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Many of us have evenings where all we want to do is collapse on the couch and relax. If you work long hours during the day, or you’re a mum finishing a non-stop day with kids, you probably know the feeling. At the end of the day you’re exhausted, but you still have to get dinner ready. You might end up making the same recipes over and over again – because they’re familiar and easier to think about – or maybe you just decide to get take-out.
There’s nothing wrong with doing either one. But when you’re trying to eat healthier in the long term these habits can become frustrating. Making the same dinners all the time can get boring, and in my case, I end up eating snacks and chocolate afterwards to make up for it. Take-outs are great but they can be calorie-rich and expensive in the long run. What we really want is a healthy and interesting dinner on the table every evening that’s simple to make. And this is where recipe box subscriptions can help.
Mindful Chef is a health-focused recipe box subscription service that just so happens to be the UK’s favourite healthy recipe box service, according to Trustpilot. With 16 delicious recipes on the menu, Mindful Chef’s recipe boxes provide customers with the tools to cook delicious, nutritionally-balanced meals that help customers feel healthier and happier.
Mindful Chef is the UK’s only health focussed recipe box and each meal is nutritionist approved. They are also all free from refined carbohydrates, gluten and dairy too. It’s clear from their recipes and their ethos that eating well is a priority for them.
Here’s what sets Mindful Chef apart from other food subscription boxes:
High Quality Ingredients
- Mindful Chef pride themselves on the quality of what goes into their boxes.
- They source ingredients from ethically run suppliers. They even visit many of their suppliers themselves on a regular basis.
- The beef offered is 100% grass-fed. They also have free range chicken and UK-landed fish.
Meals Are All Free from Refined Carbohydrates, Gluten and Dairy
- Instead of refined carbs they use wholegrains, vegetables and legumes.
- They also have a separate range of frozen meals and smoothies in their shop which you can buy as one-off purchases. They keep these free from nasty additives and hidden sugars too
Mindful Chef, which is loved by Victoria Pendleton CBE, Sir Andy Murray, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Tom Daley, aims to encourage people to lead a healthier life by reducing the amount of processed food consumed and cutting out refined carbohydrates. Perfect for busy people (everyone), the ingredients are cleverly pre-portioned and there’s gluten-free and dairy-free, with lots of vegan options. There’s no commitments, no contract and you can cancel or pause anytime, plus all the meat is the best quality; think 100% grass-fed beef, free-range chicken and UK-landed fresh fish.
You can buy one-person, two-person and family meals, and there’s gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, flexitarian, vegetarian and pescatarian diets available. They really have thought of everyone.
The ordering process on the website is very simple and there’s an impressive variety of meals to select, from a lemongrass tofu noodle bowl to roast pork with pear, crispy sage and celeriac. You can choose up to five recipes per box (plus whether to serve two or four) and there are plenty of vegan and pescatarian options included. All recipes come with full nutritional information.
The meals on offer are more everyday rather than special occasion, although that’s not to say they’re ordinary.
Meals feature 100 per cent grass-fed, free-range meats and sustainably sourced fish, and produce from ethically minded small farms and independent producers. Everything in our recipe box is fresh and high-quality, and perishable ingredients are kept chilled with eco-friendly cotton insulation and ice packs. Recipes are easy to follow and the end results are delicious and heartily portioned. One thoughtful touch we like: Mindful Chef emailed slightly revised cooking instructions for one meal based on community feedback and retesting by its chefs.
Your Mindful Chef account lets you customise deliveries across the month. Recipe boxes come neatly divided by meal in brown paper bags (useful so ingredients don’t get confused). All packaging is either recyclable or reusable, like the insulation and ice packs, which can be posted back to Mindful Chef free of charge.
Customer Experiences
Absolutely love mindful chef
“Absolutely love mindful chef – the ingredients are great quality although slightly more expensive than other meal prep boxes the quality is unparalleled! I plan on continuing to use mindful chef!”
It’s been great trying new flavours’
“It’s been great trying new flavours’, the quality is great, very healthy and the portions are a good size. Love it so far “.
Happy with my first box
“Really glad they do boxes for 1 person. I love cooking, however cooking for 1 always means you have to waste a lot of food when shopping in the supermarket. Meat and fish arrived looks good and doesn’t expire for the next 5 days which a good start! 🙂 “
Good variety to choose from.
“Everything arrived quite well packaged (one of the spice pots unfortunately broke, so had to wash off the spice from all other ingredients and will have to replace it with something else) but aside from this small issue, happy with my first box and will continue using.”
The Final Word
These are recipe boxes for those who want interesting, varied everyday healthy meals that don’t compromise on quality. Pricing varies (meat and fish dishes are generally more than veggie ones) but is reasonable, starting from around £6 per portion, and not too much more than you’d pay for a supermarket ready meal.