During the last lockdown, did you experience cooking burnout? Even those who once enjoyed creating in the kitchen found themselves stressed and burned out from having to solely rely on their own efforts. We used to be able to grab coffee and lunch, which conveniently fit into our busy schedules. Now we have to squeeze in the time for grocery shopping, preparation, cooking, and cleaning up.
Having said that, eating healthy at home does not have to be difficult and time-consuming when there are prepared meal deliveries you can simply store in your freezer. All you have to do is heat them up! Not only will it save you time and money, but you’ll also get to plan and control your portions – developing a healthier relationship with food. Here are 8 local meal prep delivery services to help you eat with ease:
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DietMonsta offers a wide range of protein options, as well as no carb, muscle gain and performance meal plans. Their ‘Blackbox’ meals also come with a variety of delicious sides and flavours for their proteins. Reheating these meals only take about 6 minutes, and they can be stored in the freezer for a month.
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Meals In Minutes provides halal ready-to-cook meals that can be customised. They use all-natural ingredients, are precisely portioned, and can be cooked Sous Vide style – perfect for those who don’t own a microwave! There are several mouth-watering proteins to choose from, including butter parsley prawns, burgers, and Thai lime fish.
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CauliHealthyFood offers halal frozen meal preps that are catered for different diets. Their menus change every week, and their packages come in both weekly and monthly options. Reheating takes less than 2 minutes, and their meals can be kept in the freezer for about 2 months.
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Value-for-money fitness meals can be found at Medofu! Talapia, Dory fish, and salmon – these are just some of the tasty protein packs available. They also offer a wide array of carbohydrates and sauces to be paired with the proteins.
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FitBox Meals offers healthy meal plans that help you reach your fitness goals! Customise your meal packages according to your preferences, and enjoy dishes such as pasta with salmon fillet, Dory curry with brown rice, oats with berries, and more.
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Keto-friendly, low-carb, and halal meal preps can be found at Chunky Monkeys. Be spoiled for choice with their wide variety of healthy meals, like shrimp and caulimash, nasi lemak sambal udang made with caulirice, and loaded caulimash with cheese and bacon bits.
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Healthy meals can be heavenly too with HeavenEat! The chickens used contain no antibiotics or hormones, and no MSG or preservatives are used in any of their meals either. Their chicken breast comes in four different flavours – classic, pesto, spicy mala, and hot paprika. You also have the option to pan-fry or grill the chicken.
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This is for those who need a truly on-the-go meal! Tear N Eat offers chicken breast protein packs that can be conveniently eaten anywhere. Like their name suggests, just tear and eat your chicken from the packet after reheating it. It comes in so many fun flavours like Sichuan Ma La, Chinese herbs, BBQ, and more.
With these healthy deliveries, you don’t have to sweat about meal prep when you’re stuck at home anymore!
With the current pandemic, it’s best if we all stay at home and flatten the curve. But is there a way to stay at home and eat healthy without cooking up a storm each time?
There totally is! Lucky for you (and us), loads of passionate cooks have started to offer their healthy and delicious meals online – now you don’t have to stress about what to eat for lunch!
Eating healthy has never been easier. With just a click of a button, order from these online cooks, based in the Klang Valley, for a healthy and hearty meal:
- Foodbae (Halal)
If you think vegan food is bland and boring, Foodbae will definitely change your mind. The healthy meal delivery service was started to save Mother Earth by changing the way we eat before anything else (bae).
Freshly launched, they offer mouth-watering veganised food such as mac & cheese with “bacon” tempeh (we’re drooling), nasi lemak, spaghetti bolognese, Indonesian ayam geprek (with vegan ayam, of course), and a tofu teriyaki bowl.
- Kuan’s Home Cook Food Delivery (Halal)
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Posted by Kuan's Home Cook Food Delivery on Saturday, November 9, 2019
With 20 years of experience in cooking Chinese cuisine, the chef of Kuan’s Home Cooked Food uses the freshest ingredients to ensure healthy, hygienic and balanced meals are accessible to everyone.
Their healthy lunch boxes are made with less oil, and are also low in sugar and sodium – this has even helped some customers lower their high blood pressure, cholesterol and fat percentage! All of their food is 100% homemade and you can also follow their recipes on Facebook.
- Ali’s Food Hub (Non-Halal)
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Posted by Ali's food hub on Monday, September 14, 2020
Ali’s Food Hub offers keto, vegan, and traditional home cooked comfort food – all made fresh to order!
Some of their keto compliant dishes include fried cauliflower rice with chicken and celery, as well as almond baked chicken with cauliflower mash and side salad. They also offer customised orders, slow pressed juices and homemade Penang delicacies.
- Begin Lunch Box (Halal)
With different options to choose from, all of Begin’s healthy lunch boxes are prepared and cooked fresh daily.
Each meal is handmade with creative ingredients that are both balanced and calculated – not only do their lunch boxes look and taste good, they also make you feel good too!
- Kawkawveg (Halal)
Kawkawveg delivers homecooked vegan food right to your doorstep!
They have veganised Indian cuisine, including vegan biryani with mutton masala, as well as nasi lemak with chicken varuvaal or eggplant varuvaal. Their menu changes weekly and is definitely worth checking out if you’re craving a good Malaysian meal.
- Fitness Grub (Halal)
Looking for healthy gourmet meals? Fitness Grub is the perfect place to find them!
They’ve got Mexican chipotle bowls, rosemary chicken with riti raita and rice, and peanut sauce pasta with chilli chicken to satisfy your savoury cravings. Their food can also be kept in the fridge and freezer as meal preps.
Taking care of your diet doesn’t have to be a chore – order from these online cooks and you’ll be supporting small local businesses too!
