Dinner to go delivered to your home: A busy mum puts four meal subscriptions to the test

Tired of dishing up endless dinners, Sharon Ní Chonchúir decided to check out four meal-subscription companies. She was surprised by the delicious, high-quality food they supplied. But all this convenience comes at a cost

Sharon Ní Chonchúir cooks up a storm at home with minimum effort thanks to a meal subscription service. Picture: Richard Smallwood

I’M THE cook in my family and there’s one question I’ve come to dread over the past year and a half: ‘What’s for dinner?’. Even though I usually enjoy cooking, with everyone stuck at home, day in and day out, lockdown turned meal making into a daily drudge.

I know there are thousands out there like me. People who wish they could eat healthily without having to deal with the hassle of planning, shopping, and cooking meals. Some of us order takeaway food instead. But takeaways are a limited option, from a financial and health point of view.