We all know how important nutrition and a balanced diet is. From helping your tissues heal to promoting gut health, food is essential in recovery and longevity.
While most of us agree that cooking our own food is the healthiest and most cost-effective option, meal prepping and packing every meal is simply not always realistic.
In fact, there’s recently been an explosion in meal delivery services like HelloFresh and UberEats.
That’s why The Jackson Clinics partnered with MightyMeals, providing our patients with discounts and special pricing on healthy and affordable options to help them stay on track.
What’s best: Mighty Meals is a local company that delivers chef-prepared meals straight to your door!
Click here to claim your special offer and see their menu!
MightyMeals vs. Food Delivery Apps
How much do food delivery app meals cost?
After taxes, discounts, delivery costs, and fees, MightyMeals comes out with an average price per meal of only $11.40, versus the average cost per meal for Uber Eats, which is $25.25 (Source: NY Times).
How long does it take to cook each meal?
With MightyMeals there is minimal cooking time to heat your meals, between 1-3 minutes, and they are ready to eat. Your meals from Uber Eats may take over 1 hour to arrive, and you may need to reheat them.
What is the travel time per food order?
Uber Eats and MightyMeals both deliver your meals to you, so you don’t need to use your gas and time to get them. However, Uber Eats will charge you a premium fee for delivery, fees, and, if you’re nice, you’ll probably tip the driver.
How much food goes to waste?
Fast food and dine-in restaurants offer meals that are 15% over-portioned on average (Source: Consumer Reports). Over-portioning leads to quite a lot of food waste when you throw out the rest of the meal you can’t eat. MightyMeals are designed by Registered Dietitians to be perfectly proportioned so that you feel full, and satisfied, and there is zero food waste.
Does a chef prepare meals delivered by delivery apps?
If you aren’t ordering your food delivery from a higher-priced restaurant, it’s most likely not prepared by a trained chef. Chefs in our local kitchens always prepare our meals after you place your order, ensuring they are freshly made, just for you.
Has a dietitian approved every meal?
A dietitian has approved every healthy meal from MightyMeals before being added to our menu. When you order from Uber Eats, meals from restaurants are rarely approved by a dietitian.
Are the meals healthy and nutrient dense?
If you are tuned in, you probably know that restaurant meals are rarely healthy. However, the macros and nutrition in every MightyMeals are always balanced, consistent in every meal, and clearly labeled on the package and our site.
MightyMeals vs. Grocery Shopping
What’s the average cost of MightyMeals versus grocery shopping?
If you were to make the same meal from MightyMeals by grocery shopping and cook it yourself from scratch with premium ingredients, it would cost on average $14.47. Instead, ordering it freshly-made from MightyMeals averaged just $11.40 per meal (after taxes, discounts, delivery costs, and fees).
How long does it take to cook meals and clean the dishes?
MightyMeals chef-prepared meals don’t require any cooking time, so there is zero prep and zero mess, except for reheating (1-3 minutes). On average, it will take 1 hour to prepare and cook a meal and clean the dishes afterward.
How much time does it take to grocery shop each week?
Driving back and forth to the grocery store eats up 1.5 hours of your time per week (Source: Credit Donkey), not to mention the gas costs. You save travel time with MightyMeals food delivery and gas.
How much grocery food is wasted or thrown away?
27%! That’s a lot. According to the USDA, this is the average amount of food wasted on groceries that had to be thrown away. With MightyMeals, there is zero food waste due to our perfectly-portioned meals.
Are your meals chef-prepared?
If you are doing the grocery shopping and cooking, probably not. Most Americans do not have a chef to prepare their meals at home. However, it’s easy to get chef-prepared meals made in our local kitchens delivered right to your home with deliveries 2-4 times a week.
Has a dietitian approved every meal?
Probably not, if you are preparing your meals yourself. If you are ordering MightyMeals you can be assured that a dietitian has approved every meal before we ever place it on our menu.
Which is healthier, healthy meal prep meals or meals I make myself?
Yes, you can certainly make healthy meals at home. You’ll need to read all the ingredients and nutrition labels on all the ingredients that go into your meals to ensure that they are healthy. However, more nutritious food items at grocery stores are usually more expensive than ordering macro-balanced meals from MightyMeals. We consistently check and balance all the macronutrients and nutrition facts on our meals to ensure they are the healthiest they can be.
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