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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the info! Can you tell me more about V&B? Also considering them. Lots of variety? How far in advance do you order? How late can you order? Is it drop off or boxed and UPS?

We are two empty nesters and trying to cover about four meals per week. Then I cook one nite, spouse cooks one nite, then restaurant one nite. Sorta the “About Last Night” plan if you get the reference!

I would say V+B has a fair, but not great amount of variety. You can check out their menus for the current and following week on their website: https://vegetableandbutcher.com/

Orders for the following week must be placed by 9:00 pm Fridays. It’s definitely a good option if you want 4 meals per week. It’s dropped off in a cooler bag in the wee hours of the morning so you can have a fresh breakfast or take a lunch to work if you pick those options. Just leave out the prior delivery’s cooler bag on delivery day, and they take it back. Every meal we’ve had from there has been outstanding—their vegetables are extremely fresh, and I’m amazed by how tasty vegan dressings can be. We’re omnivores, but I enjoy the vegan meals just as much as the ones with meat.

Just checked them out -- I think I will try V&B first before investing in the Tovala system. Thanks for the thoughtful replies!

Let me know what you think.

First meal delivery is scheduled for this Monday! I'm so excited, thanks again!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the info! Can you tell me more about V&B? Also considering them. Lots of variety? How far in advance do you order? How late can you order? Is it drop off or boxed and UPS?

We are two empty nesters and trying to cover about four meals per week. Then I cook one nite, spouse cooks one nite, then restaurant one nite. Sorta the “About Last Night” plan if you get the reference!

I would say V+B has a fair, but not great amount of variety. You can check out their menus for the current and following week on their website: https://vegetableandbutcher.com/

Orders for the following week must be placed by 9:00 pm Fridays. It’s definitely a good option if you want 4 meals per week. It’s dropped off in a cooler bag in the wee hours of the morning so you can have a fresh breakfast or take a lunch to work if you pick those options. Just leave out the prior delivery’s cooler bag on delivery day, and they take it back. Every meal we’ve had from there has been outstanding—their vegetables are extremely fresh, and I’m amazed by how tasty vegan dressings can be. We’re omnivores, but I enjoy the vegan meals just as much as the ones with meat.

Just checked them out -- I think I will try V&B first before investing in the Tovala system. Thanks for the thoughtful replies!

Let me know what you think.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the info! Can you tell me more about V&B? Also considering them. Lots of variety? How far in advance do you order? How late can you order? Is it drop off or boxed and UPS?

We are two empty nesters and trying to cover about four meals per week. Then I cook one nite, spouse cooks one nite, then restaurant one nite. Sorta the “About Last Night” plan if you get the reference!

I would say V+B has a fair, but not great amount of variety. You can check out their menus for the current and following week on their website: https://vegetableandbutcher.com/

Orders for the following week must be placed by 9:00 pm Fridays. It’s definitely a good option if you want 4 meals per week. It’s dropped off in a cooler bag in the wee hours of the morning so you can have a fresh breakfast or take a lunch to work if you pick those options. Just leave out the prior delivery’s cooler bag on delivery day, and they take it back. Every meal we’ve had from there has been outstanding—their vegetables are extremely fresh, and I’m amazed by how tasty vegan dressings can be. We’re omnivores, but I enjoy the vegan meals just as much as the ones with meat.

Just checked them out -- I think I will try V&B first before investing in the Tovala system. Thanks for the thoughtful replies!

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the info! Can you tell me more about V&B? Also considering them. Lots of variety? How far in advance do you order? How late can you order? Is it drop off or boxed and UPS?

We are two empty nesters and trying to cover about four meals per week. Then I cook one nite, spouse cooks one nite, then restaurant one nite. Sorta the “About Last Night” plan if you get the reference!

I would say V+B has a fair, but not great amount of variety. You can check out their menus for the current and following week on their website: https://vegetableandbutcher.com/

Orders for the following week must be placed by 9:00 pm Fridays. It’s definitely a good option if you want 4 meals per week. It’s dropped off in a cooler bag in the wee hours of the morning so you can have a fresh breakfast or take a lunch to work if you pick those options. Just leave out the prior delivery’s cooler bag on delivery day, and they take it back. Every meal we’ve had from there has been outstanding—their vegetables are extremely fresh, and I’m amazed by how tasty vegan dressings can be. We’re omnivores, but I enjoy the vegan meals just as much as the ones with meat.

Thanks for all the info! Can you tell me more about V&B? Also considering them. Lots of variety? How far in advance do you order? How late can you order? Is it drop off or boxed and UPS?

We are two empty nesters and trying to cover about four meals per week. Then I cook one nite, spouse cooks one nite, then restaurant one nite. Sorta the “About Last Night” plan if you get the reference!

I got one when our college-aged athlete son came home over the summer.

Pros:
-Oven is fairly cheap if you take advantage of all the offers. Ours was $99, I believe
-The meals you order from them are quite tasty, and they have a decent variety. I think the price is reasonable for what you get. Each meal was two dinner servings for me, a middle-aged woman, but just lunch sized for DS.
-Works well for toasting and reheating.
-Most of the recipes on the app for cooking your own food are good.
-I haven’t tried scanning and cooking the affiliated products from TJs, Annie’s, etc., but there are a lot and that’s a nice feature for well prepared fast meals.

Cons:
-Lots of packaging if you order the meals. I hate this so rarely order any more.
-Steaming function is underwhelming if you are cooking your own stuff.
-They rarely add new recipes to the app.

Overall, it’s a fun toy, like a very sophisticated easy-bake oven. We mostly use it as an extra toaster and leftover reheated these days. When we are feeling too lazy or overwhelmed to want to cook, we’ve started ordering from Vegetable+Butcher, a DC-based company that offers very tasty and healthy meals that are either vegan or vegan-based plus meat. V+B has minimal packaging and no cold packs, which I love.

Empty nesters who don't want to cook anymore looking for a way out.....