The 14 best meal delivery kits and services of 2025, per years of testing

Fending for yourself in the kitchen and wandering the grocery store’s aisles can be tedious, expensive and exhausting — it’s about time to start thinking outside of the box…and into the meal delivery kit box.The best meal kits can offer the combined powers of mixing things up in the kitchen and accomplishing New Year’s resolutions — from wanting to eat healthier to spending less time at the grocery store; to spending time with family to actually remembering to pack a work lunch and stop getting expensive salads.(That last one is a personal note.)For those who typically order takeout, meal kits may add more nutritional value to your day.

If you are a TV dinner family more nights out of the week than you would like, using a meal kit can provide priceless family time, with chopping, stirring, and hanging out in the kitchen while learning new culinary skills.Many folks choose meal kits for a variety of reasons, and while they may not be for everyone, there certainly are a lot of options, making me a believer that maybe there is a meal kit or delivery service for everyone to try at least once! As a now-late-20-something who has graduated from heating food in the microwave to the culinary world of two or more pots on the stove at a time, I’ve set out to try as many meal kits and delivery companies as possible.

I started this journey in 2020 and have since tested more than 25 meal delivery companies.Over the years, many have changed packaging, meal plans and more — hence, why I thought it smart to retest them all at the end of 2024, so I could have a comprehensive list of the top picks to try in 2025.

I tried to do the math, and being conservative, I’ve spent over 84 hours just writing the 2025 re-boot alone — that’s 10.5 full workdays, and this isn’t my full-time job, folks!That’s not counting the actual cooking, filming, editing, eating, doing dishes, and breaking down boxes.I tried to cook a minimum of three meals per kit each year,...