Factor_ Meal Kit Review

by Marne Orenich, MSA Content Specialist, Takeout Queen
March 3, 2021| 8 comments

About Factor_

Plans & Pricing

Choose from five weekly plans that get cheaper the more you order. Add-ons are available for an extra cost.

• $60.00 for four meals/week ($15.00/meal)
• $77.00 for six meals/week ($12.83/meal)
• $99.00 for eight meals/week ($12.83/meal)
• $138.00 for 12 meals/week ($11.50/meal)
• $198.00 for 18 meals/week ($11.00/meal)

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Preferences & Allergens

What makes Factor_ a popular meal delivery subscription?

Factor_ offers a variety of options. Their meals span the gamut of dietary restrictions and popular diets, like keto, paleo, low-carb, slow carb, low sodium, low calorie, vegetarian, high protein and plant-based. You can also filter out allergens and customize for your preferred level of spiciness. There’s little preparation (other than opening the packages) and everything can be warmed in an oven or microwave. There’s almost no clean up, an added bonus for busy people looking to enjoy delicious, nutrient-rich meals that adhere to their eating plans.

Signing up

Once you put in your email address, zip code, and select a plan, it’s easy to choose your meals. Simply add the amount of each meal you’d like below the photo. As it gets closer to the delivery date, some meals can sell out and that will be noted.

There’s also a filter at the top left that allows you to choose your dietary needs.

When you hover over a meal, you can click to check out the ingredients & nutritional information.

Once you click in, you’ll see all the pertinent information like ingredients, nutrition facts, and serving size, as well as a description of the meal.

Once you’ve chosen your meals you’ll see the add-on page. Here, you can select extra fish, meat, granola, keto or protein “power packs”, and even wellness shots.

Skipping weeks is easy. You’ll find it under your account settings as “future deliveries.”

My First Delivery and Meals

The meals come in microwave/oven safe trays with a cardboard sleeve.

Meatless Walnut Cauliflower Bolognese (Paleo, Plant-Based, Vegetarian)

Although it was quite wet after I took it out of the oven, I thoroughly enjoyed this walnut cauliflower bolognese over zucchini noodles. At first glance, I thought the zucchini wouldn’t be enough, but after plating, it was plenty. The walnut in the sauce provided a wonderful crunch that I’d never think to add on my own.

Quinoa Breakfast Skillet (Vegetarian)

My boyfriend Kurt and I split this one morning for a light breakfast even though it is a serving for one. I was actually impressed with the size of this meal since I probably wouldn’t make this amount of scrambled cage-free eggs for myself. I never thought to make quinoa for breakfast but it was super good with the black beans, zucchini, and red bell peppers that were added. This has inspired new breakfast ideas in me.

Paleo BBQ Salmon (Paleo)

This was the only recipe I chose that is marked as two servings. I will say that I find that shocking since I easily ate it all myself and I don’t think a tray of prepared food like this should ever contain more than one serving. Who would eat half of this and save the rest for later? Not me. That aside, I loved this dish. The salmon tasted fresh, the green beans were great, and even though I don’t love sweet potato, the mash was smooth and tasty. What I liked the most though was the BBQ sauce on the salmon. Honestly, some of the best I’ve ever had! If someone put this in front of me and told me they just made it, I’d believe it. This meal is close to worth the $12.83 cost for me since salmon can be pricy and it would take me about 30 minutes to make the whole thing.

Spiced Lentils with Sweet Potato Mash (Plant-Based, Vegetarian)

I love Brussels sprouts, so this was an easy win for me even if there is mashed sweet potato involved. I also love lentils and eat them as much as possible. The three main ingredients make up quite a bouquet of textures. The sprouts are halved and still crisp instead of soggy. The lentils bring some solid bits into the creamy mashed sweet potato. I think the flavor hit well here and even though I added some salt and pepper to the sprouts, they tasted fresh.

Sweet and Sour Cauliflower

This meal looks so good to me but I just am not the right person for it. I’m not a fan of sweet and sour flavors at all and this cauliflower is just slathered in it. There are chunks of pineapple and green pepper with coconut sugar mingling with the crunchy cauliflower to make up the main portion of this dish. The brown rice was cooked really well and tasted as I had just prepared it. Sadly I had to pass this beauty on to my roommate Tony who seemed to enjoy it.

Nutrition Coaching

When you subscribe to Factor_, you receive a free 20-minute consultation with one of their dietitians that can help you create a personalized nutrition plan.

As a subscriber, you have the option to purchase a month-to-month plan of coaching sessions including your own wellness coach, a digital diet dashboard, and a virtual food log for $139/month. You can also purchase a three-month option for $99/month.

My Verdict

Being able to pop a fresh-made meal into the oven or microwave for less than five minutes and have a complete dinner is kinda nice. I found these meals to be delicious and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality. I’m really bad at nutrition as well and these are portion-controlled and seem generally quite healthy, especially if you’re following a diet like keto or paleo. If you have the money, but not the time or energy for meal prepping, I think Factor_ is a great option.

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