Week 5: Sun Basket
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| A promotional photo of their box from Dribble |
Biggest Perk: A bag and a protein. Big flavor.
On a 5 star rating (low to high):
Flavor:*****
Price: $$$
Portion:****
Variety: ****
Prep (Difficult to Easy): *****
Website: ****
Sustainability? SB is a farm-to-table seasonal sustainable box.
Promo used: "HNYE173FREE" was they're promotional "3 meals free" from their website.
Other Codes? SEARCH3 (50% off)
Shipping: They do charge $5.99 shipping on your regular orders. This arrived in a slightly non-traditional box in that the lid was a tuck in lid (like a toy box). Each recipe had a medium grocery bag (labeled) and a protein. There were 2 items not in the bags (a bag of salad mix, and the large flatbread), but in general this company is a bag and a protein. The packaging came with stickers to roll up the insulation for the recycle bin.
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| This is what i grabbed from the refrigerator to prep Dish 1 |
The Recipes: This one FELT fancy. We chose a thai curry dish, a Turnip soup dish with preserved lemon and parmesan flatbread, and a seared tuna steaks dish, ALL soy free. These recipe cards were about half the size of most meal services.
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| This is the "grocery bag" unpacked |
Prep/Time: Our set of recipes ranged from 20-40 minutes. There was some pre-prep (our steak was already sliced, our cashews toasted). This did re-use the cooking pan
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| This was our first dish:Thai Steak Panang Curry served with Jasmine Rice. It took 20 minutes to make and was super delicious. |
Price: This is in the mid-range. It normally runs ~$75/box shipped.
Variety: Recipes change weekly, and we could choose 3 from 10 entrees and 1 breakfast dish. They offer specific menus (vegetarian, gluten free, paleo, etc). We chose the standard "chef's choice". Every recipe was labeled for special restrictions (like my own "soy-free" concern) which was nice.
Variety: Recipes change weekly, and we could choose 3 from 10 entrees and 1 breakfast dish. They offer specific menus (vegetarian, gluten free, paleo, etc). We chose the standard "chef's choice". Every recipe was labeled for special restrictions (like my own "soy-free" concern) which was nice.
Cancelling: You have to call a phone number(1-855-204-7597), which is not my favorite. All other changes to your account can be done online.
Overall: I really liked this box, and flavor scored high with the whole family. It was just the right amount of pre-prep and organization.
Extras? One of the interesting things i noticed was in the standard function of "skipping meals", they give you the option to donate your box which i thought was a cool idea. Their website also includes lifestyle tips for fitness, health, and cleaning. They also have options for text alerts to tell you when the last day to customize your menu is each week. We also received a guide for choosing your cooking oils.
Extras? One of the interesting things i noticed was in the standard function of "skipping meals", they give you the option to donate your box which i thought was a cool idea. Their website also includes lifestyle tips for fitness, health, and cleaning. They also have options for text alerts to tell you when the last day to customize your menu is each week. We also received a guide for choosing your cooking oils.
Next Week, we'll be trying out Marley Spoon!
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