I love it but it isn't for everyone. It isn't for people who like to be very creative unless you decide to add some of your own flair to the meal. I have added an extra side or another vegetable or used my own hot sauce or added a meat etc. Usually when I do this I can get an extra serving out of it if it adds a lot to the meal. It also isn't for people who despise cooking as you still have to cook. I think it is for people who haven't cooked much that want to learn or get ideas, for trying a lot of different style foods but don't want to get bogged down by all these extra ingredients that you will never use up, have trouble putting together their own meals, or don't like or don't have time to go to the grocery store and plan. I love to eat but cooking is more of a necessity than joy for me. I like looking at the menu and having the ingredients all in one place. I also spend less money on food than when I don't use the meal plan and have way less food waste. When I am on the plan I spend about $70 a week on food and when I am off it I spend about $120 to $150. This is because I get lazy and go out to eat and buying food at the grocery store has just gotten so expensive. My meal plan went up $4 a box since 2021 but inflation for food has gone up so much more in the same time period. This is why I love it personally.
It was mid for me too. The food didn't taste bad and I actually got a great deal at the time. $21 for 6 meals and 2 free desserts. Most of it was a little too spicy for my tastes plus I wish they had better options to suit my tastes. I just got another pretty good offer but I'm going to pass.
It's banging, I'm eating an a curry from there right now and it's on point, easy to cook and when I'm following the recipe instructions I keep the paper so I can cook them my self
That’s pretty much the point of HelloFresh. It’s for people who can’t cook but want quick and easy homemade meals in a convenient way. The Amazon of food, if you will.
To be fair Have you cooked any of those cuz some of them have a lot that goes into some of those meals it's not just microwave food I think there more for portion control & saving money and also convenient but there not just like a pack of frozen lasagna you toss in the oven lol
Also Im a damn good cook and I started doing them cuz I'm working 10 hour days and it's super convenient having all ingredients portioned already to go
@@RaymondRichards-fh7yv I don’t really need to since I run a family restaurant so I’m spoiled with a plethora of produce to choose from lol But I can see the convenience of it for those who work long hours and want to cook a homemade meal for themselves.
Let’s be honest, why would a chef use hello fresh? 😂 It’s more for people with limited cooking knowledge who just want simple to cook healthy meals who don’t want to spend hours planning and looking around supermarkets to find ingredients for online recipes
Lol that's understandable but if you can cook these food kits than you can cook without them. All they do is shop for you and give you a recipe. You don't need them for that.
@petergriffiinbirdistheword that is AFTER the fact, if you dont know how to cook in general or where to start, they shop for you and give you instructions and later on you'll know how to cook things, also the amount of money you can spend on fast food per week this is cheaper and once you learn how to cook them separately, it gets cheaper
Yes I’d say one demographic hello fresh (and others) is for is us non-creative kitchen folks lol😂 who cringe at the last minute of the work day thought “damn, what’s for dinner?!😩😩😩😩😩”
Omg bro it isn’t that serious - it took away your creativity?? Bro you literally ordered those meals cause you couldn’t think of sh to make lmao. Ight bro you do you
I can cook and I used it for limiting food waste and just added what i wanted to the recipe. Sometimes I'd buy boxes for the ingredients and not the recipe b/c I knew something better to make with them.
what i don’t like is hello fresh for families. you only get specific portion sizes so no seconds, and everyone gets the same amount not good for 2 adults, say a teen and a younger kid
I kinda think the portions are ideal, people tend to eat more just because it's there not because they're hungry especially if you're just sitting at home.
To be honest I’ve found the portion sizes have improved. Never used to be enough for 4 of us in the past but now both my eldest are teenagers and we’re always full, specially if you add things like some garlic bread. I only buy it on special offer though. Just make new email addresses and sign up for the 60% off. This week I got 4 meals for 4 for only £21.
As a mum who has to make new tasty meals everyday I get these Hello Fresh from time to time to get a break. I don’t have to worry about what I have to cook next, my family doesn’t like leftovers so I don’t overcook with these as portions are quite spot on. I’m definitely creative and love cooking, but the practically of these boxes are quite amazing !
Personally I don’t jive with them for treating their workers like crap. Not sure how good the service really is, probably isn’t for me regardless which is at most a nitpick they’ve failed as a company though for how they treat their workers.
I love the inspiration it gives me. I get a box every second or third week and favorites is saved for making later. I get why it's not for already inspired and creative folks. I used to be one myself 😂
@@edithart5753 no it doesn’t. At least not everywhere on the world. I can buy all the produce I want without plastic packaging where I live. And it’s a huge difference if you buy a 2lbs bag of rice and have plastic once or have 8 little 0.25 packages. Buying in bulk always saves plastic waste.
@july3817 you are still wasting the same amount of plastic buying in bulk, they use larger plastic bags and containers amounting to the same amount of bags if you had to buy them at smaller quantities at 3 bags, 4 bags, 5 bags. As you stated the only difference is you get them once. Pollution is pollution whether the item is in a smaller package or a larger one 🤦🏽♀️. Now if where you are you guys don't have packaging great for you
@@edithart5753 if you really don’t understand that a 2lbs bag needs less packaging then 8 0.25lbs bags then idk how to help you. Sure, it’s still plastic but single serve packaging is always worse than bulk buying
Same lol I thought this was pre made meals. The food has turned out delicious every time tho but I need something less time consuming. I might try factor out. Just 2 minutes in the microwave
Update. I’ve tried factor keto meals for a week now and they’re pretty good if anyone is wondering. Obviously not as good as hello fresh is being made at home but worth it imo
It's not that hard. They could just learn how to cook? There's SO many free resources. It's not rocket science 🚀 . Idk why but your comment sounds like not being able to cook is a mental condition or something lol.
I think for some people, learning how to cook can seem daunting, as there are so many complexities that they can explore and it might seem overwhelming in the beginning. Meal kits can be a great way to start one's journey into cooking and teaching basics.
@@jtcooksdinner I think everybody should learn how to cook regardless of anything. It's one of those things that truly make you independent and boost your self-dependence (which is more so important in today's world). It is also a great confidence booster and ensures that regardless of where you are, you can somewhat fend for yourself (without buying or getting cooked food from external sources, a thing that is more of a luxury, and more expensive in the majority of the world), especially in a Financial difficulty. Learning any new skill comes with its own set of challenges and complexities, that doesn't mean we stop learning now do we? Cooking is more on the easier side of things. I would heavily disagree that meal kits are a good starting point, since they create a dependency that is hard to get rid of, the portions they give often aren't enough food (esp for >2 ppl), and you are unable to learn how to shop and prepare portions by yourself. Also due to the immense garbage and plastic they produce, and how they treat their workers, that, and being more expensive, less ergonomical. Just scramble some eggs as a starting point, or make a salad, start easy and then go on from there, it's not rocket science. Learning anything is something that will eventually help you out in some aspect of your life. So people should keep cooking and keep learning 👍. [I apologise if the comment is too long, English isn't my first language and I am very passionate about food]
haha I'm passionate about food too, so I get you. I also think that cooking is a great lifelong skill to have, and there are many things outside of the culinary world that you can get out of it. Then again, what if people don't want to get into cooking that seriously? That's their choice, and if meal kits offer a way for those people to get a small glimpse into that world and that's all they want, I think it's perfectly fine. Everyone's all different :)
I agree with the rigidity but I just swapped out ingredients, saved ingredients from one dish to another, changed seasonings, etc. No need to follow the recipe exactly. I just think the simple ingredients are overpriced in the kits. So I use the recipes as inspo and shop for myself still.
To be fair, this does not limit your creativity. You limited yourself. Nobody said you had to use everything or that you couldn't add your own twist. If that's why this isn't right for you then no meal service is good for you for the same reason. As for the packaging, that's understandable when it comes to a cooking service as you want all ingredients separated for personal preference, cross contamination and allergies. It's just one of those things that can't be helped with this type of thing. I guess reviewing meal delivery isn't for you based on your complaints has to do with the service over the food.
All good points. I of course, have the option of using meal kits as a basis and adding whatever to “be creative.” However, for the meal kit users I know, they don’t go grocery shopping for other stuff in addition to what gets delivered, so I think that’s important to keep in mind. You’re right in that meal kits are not for me, not just HelloFresh. Plastic is inevitable in today’s world, I just wish it weren’t. Maybe an idea could be to have reusable ingredient containers that customers can send back to the distribution centers or packaging that’s more easily recyclable. It’s hard to say what the right answer is, but just my 2 cents😇
It also reduces plastic waste compared to cooking normally if you dont plan and use big grocery stores. Its meant to be quick and no thinking necessary. Though lots of meals you don't need to think much. You don't have to weights, etc. exactly in normal recipes
Mealkits like Blue Apron and Hello Fresh helped me learn how to cook. I gained many new techniques from the recipes they sent me. I definitely don't need the subscription anymore, but i kept all the recipe cards and I still make my favorites. I think it's a good service for people who need support in this area, but if you have even a little bit of passion for food and cooking, you'll eventually outgrow it.
It’s almost like the meals are designed for people who want rigid rules and can’t cook because people say it needs to be “creative”. I love to be creative in the kitchen, but someone’s I wanna know how much of a certain ingredient to put in
If they can allow the consumers to return packaging, it could be much more sustainable. Old packaging is taken by the delivery team and properly reused/recycled and new packages are delivered for the consumer.
It's not just for people who can't cook! I love to cook, I've been cooking my whole life, and I know how to cook. I just happen to be a full-time student and worker. Do I plan on using this for the rest of my life? No. But for busy period 's when I can't find time to grocery shop or meal plan or I'm just so damn tired at the end of a week, stuff like this just makes eating balanced meals much more obtainable. I come back to it periodically and don't necessarily only consume meal deliveries. But it's cheaper than eating out and it helps with time constraints.
Its not about being creative, its about CONVINCE. Fast, for people who work long hours, and those who arent confident enough to try new recipes on their own or don't feel they know how to cook. People who search youtube for info, want to know, easy? And tasteful....period.
It's actually not. There's the entire impact of everything that goes into farming and producing the foods. There's a reason why agriculture is the number one contributor to environmental degradation.
I like it. Last year I was very ill and wasted more food than I ate. Hello Fresh provides meals that almost always stretch to 3-4 meals for me. What I don’t care for are the extra costs for some of the “Special” meals. I have not repeated any meals but will be re-making the ones I really enjoyed. I know I will eventually stop using them bit for now saves me funds, provides balanced meals, and greatly reduces my food wastes.
That’s absolutely crazy. I’ve been to that same area walking to the beach under John‘s passing and nothing seems to work in the area. It’s pretty dirty and no proper signs anywhere telling you where to go you kind of just have to know where, come on Vincent step up your game Lol
ze hebben sinds een tijd ook in mijn land Bello Freds maar ik ben bang dat het echt vele malen duurder is dan zelf naar de winkel gaan. Heb jij een mening hierover? :)
Ik denk dat als je het kunt betalen, het handig kan zijn. Het bedrijf moet uiteraard winst maken. Ik denk dat het aan ons als consumenten is hoe we ons geld gebruiken. Zelfs als we voedsel in de supermarkt kopen, is het moeilijk om geen afval te genereren. Bedankt voor de reactie en sorry voor de slechte Nederlandse taal, ik gebruik Google Translate.
Tip: I recycle recycle bowl items, and my trashcan never gets filled except for maybe once every two months. I’ve never throw food in the garbage and I have recycle every day. Most items are recyclable and I throw those out daily and the bag that I use is the bag that I get from the liquor store daily. Problem solved you’re welcome.
For me, the quality control went down hill (mine came from their jersey warehouse). I’d received obviously rotten food that went bad well before it was even packaged and shipped.
I tried it, I liked the idea of not having to go to the store and have such a array of options to choose from. I disliked the food process, I enjoy the trips to Walmart to grab the next big meal I make i feel like it makes it fun
There isn’t much out there is suits everyone. The food ingredients they send are fresh, and packaging complies with environmental concerns. As far as your assessment of what Hello Fresh is or isn’t probably isn’t the take most people will have. It is good food when properly prepared, there is usually more than enough for two people and the price is fair. The recipes are easy to follow and there is room to add your own seasoning or add/delete ingredients as your taste demands. For me, everything I have ordered has been delicious, some more than others, the recipes are easy to follow and worth the time to do correctly. While I do not disagree with your “personal opinion” I believe you were expecting something different or better.
My mom did hello fresh meals back then but it really wasn’t that good. First off all we were two adults and one child (me) so the portions did not exactly work out. My dad is 6'3 my mom and I are barely 5'2. I’m also quite picky and I didn’t like most recipes as they always had something I didn’t like in them. Sure, you can leave it out but then it’s going to waste anyway. The main reason we stopped was because it’s just too expensive compared to just getting our own groceries. We did save the recipes and there were a few things that I cooked again, but I adjusted them to my liking. I guess for people who’d like to try certain meals without buying a pantries worth of ingredients would enjoy it. Personally when I don’t know what to eat I just boil some pasta. I keep canned tomatoes, lentils, beans and chickpeas as well as dry pasta, rice and potatoes in my pantry. It’s cheap as hell and easy to combine stuff for a meal.
Will be a bankrupt company in a couple years max. Their cost to acquire customers is too high. Most of their dishes are pretty simple and could be made for a lot less if you have a bit of time. The factor meals are good for busy people who can’t cook, but still they’re expensive and they ship it frozen. If they just put these in grocery store frozen sections for less money they’d save a lot and people might regularly buy them. Most people use the free trial or big coupon for first order and cancel. I’ve had a box, yeah it was decent, but would I spent $15 or so per meal? No way. I could cook for about the same, and make way more food
We tried hello fresh. 5 different meals and… it was terrible. They give you sauce packets for flavor but NONE of the dishes had flavor (for reference….my husband loves bland food and he also said it had no flavor) I also got physically sick every HelloFresh meal….. we looked on the ingredients and I have no idea what my body was reacting to bc there were WAY TOO MANY ingredients in the sauce packets 💀. I have zero known allergies. We didn’t use sauce packets for the last 2 meals….and I seasoned them myself. I recommend yall just find a RUclips channel that you like :) they tend to use similar ingredients…so batch cooking is easier ❤️
Oh and the plastic waste was really insane yall… my husband and I do not recycle (yea I know we should) … but like the amount of plastic they used made us want to recycle 😂 it was absolutely insane… there were plastic bags in larger plastic bags….all connected with another plastic bag😂😂😂 they’re insaneee
The description of the video literally says “why hello fresh isn’t for me”. It was meant to be a personal review. I agree with him, and they DO have a crazy amount of packaging lol
This is the same feeling I have when using HelloFresh and Factor. I love cooking and thought these would be good options for me and my wife, but I’d much rather cook a home made meal instead.
Start with the food is good. 😂your passion for cooking has nothing to do with there product😂 sorry I'm watching RUclips reviews cuz even tho I love cooking I'm to busy with my new job to be motivated to cook after work lol. thank you for the vid tho.
I may not care about the environment but I agree the packaging for everything is horrible and waste of time. Not to mention it's so bland and expensive....the only people that religiously use them are the lawyers I work with. Pinterest has so many different recipes, much cheaper to buy your own ingredients and you get to be creative. My friends who hate cooking or aren't creative also found it bland, still involved lots of prep and the portions were either too small or too big for single vs. Families. Ordering in or going to a restaurant for the same price is worth it than cooking something mediocre but I understand the no thinking part of it may be appealing
Yes hello fresh is super mid. I feel it’s great for people who are not comfortable in the kitchen at all but I was bored with the tastes of the dishes. Sour cream in basically all recipes? Cmon now
My roommate had an extra one that he gave me, so I tried it out :) As I’m not a packaging engineer, I don’t have the exact solution for how to ship the individual components, but speaking from a consumer’s point of view, the amount of plastic doesn’t feel good. Maybe compostable or paper for the things that can be in that type of material could be a step in the right direction😇
If you’ve tried HelloFresh, do you like/dislike it and why?
HelloFresh isn't the only company that does what they do. There are DOZENS
I love it but it isn't for everyone. It isn't for people who like to be very creative unless you decide to add some of your own flair to the meal. I have added an extra side or another vegetable or used my own hot sauce or added a meat etc. Usually when I do this I can get an extra serving out of it if it adds a lot to the meal.
It also isn't for people who despise cooking as you still have to cook.
I think it is for people who haven't cooked much that want to learn or get ideas, for trying a lot of different style foods but don't want to get bogged down by all these extra ingredients that you will never use up, have trouble putting together their own meals, or don't like or don't have time to go to the grocery store and plan.
I love to eat but cooking is more of a necessity than joy for me. I like looking at the menu and having the ingredients all in one place. I also spend less money on food than when I don't use the meal plan and have way less food waste. When I am on the plan I spend about $70 a week on food and when I am off it I spend about $120 to $150. This is because I get lazy and go out to eat and buying food at the grocery store has just gotten so expensive. My meal plan went up $4 a box since 2021 but inflation for food has gone up so much more in the same time period.
This is why I love it personally.
It was mid for me too. The food didn't taste bad and I actually got a great deal at the time. $21 for 6 meals and 2 free desserts. Most of it was a little too spicy for my tastes plus I wish they had better options to suit my tastes. I just got another pretty good offer but I'm going to pass.
It's definitely mid, but I find there is not enough flavor with certain things. I usually start adding some of my own spices as well
It's banging, I'm eating an a curry from there right now and it's on point, easy to cook and when I'm following the recipe instructions I keep the paper so I can cook them my self
“I ordered a meal kit, but it took away my creativity.” Come on dude.
Right lol
I thought he was joking when he said that at first
😂😂I chuckled at that
Yup, what a weirdo
So cringe
That’s pretty much the point of HelloFresh. It’s for people who can’t cook but want quick and easy homemade meals in a convenient way. The Amazon of food, if you will.
The IKEA of food
To be fair Have you cooked any of those cuz some of them have a lot that goes into some of those meals it's not just microwave food I think there more for portion control & saving money and also convenient but there not just like a pack of frozen lasagna you toss in the oven lol
Also Im a damn good cook and I started doing them cuz I'm working 10 hour days and it's super convenient having all ingredients portioned already to go
@@RaymondRichards-fh7yv I don’t really need to since I run a family restaurant so I’m spoiled with a plethora of produce to choose from lol But I can see the convenience of it for those who work long hours and want to cook a homemade meal for themselves.
@@RaymondRichards-fh7yv it isnt saving money tho. none of these do anymore. inflation made these kits wayyyy too expensive.
Let’s be honest, why would a chef use hello fresh? 😂
It’s more for people with limited cooking knowledge who just want simple to cook healthy meals who don’t want to spend hours planning and looking around supermarkets to find ingredients for online recipes
They’re like my training wheels. Once learned to cook and grocery shop, I didn’t need it anymore
I feel like it would be expensive asf tho
That’s fair honestly but i have no cooking skills so I’m gonna stick to my planet killing food kits
Gotta start somewhere and it can’t be worse than take aways
Exactly! I see the appeal of the step by step instructions and the food is really good
I use it specifically to kill the planet
Lol that's understandable but if you can cook these food kits than you can cook without them. All they do is shop for you and give you a recipe. You don't need them for that.
@petergriffiinbirdistheword that is AFTER the fact, if you dont know how to cook in general or where to start, they shop for you and give you instructions and later on you'll know how to cook things, also the amount of money you can spend on fast food per week this is cheaper and once you learn how to cook them separately, it gets cheaper
Single use is good i live alone. i hate when my groceries just spoil.
Still don’t have to have everything in plastic. And a lot of stuff doesn’t spoil immediately if stored correctly
@july3817 it's for women anyway 😂
@@GameN3rdz what’s that got to do with anything? And after all, I’m a woman myself so what’s your point?
@@july3817 dude literally just opened mouth and inserted foot. 😂😂😂
@@GameN3rdzu think ur so cool after saying this? “Yea, that’ll get em” head ass
It's okay. Make a bunch of their meals 100 times and you'll be able to create a bunch of meals on your own just like theirs off the top of your head.
Yup it’s good practice 😊
@@jtcooksdinneryup
Yes I’d say one demographic hello fresh (and others) is for is us non-creative kitchen folks lol😂 who cringe at the last minute of the work day thought “damn, what’s for dinner?!😩😩😩😩😩”
No need to think about it! I do sometimes struggle with coming up with what to make so a preset meal kit would really help me out there
Omg bro it isn’t that serious - it took away your creativity?? Bro you literally ordered those meals cause you couldn’t think of sh to make lmao. Ight bro you do you
For me it's perfect. I'm not very skilled in the kitchen and I only feed myself. And the ingredients are so fresh, in my very unexperienced opinion.
It took away your creativity?
From a box made give you instructions on how to cook it?
That has gotta be the dumbest comment ever.
I can cook and I used it for limiting food waste and just added what i wanted to the recipe. Sometimes I'd buy boxes for the ingredients and not the recipe b/c I knew something better to make with them.
what i don’t like is hello fresh for families. you only get specific portion sizes so no seconds, and everyone gets the same amount not good for 2 adults, say a teen and a younger kid
Good point. Maybe that’s a good idea for them to implement in the future!
I kinda think the portions are ideal, people tend to eat more just because it's there not because they're hungry especially if you're just sitting at home.
@@samlewis6615 thank you, good point.
To be honest I’ve found the portion sizes have improved. Never used to be enough for 4 of us in the past but now both my eldest are teenagers and we’re always full, specially if you add things like some garlic bread. I only buy it on special offer though. Just make new email addresses and sign up for the 60% off. This week I got 4 meals for 4 for only £21.
As a mum who has to make new tasty meals everyday I get these Hello Fresh from time to time to get a break. I don’t have to worry about what I have to cook next, my family doesn’t like leftovers so I don’t overcook with these as portions are quite spot on. I’m definitely creative and love cooking, but the practically of these boxes are quite amazing !
Personally I don’t jive with them for treating their workers like crap. Not sure how good the service really is, probably isn’t for me regardless which is at most a nitpick
they’ve failed as a company though for how they treat their workers.
What makes it even funnier is that one of Hello Fresh’s main selling points is being more environmentally sustainable 😂
What did you expect when you order a ready prepared gourmet food? If you want to be creative than use what they have and create your own style.
I think hellofresh is good for beginners who want to eat health
It’s so dumb to complain about single use packaging here when the average person wastes larger packages and foods that rot in their kitchens.
If you have little time for cooking or cant cook (cant be bothered to learn how 😅) then don't buy meal kits - learn how to cook with what you've got !
I love the inspiration it gives me. I get a box every second or third week and favorites is saved for making later. I get why it's not for already inspired and creative folks. I used to be one myself 😂
I like the way he said it's not for him. Cuz i want specific instructions and i dont know nothing about cooking 😭
Ofc he feels like that when he's already someone who can cook well
Limitinf food waste is nice but I feel like Id rather avoid the plastic waste instead of it. At least the food can properly decompose 😅
ideally we do both! But yes, food waste is easier to dispose of than plastic.
Everything at the grocery store has plastic, even when you are picking up the vegetable 🤦🏽♀️
@@edithart5753 no it doesn’t. At least not everywhere on the world. I can buy all the produce I want without plastic packaging where I live. And it’s a huge difference if you buy a 2lbs bag of rice and have plastic once or have 8 little 0.25 packages. Buying in bulk always saves plastic waste.
@july3817 you are still wasting the same amount of plastic buying in bulk, they use larger plastic bags and containers amounting to the same amount of bags if you had to buy them at smaller quantities at 3 bags, 4 bags, 5 bags. As you stated the only difference is you get them once. Pollution is pollution whether the item is in a smaller package or a larger one 🤦🏽♀️. Now if where you are you guys don't have packaging great for you
@@edithart5753 if you really don’t understand that a 2lbs bag needs less packaging then 8 0.25lbs bags then idk how to help you. Sure, it’s still plastic but single serve packaging is always worse than bulk buying
I went through a phase of using hello fresh. It actually taught me and inspired me. Now I make my own similar dinner instead
Second point is dumb
For me, it's perfect. I like the guided cooking experience... 😅
I just want something I can put in air fryer, or oven...if I wanted to do all that work I could just go buy the stuff from the grocery store .
Same lol I thought this was pre made meals. The food has turned out delicious every time tho but I need something less time consuming. I might try factor out. Just 2 minutes in the microwave
@@EyeMaMoeRahn check out clean eatz kitchen. I am going to use them instead.
Update. I’ve tried factor keto meals for a week now and they’re pretty good if anyone is wondering. Obviously not as good as hello fresh is being made at home but worth it imo
@@EyeMaMoeRahnthank you, factor is exactly what I was looking for ^_^
I’m just gonna go back to buying my happy meals
Happy meals forever
Sams
Hello Fresh is for people who have little to no idea how to cook, not for us who could already cook our own meals just fine
It's not that hard. They could just learn how to cook? There's SO many free resources. It's not rocket science 🚀 . Idk why but your comment sounds like not being able to cook is a mental condition or something lol.
@@rkang6531 was the comment edited or something, because I’m not seeing what you’re seeing 😂
I think for some people, learning how to cook can seem daunting, as there are so many complexities that they can explore and it might seem overwhelming in the beginning. Meal kits can be a great way to start one's journey into cooking and teaching basics.
@@jtcooksdinner I think everybody should learn how to cook regardless of anything. It's one of those things that truly make you independent and boost your self-dependence (which is more so important in today's world).
It is also a great confidence booster and ensures that regardless of where you are, you can somewhat fend for yourself (without buying or getting cooked food from external sources, a thing that is more of a luxury, and more expensive in the majority of the world), especially in a Financial difficulty.
Learning any new skill comes with its own set of challenges and complexities, that doesn't mean we stop learning now do we? Cooking is more on the easier side of things. I would heavily disagree that meal kits are a good starting point, since they create a dependency that is hard to get rid of, the portions they give often aren't enough food (esp for >2 ppl), and you are unable to learn how to shop and prepare portions by yourself. Also due to the immense garbage and plastic they produce, and how they treat their workers, that, and being more expensive, less ergonomical.
Just scramble some eggs as a starting point, or make a salad, start easy and then go on from there, it's not rocket science. Learning anything is something that will eventually help you out in some aspect of your life. So people should keep cooking and keep learning 👍.
[I apologise if the comment is too long, English isn't my first language and I am very passionate about food]
haha I'm passionate about food too, so I get you. I also think that cooking is a great lifelong skill to have, and there are many things outside of the culinary world that you can get out of it.
Then again, what if people don't want to get into cooking that seriously? That's their choice, and if meal kits offer a way for those people to get a small glimpse into that world and that's all they want, I think it's perfectly fine.
Everyone's all different :)
I agree with the rigidity but I just swapped out ingredients, saved ingredients from one dish to another, changed seasonings, etc. No need to follow the recipe exactly. I just think the simple ingredients are overpriced in the kits. So I use the recipes as inspo and shop for myself still.
None of these are actual complaints?
To be fair, this does not limit your creativity. You limited yourself. Nobody said you had to use everything or that you couldn't add your own twist. If that's why this isn't right for you then no meal service is good for you for the same reason. As for the packaging, that's understandable when it comes to a cooking service as you want all ingredients separated for personal preference, cross contamination and allergies. It's just one of those things that can't be helped with this type of thing. I guess reviewing meal delivery isn't for you based on your complaints has to do with the service over the food.
All good points. I of course, have the option of using meal kits as a basis and adding whatever to “be creative.” However, for the meal kit users I know, they don’t go grocery shopping for other stuff in addition to what gets delivered, so I think that’s important to keep in mind. You’re right in that meal kits are not for me, not just HelloFresh.
Plastic is inevitable in today’s world, I just wish it weren’t. Maybe an idea could be to have reusable ingredient containers that customers can send back to the distribution centers or packaging that’s more easily recyclable. It’s hard to say what the right answer is, but just my 2 cents😇
If you like to be creative with your cooking …why order from hello fresh. It’s literally a specific recipe meal plan program 😂
How much preservatives do they use? Thst would be my concern
It also reduces plastic waste compared to cooking normally if you dont plan and use big grocery stores.
Its meant to be quick and no thinking necessary. Though lots of meals you don't need to think much. You don't have to weights, etc. exactly in normal recipes
Exactly - for some people I know that use meal kits, they enjoy not having to think about what to eat and how to make it. To each to their own
Mealkits like Blue Apron and Hello Fresh helped me learn how to cook. I gained many new techniques from the recipes they sent me. I definitely don't need the subscription anymore, but i kept all the recipe cards and I still make my favorites. I think it's a good service for people who need support in this area, but if you have even a little bit of passion for food and cooking, you'll eventually outgrow it.
It’s almost like the meals are designed for people who want rigid rules and can’t cook because people say it needs to be “creative”. I love to be creative in the kitchen, but someone’s I wanna know how much of a certain ingredient to put in
If they can allow the consumers to return packaging, it could be much more sustainable. Old packaging is taken by the delivery team and properly reused/recycled and new packages are delivered for the consumer.
I've found that their sister company, Everyplate, does not have single use packaging, but ultimately it's the same thing of being very rigid.
It's all down to how you cook it. Cook it like shit it will be shit. Add your own seasoning.
Why not just add or remove ingredients that they already have for you? Ur option isn’t just limited to its cooking.
It's not just for people who can't cook! I love to cook, I've been cooking my whole life, and I know how to cook. I just happen to be a full-time student and worker.
Do I plan on using this for the rest of my life? No. But for busy period 's when I can't find time to grocery shop or meal plan or I'm just so damn tired at the end of a week, stuff like this just makes eating balanced meals much more obtainable.
I come back to it periodically and don't necessarily only consume meal deliveries. But it's cheaper than eating out and it helps with time constraints.
Hello fresh was always good to me
Its not about being creative, its about CONVINCE. Fast, for people who work long hours, and those who arent confident enough to try new recipes on their own or don't feel they know how to cook. People who search youtube for info, want to know, easy? And tasteful....period.
Food waste is way less harmful than plastic waste! I’d rather have unpackaged produce go bad and get thrown away than fill up landfills
This is a good point. Food can be composted or reused but plastic can’t (at least easily)
Get over it
@@WestCoastCultured I love how u say this but hello fresh's main selling point is them being more environmentally sustainable
It's actually not. There's the entire impact of everything that goes into farming and producing the foods.
There's a reason why agriculture is the number one contributor to environmental degradation.
@@eidolonomega still haven't really provided much to say that it's not
The funny thing is he could have been way more creative with the meal by adding bacon, mushroom, some cheese and other stuff.
I like it. Last year I was very ill and wasted more food than I ate. Hello Fresh provides meals that almost always stretch to 3-4 meals for me. What I don’t care for are the extra costs for some of the “Special” meals. I have not repeated any meals but will be re-making the ones I really enjoyed. I know I will eventually stop using them bit for now saves me funds, provides balanced meals, and greatly reduces my food wastes.
That’s absolutely crazy. I’ve been to that same area walking to the beach under John‘s passing and nothing seems to work in the area. It’s pretty dirty and no proper signs anywhere telling you where to go you kind of just have to know where, come on Vincent step up your game Lol
Well yeah.
It's like being a vet skydiver and saying "this is why tandem jumping with an instructor isn't for me"
ze hebben sinds een tijd ook in mijn land Bello Freds maar ik ben bang dat het echt vele malen duurder is dan zelf naar de winkel gaan. Heb jij een mening hierover? :)
Ik denk dat als je het kunt betalen, het handig kan zijn. Het bedrijf moet uiteraard winst maken. Ik denk dat het aan ons als consumenten is hoe we ons geld gebruiken. Zelfs als we voedsel in de supermarkt kopen, is het moeilijk om geen afval te genereren.
Bedankt voor de reactie en sorry voor de slechte Nederlandse taal, ik gebruik Google Translate.
Tip: I recycle recycle bowl items, and my trashcan never gets filled except for maybe once every two months. I’ve never throw food in the garbage and I have recycle every day. Most items are recyclable and I throw those out daily and the bag that I use is the bag that I get from the liquor store daily. Problem solved you’re welcome.
For me, the quality control went down hill (mine came from their jersey warehouse). I’d received obviously rotten food that went bad well before it was even packaged and shipped.
I tried it, I liked the idea of not having to go to the store and have such a array of options to choose from.
I disliked the food process, I enjoy the trips to Walmart to grab the next big meal I make i feel like it makes it fun
There isn’t much out there is suits everyone. The food ingredients they send are fresh, and packaging complies with environmental concerns. As far as your assessment of what Hello Fresh is or isn’t probably isn’t the take most people will have. It is good food when properly prepared, there is usually more than enough for two people and the price is fair. The recipes are easy to follow and there is room to add your own seasoning or add/delete ingredients as your taste demands. For me, everything I have ordered has been delicious, some more than others, the recipes are easy to follow and worth the time to do correctly. While I do not disagree with your “personal opinion” I believe you were expecting something different or better.
The breading, seasonings and pasta of the first meal could all come in paper bags
Smart decision… grocery shopping and cooking is the best and cheapest option
kids these days with their terms "mid"
every plate is the same as hello fresh but less packaging. it's more environmentally friendly
My mom did hello fresh meals back then but it really wasn’t that good. First off all we were two adults and one child (me) so the portions did not exactly work out. My dad is 6'3 my mom and I are barely 5'2. I’m also quite picky and I didn’t like most recipes as they always had something I didn’t like in them. Sure, you can leave it out but then it’s going to waste anyway. The main reason we stopped was because it’s just too expensive compared to just getting our own groceries.
We did save the recipes and there were a few things that I cooked again, but I adjusted them to my liking.
I guess for people who’d like to try certain meals without buying a pantries worth of ingredients would enjoy it. Personally when I don’t know what to eat I just boil some pasta. I keep canned tomatoes, lentils, beans and chickpeas as well as dry pasta, rice and potatoes in my pantry. It’s cheap as hell and easy to combine stuff for a meal.
I disagree, but I still value your opinion. Kudos to you for sharing your thoughts with everyone.
Thank you for an honest review
My grandkids told me they liked my food better.
Massive wasted packaging! OMG say No!
Tired once and it was a NO!!! Nothing was fresh😂person delivering it looked more homeless than i do 😂😂
It's the IKEA of food.
I’d rather save money and let my food rot then overpay for these meals I still have to prepare lol.
I got a great idea
Wanna come cook for me 😀
Perfect fast delicious healthy food for your average non chief non sociopathic non cooks that do other things in a day other than cook.
I like hello fresh but they give you waaaay too many chicken/pork meals.. I would love more veggie variety!
I hear its more expensive per meal than regular groceries.
Ordering food for a specific meal and feeling limited 😂😂😂😂😂 just classic us
Will be a bankrupt company in a couple years max. Their cost to acquire customers is too high. Most of their dishes are pretty simple and could be made for a lot less if you have a bit of time. The factor meals are good for busy people who can’t cook, but still they’re expensive and they ship it frozen. If they just put these in grocery store frozen sections for less money they’d save a lot and people might regularly buy them. Most people use the free trial or big coupon for first order and cancel. I’ve had a box, yeah it was decent, but would I spent $15 or so per meal? No way. I could cook for about the same, and make way more food
We tried hello fresh. 5 different meals and… it was terrible. They give you sauce packets for flavor but NONE of the dishes had flavor (for reference….my husband loves bland food and he also said it had no flavor)
I also got physically sick every HelloFresh meal….. we looked on the ingredients and I have no idea what my body was reacting to bc there were WAY TOO MANY ingredients in the sauce packets 💀. I have zero known allergies. We didn’t use sauce packets for the last 2 meals….and I seasoned them myself. I recommend yall just find a RUclips channel that you like :) they tend to use similar ingredients…so batch cooking is easier ❤️
Oh and the plastic waste was really insane yall… my husband and I do not recycle (yea I know we should) … but like the amount of plastic they used made us want to recycle 😂 it was absolutely insane… there were plastic bags in larger plastic bags….all connected with another plastic bag😂😂😂 they’re insaneee
This review is super personal and not useful as a review not subjective who cares about your creativity lol
Well if you have an issue than there’s a million other reviews, it’s a good review for people who think the same way he does.
Of course, that’s a valid point. I was just explaining why it’s not for me in particular!
The description of the video literally says “why hello fresh isn’t for me”. It was meant to be a personal review. I agree with him, and they DO have a crazy amount of packaging lol
This was very useful. He didn’t have any complaints that would stop me from going for it.
The single use waste is a pet peeve for me. So this review is super informative for me.
Wait i need to make a meal ? , i thought it was cooked
HelloFresh only gives you ingredients and instructions, you need to cook it yourself!
1st world problems 😅
‘Want to be Creative’?? As in you don’t have kids ? so it’s gonna be different
This is the same feeling I have when using HelloFresh and Factor. I love cooking and thought these would be good options for me and my wife, but I’d much rather cook a home made meal instead.
Start with the food is good. 😂your passion for cooking has nothing to do with there product😂 sorry I'm watching RUclips reviews cuz even tho I love cooking I'm to busy with my new job to be motivated to cook after work lol. thank you for the vid tho.
I will use this specifically to end the planet
Nice buns 😊
Well i dont have time to cook and when i do i only cook boiled potatoes and eggs
The service isnt for you, its for people who don't cook at all to make them try it out
1. Recycle
2. You are not the target audience
I may not care about the environment but I agree the packaging for everything is horrible and waste of time. Not to mention it's so bland and expensive....the only people that religiously use them are the lawyers I work with. Pinterest has so many different recipes, much cheaper to buy your own ingredients and you get to be creative.
My friends who hate cooking or aren't creative also found it bland, still involved lots of prep and the portions were either too small or too big for single vs. Families. Ordering in or going to a restaurant for the same price is worth it than cooking something mediocre but I understand the no thinking part of it may be appealing
All valid points
What do you mean it took away your creativity. It's called a recipe. If you want to create your own food that's on you.
I can really only see the appeal for someone who is learning how to cook - if youre competent in the kitchen, these things don't have much value
Yes hello fresh is super mid. I feel it’s great for people who are not comfortable in the kitchen at all but I was bored with the tastes of the dishes. Sour cream in basically all recipes? Cmon now
Bro wants to be creative with a meal prep kit
Green Chef is way better.
Who said u can't add whatever u want into it....? smh bias review
dumbest reason
So why did you order a meal kit if you like being creative and ho are they supposed to package it? All in one package? Geez!
My roommate had an extra one that he gave me, so I tried it out :)
As I’m not a packaging engineer, I don’t have the exact solution for how to ship the individual components, but speaking from a consumer’s point of view, the amount of plastic doesn’t feel good. Maybe compostable or paper for the things that can be in that type of material could be a step in the right direction😇
Damn he fine
Not mid it's lows.
Guy is correct. Not a betta. Chicks who chose this are a red flag.
Everybody has time to go shopping.
I keep forgetting there are whole ass grown people that cant cook.
That azz though