That $30 meal kit box was a total scam for my budget

I caved and bought one of those meal kit boxes after seeing a Facebook ad, but the portions were tiny and I still had to buy extra veggies to make it fill me up. Ended up spending $12 more than my usual grocery run for three boring dinners that took an hour to cook. Has anyone else found a way to make these things actually worth the cash?

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ellis.susan5d ago

Does anyone actually save money with these things, or is the whole business model just banking on people like us feeling too guilty to cancel? I tried a couple and honestly felt like I was paying for the privilege of doing dishes.

lucas_perez6d ago

Wait, did you try the one from that company with the green boxes? I feel like some of those meal kit services are way better about portion sizes than others, but it depends on where you live maybe. Idk, I usually have to add a can of beans or some frozen broccoli to stretch them out, which kinda defeats the purpose of paying for convenience. Honestly, I think the trick is to look for the ones that give you bigger protein portions or offer "extra veggie" upgrades, but even then it's a gamble. I stopped using them altogether after I realized I could just buy a rotisserie chicken and frozen stir-fry mix for less than half the price.