Healthy diets need lots of fruits and vegetables. We all know it. Eating our five-a-day every day gives us the vitamins and minerals we need to be healthy and strong. But as we grow, and life becomes more hectic, healthy eating can be difficult to prioritize.
According to a study from 2018, more than half of adult Brits want to eat healthy foods, but they feel like life is just too busy to prioritize them. Two-thirds of those surveyed said they often ate “badly” because they didn’t have the time to prepare nutritious foods. In the U.S, the story is similar. Another 2018 study revealed that nine out of 10 parents consistently make unhealthy food choices because they’re too busy taking care of their families to look after themselves.
Whatever you do — whether you’re working 9 to 5, you’re a student, or you’re a parent — for better or worse, life often gets busy. It’s a fact. If you don’t always have time to cook, a meal delivery service could be your new best friend.
With a healthy vegan meal or breakfast smoothie subscription, you’ll know that you always have a tasty dinner or nutritious snack waiting at home, and you don’t even have to prepare it yourself. No more potato chips for dinner and more quality time for you.
A breakfast smoothie is a quick and easy way of giving yourself a boost of nutrition. And Kencko can deliver them straight to your door.
Founded by Tomas Froes, Kencko is a plant-based nutrition service offering pre-made breakfast smoothie mixes. Froes used to suffer from acute gastritis, a condition that was eased through his adoption of a mostly plant-based diet. To help others boost their intake of healthy organic foods, he created Kencko.
Each of the brand’s breakfast smoothies is packed with 100 percent organic fruits and vegetables. You can choose from a variety of flavors, which are named after their different colors. Aquamarines is packed with spirulina to help prevent fatigue, and Greens features spinach for a boost of iron.
According to co-founder Ricardo Vice Santos, studies show, nine out of ten Americans don’t receive their recommended five daily servings of fruits and vegetables. And he says that up to 50 percent of fresh fruits and vegetables worldwide go to waste every year.
“Kencko is our solution to a world problem that we feel will resonate with so many others,” he added.
Available in America and Canada, Kencko offers a 20 unit subscription pack for $59, but if you’re trying it for the first-time, you can order a three-day trial pack for $16.
If you want to check it out for yourself, visit Kencko’s website here.
With 22 hand-crafted meals to choose from, London-based Allplants makes it extra easy to eat your greens. To make up a box, choose six meals from a wide range of healthy plant-based options, including Aubergine + Split Pea Stew, Rigatoni Carbonara, and Smoky Soul Chilli. Then, Allplants delivers you a box of sustainably-packaged meals right to your door, so you don’t have to worry about menu planning. Simply heat up and enjoy.
One single Allplants box costs £40.50 on subscription and £46.02 for a one-off.
Sakara Life believes food is medicine. It doesn’t believe in calorie counting or restriction, just eating plant-rich, nutritionally dense, delicious foods. Not only will you start to feel better on its meal program, but the brand insists that your life will be transformed. Your digestion, skin, and focus will improve, and you’ll feel a boost in your energy levels. Providing three meals a day, five days a week, Sakara’s Signature Program costs $349. It also includes free delivery.
All of Thistle’s meals are gluten and dairy-free, and there are plenty of vegan options. Every week there’s a new menu to choose from, packed with “the highest quality ingredients and superfoods.” Each meal costs $11.50, and the brand takes your first purchase as a subscription. Thistle’s nutrition-packed ready-made meals will appear at your door every week. According to the brand, the more meals you purchase, the more you save on each one.
Thistle delivers its meals locally to the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Davis, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County. It also ships across California and some other states outside of this area.
This post was last modified on December 15, 2020 6:56 am