That $60 meal kit subscription nearly wrecked my grocery budget last month until I added up what I actually cooked vs tossed

I signed up for HelloFresh three months ago thinking it would save money but after tracking the waste from last week's box alone I realized I threw out $22 worth of unused ingredients, so has anyone else caught these services hiding their true cost per meal?

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paigewood7d ago

Hold up, $9 a serving after waste? That's insane for what's supposed to be a "budget" meal. I knew those boxes were sneaky but that's almost double their price.

uma_patel197d ago

Honestly, $22 of waste from one box sounds about right for those services because they pack way more than you actually need for the recipes. Tbh, the real cost per meal is always higher than advertised once you factor in the stuff you never touch like that random herb packet or half a lemon. Ngl, I did the math on my last box and it came out to almost $9 a serving after the waste, not the $6 they promote.