Both menus draw on a global palette of flavors, but Blue Apron tends to utilize more obscure and unique ingredients. Home Chef allows such swaps on almost every dish, while Blue Apron does so on only about a third of its meals.

That said, both companies allow protein swaps, which sometimes include plant-based choices. However, with only a smattering of plant-based meals on both menus and not much dietary accommodation beyond that, the variety is mostly geared toward omnivores. Since both services change their menus weekly, there's plenty of variety. Blue Apron also has a 'Market' section of the website, where you can add pantry items, kitchen tools, wine bundles, and more. Altogether, the menu offers 16 meal options each week. The weekly menu also features three different Heat & Eat meals that arrive fully prepared and ready to reheat. There's also a collection of over 30 weekly extras, including things like dessert, breakfast and lunch items, salads, and assorted a la carte proteins.īlue Apron also has three meal kit categories: two-serving kits, four-serving kits, and eight-serving meal prep bundles. All menu items are available in serving sizes of two, four, six, and eight. Each week the company deploys a new menu with a around 30 weekly options. Home Chef has three categories of meal kits: standard meal kits, 15-minute meal kits, and easy prep meal kits.

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