki chicken! Looks amazing 🙂
The meal I’d like my family to enjoy is Glazed Teriyaki Chicken.
I’d make the Gremolata Crusted Cod! Looks so good!
i would love to try the Kung Pao Mushroom meal
i like the glazed chicken teriyaki meal
I would love to try the Smoky Sloppy Joes.
I would love to try the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken
Glazed Teriyaki Chicken meal sounds good.
I would like to try the Gremolata-Crusted Cod
the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken sounds good to me!
SMokey sloppy joes
I’d like to try the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken
I’d like to try the Gremolata-Crusted Cod. Fish is always a winner in our home.
I am a fan of fish, so the Gremalota Crusted Cod looks amazing to me.
They all look good but if I had to choose, I think I’d go with the Cod meal 🙂
I would love to make the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken for my family. Sounds divine!
The Glazed Teriyaki Chicken would be something we would enjoy eating.
I would like us to try making the glazed teriyaki chicken.
I believe that I would like the cod meal very much. Thanks!
The Glazed Teriyaki Chicken looks good.
The chicken teriyaki looks yummy!
Oh they all look good, but I would choose the Gremolata-Crusted Cod.
The sloppy joes looked tasty! Though I would be interested in their veggie plan!
My family would likely enjoy all the meals reviewed above, but I think the Gremolata Crusted Cod Meal would likely be their favourite.
Sloppy joes!
i choose chicken teriyaki, entry pls
The smoky sloppy Joe’s! Thanks very much for the chance!
I would make the glazed teriyaki chicken
I would enjoy trying the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken.
I would enjoy trying the Gremolata-Crusted Cod
I’d make the glazed teriyaki chicken
I would love to try the Thai beef satay!
The Pan Seared Pork
I’d love to make the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken
The Glazed Teriyaki Chicken is what we’d love most I think!
I would like to try the Glazed Teriyaki Chicken I am sure my family would love this one
I would love to try the Gremolata-Crusted Cod meal plated!
The Gremolata-Crusted Cod looks fantastic.