gluten-free Meal Delivery

[pdm1981]

I've given up shopping. When researching foods like I'm sure all of us do I stumbled across a meal delivery service called Trifecta Nutrition. They claim to be 100% gluten-free, soy, and dairy free. They have meal plans like classical, vegan, and paleo. I finally gave in and subscribed to the Paleo plan. I need to drop some weight anyway. I just can't stand the worrying and reading labels and researching companies. They're a bit pricey. $149 for 10 meals. I think for breakfast I'll just eat fruit and the other 2 days I'll cook something up. Any body out there ever try any of these services before? They're popping up all over.

[Ennis-TX]

I have done a service like this cooking for other celiac families as a chef and delivering food....from the chef perspective...we go out and buy the same things in stores your SOOO scared of cook them combine them and serve them to you.....we choose the same gluten free certified spices and sauces in stores, select that whole food veggies from the produce section and combine them in our own kitchen making gluten free meals for you and then charging you the labor fees on top of the food cost.

I lost alot of business as of late to prepackaged gluten free meal kits in the freezer sections and making my own mistake of teaching people to cook......old saying goes give a man a fish feed him for a day teach a man to fish and well.......screw yourself out of making money and enabling them to live on their own lol.

[pdm1981]

Time is money, and in most cases, worth more than gold. If they do the research, cooking, and everything involved with being someone with celiac disease, thats okay with me. I'll pay for their time cause that's time I'll never get back. Time I can spend with my daughter, girlfriend, parents that are getting old. That's not just buying food, it's memories. Those are worth more than gold. You like to cook. If I were you and that's your passion, get into this market of meal delivery that is emerging really fast. I cant turn on the TV with out seeing a Blue Apron or Green Chef ad anymore. For people who are tired of reading labels and researching companies, provide them a service that they can depend on. I know how to fish, but maybe I'll leave it up to fishermen. These companies like Freshly, Paleo On the Go, and Trifecta Nutrition aren't anything special. All they do is send you stuff on dry ice. If I knew how to cook(where the food actually tastes good) and possessed the knowledge I do now, you could help someone who is willing to pay for those memories.

[CeliacMommaX2]

Can we trust these companies?  I would love to have the option of a "break" from cooking!!!!  I am so sick of preparing 21 meals every week for the past 3 years with no break.  I really miss the days that I could have my husband grab take out on a particularly busy day and would spend all of my extra spending money on that!!!  I just don't trust anyone... are the meals prepared in a gluten free environment?  Or are those meals simply lacking gluten ingredients...

[Ennis-TX]

1 hour ago, pdm1981 said:

Time is money, and in most cases, worth more than gold. If they do the research, cooking, and everything involved with being someone with celiac disease, thats okay with me. I'll pay for their time cause that's time I'll never get back. Time I can spend with my daughter, girlfriend, parents that are getting old. That's not just buying food, it's memories. Those are worth more than gold. You like to cook. If I were you and that's your passion, get into this market of meal delivery that is emerging really fast. I cant turn on the TV with out seeing a Blue Apron or Green Chef ad anymore. For people who are tired of reading labels and researching companies, provide them a service that they can depend on. I know how to fish, but maybe I'll leave it up to fishermen. These companies like Freshly, Paleo On the Go, and Trifecta Nutrition aren't anything special. All they do is send you stuff on dry ice. If I knew how to cook(where the food actually tastes good) and possessed the knowledge I do now, you could help someone who is willing to pay for those memories.

Funny thing I did several easy chicken dishes today and delivered. All were done using marinara sauce and chicken breast. 1. I marinaded 2 breast in the sauce and grilled them, sliced up and served over a chopped salad and delivered. 2. The other I poured 1 1/2 jars of the sauce in a foil lined baking dish, put 4 breast in it baked 350F covered for 30 mins took them out checked the temperature to make sure they were done, cut them up, put 4 packs of miracle noodles in the sauce with the chopped breast and baked another 15mins for a low carb spaghetti and chicken marinara casserole and delivered that to a luncheon for some teachers.

I got lucky today, had only 1 order all last month. But yes I hear your time is money, if someone else with a passion for it will cook for you so you can enjoy your meal with your family and time with them and not put 1-2 hours into cooking all the better. I enjoy providing for people, serving people, and honestly have an absimal social life. I wish I had more people like you around here to cook for, would make my life easier. Good luck and hopefully  your choices will provide you with peace of mind, good meals, and more time with loved ones.

[pdm1981]

1 hour ago, CeliacMommaX2 said:

Can we trust these companies?  I would love to have the option of a "break" from cooking!!!!  I am so sick of preparing 21 meals every week for the past 3 years with no break.  I really miss the days that I could have my husband grab take out on a particularly busy day and would spend all of my extra spending money on that!!!  I just don't trust anyone... are the meals prepared in a gluten free environment?  Or are those meals simply lacking gluten ingredients...

They claim that they are. I know how you feel. I was making every Sunday a meal prep day and it just gets old. I tried Paleo on the Go and had no issues except that it wasn't that good and the food was always the same. I'm going to give this company a try and hopefully everything works out. Like you said, it all comes down to trust. Hopefully it's legit. I'm going to make posts about this little experiment from taste to weight ioss goals. Even on how I feel. 

[pdm1981]

1 hour ago, Ennis_TX said:

Funny thing I did several easy chicken dishes today and delivered. All were done using marinara sauce and chicken breast. 1. I marinaded 2 breast in the sauce and grilled them, sliced up and served over a chopped salad and delivered. 2. The other I poured 1 1/2 jars of the sauce in a foil lined baking dish, put 4 breast in it baked 350F covered for 30 mins took them out checked the temperature to make sure they were done, cut them up, put 4 packs of miracle noodles in the sauce with the chopped breast and baked another 15mins for a low carb spaghetti and chicken marinara casserole and delivered that to a luncheon for some teachers.

I got lucky today, had only 1 order all last month. But yes I hear your time is money, if someone else with a passion for it will cook for you so you can enjoy your meal with your family and time with them and not put 1-2 hours into cooking all the better. I enjoy providing for people, serving people, and honestly have an absimal social life. I wish I had more people like you around here to cook for, would make my life easier. Good luck and hopefully  your choices will provide you with peace of mind, good meals, and more time with loved ones.

Man, if it's something you really wanted to try, put your feelers out into the Crossfit gyms or celiac disease/gluten-free groups and see what it would take to ship things in dry ice. Maybe even the gluten-free conventions that happen across the country. There may be an opportunity there for you.

[pdm1981]

Trifecta Nutrition says:

Nate Devine Hey PReston, yes our food is 100% gluten free

Our facility is also gluten free, so no chance of cross contamination

  

[Cometmom]

Freshly's is actually very good.  I have a celiac college student and he really likes the meals.  Due to his crazy schedule I had been making him meals for the week and this gives me a break.  Plus he doesn't worry that he will get sick as their facility is gluten free.  So far he has had no reactions to any of them.   I think they are a little less expensive than the other services I've seen.  I only wish they had higher calorie items as he is trying to gain weight.  They average about 525 or so.

[Nikki2777]

I'm somewhere in the middle of the "Man, I'm busy and just want to pop a meal in the microwave" and the "Why are you asking about butter?  I churn my own" camps.  So, I do both and no need to get snarky with either side -- 

The caveat in all this is I don't believe I'm super-sensitive, but I am very careful in my prep.

We use Blue Apron and I have used Green Chef -- still cooking, but you don't have to shop.  Blue Apron is very good with labelling and sometimes I just sub in gluten-free items for their non (e.g., gluten-free Pasta or Soy Sauce).  I'm not sure, but I think that Green Chef is certified gluten-free now.  For prepared, frozen meals, I use some Amy's, some Indian Chef, some Evol, some Trader Joe's...

And speaking of Trader Joe's -- I've found that TJ's makes it very easy to cook super quick, gluten free meals by starting with their foods.  For example, I have a dedicated gluten-free wok and with TJ's riced cauliflower (or microwavable rice, I guess) TJ's lemon pepper chicken or balsamic rosemary chicken, frozen Melodious Blend and Chili Lime Thai Cashews (along with McCormick's Asian Spice, and a little prechopped garlic, and gluten-free Soy Sauce), I can make a delicious chicken stir fry in less than 10 minutes and in one pot so easy to clean. Seriously. LMK if you want more detailed instructions.

The side benefit of wanting things I can no longer get in restaurants is I've had to learn to make them  on my own.  And I'm way too impatient and busy to start from scratch all the time.

[pdm1981]

On 3/7/2018 at 12:33 PM, Nikki2777 said:

I'm somewhere in the middle of the "Man, I'm busy and just want to pop a meal in the microwave" and the "Why are you asking about butter?  I churn my own" camps.  So, I do both and no need to get snarky with either side -- 

The caveat in all this is I don't believe I'm super-sensitive, but I am very careful in my prep.

We use Blue Apron and I have used Green Chef -- still cooking, but you don't have to shop.  Blue Apron is very good with labelling and sometimes I just sub in gluten-free items for their non (e.g., gluten-free Pasta or Soy Sauce).  I'm not sure, but I think that Green Chef is certified gluten-free now.  For prepared, frozen meals, I use some Amy's, some Indian Chef, some Evol, some Trader Joe's...

And speaking of Trader Joe's -- I've found that TJ's makes it very easy to cook super quick, gluten free meals by starting with their foods.  For example, I have a dedicated gluten-free wok and with TJ's riced cauliflower (or microwavable rice, I guess) TJ's lemon pepper chicken or balsamic rosemary chicken, frozen Melodious Blend and Chili Lime Thai Cashews (along with McCormick's Asian Spice, and a little prechopped garlic, and gluten-free Soy Sauce), I can make a delicious chicken stir fry in less than 10 minutes and in one pot so easy to clean. Seriously. LMK if you want more detailed instructions.

The side benefit of wanting things I can no longer get in restaurants is I've had to learn to make them  on my own.  And I'm way too impatient and busy to start from scratch all the time.

I'm writing about my experience with this company in the post Trifecra Nutrition Meal Delivery Journey . I just finished a week. I'm a terrrible cook and used a bottle of ketchup and hot sauce a week to make things edible. It's just way too easy to pop something in the microwave for 3 minutes and a good meal is ready to eat.