NoStove 10: California Grill Meals

Hey Meal Delivery Enthusiasts!

Welcome back to The Scoop by NoStove, where we bring you the latest and greatest in the world of meal delivery services.

Today we have:

• Spotlight on California Grill Meals

• The cheapest meal delivery services

• Budget meal prep at home ideas

• DIY At-home Fridge Salad Bar

• The weekly deals list

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🌟 Spotlight on California Grill Meals

California Grill Meals offers a unique meal delivery service, emphasizing convenience and quality through their innovative sous vide cooking method. This approach ensures that each meal retains its integrity, nutrients, and flavor, providing a delicious dining experience at home.

• Location: Based in Whittier, CA, with local delivery within a 35-mile radius and nationwide shipping.

• Menu Info: Meals cost about $15. Pick from their weekly rotating menu of 30+ items like cajun shrimp, chicken teriyaki bowl, and mediterranean salmon, or make a custom meal where you choose your protein, carb and veggie.

• Packaging: Meals are delivered in BPA-free, recyclable bags. To heat, you boil them in the bags or remove them from bags and microwave them.

• Ordering: Options for weekly subscriptions or a la carte orders, with a minimum order of four meals.

• Best Known For: Their sous vide cooking technique - preparing food in bags, that ensures fresh, nutritious meals without the hassle.

Here’s what people say about California Grill Meals:

See more on NoStove.com. To order, visit California Grill Meals.

💰The Cheapest Meal Delivery

Meal delivery is cheaper and healthier than takeout. Prices usually range from $10-$18 a meal for meal delivery depending on where you are, what you’re getting, the quality of the ingredients, the size of the meal and more. When you’re on a budget, there are two meal delivery companies that stand out from the rest.

EveryPlate is a budget-friendly meal kit service offering easy-to-cook recipes with fresh ingredients. Each week, you choose from a rotating menu of 20+ chef-designed meals, including options for vegetarians and meat-lovers alike. Recipes are simple and take around 30 minutes to prepare, making it perfect for busy weeknights. The service starts at just $2.99 per serving, making it one of the most affordable meal kits available. It’s subscription-only, but you can skip weeks or cancel anytime.

Dinnerly is an affordable meal kit service that offers simple, family-friendly recipes with fresh ingredients. Each week, you can choose from a variety of meals, including vegetarian and kid-friendly options. Recipes are straightforward and typically take 30 minutes or less to prepare. With prices starting at just $4.99 per serving, Dinnerly is one of the most cost-effective options for meal kits. Dinnerly is subscription-only. Get up to $140 off over 5 orders with code AFF140W. Sign up here.

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🥬 DIY At-Home Fridge Salad Bar?

I’ll admit it. I love watching food organization videos. They’re captivating. I never expect I will make or maintain anything like this. But one great way to meal prep is to have a fridge salad bar with all the fixings ready to assemble. I love the idea! Watch the video on instagram to see how it’s done!

🥦 Types of DIY Meal Prep

There are two ways to “do” meal prep at home, and two camps of people that staunchly support one or other method.

Meal Prep: The first method is classic meal prep, where you cook all the ingredients and assemble it into individual portion meal containers that often have compartments to keep ingredients separate. Often people make many portions of the exact same meal, like in the left picture above.

Ingredient Prep: The second method is ingredient prep. Here, you cook all the ingredients to the meal and store each ingredient separately. Many people love this approach because they can mix and match ingredients more easily. They can assemble a meal from the fridge easily whenever needed with whatever they’re in the mood for. It also prevents ingredients from blending that you don’t want mixed - for example if they’d get soggy.

Both are great methods, so pick what works for you!

💵 Budget Meal Prep

A big reason to meal prep is to save money. Planning ahead, choosing affordable ingredients, and cooking at home can all add up to really big savings. Here are a handful of budget meal prep recipes I came across recently.

• Beat The Budget has a large collection of recipes to browse.

• Work week lunch has a guide with a few recipes.

  • plus pdf plans for meat-based and plant-based on a $25 budget for 5 days.

• Downshiftology always has great looking meals, though they are a bit more involved.

I always find the “super budget” meal prep plans interesting to watch. Here is a youtube videos for meals for the week for $10 (for the entire week!). It was made a couple years ago, so it might cost a little more now.

🔥 Deals & Discounts

Here’s a list of our current deals and promo codes to meal delivery companies that ship nationally.

• Dinnerly - Get up to $140 off over 5 orders with code AFF140W

• Fuel Meals - Get 40% off with code NOSTOVE40

• Provenance Meals - Get 10% off when you join their email list.

• Magic Kitchen - Get 20% off when you join their email list.

• Meez Meals - Get 50% off your first order with code MEETMEEZ50

• Hungryroot - Get 30% off plus free gift after completing signup quiz

• Purple Carrot - Get $25.00 off your order with code SUNNYGREENS25

• Eat Clean To Go - Get 50% off with this link

• Marley Spoon - Get up to $235 off over 5 orders with code AFF235W

• Factor - Get 50% off with email signup

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Brought to you by Fuel Meals

Fuel Meals is your go-to for chef-prepared, nutritious meals designed for a healthy lifestyle. Founded by a team of culinary experts and fitness enthusiasts, Fuel Meals offers customizable meal plans that cater to losing weight, gaining muscle or improving performance.

Why Fuel Meals?

• Convenience: Fresh meals delivered to your door.

• Quality Ingredients: Sourced from trusted suppliers.

• Flexible Plans: Order a la carte or choose a subscription plan

• Visit Fuel Meals to explore their meal plans and start your journey to better health.

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