Factor Meal Delivery Review

Factor - Overview

Factor offers a variety of health-conscious meal delivery options including Ketogenic, Paleo, gluten-free, low-carb, and dairy-free. Customers can choose 4, 6, 8, 12, or 18 meals a week, mixing and matching between all of the above options that are contained in the current menu. The company does not freeze their dishes but ships them in state of the art, zero-oxygen packaging that inhibits the growth of microorganisms. These packages are recyclable, made of insulated crystallizable polyethylene terephthalate, and cooled in transit by gel packs so they stay fresh even when traveling long distances. Meals arrive Monday - Wednesday and need just to be heated in the microwave or oven. Factor offers options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 

Factor has a nutrition team of registered dietitians dedicated to personalizing a customer’s journey toward optimal health. 20-minute weekly consults are available (the first one is complimentary!), and each customer can purchase additional levels of nutrition coaching and DNA testing.

Types of Diets

KETOGENIC - Diet consists of low carb intake, medium protein level, and high levels of "high quality" fat. Theoretically this diet causes your liver to produce "ketones" which your body uses as fuel instead of glucose. These ketones use the high quality fat in the food as fuel and thusly can improve lipid levels. Some of the benefits can include increased endurance, better mental focus and cardiovascular health.

PALEO -  This diet attributes inflammation to starch, sugar, and modern processed food and thus attempts to replicate a diet more similar to what our ancestors ate on the barren and frozen ice-age tundra, but, of course, using modern, food safety standards of hygiene, cleanliness, and storage. This includes lean protein, healthy fats, lower-glycemic carbs, and organic vegetables and fruits. Benefits can include better sleep, gastrointestinal health, more energy, and less inflammation. 

GLUTEN-FREE - Diet eliminating any grain or processed items containing gluten, including wheat, barley, and rye. This type of diet is absolutely crucial to those afflicted with Celiac Disease. 

ORGANIC - Organic foods avoid the fertilizers, pesticides, additives, and growth regulators associated with modern agricultural techniques. This includes organic produce, free range poultry, pork, and meat, as well as wild caught fish not spawned in fish farms.  Benefits can include better taste and avoidance of certain chemicals and pesticides. 

Delivery and Subscription Model

Factor offers 5 different plan options. Customers do not need to be home to receive delivery as the boxes are insulated and will maintain freshness. In most cases the meals will be there when you return home from work. Boxes can also be sent to work at any commercial address. Plans work on a subscription model, and customers can pause delivery for up to two weeks in advance on the website. The cut off time for pausing delivery is midnight Wednesday Central Time the week prior to delivery. Customers' payment method will be charged on a weekly basis each Thursday prior to delivery indefinitely, until the service is canceled. 

Plans

Factor - Conclusion

Factor is an excellent option for those looking to pursue a ketogenic, paleo, gluten-free, or organic lifestyle. These diets can carry many benefits, including increased energy and mental sharpness, as well as cardiovascular health and weight loss. Factor makes it easy to choose these kinds of dishes and offers an extremely flexible schedule of plans that can accommodate those who want partially commit, to those who want to eat their products for basically every meal. The company's subscription model is straightforward, customers are billed every Thursday for the next week's food until they cancel. All in all, a convenient and easy way to gain access to these kinds of specialized diets.