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[quote=Anonymous]I did a bunch of reading on dinner prep businesses recently (love the idea), and I hadn't thought of this, but one of the articles mentioned they source their supplies and food from Sysco or similar food vendors. So their vegetables all come pre chopped  (which frequently means additives to keep them in good shape while frozen), it isn't the same quality you would necessarily buy depending on your personal preferences, etc.

That really turned me off. Part of the point of Home cooked meals is me knowing all the ingredients are fresh and minimal additives/preservatives. According to this article, they aren't prepping the most of the stuff, they are buying prepared ingredients and you are combining them. I also wondered about the freeze/thaw/freeze thing. Usually quality goes down the more times you thaw and freeze.

I ended up doing Once a month meals at home (using the website by the same name) and love it. It obviously is a ton more work because you have to buy the groceries (Peapod?), do all the prep, clean the dishes, deal with kids at home, etc. But I like that they are truly home cooked meals that I know the source of the ingredients, I can buy my preferred quality level, and I have thousands of recipes to pick from. I have been doing  it about 7 months now. The first month was brutal because I didn't follow instructions well (key is to make two of each item, you really get double the meals in not much more time). Last month though I got 31 meals in about 8 hours (not including grocery shopping but everything else such as prep and dishes was included). I break it over 2 days and it isn't bad.[/quote]

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