Some people love to cook for themselves, and that’s great. Other people, however, use meal-kit delivery services to determine what to eat each week. NutriFit is a meal delivery service designed to completely replace your usual diet, so you can reach your health goals. It’s a big commitment, and our Editors’ Choice pick for prepared meal-kits, Fresh N lean, offers superior flavor at a lower cost. Still, we admire NutriFit’s noble ambition.
How Much Does NutriFit Cost?
NutriFit is meant to replace nearly all the food you eat, so it’s a bit pricier than other meal-kit services. That said, you buy far fewer groceries or takeout, so its price becomes easier to swallow. The absolute cheapest option is the Essentials plan, which costs $130 per week or about $19 per meal. That’s twice as much as our Editors’ Choice pick for prepared meals, Fresh N Lean. There are many variables to consider when choosing a plan, and they can push the price up even further (we’ll detail those options in a bit). NutriFit lets you purchase a single $50 delivery as a test, so you can try before subscribing.
Alongside your subscription, you can purchase a la carte add-ons. For example, an Arroz Con Pollo family meal serves up to four people, and costs $18.95. You can order these items separately from your main subscription. It’s nice to have that flexibility, but considering all the food that a normal NutriFit subscription offers, it might become overwhelming juggling all those recurring deliveries (if you don’t stay on top of your weekly planner).
Shipping is free, and a la carte boxes need to reach a $50 minimum before you can place an order. NutriFit ships nationwide, and has local delivery in the Los Angeles area.
NutriFit’s System
NutriFit’s expansive menu covers breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, soups, and snacks. Without this variety, its all-encompassing subscription would lose much of its appeal. Before you choose any meals, though, you must customize your plan to hit your health goal. Other services let you look up the nutritional information for each recipe, but NutriFit’s nutrition is the focal point. NutriFit has numerous goals, such as getting in shape after a pregnancy or training for a specific sport. I didn’t have many hard goals in mind, but I noted that I wanted to look my best for my upcoming wedding.
With the Essential plan, you don’t pick meals. Similar to fellow fitness-focused subscription service, Trifecta, NutriFit chooses meals for you while allowing you to exclude unwanted ingredients like allergens. Meals aren’t chosen at random, however. NutriFit uses BMI and other biometric data, as well as set calorie parameters to craft its personalized menu. With Premium plans, you not only pick meals, but adjust the ratio of protein to fat to carbs. You can also exclude gluten, or go paleo.
Even the a la carte options can be self-contained nutritional boot camps in their own right. The SimpliHealth Organic Reboot contains an entire liquid vegan daily diet split into three phrases that average out to around $150 per box. Dozens of other a la carte meals could keep you fed for weeks. Note that these are all prepared meals, not the groceries you’ll find with Editors’ Choice pick Hungryroot.
Everyone’s nutritional needs are different, and while NutriFit recognizes this with its custom options, some people will find that the healthiest thing is to not get hung up on counting calories or flawed BMI data. Still, if this approach to meal planning interests you, NutriFit provides it at a level that competitors, even Editors’ Choice picks Blue Apron and HelloFresh, simply don’t.
NutriFit’s Packaging
Despite containing four complete day’s worth of meals, NutriFit’s packaging is surprisingly light. Parts of the packaging are compostable, too. Certain meals should be kept in the fridge, while others are okay to freeze: the containers tell you what to do. If you strictly follow the plan, you’ll know exactly what meals to eat at what times. Meals come in plastic containers that are themselves wrapped in plastic bags, but I didn’t like how some plastic tops popped off during transit. Fortunately, nothing spilled or went bad.
Cooking and Eating With NutriFit
Every NutriFit meal comes fully prepared. To eat, simply remove the food from its container and heat it up in your appliance of choice, such as an oven, microwave, or air fryer. Some items, like desserts, you can enjoy right out of the fridge. I confess, I didn’t fully stick to the NutriFit plan, since I was also reviewing other meal-kits and gave some meals to my partner. I ate some Friday dinners as Tuesday lunches and vice versa. Still, I was impressed by the diverse offerings. The downside is some meals were distinctly better than others.
I started with a Mongolian Beef dish that featured Steamed Asian Greens. The meal wasn’t bad; it tasted like takeout that wasn’t slathered in sweet unhealthy sauce, and I enjoyed the broccoli. I also really liked the Roast Turkey that wound up being a sort of BBQ kabob. The desserts tasted like responsible indulgences, so not too big or too sugary, and the apple cake was fantastically dense. The berry smoothie I drank went down very smoothly.
Other dishes weren’t as impressive. The Chicken Meatball Sandwich had great bread, but an unappealing meatball texture. My partner ate most of the breakfast options. An egg we received was indeed “perfectly poached” as advertised, but she felt the omelet was just okay. Meanwhile, some of the bread meals, such as waffles and French toast, tasted like a continental breakfast at a modest hotel.
I’m willing to somewhat forgive disappointing flavors, since NutriFit also prioritizes health. For restaurant food with an emphasis on flavor, consider Editors’ Choice pick MisenBox. That said, our other top vegan and vegetarian meal-kits, including Editors’ Choice pick Green Chef, consistently taste better, while being entirely plant-based. Overall, NutriFit hits more often than it misses, but in my experience the ratio wasn’t quite what I wanted or expected given the price, especially since some customers won’t have much choice at all. Thankfully, you can leave feedback for each recipe, so hopefully NutriFit will improve.
Big Commitment, Big Benefits
Other meal-kits services have subscriptions, NutriFit has a system. It’s a potentially expensive and overwhelming commitment that may not always give you the food you’re hoping to receive, but it may also be the all-in-one food nutrition solution you’ve been waiting for. If you think you’re ready, give it a shot, but our Editors’ Choice meal-kits picks are much safer (if perhaps not as healthy) recommendations for most people.
