Top 6 Subscription Food Boxes

Introduction

Meal planning is not always easy or fun. Even experienced cooks will have days where they just want to give up and eat fast food or cereal.

A food subscription is a great option in these situations. You can get all the food you want and need without having to spend hours at the store or prepare it. 

It's easy to get overwhelmed with all the subscription boxes available. There are many options for traditional meal kits, easy-to-heat meals, grocery delivery services, etc. How are you going to choose the right subscription box? We're here to help!

We ask our readers every year to recommend their favorite subscriptions. You'll see our tips for choosing food subscription boxes as well as readers' favorite meal kits, snacks, and grocery delivery services. Our list has a subscription for every type of eater, even picky ones!

Subscription Food Boxes:

1. Sun Basket

Sun Basket has 18 recipes to choose from every week. It can be tailored for paleo, vegans, dairy-free soy-free gluten-free diets, or diabetes-friendly. Sun Basket also offers grocery add-ons. It's like an online grocery store and a food subscription service rolled into one.

2. Daily Harvest

Daily Harvest smoothies can be made with a blender if you have one. It also offers bowls, soups, and lattes as well as ice cream. Choose from a variety of products and frequency of delivery.

3. Freshly

Freshly offers over 30 all-natural, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free meal options every week. It also takes care of all the cooking for you. All you need to do is warm it up. This is for people who are lazy or busy but still want to eat healthily.

4. Universal Yum Yums

Universal Yum Yums is a great option for snacking. You can't get these items anywhere else unless you're an expert sleuth or have an amazing specialty store in your town. Strawberry chews are from France. Japanese candies and popcorn-flavored truffles are also available.

These aren't healthy food items, but you can still enjoy them and show them off to friends. The subscription is easy to use, with three tiers of billing and the option of monthly or annual billing.

5. Umamicart

Umamicart allows you to have your online guide who will take you on a tour of a fully-stocked Asian supermarket. The site has a good selection, fast delivery, and ships to many places.

You can also buy individual items here, such as rice, noodles, or tofu. Currently, there are only two subscription boxes: one for pantry products and another for snacks. The theme changes each month, as well as the country of origin (it's spicy and hot right now).

6. Daily Harvest

Daily Harvest offers some easy-to-make ideas to kickstart your morning. The smoothies, bowls, and lattes are all delicious. You will need a Blender. They can be frozen and then re-activated with a little liquid and a mix. The menu is full of interesting items like tomatillo and mulberry. The menu also includes some tasty flatbreads, soups, and some snacks.

You can be assured that the frozen food will arrive in good condition. It's also possible to pause, skip or cancel a delivery at any time without incurring penalties.