This post is sponsored by HelloFresh, but all opinions are 100% my own.
Happy Thursday and thanks for stopping by day 2 of the Paleo Challenge with me, My Life Well Loved and Happily Hughes. Today I want to talk about something that is SO hard for us, and I’m sure many of you can relate: how to eat healthy. And the hardest part of that is eating healthy at home while still making the meal exciting while still on a budget. All while chasing after your toddler. Those phrases usually don’t go together, do they? I have been hearing so many great things about food delivery services, I finally had to check it out myself because 1.) I don’t have much free time. 2.) I’m a horrible cook. 3.) I don’t have much time. = )
HelloFresh is a food delivery service where fresh ingredients are delivered to your door weekly to cook a variety of different meals selected by you depending on your food choices, your household size, your schedule and your budget. There are 3 different meal plans: classic, family and veggie. For 3 meals a week for 2 different people on the classic plan, the cost is $59.94. That is $9.99 per meal per person. Make sure you use the coupon code HIGHHEELS35 to receive $35 off your first box! That will make it just $4.15 a meal per person. It is definitely worth it in my opinion! When eating healthy, it definitely isn’t cheap, but you get what you pay for. We already pay around $5-$10 per meal at our house because we buy so much fresh meat and produce to cook with. So for us, using HelloFresh was really a no brainer. It completely took the guesswork out of what to cook. There is a new list of recipes each week, so it was fun choosing what 3 meals sounded the best each week. And there was so much variety, we didn’t get tired of any of them.
One of my favorite things about HelloFresh besides how fast, easy and convenient it was, was that it made it so easy to include the entire family. The entire meal was ready in 30 minutes, and it actually kept Leighton’s attention for about half of that time for her to help me cook. Then off to watch Dora it was! With HelloFresh, you have the option of receiving 3, 4 or even 5 meals a week for 2 or 4 people. The portion sizes were really big, so we opted for the 3 meals a week plan for 2 people, and there was MORE than enough food for all of us! I’m pretty sure Shane couldn’t believe that I actually cooked this meal myself. I am seriously the worst cook y’all. But that’s the great thing about HelloFresh. It’s perfect for everyone whether you are a great cook or still a 10 year beginner like me (it takes me a while to get domesticated haha!)
While HelloFresh doesn’t have any paleo meal plans yet, it was so easy to tailor most of the meals for a paleo diet. For this meal, it involved steak, gravy, kale and potatoes. I ate the steak and kale, and Shane ate all the rest. I was still plenty full, and with a meal this yummy, I definitely didn’t feel like I had to sacrifice. I’m so excited to be giving away a 3 meal subscription box to one lucky reader today! To enter, just use the rafflecopter widget at the bottom of this post and good luck! P.S. Make sure you use code HIGHHEELS35 to receive $35 off your first box from HelloFresh! What is the hardest part of eating healthy for you? Have you tried HelloFresh?
The hardest thing is fitting in the time to plan, shop, and cook!
I've always wanted to try this service! I've heard so many great things about Hello Fresh! I think you talked me into trying! Great pictures! Your daughter is just too cute!!!
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we always eat the same dinners. trying something different would be a welcomed change:)
Having all the right ingredients with the instructions on how to properly prepare them
I have a two year old and a newborn, so the hardest part for me is both planning out meals and taking them both to the store to get groceries to make the meals. I love that this service would cut down on trips to the store.
I've been thinking lately that I wanted to try out a service like this. With a toddler and a newborn meals are the hardest thing to get done. I would love the opportunity to try it out. It really sounds like something I need.
I've always wanted to give Hello Fresh a try! This looks so good.
Trying new recipes
It is hard to figure out what to cook each week. This would be a welcome break!
This is the best idea! NEED this in my life!
-Kat
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What HelloFresh could help me with is ensuring I get only the portions of ingredients that I need so I don't waste food.
I have been hearing so much about this company lately!!! The meals look AMAZING!!
Ensuring that I can stick with being healthy.
Services like this make weeknight cooking soooo easy- and healthy! Major bonus.
-Ashley
Le Stylo Rouge
We eat everything here. From time to time, some junkie food just for fun, burger and pizza. But in the day to day we have homemade food. My maid cooks very well, and I always prepare the menus for the week. I also cook well and my husband is a true chef in our kitchen. Our menu is well balanced with vegetables and vegetables (lettuce, tomato, arugula, watercress, potatoes, radicci, kale, mustard, cucumber, carrot, sweet potato), fruits, rice, beans, pasta and meat. We eat meat every day, except on Fridays, when we eat fish or shrimp or seafood. Bovine, sheep or chicken meat are always present (a little bit paleo LOL), because we live in Rio Grande do Sul, a major producer of angus and hereford cattle (a cowboy state, absolutely rural, here in Brazil, such as Texas or The South of the United States). I really appreciate your post!
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I love hello fresh! They make it SO easy!
I'm excited to try Hello Fresh!
Meal planning! I dread it! I don't mind grocery shopping but I don't like the planning.
Recipes to follow and many to choose from! I never know what to make!
The best thing is EVERYTHING is there all to make a meal. No more shopping!
The hardest part is running out of fresh groceries. I have been reading up on different meal subscription services, and it's hard to choose a winner.
getting the ingredients from the store and making time to cook them
The hardest part of eating healthy is finding the time to get the ingredients and time to cook it. Hello fresh would make it so much easier to make a nice healthy meal.
The hardest part about eating healthy at home is finding the time – time to shop for ingredients, time to find recipes, time to prepare and cook. HelloFresh could help by taking the shopping and planning out of the equation and making it easier to eat healthy.
The hardest part for me is shopping. I really dislike grocery shopping, so I rarely feel motivated to get what I need to put meals like this together. Cooking is super-fun for me though, so this service would work well for us!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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Hello Fresh is amazing! I think I need to use them more often! I am loving your daughter's pigtails – she is too cute!!
Maggie
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I never ever have time to go grocery shopping, so having food delivered to me would be amazing!
AndiPerullo@aol.com
The ease of having the ingredients on hand!
I have heard so many great things about this! I'm not a fan of cooking so having all the ingredients already put together would make things so much easier.
xx,
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It's hard to go grocery shopping for all the ingredients for a meal with young kids.
Meal planning is always my stumbling block. We generally eat fairly healthy meals but coming up with what to make each night is quite a task!
Th toughest part for me is finding new things to make that are good and everyone likes. I am in a rut.
ellen beck
The hardest part is taking the time to buy all of the ingredients. And then having leftover ingredients that may spoil before I use them all.
This would help me with meal planning, not having to shop, and portion control.
It would help by choosing what to eat each night.
My biggest issue is knowing what to buy. I am always so overwhelmed when grocery shopping.
Part of the problem is cutting down on the time to prepare the mis en place and this would help a lot with that.
It would help me get out of my cooking rut.
right ingredients with the instructions
portion control
getting the kids to eat!
the hardest part is deciding what to cook!
It's all so much work- the deciding, the shopping, putting out the fires, lol. This looks easy and fun.
this service is amazing!
i need to order this like yesterday! thanks for sharing!
So sweetie dear!! I really like this post! So pretties chefs!
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Eating healthy at home can be such a challenge!! But Hello Fresh makes it look so easy and DELISH!!
-Morgan
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I've heard really awesome reviews about Hello Fresh, and always wanted to try it out. My only concern is that I have a list of food allergies a mile long, and I'm worried that they wouldn't cater to that challenge. However, my boyfriend would probably love it!
Stephanie // SheSawStyle.com
I love cooking for our family and preparing healthy meals. Right now, Hello fresh could really help me come up with a fun meal plan with new recipes and by getting all of the ingredients to me. Making a list and shopping is my biggest headache!
I enjoy cooking but I run out of ideas that can be made quickly.
This would help me try new things I wouldn't normally try.
wonderful ideas :), love it! Eating healthy at home is great!
Hello Fresh would help me prepare a healthy meal when I am tired and out of ideas after a tough day at work. I also like the thought of learning new ways to cook with different foods that I may not normally try.
I love to snack and eating healthy snacks is a big challenge for me.
I would say getting seasonal items to our door.
Hardest part for me is finding the time to make healthy meals.
The hardest part of eating healthy for me is coming up with new recipes and using products I've never cooked with.
I think it would be great to have fresh foods delivered – especially when we can't get to the store.
I want to try but I am hesitant. I am a horrible cook ( like clueless) and I hate would hate to ruin this. I need easy and short.
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ellen beck
I don't have a lot of time to cook. Need meals that are fast and easy to prepare/cook.
I am excited to try Hello Fresh!
The hardest part of eating healthy at home is trying to cook healthy food with four little kids running around. I try to make quick meals because that is all I have time for.
Hello Fresh would help pick out the right produce
I would like the convenience of Hello Fresh and also having something different to eat instead of the usual stuff I fix.
The hardest part is planning the meals and shopping!
Love the pics of you and your daughter prepping the meal together! Hardest part is not putting cheese on the dish unnecessarily when at home, plus prepping all meal ingredients.
It would help me with portion control.
Planning and portion sizes are always a struggle here.
Having all the Ingredients I need
Portion sizes. Sometimes they're like 6 people meals but we only need 2 and the taste I think is thrown off when you need to divide the small ingredients.
Meal planning and then never having all the ingredients.
Having the sides come with the kit. Fresh veggies sides are always a tough decision for me.
lorenalke@yahoo.com
Having time to shop for specialty produce that's fresh and specifice spices etc
(Rosie A)
Giving me a plan that makes it easy.
The hardest part is coming up with new unique recipes!
I think Hello Fresh would help me put together a complete meal which is something I'm not the best at.
The hardest part is discovering new food that my toddler like to eat
The hardest part is the time it takes to plan and prepare.
Great post! By providing all the required ingredients, Hello Fresh will make it easier for me to prepare and cook meals.
The hardest part is deciding what to eat each night! Hello Fresh would totally hel with that by having everything ready to roll for me!
it would make life a bit easier.
i think having the ingredients all prepared
It would be great to have healthy fresh products instead of the processed things that I tend to buy in the grocery store.
the hardest is having every ingredient you need there this makes that happen
The thing I dislike the most is the prep work for a meal and I love that with Hello Fresh it make prep time easier.
Most definitely providing our family an easy prep healthy meal where we won't even have to think about what to cook!
The hardest part is actually deciding on what to make! I tend to always stick to the same things.
The hardest thing for me is discovering something new to try, too often it's the same old choice of meals
It can help with the recipe ideas and then with the ingredients to make it.
I think that the hardest part of eating healthy for me is to find new healthy and affordable recipes every day
Thank You
Fiona N
The hardest parts are time and picky eaters.
What they'd help me with to make it a lot easier is having all the healthy ingredients there for me to cook.
The hardest thing is finding a healthy meal that everyone in my family will like and having the time to make it.
the hardest thing is picky eating!
The hardest part for me is searching out and finding recipes that everyone will enjoy and are also healthy.
The hardest part- for me- is planning properly. When I'm busy or overwhelmed- it's difficult for me to do. Hello Fresh could definitely help me with that.
The hardest part is knowing what foods go together to create incredible dishes!
It's the meal planning that kills me. It takes so much time to find something everyone will eat then right the list.
The hardest thing about eating healthy at home is having the healthy ingredients. This would help with that!
It is very expensive to buy all the ingredients that you won't use completely. You end up throwing away the extra or it may sit in your cabinet.
I'm not a great cook and don't come up with new recipes often so thus would be so great.
I stick to a vegetarian diet but no one else in my house does so we cook multiple meals each night or alter the main dish to be meat free. I'd love some new ideas to make that easier every day!
Being able to find all the ingredients in the store is a tough one for me. I have to travel to whole foods or publix to see if they have certain things.
The thing that would help me the most is not having to go to the grocery store and figure out what items to buy for a meal to make it healthy
The hardest part is gathering the ingredients.
My problem is organizing and making a plan. We generally have busy week nights and I'm terrible about planning ahead. Then we usually end up eating take-out or i throw something together quickly, and it's not always very appetizing.
Finding the time to research new recipes and shop for all of the ingredients is hard!
The hardest part about eating healthy is coming up with a healthy recipe that is not lacking flavor.
The hardest part for me is finding something healthy that we all like. These meals look really amazing though!
The hardest part for me is getting to the grocery store to purchase all of the ingredients that are on the menu.
Delicious ingredients you'll love to eat.
Simple recipes you'll live to cook. A great quote from them…so much convenience using their services in the busy life of a family this is one less thing you have to worry about everyday you know what your cooking and have everything needed to prepare this dish..
HelloFresh can help me with the planning process.
The hardest part about cooking is finding all the ingredients to make a dish. There is always something that is forgot at the store.
My problem tends to be about obtaining the ingredients. This company seems to have that problem solved. Thanks so much for the chances to win.
Deciding what to make is definitely the hardest part!
All the time it takes to plan, then shop for, all of the ingredients.
Normally for me it is time. I either work late or don't have time to stock up on healthy options.
The hardest part for me is simply finding the time to cook a nutritious meal.
The hardest part is I cant find the fresh ingredients in grocery Love to try Cheesy Chorizo Orzotto
Having everything you need on hand.
Having the right meats and veggies on hand
Soon to have a newborn and toddler. Just finding the time to prepare a meal.
I would have all the ingredients I need. I don't drive so if I go to cook and don't have something I'm out of luck. This would make it convenient for me to prepare the meal because I would have everything I need.
I hate having to go to the grocery store to get all the ingredients that I need.
I would say the hardest part about eating healthy at home is buying the food. Most healthy food is so expensive and then part of it goes to waste before I can use it all up. Hello fresh would help me not to waste any food!
The hardest part for me is trying to go shopping for all of the ingredients especially if I'm tired and hungry.
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Finding the time to prepare healthier meals
It would help meal planning
The hardest part for me is not having enough time!
I don't always have the ingredients on hand or the ideas of what to put together. Hello Fresh would definitely help with that