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RealEats Meal Delivery Review


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Located in Geneva, New York RealEats is a food delivery service that specializes in healthy, fresh food that can be prepared quickly. The company currently delivers to customers in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
 
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RealEats - Overview

RealEats was initially created by a single father who wanted to help busy people find a way to cook healthy meals for their families without spending a lot of time in the kitchen. The company prepares fresh meals at its licensed facility and vacuum seals them into individual pouches. Customers receive their meals within a couple of days of ordering them. Pouches can be heated in the microwave or by submerging them in boiling water for about 6 minutes. Real Eats pouches stay fresh in the refrigerator for about 7 days. The company does not recommend freezing the pouches because they are meant to be consumed fresh for best taste and optimum nutrition. 

RealEats' menus feature dishes from a range of global cuisines. New recipes are added weekly. All ingredients are minimally processed, non-GMO, responsibly-sourced, and never frozen.

Screenshot from realeats.com September 23, 2020

The Menu

Real Eats offers breakast and dinner selections. The company prides itself on the freshness of its meals. Located in the Finger Lakes, New York agricultural district, Real Eats sources seasonal ingredients locally when possible.

Real Eats organizes its meal options into three sections to help customers select easily. You can browse featured weekly selections, review all breakfast choices, or check out their entire dinner offering. Each selection comes with a description and full nutrition facts so users can get all the information possible before making a choice. 

 

Meal Subscription Services

RealEats has two types of plans, a dinner plan, and a dinner and breakfast plan. Customers can order a set number of meals for the week. The RealEats dinner only plan can be customized to 4, 6, 8, or 12 meals a week. The company's combination dinner and breakfast plan can be customized to 4, 8, or 12 meals a week  All plans include free delivery via Fed Ex or UPS.

How Much Does It Cost You?

RealEats customers are charged weekly for their orders. Your subscription continues until you cancel or change it. Customers can opt to skip a week if they provide prior notice by the cut-off date and time specified in their agreements. 

Dinner Plans

4 Meal Plan $13.99 / dinner  $55.96 / week
6 Meal Plan $12.99 / dinner  $77.94 / week
8 Meal Plan $11.99 / dinner  $95.92 / week
12 Meal Plan $10.99 / dinner  $131.88 / week

Dinner and Breakfast Plans

4 Meal Plan $9.49 / meal $37.96 / week
6 Meal Plan $8.99 / meal  $53.94 / week
8 Meal Plan $8.49 / meal $67.92/ week
12 Meal Plan $7.99 / meal  95.88 / week

What’s Included in the Box?

  • Each meal generally has a protein and two sides, delivered in vacuum-sealed pouches 
  • Ice packs keep your meals fresh
  • Information on chefs, farmers, ingredients, and community

Screenshot from realeats.com September 23, 2020

Shipping and Delivery

Shipping is free on all orders, though RealEats customers cannot set their own delivery dates. Meals are ordered on Mondays and will either arrive Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on the customer's zip code. The shipping box is thermal-regulated and contains ice packs so food stays fresh during transit. RealEats also offers online package tracking.  

Support Services

  • Customer service is available at 1-855-695-6387 during regular business hours EST.

Final Thoughts on RealEats

RealEats is a great option for singles and families who want healthy, fresh meals that can be ready in 6 minutes or less. You can skip the shopping and the chopping with the company's ready-made selections. Customer feedback on RealEats has been largely positive, with subscribers praising the quality and taste of the food, as well as the ease of preparation. RealEats has been favorably mentioned by such outlets as Good Day New York, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal. 

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15 Customer Comments & Reviews

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beansee
1/12/2022
Food was good but we had to make a bologna sandwich when finished dinner…. The protein was an ok size although small and the sides were like 3 pieces broccoli or 1/2 cup rice. Come on guys increase the amount of the sides if not anything else….I’m going to have to cancel until there are some improvements.

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ChuckY
10/4/2021
Quality was fine. It was the quantity that got me, and what made me so mad. The actual meal was half the side of the advertising and would never fill up anyone besides a small kid. The prices here are 10% lower than what they are today, btw. No value for the money.

jsmith1287
6/9/2021
Food was fine, only few that came undercooked. Meals would more often than not arrive late. When contacted, customer service didn't seem to understand the issue. They had no plans to correct the problem, or apologies to offer. All I would get in response was a canned "We're working with our shipping supplier." and "Let us know if it arrives warm.". Going in to the summer months, I can't trust this service to deliver something that might have food poisoning.

Steve M
4/10/2021
$13.00 per meal, for the 6 meal plan, is just too expensive. I used to get the Freshley meals (I don't know which company was first) and I eventually had to cancel because I had to tighten my budget. A 6 meal plan there came to about $10.00 per meal. (You may want to try that, Dareitus. It's cheaper and they come in a sealed tray that you can pop in the microwave and then eat right out of. No boiling pouches or cleaning dishes. And the food is good.) Anyway, if I could get a plan like these for like $7.00 per meal, then I would definitely go back to it. But that is probably not feasible at the same quality level, I guess.

dareitus
10/22/2019
I suffer from anxiety, depression and PTSD and find even some of the most simple tasks overwhelming. RealEats has provided a way for me to get healthy meals without anxiety inducing trips to the grocery store or overwhelming meal preparation. Conventional plans often went bad in the fridge while I struggled to find the effort to cook them but RealEats is easier to cook than instant ramen. I do wish the portions were a tad larger but the meals are plenty satisfying as is. I can't stress enough how important RealEats has been in helping me eat a healthy diet over the fast food and take out I had been eating (on the nights I didn't just skip dinner all together).

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