Yumble Kids Meal Subscription Review + Coupon – April 2018

Yumble is a meal delivery service that sends prepared, healthy kids meals along with free activities and collectibles.

Yumble offers a variety of meal plans per week that include lunches, dinners, and/or snacks. You can choose between 6 meals (for 1 kid) for $47.94 per week, 12 meals (for 1-2 kids) for $89.88 per week or 24 meals (for 2-3 kids) for $167.76 per week and delivery is free. They offer specific meals that change weekly and you can either customize your meal plan or have them select items for you. (They send you an email reminder which is very helpful for forgetful parents like me!). All meals are always pre-cooked and require minimal effort and maybe some reheating! The subscription is very flexible: you can skip a week, pause your subscription or cancel at any time or make changes up to a certain point before your delivery.

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This review is of the Yumble, 6 meals per week plan at $47.94 ($7.99 per meal).

About Yumble Kids Meal Delivery Service

The Subscription Box: Yumble

The Cost: $47.94 a week

COUPON: Use this link to save 35% off your first order!

The Products: Healthy, prepared meals for kids including lunches, dinners, and/or snacks plus free activities and collectibles.

Ships to: US, most of the East Coast currently. (Check here to see if they ship to your zip code.)

Good to know: You can set dietary restrictions as to which foods you would like to avoid

Yumble Kids Meal Delivery Box April 2018 Review

The box included 3 large ice packs that work very well to keep the inside of the box cool. These can be reused or they can be thawed and recycled once you dispose of the gel inside. The packing material you see around the edges is not recyclable, but it is made from recycled materials and their FAQs section recommends that it be used for crafts. The trays that they serve the food in are safe to use in both oven and microwave and are degradable.

All of the meals come in these cute little cardboard wraps with a peekaboo window telling you what’s inside. The reverse side contains a mask that kids can color, which is a fun idea that my kids enjoyed.

This week I received my Weekly Fun Pack with free activities and collectibles. In your first box, you are supposed to receive a Welcome Pack to get you started. From the Yumble Kids site:

In addition to a weeks worth of delicious meals, upon subscribing to Yumble, all customers are sent a welcome pack that includes some fun things for the kids and subscription guide for the parents. Parents can send us a picture of their children with their completely filled in charts in order to receive a prize! For every subsequent delivery, children receive collectible coins that may be traded in for really fun prizes.

You might know from my first review that I did not receive a Welcome Pack in my first box. I reached out to customer service and after assuring me that they would send a Welcome Pack in my next delivery, I still did not get one. I reached out to customer service again and they offered to send it in my next box, but I told them that’s what they had said before, so finally, they mailed it separately and it arrived well after my second box.

Here is what came in my Welcome Pack:

I wish that I had received this in my first box or at least with my second because it has useful information and describes what I think is an important part of this service. This includes coloring sheets, trading cards and “caught you being good” coins that you can give your kids, but most importantly the chart that your kids can fill out and send back in for a prize. I’m glad that I finally received it, but it shouldn’t have been that difficult for me to get this sent to me as a new customer.

I planned this week’s meals to coincide with the birth of my son so that I would have something quick and easy at home to feed the kids while trying to get settled into our new routine with 3 kids. These come fully prepared which makes it easy, plus they have a Use By date that can be as much as 4 weeks past the date you receive them. This was very helpful considering my baby boy showed up much later than I expected! Inside our weekly fun pack was this helpful sheet on heating tips.

Each week you have the option to either select your own meals or let them select for you. I opted to pick my meals so that I could try some different meals than last time. The inner containers all have the nutrition labels on top with the use by date and preparation instructions.

Quinoa Pizza Cups with Roasted Broccoli and Shaved Parmesan Cheese

320 calories per serving, 10 grams of fat, 2 grams of sugar, 13 grams of protein

Prep: Heat tray in oven for 10-12 minutes (microwave is an option too!)

This meal was a bit disappointing. There was a good amount of cheese on top and the cups kind of stuck together in the oven. The flavor wasn’t great and the texture was a bit too mushy. The broccoli was average but tasted a little overcooked. My daughter wanted to eat these cute little cups, but once she tried them, she wasn’t really a fan.

Pizza Empanadas with Lightly Steamed Green Beans and Marinara Sauce

200 calories per serving, 9 grams of fat, 3 grams of sugar, 8 grams of protein

Prep: Remove marinara, heat tray in the oven for 10-12 minutes (microwave is an option too!)

This was basically just a big doughy pocket of cheese with a little bit of sauce. I thought it was pretty good, but it didn’t feel like a very filling meal since it only came with green beans. My son enjoyed this one and liked that he got to dip it in the marinara sauce that came with it.

Pulled Chicken Pocket with Sweet Potato Mash and Steamed Green Beans

410 calories per serving, 9 grams of fat, 6 grams of sugar, 19 grams of protein

Prep: Heat tray in the oven for 10-12 minutes (microwave is an option too!)

The pulled chicken pocket was good, but it was a little bit dry. I liked that it came with sweet potato mash and green beans. It felt like a very complete meal and seemed well rounded. Unfortunately, the sweet potato mash and green beans tasted a bit sour like vinegar and since they were in the same compartment I’m not sure which it came from. Nothing in the ingredients indicated vinegar so I almost feel like maybe the sweet potatoes were bad? We used it before the date on the package though so I’m really not sure what the case was.

Mac N Cheese Ravioli with Dried Apricots, Chocolate Pretzels, and Marinara Sauce

460 calories per serving, 11 grams of fat, 30 grams of sugar, 9  grams of protein

Prep: Remove apricots, pretzels and marinara, heat tray in the oven for 8-10 minutes (microwave is an option too!)

While this was the most unhealthy meal, I actually really liked this one and so did the kids. It was filling and while it wasn’t super flavorful, I thought it was yummy. It was basically just ravioli with cheddar and ricotta inside which was a great combination. There was a decent amount of ravioli and of course, the chocolate covered pretzels were a nice treat!

Chicken Pops! With Sweet Couscous and Apple Dipping Sauce

220 calories per serving, 3.5 grams of fat, 7 grams of sugar, 13 grams of protein

Prep: Remove applesauce cup, heat tray in the oven for 15 minutes (microwave is an option too!)

So my sleep deprived mom brain thought I had a picture of the nutrition label already, but somehow I missed it so I included the nutrition info that’s on their website for you to see. These were actually really good and fun for the kids since they were shaped like lollipops. They were like thick mini chicken patties, but since they were small I really wish it came with at least 3. We didn’t really love the applesauce as a dipping sauce although it tasted good on its own. The couscous was a little dry but it was good and I like that it had cranberries, dried apricots, and butternut squash mixed in.

Sweet N Sour Meatballs with a Side of Orzo and Peas

280 calories per serving, 14 grams of fat, 6 grams of sugar, 15 grams of protein

Prep: Cover with foil and heat tray in the oven for 15 minutes (microwave is an option too!)

My daughter was excited to try these because she loves meatballs, but she wasn’t crazy about them. They tasted like plain ground beef with a little bit of seasoning and some tangy sauce. I thought the orzo and peas were really good though and it was a decent size portion for that. The 3 meatballs were small so it felt like a pretty light meal overall.

Verdict: This week we only really enjoyed about half of our meals. Once again, I appreciated the convenience and the fact that they last longer than a week. This time, the main courses were not as good as what we received last month, but this time the sides were actually a little better and felt more substantial.

Each of these meals cost $7.99 which is probably more than I’d like to pay per meal for my kids, but at the moment when we are adjusting to being a family of five and I am clearly a bit sleep deprived, I felt like the value was there for us. I think this is a service that is great on an as-needed basis, which makes it convenient especially considering you can skip a week anytime you want.

To Wrap Up:

Can you still get this box if you sign up today? Since Yumble's menus change weekly you may or may not be able to order some of these meals at this time.

Coupon - Use this link to get 35% off your first order!

Value Breakdown: At $47.94 for this box, you’re paying $7.99 per meal.

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