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If you've recently gone vegan or been following the lifestyle for a while, it can be challenging to put together a fresh menu every week—especially when you already have so much on your plate. Cue: a quality vegan meal delivery service, which can help you out and cut down on some kitchen prep time.

Meet the expert:
Bonnie Taub-Dix, RDN, is the author of Read It Before You Eat It – Taking You from Label to Table.

An increasing number of meal delivery services now offer high protein, plant-based options, and getting premade, ready-to-eat vegan dishes delivered to your door has never been easier. But, there's more to consider than just flavor and convenience when you're shopping for the right vegan meal delivery service. According to nutritionist Bonnie Taub-Dix, RDN, "The dishes should be nutritionally balanced too.” When looking for the right service for your lifestyle, she recommends making sure the meals provide vital nutrients like B12, iron, calcium, and plant-based protein.

Peep a few of the most top-rated vegan meal delivery services, below:

Plans can be customized depending on whether you're gluten-free, fully organic, low carb, high protein, or on a weight loss plan. It's also up to you to decide whether you'd like to make meals from scratch or prefer pre-packaged dishes.

Here's a list of the 10 top-rated vegan meal delivery services at the moment, according to a nutritionist and reviewers.

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Purple Carrot

Purple Carrot is an entirely vegan meal delivery kit offering recipes loved by carnivores and herbivores alike. From General Tso's tofu to fettucine alfredo, you'll savor every balanced, plant-based bite. It's great for vegan cooks who want to expand or diversify their repertoire of recipes.

Choose your preferred meals from categories like Gluten-Free, Quick and Easy (which are ready in under 30 minutes), Comfort Foods (think pumpkin mac and cheese), and Holiday Recipes (drool over salted almond thumbprint cookies). Need snacks? Bulk up your order with fun add-ons like dry-roasted dark chocolate chickpeas. Choose between meal kits or ready-to-eat dishes.

Rave Review: "Since trying out Purple Carrot I feel like a gourmet chef! I get lots of compliments on my meals and gained more confidence in the kitchen."

Sunbasket

Featuring award-winning, chef-created meals, sustainably sourced organic produce, and partnerships with local food banks, Sunbasket is a meal delivery service you can really feel good about supporting. In addition to their ready-made heat-and-eat meals, you have the option of selecting add-ons like coffee, green juice, vegan yogurt, and gluten-free crackers.

Use the dietary preference filter to select "vegetarian" as your meal choice. Then, select "vegan" from the drop-down menu next to each dish. Select from drool-worthy entrees like mushroom tostadas and teriyaki tempeh to receive weekly.

Rave Review: "We have been ordering Sunbasket for more than two years now and have always been impressed with the quality of the produce and proteins, the unique deliciousness of healthy recipes, and unwavering commitment to serve customers promptly and fully."

Green Chef

If you don't want ready-to-eat meals but are also looking to minimize prep time in the kitchen, consider Green Chef—the Goldilocks of vegan meal delivery services. Everything they send you is certified organic and comes fully chopped, marinated, and portioned out in color-coded packaging. Expect unique dishes from arepas with cashew crema to vegan crab cakes atop arugula slaw.

First, select the vegan menu (they also have vegetarian, keto, and paleo options). Then, opt for deliveries weekly, every other week, or once a month.

Rave Review: "My family just finished the cumin-roasted chop meal and it was delicious!! The flavors and textures were spot-on and even the kids loved it!"

Daily Harvest

Both our senior commerce editor, Neha Tandon, and health and fitness director, Jacqueline Andriakos, are big fans of Daily Harvest. The fully plant-based and gluten-free meal delivery service is great for anyone who's curious about going vegan or just wants an easy way to eat healthy, nutritionally-dense foods that are actually so delicious.

People swear by the brand's mint cacao and banana almond smoothies, but are also huge fans of the veggie-packed miso soup, bolognese, coffee ice cream, and truffle pizza. Yup, there's pizza and ice cream. Everything comes fully frozen—just heat and eat. Daily Harvest also makes it super easy to pause deliveries, so you won't get tricked into any hard-to-cancel subscription plans here.

Choose between nine or 12 items delivered weekly, or 24 items delivered monthly. Then, select which meals you'd like. Daily Harvest is fully vegan and gluten-free, so you won't have to worry about selecting special options to cater to those specialty diets.

Rave Review: "Working my way through all the choices! So far everything is delicious and so easy to prepare! Also, so far, unlike another company (I won’t mention any names) the delivery timelines have been spot on!!"

Sakara

Another Women's Health editor fave (read our full review here), Sakara delivers fully prepared, organic, plant-rich meals that are beloved by celebrities like Kate Hudson and Hilary Duff.

With imaginative, upscale dishes from rose petal pancakes with sweet peach butter to lavender quesadillas with broccoli pesto, you may be amazed by how delicious their nutrient-dense foods are.

Sakara pretty much takes all the guesswork out of eating healthy. They cater to three meals a day for five days a week, all of which come with your own personal calendar telling you what to eat for each meal every day. Since they use so many fresh ingredients (their goal is to get you to eat six cups of leafy greens a day, btw), deliveries come twice in one week.

BTW, if the price tag scares you, try the recipe book or protein bars available on Amazon.

Rave Review: "Omg I had this this week. I don’t even know how to describe the deliciousness flavor cornucopia of things that were happening to my taste buds. I don’t even know if that makes sense, but omg."

Fresh N' Lean

Those who are seriously short on time will love all-organic delivery service Fresh N' Lean. Their locally sourced meals come in individually packaged, microwave- and oven-safe containers so you're always three minutes away from their nutritionist-crafted meals. They have snacks like nuts and granola too.

Bonus: The company donates all unused food from their kitchens to local charities through Feeding America.

After choosing between the Standard or Low-Carb menu, select how many meals you'd like per day for either five or seven days a week. Though Fit N' Lean chooses your meals for you, they allow you to tell them ingredients you want omitted from your meals (like cilantro, tomatoes, or peanuts) upon registration. If you want control over your eats, opt for the a la carte menu.

Rave Review: "I’ve had the BEST experience ever with Fresh N' Lean! I have healthy meals provided with sodium standards that come recommended by the American Heart Association. I’m glad I’m eating organic food that's rich in flavor and tastes amazing."

Territory Foods

For people with curious taste buds and gourmet palates, this chef-founded meal delivery service will actually get you excited about eating your greens. Territory Foods'data scientists compare diet and food trends with customer order patterns to bring you trendy offerings like spaghetti squash pasta and yuba mashed potatoes each week.

Thanks to their partnership with Feeding America, they'll send a pound of recovered food to a local food bank every time you place an order.

After selecting the vegan filter, choose from a rotating weekly menu. Have your meals delivered to a local grocery store or gym, or opt for Monday and/or Thursday delivery to your door for $8 per order.

Rave Review: "Honestly, if you're terrible at cooking (me) or just want healthy meals prepared fresh, check out Territory."

Hungryroot

Founded by chefs, Hungryroot partners with giants in the health and wellness world like Banza, Beyond Meat, JUST egg, and more, but they also make their own chef-crafted sauces and desserts, including a cauliflower "alfredo" sauce and black bean brownie batter some WH editors keep stocked in their fridges at all times.

It's like a weekly grocery delivery service that comes portioned out and paired with recipes that you can choose to use, or save for later. They offer everything from snacks, fruits, green juices, cold brew, and ramen to pre-packaged salads.

Take a fun quiz that'll gauge your preferences, and they'll craft a week of recipes for you depending on how many you want. Feel free to go forward with their recs, make your own substitutions/alterations each week, or just go fully a la carte.

Rave Review: "I was looking for an easy way to stay healthy without making a trip to the grocery store every week. I discovered Hungryroot and have been able to make lunches and dinners for myself in under 10 minutes! The ingredients are easy to cook and the food is delicious."

Veestro

If you want to make plant-based eating as easy as possible, Veestro's frozen meals make being or going vegan simple. Your delivery arrives fresh, so there's no need to prep your eats (which include everything from breakfast burritos to soba noodles in peanut sauce). Keep 'em in the refrigerator, heat 'em up, and enjoy.

First, choose from three menu options: A La Carte that'll allow you to hand-pick your meals, Chef’s Choice to have a chef choose for you, or Weight Loss, which goes light on the calories. Within each category, select dietary preferences, like "high-protein" or "gluten-free." Select from 10 to 30 days' worth of meals from the A La Carte and Chef's Choice plans, and either five or seven days from the Weight Loss plan.

Rave Review: "Veestro has given me delicious and nutritious meals that are yummy without my having to do any planning or preparation. They appear on my doorstep and I put them into my freezer. What a lifesaver!"

Factor

It's important to always listen to your body and what it needs, and Factor's delivery service works with dietitians to build a variety of portion-controlled plates that taste delicious. What makes Factor truly unique, though, is that when you sign up for the pre-portioned meals, you're also getting free consultations with registered dietitians.

To start, choose one or multiple preferred meal plan(s)—outside of Vegan, they have Keto, Calorie Smart, and Chef's Choice plans—and select how many meals you want per week. You can decide between six, eight, 10, 12, 14, and 18 meals per week, but, according to the site, the most popular plan is 10 meals per week (this costs $125 per week!).

Rave Review: "Flavorful, real, healthy food! Worth every penny! I need convenience and portion control. I have tried so many meal plans, but my quest is over!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Factor!!!"

Sprinly

Every Sprinly meal is 100 percent vegan, plant-based, refined sugar-free, and built on organic fruits and veggies, so there's no worrying about any traces of meat or dairy in any of your meals. They arrive pre-prepared and ready-to-eat, so all you have to do is stick these fresh meals into the microwave for a healthy dinner in minutes.

To sign up, simply choose how many meals you prefer to receive each week (you can choose between 6,12, or 18). After you check out, you’ll have the opportunity to select your meals. Menus are always released a week before your upcoming delivery so you can pick and choose what sounds good to you no matter what.

Rave Review: "All dishes were outstanding and there is great variety. I loved all the meals and they are so clean, healthy, and delicious!"

Mosaic Foods

Even when a brand claims its meals are "healthy," you may have to do some digging to ensure its claims are true. But, that's not the case with Mosaic Foods. Cooked by holistic chefs and planned by a registered dietitian, all meals are made with clean, fresh ingredients that you can feel good about.

The brand has also partnered with non-profit City Harvest to give back to the community by rescuing one pound of nutritious food and donating it to families in need for every box sold.

Start by choosing whether you want a Vegan, Vegetarian, or Healthy meal delivery plan. Then, enter your zipcode to make sure Mosaic ships to you before picking how many meals you want per week (6, 12, or 18) and adding your pre-made meals to-cart. Our favorites are the brand's pre-made smoothies—if you're on the go, their chocolate cold brew flavor is perfect for a morning pick-me-up.

Rave Review: "I'm delighted to have such delicious and nutritious vegan meals ready to eat in just minutes. I tried two other vegan meal delivery services, but Mosaic has the best selection and most delicious meals of all!"

Splendid Spoon

Perfect for the one whose never home, these take-with-you-anywhere plant-based meals from Splendid Spoon are delivered on a weekly basis and can be eaten anywhere. From fresh-pressed juices to delicious soups, the brand claims that their healthy meals can offer a healthy glow, better sleep, and weight reduction.

If you decide to go out for dinner one day or you can't finish your meals for the week, simply toss them in the freezer and enjoy whenever you're in a pinch.

To sign up, choose how many meals you want to receive each week (7, 14, or 21) and record any food restrictions you may have (yes, the brand will cater directly to your preferences!). Then, choose your meal plan and enjoy.

Rave Review: "I very much enjoy the shakes and bowls. There is a wide variety and pretty much every flavor I have tried has been yummy! The best part is that they are delivered weekly to my door and all I have to do is heat them up!"

How Our Team Chose The Best Vegan Meal Delivery Services

For the past few months, Women’s Health editors, including our associate commerce editor Lily Wohlner and previous senior commerce editor Neha Tandon, have been researching the most popular, and top-rated vegan meal delivery services. Our team consulted Bonnie Taub-Dix, RDN, author of Read It Before You Eat It – Taking You from Label to Table for the story.

How to choose the best vegan meal delivery for me

• If you want to save money: Green Chef, Daily Harvest, Hungryroot, Purple Carrot, and Factor

• If you want to prioritize health: Sunbasket, Green Chef, Daily Harvest, Sakara, Fresh N' Lean, Hungryroot, Purple Carrot, Veestro, and Mosaic Foods

• If you want to try new foods: Sunbasket, Green Chef, Sakara, Hungryroot, Purple Carrot, and Splendid Spoon

• If you have other specific dietary restrictions: Green Chef, Daily Harvest, Sakara, Fresh N' Lean, Hungryroot, and Purple Carrot

• If you're on-the-go: Daily Harvest, Sakara, Fresh N' Lean, Hungryroot, Veestro, Factor, Mosaic Foods, and Splendid Spoon
  

How much do vegan meal deliveries cost?

The cost of vegan meal delivery services are all over the board, but it really depends on how many meals you receive per week. Some brands price their services meal by meal, whereas others price their services package by package. For example, one meal from Territory Foods starts at $14, but Purple Carrot charges around $52 per week for an entire meal kit.

What is the difference between a plant-based delivery and a vegan delivery?

According to Piedmont, vegan diets eliminate all animal products (even honey and gelatin). On the other hand, plant-based diets do not necessarily eliminate animal products, but focus on eating mostly plants, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains.

Are vegan meal deliveries easy to cancel?

Yes! Many of the vegan meal delivery companies let you handle your delivery preferences and cancellations using an online account or even an app. But before you can ditch your subscription, you might have to tackle a couple of questions. If you run into any problems or need more help, giving customer service a shout is probably your best move.

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