Best Kids Meal Delivery Services

HelloFresh has built a reputation on fresh, easy-to-prepare meals, and our testers thought it hit a home run in both areas. The company offers a weekly menu of over 30 dishes, along with a market where you can order groceries, too. The company’s focus on diverse, flavorful meals that are fun to create should keep kids from getting bored at dinnertime. Choosing the kid-friendly plan means your child can easily help assemble dinner, too. We especially liked the fact that you can contact customer service around the clock, including on weekends, and receive a very quick response.

• 6 meals with 4 servings each: $7.99 per serving
• 6 meals with 2 servings each: $8.49 per serving
• 4 meals with 4 servings each: $7.99 per serving
• 4 meals with 2 servings each: $9.49 per serving
• 2 meals with 4 servings each: $9.49 per serving
• 2 meals with 2 servings each: $11.99 per serving

• Crispy buffalo-spiced chicken 
• BBQ cheddar burgers 
• Tex-Mex pork with mango salsa 
• Pork sausage rigatoni rosa
  

Nurture Life’s meals are clean, the veggies are organic, and the meats are antibiotic and hormone-free. Nurture Life is ideal for parents with kids ages 1 through 10, with menu options including chicken dumplings, pesto and cheese ravioli, and beef taco pockets. The company is also known for its Finger Foods—freshly made, pre-cut soft veggies and proteins ideal for babies learning to feed themselves. You can even order snacks and smoothies for the ultimate grab-and-go sustenance. We liked that the information about the meals themselves along with pricing are viewable before you sign up. That’s not something you see with every meal kit company. 

• 6 items per week: $7.99 per serving
• 9 items per week: $7.99 per serving (free shipping)
• 12 items per week: $7.19 per serving (free shipping)
• 15 items per week: $6.99 per serving (free shipping)

• White mac and cheese 
• Chicken and mac 
• Beef taco pockets 
• Tortellini Bolognese 
• Chicken dumplings 
• Pesto and cheese ravioli
  

EveryPlate succeeds in its efforts to put affordable, homestyle meals that you can feel good about on the table, whether it’s the steak frites or blackened shrimp salad our testers tried and enjoyed. Your family can expect lots of comfort foods on the menu, including tacos, pasta, salads, soups, and one-bowl meals. With per-serving prices starting as low as $4.99, EveryPlate is the most cost-effective option we’ve found.

• 3 meals with 2 servings each: $6.49 per serving
• 3 meals with 4 servings each: $5.49 per serving
• 4 meals with 2 servings each: $5.99 per serving
• 4 meals with 4 servings each: $5.29 per serving
• 5 meals with 2 servings each: $5.79 per serving
• 5 meals with 4 servings each: $4.99 per serving

• Crispy Caesar chicken
• Steak frites
• Blackened shrimp salad
• Hotel butter barramundi
  

Little Spoon can help you ease your child’s transition to solids and then feed your growing toddler and young child, too. The company’s baby food purees are created with the idea of maximizing your baby’s expanding palette. The menus showcase up to 100 ingredients, so your baby isn’t getting the same tastes repetitively. 

• 4 meals per week: $7.49 per serving
• 6 meals per week: $6.99 per serving
• 9 meals per week: $6.49 per serving
• 12 meals per week: $5.99 per serving

• Broccoli bites with sweet potato carrot poppers and green beans 
• Chicken nuggets with breaded veggie patties and sweet potato carrot poppers and broccoli 
• Whole wheat penne with veggie marinara and mini turkey kale meatballs 
• Mac and three cheese with invisible butternut squash and carrots 
• Chicken pot stickers, brown rice, quinoa veggie stir fry, and edamame 
• Turkey rice balls with sweet potato mash 
• Three cheese egg bites with sweet potato and red bell pepper hash 
• Turkey kale patty bites with veggie millet poppers and carrots
  

A customizable meal plan is a great thing when you have a variety of people’s tastes and preferences that you’re juggling, and Home Chef is just that. The company aims for a restaurant-quality meal but with you as the chef; the ingredients are fresh and the execution is simple and no fuss. If you're feeling adventurous, you can opt for Home Chef’s culinary collection, which features recipes and ingredients that are a little more involved and sophisticated.

According to Home Chef’s website, your total order cost will depend on how much you order and what you select. Meals start at $6.99 per serving, with the option to order as many as six recipes with six servings each per week.

• Crispy sweet chili shrimp rice bowl 
• Creamy tomato and steak penne 
• Gnocchi and red pepper cream 
• Moo shu pork lettuce cups
  

While Dinnerly is driven by taste and cost, it’s also about simplicity, and that is a win for parents of picky kids. Each meal kit has six ingredients or less, making meals a lot more palatable for picky eaters—and mealtime a lot more peaceful for parents. From familiar favorites like burgers and tacos to more globally inspired options like udon stir-fry and chicken biryani, Dinnerly makes it easy to cook something everyone will enjoy.

• 3 meals with 2 servings each: $6.39 per serving
• 4 meals with 2 servings each: $5.99 per serving
• 5 meals with 2 servings each: $5.89 per serving
• 6 meals with 2 servings each: $5.79 per serving
• 3 meals with 4 servings each: $5.69 per serving
• 4 meals with 4 servings each: $5.49 per serving
• 5 meals with 4 servings each: $5.29 per serving
• 6 meals with 4 servings each: $4.99 per serving

• BBQ cheeseburger with sautéed onions and smashed potatoes
• Low-cal veggie drunken noodles with broccoli, peppers, and cilantro
• Grass-fed ground beef and cheddar quesadillas with corn
• Caramel chicken stir-fry with snow peas and jasmine rice
  

For parents of children with allergies, it can feel like playing roulette when you consider eating meals outside the house, including those from meal kits. Luckily, The Good Kitchen is transparent about its ingredients, including potential allergens. It also can be great for people who are following Whole30, keto, AIP (autoimmune protocol), or paleo diets. The company focuses on using sustainably-sourced ingredients, and all meals arrive fresh and ready to heat.

The Good Kitchen’s volume-based price system means that the meals get cheaper the more you order. You can order meals in increments of six, eight, 10, or 12 per week, with prices ranging from $11.50 to $15 each. 

• Beef shepherd’s pie
• Bison and beef sloppy joe with potato leek gratin
• Chicken satay with cilantro rice and broccoli
• Chili lime chicken with fajita vegetables and cilantro cauliflower rice
• Miso glazed wild boar meatballs and hibachi zucchini
• Tomato, asparagus, and spinach frittata with Yukon potato hash
  

For several years, Yumble was a meal delivery service offering reheatable prepared lunches for kids. But after the company was purchased by Dibz Kidz in December 2022, Yumble has since switched gears. The company now offers on-the-go “lunchbags” that consist of shelf-stable, ready-to-eat foods and snacks like cereal, veggie chips, fruit bars, applesauce, and even chicken salad with crackers. Choose from preselected “Ready to Go” lunchbags, which have everything chosen for you, or opt to “build your own” lunchbag and curate the contents yourself from a list of options. Whichever you choose, your lunchbags will arrive right at your door, ready for your kids to enjoy whenever the craving strikes.

All lunchbags are $5.99 each.