Meals Made Easy

I was talking to my cousin recently, who is a dental student. She mentioned this new meal delivery service she had been trying out. She told me how she loved the convenience of having everything for a meal sent to you in one package and not having to spend time going to the grocery store to get all the ingredients. She and her boyfriend really loved the meals they chose for the week. I decided to try out the service for a week to see what I thought of it.

I loved the concept of the service. The website gives you about 8-10 different meals to choose from for the week of delivery. The package I chose was 3 meals for 2 people per week, which came out to about $60 for all 3 meals and free shipping. If you really think about it, $20/meal is not that bad, especially if you’re sharing it with someone else. One “meal” comes with 2 portions (for the 2 people). So that really breaks it down to $10/portion if you’re just using the service for yourself, coming out to 6 meals a week. Which is a really awesome deal. I only tried the service for one week as a trial run, but I really loved the convenience of being able to come home from a long day of studying and be able to have a meal ready with all the ingredients together. Each meal I got came with a meat, carb, vegetables, and all the associated spices and condiments for the recipe, as well as a recipe card with step-by-step instructions on how to prepare the meal. The service provided every single thing I needed for each recipe, and just enough for that recipe so that no ingredients would go to waste.

I think meal delivery services like that are a great concept if you don’t have the free time to go out shopping. Right now, since I am only studying at home and not in rotations yet, I do have the time to get groceries in bulk and meal prep to last me a week – and costing me way less than $60/week. However, when I start rotations and may not have as much time for meal prep, a meal delivery service may not be such a bad idea!

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Ashleigh

MS2 at Saint James School of Medicine

Originally from South Carolina, Ashleigh is a second-year international medical student. In the summer of 2009, she went on a medical mission trip to the Philippines where she assisted with free health screenings in several locations. She graduated from Clemson University in December 2014 with a degree in Spanish and International Health with Emphasis in Health Administration. Before graduation, she had the opportunity to spend a semester in Costa Rica, where she became fluent in Spanish. She also completed an internship at Carlos Duran Clinic, working alongside primary care physicians and other medical staff. Ashleigh is a member of the American Medical Student Association. Ashleigh is currently studying for the USMLE Step 1. In her spare time, she loves trying out new recipes and experimenting in the kitchen. She also loves traveling, reading, exploring new places, and writing for her personal blog, IslandMedStudentBlog.com.

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