SHAKE UP YOUR ROUTINE BY CHANGING UP YOUR DINNER PLATE BY TAMMY CECCO
Meal delivery with Hello Fresh makes it easy to feel transported through food Amidst various stages of lockdown, dining out has been limited and travel even more so, meaning it’s understandable that many of us have been craving change–any kind of change. Luckily, change doesn’t have to be drastic to make a difference. The simple prospect of seeing something different on your dinner plate; something fresh and colourful and new–can foster the feeling of being transported. Maybe that first bite of gyro takes you back to Athens, or a mouthful of butter chicken screams Mumbai. Either way, I’ve found that food has the potential to offer much more than sustenance, especially now. That’s why I was intrigued to try out Hello Fresh, a meal delivery service that provides ingredients and instructions that make it easy to diversity your dinner plate–without leaving the house. And even if you’ve never made a curry from scratch, the straightforward recipes provide a clear path from ingredient to finished product– minus the hassle of second guessing your culinary prowess.
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There are lots of creative options to choose from which rotate regularly so you don’t run the risk of boredom. It was a fun way to get my kids involved in dinner prep. My kids can be fussy eaters but I found plenty of options in the selection familiar enough, while pushing them outside of their comfort zone in a way they were on board with. Depending on what your schedule looks like from week to week, you can adjust the total number of recipes per your family’s needs and select add-on items such as garlic bread or seasonal desserts (recipes start as low as $9.69 per serving). Hello Fresh is also going above and beyond in terms of sustainability. Their sourcing, packing and shipping operations generate less food waste than traditional grocery stores because they buy ingredients based on your order, pre-portioned to the gram–so you cut food waste by up to 36 per cent with every meal. I may be a little late in jumping in on the meal kit subscription train as the concept is far from new but I am glad I finally did. It succeeded in transporting me when both myself and my taste buds are craving to explore.
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