The 10 Best Kids Meal Delivery Services in 2023 – Readers’ Choice Awards

1. Nurture Life

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About this Kids' Meal Delivery Service:

Nurture Life offers families an easy way to get their picky eaters to consume nutritious meals that also happen to taste incredibly delicious. This kids' meal service is intended for children ages 10 months and older, and the company offers three main types of meals: Kids Meals (bigger meals for toddlers and kids), Finger Foods (little bites for babies and toddlers), and Snacks (yummy treats for any age).

All of Nurture Life's meals are freshly made using real, organic ingredients and come pre-portioned. There's no prep involved and each veggie and protein-packed meal only requires 1 minute of heating. However, they can also be eaten as is and many children prefer it that way.

Best For:

Whether your child has just graduated from purees to solids or has been eating solid foods for quite some time, Nurture Life offers prepared meals for kids of all ages.

Example Meals:

• Chicken and mac
• Beef taco pockets
• Super veggie gnocchi
• Steak and cauli fries
• Pesto and cheese ravioli

Plans and Pricing:

• 6 items per week - $7.99 per item
• 9 items per week - $7.43 per item
• 12 items per week - $7.16 per item
• 15 items per week - $6.99 per item

Shipping: Ships to the entire contiguous United States for $8.99.

2. HelloFresh

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About this Kids' Meal Delivery Service:

HelloFresh is a meal delivery service for the whole family – and in our readers’ experience, it’s one of the best ways to get kids running to the dinner table. You’ll choose the number of meals you receive each week, and by logging onto the company’s website, you can take control of the menu (if your kids hate broccoli, for instance, you’ll be able to switch out the offending meals before they end up on your table).

You’ll receive pre-portioned ingredients as well as a recipe, so it will take some time to cook a meal, but you can enlist the help of the kids; they may be more eager to try a meal they helped make. Compared with other meal delivery kits, HelloFresh is remarkably affordable (you can usually get a number of meals for free as a new subscriber), and our readers rave about the quality of the fare. HelloFresh is an excellent choice for building your kids’ palates by introducing them to new foods, but the recipes are simple enough to keep younger children interested.

The service also earned top marks on our list of Best Meal Kit Delivery Subscriptions overall.

Best For:

If you need accommodations for special diets, HelloFresh works with you. HelloFresh subscriptions can be customized to cut out certain meats (Beef-Free, Pork-Free, and Seafood-Free options are available). It has a vegetarian option, but no vegan option, so you’ll need to review recipes regularly if you’re avoiding animal products. The Quick and Family-Friendly plans are especially well-suited to younger eaters, and if you’re looking for a way to simplify your meal planning, we’d recommend starting with one of those options.

Example Meals:

• BBQ-rubbed chicken
• Cheesy beef tostadas
• Tex-Mex cheese-stuffed burgers
• Cheddar-crusted chicken
• Chicken sausage and spinach ricotta ravioli

Plans and Pricing:

• 6 meals with 4 servings each: $8.99 per serving
• 6 meals with 2 servings each: $9.79 per serving
• 4 meals with 4 servings each: $9.29 per serving
• 4 meals with 2 servings each: $9.79 per serving
• 2 meals with 4 servings each: $9.79 per serving
• 2 meals with 2 servings each: $12.49 per serving

Shipping: Delivers to all states across the continental U.S. and select zip codes in Honolulu, Hawaii and Anchorage, Alaska. Each delivery includes a shipping fee, which varies by location.

3. Home Chef

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About this Subscription:

Home Chef offers meal kits with pre-portioned ingredients and detailed recipe cards. Your first box includes a binder to store your new recipes — over time, you’ll build an impressive cookbook filled with easy-to-prepare meals.

Home Chef offers a customization option for most plates, which is what readers love. Add proteins, swap ingredients, or make other changes — you’ll pay more when customizing, but our readers appreciate the option. They also offer low- or no-prep meals (their Fresh & Easy food subscription service) and dietitian-approved plans (Fresh Start). Subscribers can easily add meals, pause deliveries, or make other changes as needed.

So, what makes this one of the best kids' meal boxes? In short, Home Chef specializes in the types of foods that kids love to eat, with simple-but-delicious staples like hamburgers, pork chops, and chicken. Adults will still find plenty of interesting flavors, but Home Chef doesn’t focus on exotic ingredients or complex cooking techniques for the more adventurous eaters out there.

In fact, you can easily recreate most of these recipes with a trip to your local grocery store (and if you’re looking for a way to get your kids to help with meal prep, look no further).

This Kids' Meal Delivery Service Is Best For:

Home Chef is fantastic for omnivores, but their menu has limited options for vegans, vegetarians, and people with specific dietary preferences. Still, Home Chef is quite affordable, and the meals can be prepared incredibly quickly and easily. If you’re looking to try delicious new foods — without getting too experimental — Home Chef should keep kids and parents happy.

Example Meals:

• Cheddar BBQ chicken tacos
• Creamy tomato and steak penne
• Gnocchi and red pepper cream
• Fried chicken and honey gold BBQ sauce
• Acapulco-style steak quesadillas

Plans and Pricing:

• 6 meals with 4 servings each: $9.99 per serving
• 6 meals with 2 servings each: $9.99 per serving
• 4 meals with 4 servings each: $9.99 per serving
• 4 meals with 2 servings each: $9.99 per serving
• 2 meals with 4 servings each: $9.99 per serving
• 2 meals with 2 servings each: $11.99 per serving

Shipping: Ships to 98% of the United States (you’ll enter your zip code during sign-up to make sure you’re in a delivery zone). Each delivery has a shipping charge, which varies by location (ranges from $10.99 to $13.99 per box).

4. Little Spoon

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About this Subscription:

Little Spoon is the first baby food subscription that provides fresh, allergen-free purees that are made with organic ingredients. The recipes are designed by experts and feature over 100 organic ingredients and are designed to make the transition to solids simple for you and enjoyable for your child.

Their BabyBlends collection features a wide range of purees, from smooth and simple to complex and textured. They’ve previously featured carrot mango coconut milk turmeric; spinach mango banana hemp; kale white bean; and pear basil. They come with a little spoon in a single-size container, so these are easy to pop into your diaper bag when you’re on the go.

They recently in 2021 launched Little Spoon Plates, which is a service for toddlers once they've transitioned to finger foods. These prepared meals are great for kids who are picky eaters as their chefs have found creative ways to get more vegetables into each meal.

The service also offers Boosters, which contain vitamins and probiotics in powder form. According to the company, these add-ons help build brain function, stave away colds, promote gut health, and improve immune strength.

This Kids' Meal Delivery Service Is Best For:

Little Spoon can accommodate most dietary needs, so they’re an excellent choice for all parents with younger kids. To get started, you’ll take an introductory quiz to indicate your child’s allergies and favorite flavors. From there, a specialized meal plan will be created for you. They encourage trying a variety of their offerings to expose your child to a number of different flavors and help them build their palate.

Example Blends:

• Butternut squash
• Sweet potato and carrot
• Avocado green apple broccoli spirulina
• Carrot apple buckwheat cinnamon pumpkin seed flax oil
• Ancient grain banana coconut cream pie

Example Meals:

• Turkey kale sliders with veggie millet poppers and carrots
• Chicken potstickers with quinoa veggie stir fry
• Chicken and veggie nuggets
• Whole-wheat penne with veggie marinara and mini turkey kale meatballs
• Broccoli bites with sweet potato carrot poppers and green beans

Plans and Pricing:

• 1 blend per day (14 blends per box) - $4.04/blend
• 2 blends per day (28 blends per box) - $3.50/blend
• 3 blends per day (42 blends per box) - $2.96/blend
• 4 meals per week (8 meals per box) - $7.50/meal
• 6 meals per week (12 meals per box) - $7.08/meal
• 9 meals per week (18 meals per box) - $6.53/meal
• 12 meals per week (24 meals per box) - $5.83/meal

Shipping: Ships for $6 per box to the continental United States.

5. Purple Carrot

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About this Subscription:

Purple Carrot is a plant-based meal delivery subscription service that offers DIY meal kits and ready-to-eat prepared meals. Each week, you’ll choose from eight vegan dinner recipes; most can be prepared in about 30-40 minutes.

With a focus on fresh, plant-based ingredients, Purple Carrot stands out from other meal delivery services. It’s a great way to introduce kids to veggies that they’ll actually want to eat, though some of the menu options might be slightly adventurous for picky eaters.

This Kids' Meal Delivery Service Is Best For:

Purple Carrot’s main drawback is its limited weekly menu. However, most kids will love the flavors, which are anything but bland — and adults will love them, too.

Example Meals:

• Portobello tortelloni
• Vegetable fried rice
• Butternut burrito bowl
• Black bean burger
• Black bean-sweet potato skillet

Plans and Pricing:

• 2 or 3 meal kits with 4 servings each: $11 per serving
• 3 or 4 meal kits with 2 servings each: $13.25 per serving
• 6, 8, or 10 prepared meals per week (1 serving): $13 per serving

Shipping: Ships to most of the contiguous United States (you’ll enter your zip code during sign-up to verify that you’re in a delivery area). There’s a $10 shipping fee for orders $99 and under.

6. Kids Snack Box

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About this Subscription:

With Kid Snack Box, snacktime might become your child’s favorite part of the day — if that’s not already the case. This monthly subscription box for kids features 5-8 healthy snacks (like SkinnyPop popcorn, crunchy mini-cookies from Enjoy Life, and organic squeezable applesauce from North Coast).

All selections are approved by Kid Snack Box’s in-house dietitian/nutritionist. Past deliveries have also included granola bars (you might catch yourself sneaking a mini KIND bar out of your child’s stash), fruit and veggie pouches, portable nut butters, and more.

Pack them in your child’s lunchbox, keep a few in your car, or tote them around in a purse or bag to prevent anyone from getting hangry.

This Kids' Meal Delivery Service Is Best For:

The focus here is on snacks, not full meals — but every kid needs the occasional treat, and Kid Snack Box keeps things healthy. If your child has a sweet tooth, this is a fairly healthy way to keep them satisfied.

Example Snacks:

• Hippeas organic chickpea snacks
• Made Good granola minis
• Rx Kids protein bar
• Earth's Best garden veggie straws
• GoGo squeeZ yogurt pouch

Plans and Pricing:

• $15 per box, choose between a monthly plan or a 6-month prepay option

Shipping: Ships to the United States. Sign up here.

7. EveryPlate

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About this Subscription:

EveryPlate is a budget-friendly meal prep kit. By now, you know the drill: You get pre-portioned ingredients and recipe cards in each box, and you’ll have the opportunity to refine your meal selection each week.

Its low price-per-plate sets EveryPlate apart from other kids' meal delivery services. That comes with a few drawbacks: The selection is limited overall, with few organic ingredients. Still, most meals have six simple steps — great for teaching kids to cook — and while the flavors are slightly basic, that’s exactly what most children want (especially picky eaters). And with meals like Southwest Sloppy Joes, Caramelized Onion Burgers, and Easy Chicken Fajitas, the menu is a kidpleaser.

You can choose to subscribe to either the ClassicPlate, VeggiePlate, FamilyPlate, or EasyPlate plan, and can order 3-5 meals per week for 2 or 4 people.

This Kids' Meal Delivery Service Is Best For:

EveryPlate isn’t a great option for vegans or people with food allergies. However, the service offers a vegetarian option, and the recipes are generally on par with more expensive meal kits.

Example Meals:

• BBQ bacon & onion flatbreads
• Fully loaded breakfast tacos
• Cheesy chicken & pepper quesadillas
• Broccoli cheddar bisque
• Pepper jack-stuffed pub burgers

Plans and Pricing:

• 3 meals with 2 servings each: $7.49 per serving
• 3 meals with 4 servings each: $5.99 per serving
• 4 meals with 2 servings each: $6.99 per serving
• 4 meals with 4 servings each: $5.49 per serving
• 5 meals with 2 servings each: $6.49 per serving
• 5 meals with 4 servings each: $4.99 per serving

Shipping: Ships to most of the United States (you’ll enter your zip code during sign-up to verify that you’re in a delivery area). The shipping fee is $9.99 per box.

8. Dinnerly

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About this Subscription:

Dinnerly is a prepare-at-home meal kit designed for busy families — that makes it one of the best meal subscriptions for kids, according to our readers. Each week, you’ll choose from 16 easy recipes; each recipe can be completed in five simple steps.

You won’t find exotic ingredients in your Dinnerly box, but that’s a big part of the appeal: The service is all about simple flavors and quick, low-prep cooking. Kids tend to love it, and according to our reviewers, Dinnerly is a bargain thanks to fresh ingredients and flexible subscription options.

This Kids' Meal Delivery Service Is Best For:

If you’re looking for a basic meal subscription at a budget-friendly price, Dinnerly checks all the right boxes. However, the service offers limited options for vegetarians — and not much at all for vegans. While tags like “no added gluten" and “dairy-free" can help you tailor your selection, Dinnerly isn’t ideal for people with dietary restrictions.

Example Meals:

• BBQ cheeseburger
• Grass-fed ground beef and cheddar quesadillas with corn
• Caramel chicken stir-fry with snow peas and jasmine rice
• Creamy chicken & spinach pasta bake
• Two cheese pizza gnocchi

Plans and Pricing:

• 6 meals with 4 servings each: $1.99 per serving
• 6 meals with 2 servings each: $2.49 per serving
• 4 meals with 4 servings each: $2.35 per serving
• 4 meals with 2 servings each: $2.61 per serving
• 2 meals with 4 servings each: $2.85 per serving
• 2 meals with 2 servings each: $3.21 per serving

Shipping: Ships to most of the contiguous United States (you’ll enter your zip code during sign-up to verify that you’re in a delivery area). The shipping fee is $11.99 per box.

9. Yumi

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The Milestone Plan subscription program will be paused starting the week of April 24, 2023, but is expected to make a return early summer of 2023. In the interim, Yumi will offer one-off bundles of their best-sellers, featuring a variety of stages and flavors.

About this Subscription:

Starting the process of introducing your baby to solid foods? Yumi provides baby food in the form of healthy purees and finger foods to ensure your child’s experience includes organic, non-GMO, low-sugar, and allergen-free options. Everything Yumi makes is organic and free of the eight most common allergens (milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, crustacean shellfish, wheat, and soy). Their menu includes 70 options that rotate weekly and are made fresh in California each week.

First-time eaters may receive thinner, single-ingredient purees like tasty dragonfruit and butternut squash. For infants 6 months and older, there are thicker options like Japanese sweet potato and pear. After seven months, more ingredients are introduced, like purple sweet potato, blackberries, chickpeas, and carrots.

Yumi features a number of options across infancy, divided into stages. Single-ingredient purées for 4 months and up, multi-ingredient smooth purées for 7 months and up, multi-ingredient chunky purées for 9 months and up, and bites/puffs for 11 months and up. All foods are delivered in 4.5 oz. recyclable jars.

This Kids' Meal Delivery Service Is Best For:

For new parents, Yumi is an excellent option for natural, high-quality first foods for their children, even though it’s one of the few subscriptions that can be more expensive than store-bought foods. However, the extra cost might be worth it if you have a fussy eater or a child with allergies.

Example Baby Food:

• Peaches & blackberry chia pudding
• Kabocha squash soup
• Peach crumble bowl
• Zucchini & split pea
• Triple berry pie

Plans and Pricing:

• 16 jar box - $65
• 8 jar box - $35

Shipping: Ships to the United States. Baby Food Boxes ship for a flat rate of $10, and all other items ship for a flat rate of $6.

10. Serenity Kids

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About this Subscription:

Want on-the-go kid-friendly meals that work for babies and toddlers? Check out Serenity Kids! Serenity Kids is the best meal delivery service for grass-fed meat pouches and bone-broth purées for babies and toddlers. They also offer grain-free puffs, dairy-free smoothies, and whole milk toddler formula.

The wonderful thing about Serenity Kids is that you can choose exactly which products you want, how many cases you want, and how often you want it delivered.

This Kids' Meal Delivery Service Is Best For:

Parents who want to introduce ethically sourced, nutrient-dense meat and veggies into their child's diet.

Example Pouches:

• Grass-fed beef with organic kale and sweet potatoes
• Wild-caught salmon with butternut squash and beet
• Free-range chicken with organic peas and carrots
• Berry butternut dairy-free smoothie + protein
• Organic butternut squash and spinach

Plans and Pricing:

• 6 pouches - Starts at $17.56 per delivery

Shipping: Ships to the United States. Orders under $35.00 will receive a flat shipping of $8.00.