All meal delivery services are convenient because they eliminate the need to leave your house, but the number of add-on items Purple Carrot offers almost makes you feel like you’d never even need to grocery shop. Best of all, everything it offers is 100 percent vegan, so you don’t need to double-check ingredient labels. There are refrigerated meatless burgers, yummy desserts, blended juices, cereals and other breakfast items, and snacks like crackers, chips, and hummus.
The meals are all completely vegan, and while not all are gluten- or allergen-free, you can check the labels online ahead of time, where the top eight allergens are listed, explains Beale.
“I love Greek food and anything with tzatziki, so I was excited about the Tzatziki Rice Bowl With Zucchini Salad,” Beale says. “I wasn’t sure about the zucchini salad because sometimes zucchini noodles can hold a lot of water and make things soggy, but this turned out delicious.” All of the meals we tried were tasty, filling, and packed with veggies, whether they were ready to eat or needed to be cooked.
The ready-to-cook meals are simple to prepare, though some do contain a lot of carbs, which could be an issue for people following certain diets. “I tried the Thai Peanut Fried Rice With Super Greens. I liked that I could see the vegetables ─ broccoli, kale, edamame, corn, carrots, and mushrooms. It had spice (from red chili flakes), but not too much,” adds Beale. While we appreciated the careful packaging, we were discouraged to see every single ingredient wrapped separately in plastic.
