PlateJoy

I tried everything to try to get myself out of restaurants and in the kitchen without wasting time or money. I tried meal planners like emeals which is nice but locks you into their schedule and doesn’t account for previously purchased bulk items and I didn’t always love their recipes. Other meal planning apps are specific to a food philosophy. PlateJoy is adaptable and you can change what type of plan to follow anytime. I’ve also tried meal kit delivery like Blue Apron, Purple Carrot, Sun Basket, and Hello Fresh. Delivery was always a giant hassle and I felt like I was contributing to a lot of waste. Also you never got to develop a spice rack or bulk items just being sent sesame oil and vinegar by the tablespoon. It just felt expensive for a lot of work. This is the app you want. If you buy olive oil and yellow onions and carrots and a big tub of oatmeal you’ll get recipes next week to use these again. It’s brilliant. And I finally have a kitchen full of food, enough for various recipes, on my own shopping schedule, with limited waste and not being locked into a food style. This is better than I could have hoped for. Worth the yearly fee for sure.

I have been using platejoy for almost three years now. It is the most amazing help I could get to have healthy food everyday. No more endless research and planning the meals of the week. Recipes are overall easy to make and delicious. What’s more you can choose how much time you have to cook. Sometimes it might take more time than they say, but instructions are so well done to maximize efficiency in the cooking process. They have a very impressive number of diet options and it is very simple to take out any ingredient you do not want. Also I prefer a service such as platejoy that plans your meal and shopping list than services that send you a package of food to be made because they produce so much trash with all the packaging. I got so many benefits for my health using platejoy: controlled my acid reflux, lost weight (without dieting) and kept myself healthy during pregnancy. Also, I’ve learned so much about cooking and discovered so many new ingredients! I recommend it for everyone of my friends, but be prepared to cook a lot!:-)

This is an amazing service. I tried it hoping it would help cut down on the time and stress of making and planning healthy meals, and found it is a game changer. The calendar tool and ability to add your own personal recipes simplifies everything. Basically, every Friday I click a button and get a meal plan for every meal I want for the next week and shop on my way home from work with a ready-made list. I’ve tried a lot of other online and meal delivery services and this is by far the best as the low prep meals ACTUALLY take less than 30 minutes to make (although rarely 10) and can be geared to any diet preference or goal, and very tasty. Not every recipe will excite you, but it’s so easy to switch them out for a previous favorite. It really has changed the way I think about food and saves me money as I’m not constantly buying or ordering lunches and dinners to fill in meal planning blanks.

I can’t speak highly enough of Platejoy! It makes meal planning so easy. From the very beginning, you get to fill out a super detailed questionnaire with your preferences, foods you avoid, etc. then when you make your plans it focuses on staying within your diet plan as well as minimize food waste by using ingredients across multiple meals. Plus, you get an easy to follow grocery list once you’ve made your meal plan. On top of the convenience and experience of the planner, the actual built in recipes are delicious and simple. There’s a common misconception that good, healthy food has to be complex and technical...but over the last 2 years we have learned that is simply not true. My bf and I are much more confident in the kitchen thanks to Platejoy. In summary: I recommend this app to everyone I talk to. (Seriously, I get compliments on my leftovers in the break room every day at work lol and many of my coworkers have jumped on the PJ bandwagon!)

I used to spend hours meal planning for the week. Scrolling on Pinterest never knowing if any of the ingredients would overlap until too late, never knowing whether my choices were good for me. Plate joy has solved all my meal prep problems - and has let me hold on to the one thing I do love, going to the grocery store and picking out my own produce/meats/etc. Before platejoy all of the meal planing was in my head, so my husband rarely helped grocery shop or cook the intended meal. If I didn’t do it, we would go out to eat and that’s where food can become an expensive monthly expense. Plate joy allows us both to know what the shopping list is, and then know the ingredients in our fridge. The checklist at the grocery store is clutch and helps us both divide and conquer. I come home now and he is already in the kitchen! The meals are great and so much variety! Exceptional user experience. I am so grateful for this app.