There are pros and cons to meal prep services. On one hand, meal prep services save you time shopping in the grocery store, as well as with having to create a meal plan. In contrast, these meal prep services can tend to be a bit expensive after some time. 

Some of the great meal prep services:

- Eat Clean Bro

- Hello Fresh

- Blue Apron

Pros: 

The pros of having a meal prep service, is that it does all the back-end work for you. You don’t have to worry about having to sit down and plan and create a meal plan. You don’t have to worry about creating a shopping list, nor would you have to go out and do the shopping yourself. In addition to this, using a meal prep service has a vast variety of different meals to choose from- thus ensuring that you don’t get bored from eating the same food all the time. As an extra bonus, many meal prep services also contain the nutrition facts along with every meal, so that you can choose and create your weekly plan to stay within a caloric budget. Many, if not most, meal prep services also work with you if you have any specific allergies or dietary needs.

Cons:

 It’s simple. Meal prep services, while very convenient, can become very costly after some time. Most meal prep companies require a subscription, which, if you don’t follow through with it, you will still be charged until you hit cancel. In addition, the packaging everything comes in can be quite annoying when it comes to recycling it all. I know personally, for me, living in a complex where the trash cans are Not in my backyard- I must drive to the dumpster to throw out my trash (at least for now). I know how annoying it would be to constantly have a bunch of boxes to dispose of.