That Time I Tried Hello Fresh…

Readers: This week I’m sharing with you a handful of products I’ve tried and enjoyed. I’ve been wanting to try this one for a while…and here’s my review. 🙂

A few weeks ago I got a coupon in the mail to try the healthy home delivery meal service Hello Fresh for a discount. I put it where I put all the good coupons…in the black box of Nowhere Land where things go to rot, die and expire.

Fortunately, last week I got the chance to try Hello Fresh and share it with my readers! I’ve never tried a healthy home delivery meal service, so I was anxious to try it.

My first meal was Korean-Style Beef Stir Fry.

 

I LOVED all the ingredients, measured, bought, and right in front of me. I realized how long it had been since cooking dinner felt relaxing and a little fun! I definitely learned a few things making this dish, too.

I was surprised at the hefty portion sizes included in the meals. So for my next Hello Fresh meal, we shared it with my sister and brother-in-law. (We sampled the “Family” portion box, and it was a perfect amount for four people.)

This time we tried Chicken Parmigiana Salad.

I LOVED their healthy take on chicken parmigiana. It retained the cheesy, crispy flavors you’d want in a chicken parm dish – but it was healthier and lighter by a one-sided coating (easy and brilliant!) and resting on a dressed roasted potatoes/spinach salad.

I’m telling you. It was delicious. If I’d have ordered it at a restaurant I would have been thrilled.

The last meal I made was a Jamie Oliver Mega-Mushroom Lentil Curry dish. I will be straight up with you…I put off making this one because I was skeptical. But it was amazingly delicious and satisfying!

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Here’s what I loved about the Hello Fresh experience:

• Making things I would have never made. (See above reference to mushroom curry. LOL.)
• Trying cooking techniques I don’t usually try. I feel like I have 3-5 new “tricks up my sleeve” of techniques or flavor combos.
• HAVING ALL THE INGREDIENTS IN FRONT OF YOU!!! Yes! It was so easy, even a sleep-deprived mom could do it.
• The cooking experience. My sister and I had fun cooking together. It was a fun double-date! (Well, as fun as a date can be when your kids are running around outside like wild banshees! 😉 I would totally recommend this for a fun date or group activity. It really did making cooking more fun!
• Healthy meals. I consider myself a fairly healthy chef. But these meals were packed with healthy, fresh, nutrient-dense foods. I loved that the chicken was antibiotic-free, and they often source from local suppliers! Love that!

If you’re interested in trying Hello Fresh, check out what’s on this week’s menu. Anything look good? I have an exclusive $35 discount code for my readers – use the code “DAILY35” for your discount!

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Have you ever tried Hello Fresh? What’d you think?

 

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