By Patricia Mertz Esswein
From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
No more figuring out what to do with a giant bunch of parsley or a tub of sour cream before it spoils. A meal kit—a box of chef-created recipes and pre-measured ingredients delivered to your home—will help reduce food waste and spice up your cooking, with a dollop of convenience on the side.
We looked at three of the largest meal kit companies—HelloFresh, Sunbasket and Blue Apron—to get an idea of cost, convenience, and nutrition. What we learned is some kits offer flexibility to customize dishes and even eat healthy, but a different kind of meal planning is still required….