Top 7 Keto Diet Meal Delivery Services (2020 Update)

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Written by: Sophie Tomlinson on Nov 14th, 2020

Following a keto diet effectively can be a real challenge. To keep things interesting (and tasty) and to make sure you’re sticking to all the rules of this lifestyle, it’s definitely worth considering subscribing to a meal delivery service that offers a specific keto meal plan.

It turns out that many meal delivery services actually do offer keto plans! When the meal delivery kit service idea first took off in the US, companies mostly offered general food solutions. As consumers demands have become stronger and as more and more people are following specific diets, companies have responded with plans to attract all sorts of eaters – including those following a ketogenic (keto) or low-carb diet.

At its most basic, anyone following a keto diet eats low-carbohydrate, high-fat foods and also ensures their body gets enough protein. The idea is that the body produces ketones, which are created from a breakdown of fat in the liver. These ketones are used as energy and the body enters a state of “ketosis,” which happens when food intake is low. By keeping carbs to a minimum, the body is kept in a unique metabolic state that causes weight loss to occur.

These are my favorite keto-friendly meal kits:

Green Chef – Delicious, innovative, and completely organic.
Home Chef – Quick, easy, and tasty food.
HelloFresh – Varied and delicious menus with lots of delivery availability.
Diet-to-Go – Low-calorie meals to help reach weight loss goals.
Sun Basket – Fresh ingredients and lots of customization options.
Purple Carrot – Plant-based food that’s perfect for vegetarians and vegans.
Fresh and Easy – Fully-prepared ingredients for the quickest cook times.

Green Chef is proud to only offer organic ingredients in all its meals, and is USDA-approved as a guarantee. Green Chef also does a great job catering to anyone following a keto diet with a specific keto plan. It takes all the hassle out of following a low-carbohydrate plan.

The keto meals are satisfying, nutritious, and really tasty. They are also all certified gluten-free and, in fact, the company is the first to have received gluten-free certification from the Gluten Intolerance Group’s GFFS program.

The keto plan is available as a two-person plan and includes three dinners, giving you a total of six meals each week.

Green Chef takes its “green” credentials seriously. The company tries to make as much of its packing as eco-friendly as possible. Green Chef delivers all across the continental US.

Green Chef offers the following plans:

These Green Chef keto meals really hit the spot:

Sesame-crusted tuna with sautéed mushrooms, snap peas, bok choy, and cashews.
Steak fajita salad.
Cumin-ancho pork tenderloins with sautéed onion, cabbage & carrot slaw, jicama with pepitas.

Home Chef has a great selection of low-carb dishes that make it a great meal kit delivery service for anyone following a keto diet. Throw in the top quality, farm-fresh ingredients used in every meal and it’s easy to see why this is one of our top choices. Another benefit? The meals are all really easy to cook with simple-to-follow recipes that are great for beginners and experts alike.

The food tends towards classic home cooking, but they have the added advantage of being able to upgrade or customize the protein in each dish. If you want to make any changes, such as choosing better-quality meat or doubling the protein portion in your meal selection, just use the “customize it” option and make it your own. You won’t be sorry you did!

The company delivers throughout the country to the 48 continental states.

Other great things from the Home Chef menu are:

Calorie-conscious meals.
Oven-ready dishes.
5-minute lunch choices.
Premium meals.

These Home Chef keto meals really hit the spot:

Maple cranberry bone-in pork chop with rosemary brussels sprouts and turnips.
Roasted salmon with ginger-scallion sauce and charred green beans.
Spinach-artichoke chicken with roasted broccoli and radishes.

HelloFresh is one of the oldest meal kit delivery services around and it offers a huge array of meals. While it doesn’t have a keto-specific plan, it does offer “Carb Smart” options that are designed to help reduce carb intake. HelloFresh also offers a selection of dietician-approved meals.

HelloFresh offers 20 recipes each week, which means you’re sure to find a great range of dishes to fit in with your keto lifestyle. The meals are also designed to go from prep to serving in about 30 minutes.

Meals start at $7.49 per serving. There are also Gourmet meals available at an extra charge, and Oven Ready meals that take all the prep off your shoulders so you can enjoy delicious, good-for-your-lifestyle food whenever you want it.

These HelloFresh keto meals really hit the spot:

Diet-to-Go is another meal prep delivery service veteran and has been feeding people for over 25 years! As you can tell from the name, all the meals are designed to help people achieve their weight-loss or weight-management goals while still eating delicious food. It’s so good, you won’t notice that it’s low cal and really healthy.

Anyone following the keto diet should head straight to the Keto-Carb30 plan. It’s based on an Atkins-style low-carb diet, and basically means that the carbs in every meal have been replaced with fats such as cheese, meat, fish, seafood, and eggs. The best bit of this plan (apart from it making it easy to follow a keto-lifestyle) is that if you stick with it you are guaranteed to only be eating an average of 30 net carbs each day.

Diet-to-Go offers everything you need for healthy eating throughout the day including breakfast, lunch, and dinner options. With a great range of meals, including American classics and European, Mexican, and Italian fare to name just a few choices, you’ll never be at a loss for what to eat.

These Diet-to-Go keto meals really hit the spot:

Sun Basket is one of the more pricey meal kit delivery services on the market, but the price is easy to justify once you take a look at the big portions, the exciting food options, and the great customization options.

For anyone following a keto diet, there’s an easy option to switch the protein source for any meal. This means you can opt for a different type of protein i.e. swap fish for meat, or turkey for beef. You can also upgrade to an organic meat option if you don’t mind spending a little extra. There is also a good range of non-meat proteins if you’re looking for a less meat-heavy way to get your calories in.

While there isn’t a keto-specific plan, Sun Basket offers carb-conscious meals with 35g net carbs (or less) and at least 20g of protein per serving.

The recipes are also really easy to follow and the site has a great “Tips and Techniques” section that are perfect for anyone who is not exactly an expert in the kitchen. If you don’t want to do any cooking at all, Sun Basket recently added an Oven-Ready healthy meal option.

These Sun Basket keto meals really hit the spot:

Thai turkey lettuce cups.
Vietnamese shaking beef with muoi tieu chanh sauce.
Green goddess steak salad with roasted carrots.

Keeping to a keto-lifestyle as a vegan or vegetarian is a little bit of a challenge, but it can definitely be done. Having Purple Carrot in your corner makes it even easier. The company offers a great range of high-protein meals that won’t make you feel like you are missing out on meat, poultry, eggs, or dairy.

In fact, Purple Carrot offers a High Protein plan that’s ideal for keto adherents, and there’s also a Low-Carb plan for extra choice.

Purple Carrot may not feature meat or poultry, but there’s a great range of alternative proteins, such as tofu, seitan, and tempeh that will keep you feeling full.

The company says it believes in breaking boundaries. I think that anyone who has ever wanted to give vegan food a try before will find this meal delivery kit is breaking boundaries in terms of taste and creativity. “Eat what you love, but eat more plants,” says Purple Carrot. That’s great advice to live by!

These Purple Carrot keto meals really hit the spot:

Sesame-encrusted tofu with spicy broccoli.
Baked cauliflower parmesan with zucchini & crispy butter beans.
Tandoori spiced tofu with apricot pilaf & mango chutney.

Fresh and Easy from Home Chef does things a little differently than other meal kit delivery services. You don’t have to choose a plan at sign up. Instead, each week you choose the meals you want, with each of them coming in at a different price point.

There is a carb-conscious option at sign up. You can also indicate which foods you would like to avoid (for example, wheat). There’s an option for free shipping on orders over $49, which is also a really big plus. You can also change out your proteins.

Fresh and Easy is ideal for anyone who prides themselves on always putting their health first but doesn’t have the time to take care of the little details. With Fresh and Easy, you can stop sweating the small stuff and start enjoying great food with no hassle.

These Fresh and Easy keto meals really hit the spot:

Mushroom and Swiss beef cavatappi with bacon and green onions.
Vietnamese turkey meatballs.
Chicken lazone with zucchini and red peppers.

Keto FAQs

What are the advantages of the keto diet?

The biggest benefit of the keto diet is that it puts the body into a state of ketosis that causes rapid weight loss very quickly. To reach this state, you have to follow the diet correctly (which isn’t always easy), but there are many benefits including improved blood pressure, more balanced blood sugar levels, and reduced cholesterol. It can also help to reduce appetite (encouraging more weight loss) and lower triglycerides.

What can you eat on a keto diet?

The main thing to keep in mind with the keto diet is keeping your carb intake very low. This means that anyone following a keto lifestyle will be eating a lot of fats, medium amounts of protein, and almost no carbs. Great things to eat include cheese, poultry, meat, avocados, and coconut oil. Then there’s nuts, seeds, dairy, olive oil, fish, seafood, and low carb veggies like kale, broccoli, and cauliflower. It might seem like the keto diet would be restrictive, but once you get into it you can be really creative while eating high-quality, healthy ingredients.

What are the main advantages of using a keto meal delivery service?

Following any specific dietary lifestyle, including keto, can be challenging. As well as coming up with enough creative ideas to make sure you feel full and satisfied, it’s hard to find time to invest in planning, shopping, and preparing our meals. It’s no surprise that so many people embark on a diet like keto with huge enthusiasm that slowly dies away as they realize how hard it is to maintain.

With a meal kit delivery service, that difficulty is a thing of the past. Someone else is doing all the hard work for you, from coming up with creative and delicious ideas to shopping and even prepping the ingredients (and sometimes even the cooking!).

Even better, they do the difficult job of making sure you are adhering to the many rules of your particular diet, without giving up on taste or – most importantly – your nutritional and health needs. Using a meal kit delivery service means you can be sure you are eating balanced and healthy meals that will enable you to follow your keto diet with ease.

Bottom Line

There are so many tasty, easy options if you’re in the market for a keto meal kit delivery service. In fact, you’ll be spoilt for choice! Which service you choose depends on your lifestyle, your budget, and how much effort (if any) you want to put into getting your food from the delivery box to the table. You can cook up a complete meal, or you can order a completely pre-prepared dish that you just have to heat up.

I’d advise trying out a few companies first before committing to one service. Try out some of the fuss-free, done-for-you options, and also give some of the meals that require some prep a try as well to see which one works for you.

No matter which company you choose, using a meal kit service will take so much of the hassle and the burden of following a keto diet off your shoulders. No more trying to come up with creative meal ideas or heading out to the grocery store endless times because you forgot something. Now all you need to do is sign up, order and wait for your delicious, low-carb food to arrive on your doorstep.