A College Student's Review Of Hello Fresh
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A College Student's Review Of Hello Fresh

All the ingredients in a box with a recipe card, sounds simple enough.

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A College Student's Review Of Hello Fresh

A few weeks ago I was getting ready to go grocery shopping when I got the idea to give a meal kit a try. I researched various providers, and realized Hello Fresh seemed to be the one I would like best. I registered and picked out my meals for the following week... and waited, not so patiently, for them to arrive. The first week I chose Cauliflower Pancetta Macaroni and Sweet as Honey Chicken.

When I opened the box I was thoroughly surprised that everything was still fresh, but I guess they know what they`re doing after all. They add insulation in the box and several Ice packs to keep everything cold. My box sat in the office of my apartment complex for four hours, and it was still cold, I was immediately impressed. The ingredients for each meal, excluding meat, come separately packaged in labeled bags. You also get recipe cards, printed in color with pictures to describe each step.


Hanah Jenkins

The first meal I cooked was the Chicken. The bag Came with all the ingredients needed to be measured and separately packaged. A great thing about Hello Fresh is that there is a section on the recipe card that tells you what all you will need that they don`t supply, pans and such. I began the recipe, and it was super easy to follow. The fact that each step has a picture to go with it was super helpful to me because I was able to compare what my meal looked like to theirs. It can get a little tough to manage when you have to do multiple things at once, but I just invited friends over and we had a little dinner party cooking my Hello Fresh meals. The steps are super easy to follow and use basic cooking knowledge, no matter what cooking skill level you are, you can do these recipes. This meal, along with all the others I have ordered, tasted amazing! I have been trying new foods, and it`s been so much fun to make these new recipes every week!! My only complaint with the food so far has been the rice, most of the meals come with jasmine rice, and I`m just not a big fan of this type.


Sweet as Honey Chicken with Green Beans and Rice Hanah Jenkins

I have received Hello Fresh for three weeks now, and I love it! Overall, it is such a good way to discover new recipes and they are simple to follow and turn out amazing! The cost can be a little pricey, but pretty much every youtuber has partnered with Hello Fresh, and most have a coupon code. I used a code that gave me $20 off each of my first three boxes, which meany I only spent $15 dollars. I`m usually the only one who eats the meals, so one box gives me four to five meals. Five meals for fifteen dollars is amazing, and so much cheaper than eating out or buying food from the grocery store. I definitely recommend Hello Fresh to college students. Even though it can be expensive, it`s definitely worth the purchase!

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