I recently signed up for Hello Fresh, a food delivery service that helps make planning, purchasing and cooking meals a little bit easier.
I discovered the site via EarndIt, which is similar to a frequent flyer miles program, only instead of purchasing goods/services to receive discounts for travel, I earn discounts on healthy and fitness-related goods/services for every bit of exercise I do. EarndIt is connected to my Fitbit, a device that tracks my exercise and sleep habits. The more steps I take, the more points I earn. The more points I earn, the more healthy items I’m able to receive.
Which brings me back to Hello Fresh. Basically, the way it works is this: Chefs create five healthy and delicious meals. You pick three that interest you. On Thursday, a box will arrive in the mail with the recipes you selected — plus all of the ingredients. The vegetarian box costs $59/week, the classic box (featuring meals containing meat and fish) is $10 more. Each box feeds two people so it works out to about $11/person. And, delivery is free.
With my EarndIt reward, I received a $20 discount off my first Hello Fresh box. It arrived this week, and I immediately started cooking. The first dish, chicken chickpea pilaf with a hint of cumin, was a HUGE success. M and I both loved it, though I topped his dish with cilantro and mine with the toasted almonds. We’ll definitely be eating that one again soon.
The second recipe I tried was beef bulgogi (seen below), a Korean dish that included marinated beef, broccoli and brown rice. I didn’t particularly care for it — brown rice is too chewy — but it was fun to make. Plus, we still have some pork burgers to try later. Next week, I plan to order the sesame nectarine chicken, flat iron steak with beans and spicy shrimp linguine.
If you’re interested in trying Hello Fresh, you can buy a Fitbit, exercise your butt off and get the EarndIt reward (all of which I would endorse). Or, you can just visit the Hello Fresh website, sign up and save $20 by using the PROMO CODE SDA3RJ. Note: Delivery is currently limited to about 30 states, so be sure to check the map before subscribing.
