Best Meal Delivery Services for Families

During our testing, Sunbasket received some of the highest overall ratings from testers, with its wide variety of meal options and excellent customer service team.

Sunbasket is one of the first services to enter the meal delivery space, and as a result, the company offers a robust variety of meals on a rotating basis. Sunbasket collaborates with the American Diabetes Association and uses registered dietitians to create meals that accommodate different nutritional needs without skimping on flavor. The company offers strong customer service, and our testers appreciated the transparency around its health and wellness guidelines. If you are looking for a baseline meal delivery service that delivers on variety and flavors that please the whole family, Sunbasket is your best bet.

• Meal Kits: start at $11.49 per serving (price varies depending on selection)
• Fresh & Ready Meals: start at $9.99 per serving (price varies depending on selection)

Meal Kits

• Sea scallops over fresh fettuccine with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach
• Snapper with romesco, vegetables, and almonds
• Burmese chicken and sweet potato curry
• Sirloin strip tacos with zucchini scallion salsa

Prepared Meals

• Broccoli mac and cheese
• Chicken chow mein with broccoli, mushroom, and toasted garlic
• Beef donburi rice bowl with edamame and kimchi-lime vegetables
• Burrito bowl al pastor with plant-based Impossible Beef
  

If you enjoy cooking and want a variety of options, HelloFresh is a terrific choice with meal kits that got rave reviews from testers.

HelloFresh is a giant in the meal delivery industry, and it’s easy to see why. Its creators wanted to provide chef-crafted meal kits with healthy, eco-friendly options that don’t skimp on flavor, delivered right to your door fresh and ready to cook. HelloFresh’s rotating weekly menu boasts over 50 dishes, from comfort food faves like meatloaf and potato wedges to globally-inspired picks like pork bulgogi bowls.

Though the company’s offerings lean more toward diverse flavors instead of specialty diet accommodations, HelloFresh’s menu still has multiple dietary options including vegetarian, pescatarian, and low-carb. Overall, the meal kits got very high reviews from our testers for the clear recipe instructions and helpful guidelines for recycling the kits’ packaging.

• 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
• Shipping: $8.99

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

If you are interested in trying a meal kit but want to keep costs low, EveryPlate offers crowd-pleasing dinners at a starting cost that won’t break the bank.

EveryPlate focuses primarily on keeping costs down and accomplishes this by rotating through a small selection of recipes each week. To sign up, start by choosing the number of meals and servings you want per week, then select from a list of around 20 recipes, all of which take just a few steps to make. In keeping with EveryPlate’s minimalist approach, meals can be filtered into four categories: Meat & Veggie, Veggie, Family Friendly, and Quick & Easy. While EveryPlate may lack the overwhelming options of other services, our testers still found the meals to be tasty and its affordability appealing.

• 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
  

While there are many meal delivery services for families and adults, Nurture Life is one of the few that focuses just on kids. Our testers especially appreciated the company’s blog, which is chock-full of information on its nutritional guidelines.

Nurture Life was formed when founders Jennifer Chow and Steve Minisini discovered there were not many options for healthy kids’ food in the meal delivery world. The company offers meals for children of all ages, with flavors and portions that are designed for even the pickiest eaters. Choose from kid-friendly recipes like taco pockets, lasagna swirls, and mac and cheese with hidden cauliflower. There are even special “Finger Foods” made specifically for small children developing their pincer grasp. Best of all, the meals arrive fresh, so you can reheat them in mere minutes before enjoying them.

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

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

If you are struggling with making meals for younger children, Little Spoon is a fun and helpful option, with testers enjoying the company’s playful take on baby/toddler fare.

Little Spoon specializes in meals that are portioned for kids under seven years of age. However, that doesn’t mean older kids can’t still enjoy them as well. Little Spoon’s menu features BabyBlends for infants and Plates for bigger kids, plus add-ons like Boosters for supplements and vitamins. The meals’ flavors are kid-approved, and they’re packaged in serving sizes that won’t be wasted. They’re also easy to reheat, and overall the menu has a fun and approachable take on kids’ nutrition.

• 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 veggie patties with breading 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 carrots 
• Chicken pot stickers, brown rice, quinoa veggie stir fry, and edamame 
• Turkey rice ball with sweet potato mash 
• Three cheese egg bites with sweet potato hash 
• Turkey kale patty bites with veggie millet poppers and carrots
  

Yumble has a picky-eater-friendly approach to meal delivery, offering kids’ meals that are perfect for quick preparation and easy transportation.

Yumble focuses on a variety of kid-friendly, single-serving meals that can be prepared with ease. The menu offers a selection of lunchbox-ready items that arrive fresh and require no heating, though there are microwavable options, as well. There are even meals with bigger portions for older kids, and a “picky eater” menu—no crazy flavors here, just tried-and-true basics. Allergens are clearly identified, and the company’s text message-based customer service earned high praise from our testers, providing them with quick responses and even updates about their order. 

• 4 meals per week: $9.99 per serving
• 6 meals per week: $8.99 per serving
• 8 meals per week: $7.99 per serving
• 12 meals per week: $6.99 per serving

• Veggie pot pie empanada and cheesy rice
• Chicken dippers with butternut cheese sauce and green beans
• Finger food fun ravioli
• White mac and cheese with cauli cheese sauce and broccoli

Dinnerly has worked to make meal delivery accessible for most families, focusing on kid-friendly comfort classics that provide real value while not compromising on flavor.

Dinnerly may use simple ingredients to keep costs down—but don’t mistake “simple” for “bland.” The company offers a wide variety of meals that will pass the test with picky eaters, with dishes like beef and cheese quesadillas and veggie drunken noodles. Dinnerly doesn’t offer specialized meal plans (which may be a drawback for those with specific dietary needs) but instead chooses to emphasize ease, flavor, and low cost. It achieves this by limiting its packaging, curtailing its marketing, and being mindful of the ingredients it sources. Overall, our testers found this service’s affordability and variety to be a winning combo for families with picky eaters. 

• 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
• Shipping: $9.99

• 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
  

Home Chef has some of the best comfort food meals we tried, and features a novel onboarding tool that allows you to customize certain elements of the menu to make them your own.

Home Chef is a family-friendly meal kit delivery service that ships hearty, comforting meals to your door on a weekly basis. The company has built a system that allows a lot of flexibility in choosing recipes and add-ons, giving your family plenty of choices when it comes to mealtime. Home Chef also has some of the best comfort foods we tried, including a creamy tomato and steak penne and gnocchi with red pepper cream sauce. Plus, you can order up to six portions of each meal, making it easy to feed the whole family.

Cost will vary depending on the size of your order and meal options you select; meals start at $6.99 per serving and increase from there.

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

Hungryroot offers a variety of vegan and vegetarian options for families on plant-based diets that are not only nutritious, but environmentally friendly as well.

Since 2015, Hungryroot has offered an all-in-one delivery program for shoppers. The service allows you to order not only plant-based meals but also groceries. With a huge database of over 3,000 recipes, your options are virtually endless when it comes to meal selection.

Customers can choose to receive items for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and desserts, with plant-based dishes ranging from black bean burgers to vegan chorizo bowls. You can order up to four servings of a particular meal, and the service offers plenty of kid-friendly treats as well. Testers also appreciated Hungryroot’s commitment to sustainability; the company focuses on recyclable packaging materials and donates its excess food to food banks.

• Meals start at $9.69; plan on a minimum of $70 an order per week to obtain free shipping
• For orders less than $70, shipping is $6.99

• Spinach artichoke and mushroom tortelloni 
• Roasted salmon and sweet potato on Brussels 
• Southwest chicken and rainbow veggie tacos 
• Thai peanut beef and broccoli stir-fry