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B and I decided to get Plated this week (we got Hello Fresh last week and I sent my brother a Blue Apron box this week, so it’s fair to say we like them all) and finished up our meals fast. I really like Plated‘s Tuesday deliveries. It’s a nice mid-week treat!
Plated ships via FedEx next day service. Don’t tell B, but I left the box on the porch basically all day because I like to see how fresh the food really stays if you aren’t home when it arrives and can’t pop it in your fridge right away. And I am pleased to report that everything arrived in perfect condition.
I don’t know if I have ever mentioned it, but everything (including the meats) ships fresh, not frozen. And if you aren’t familiar, I should mention how Plated works. You can get serving sizes anywhere from 2 plates – 6 plates per meal (i.e. 2 servings to 2 servings) and select from five different meal options each week (you can always skip weeks as needed). The only real “rule” is that you have to get at least 4 plates (i.e. 4 servings) per delivery. It can be one meal with 4 plates or two meals with 2 plates.
~Summer Vegetable Carbonara with Grilled Chicken: Oh my goodness this was amazing. I don’t usually like a cream sauce on my pasta, but this was just too good not to eat. I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t eaten a ton of cheese lately or what, but both B and I couldn’t get enough of it. I swear I looked over at him eating and two seconds later I looked again and it was gone. Loved this.
~Asian Soy Steak Tacos with Jicama Slaw: I went outside my comfort zone and picked these steak tacos this week. I don’t eat a lot of read meat, but I do like it, but slaw? Now that I don’t know about. I didn’t hate this slaw, but I also don’t want to add it every meal either. The steak was amazing though. B did a perfect job with it!!
What do you think of Plated? Did you get a box this week? If you are interested in giving it a try or want to learn more, click here to try two free plates (new customers only)! Basically you’ll get 4 plates for the price of 2 ($30)!! That’s 4 meals/plates for $30, which is less than $8/plate. These food boxes work great for us because they get us out of our routine and get us trying new things. If you order before this Monday (noon – EST) you’ll get a box on Tuesday, otherwise your first box will come the week after.
I think plated is my favorite of the meals you get but sadly they are not available in my area! Do you get to select your own meals with hello fresh or blue apron? I’m a bit picky so I don’t trust them to pick for me lol.
I was going to ask you some other questions – as it turns out – NONE of these 3 services are available in CA! I wonder why that is….. Maybe I should start one!
I was about to order Plated the other day but sadly they do not deliver to me 🙁 We did enjoy hello Fresh though, I just wish my husband would do the cooking!
Plated is wonderful! I just had my first baby six weeks ago and this service makes weekly grocery shopping quick and easy which is very important right now. We got the chicken pasta (also loved it and it disappeared very quickly), the chicken in lettuce cups (good but not my favorite recipe), and the pollock (beyond amazing). Looking forward to next week since there are two fish options.
I’m totally bummed! I was so excited to try plated but they don’t deliver to my area, neither does hello fresh! Double bummer. I live outside of Seattle. Oh we’ll maybe some day soon. 🙁
Both of your meals look wonderful! Like the other posters, I cannot get Plated delivered to me in Louisiana….nor can I get Hello Fresh or Blue Apron 🙁 Such a bummer. And, Hello Fresh is available in Mississippi and Arkansas but not Louisiana!! What????
i am confused about the serving sizes. It says one plate serves 2. Does that mean that one plate is 2 servings? So if a serving is 700 calories then it’s 700 calories per person? Or is it 700/2 so 350 calories per person?