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Don’t you hate it when your back aches, your energy is down, and what you really need is a good meal?

But who wants to cook then?

For those days, it is meal delivery to the rescue.

A host of new meal delivery services have popped up in recent years, catering to tastes from foodie to traditional. And while nothing will equal your pot roast, sometimes having a meal finished and ready to heat is just the ticket.

Rather than merely shipping canned foods and other ready-to-eat meals, meal delivery services today are offering an impressive lineup of meals to choose from as well as the flexibility of working around dietary restrictions such as paleo, vegetarian, or low carb. One such company, Freshly, has meal plans ranging from four to 12 meals per week. These meals are freshly cooked, packed in special refrigerated boxes, and arrive at the door ready to store or heat and eat.
If you live on the East or West coast, chances are you can get gourmet meals from Munchery delivered as microwavable meals.

Nationwide, people in most areas can order gourmet kits from Plated.

If you hate to shop, but don’t mind cooking, lots of new choices await. Dozens of meal kit companies have popped up in recent years. They work by letting you choose the dishes you would like to cook. Then they send all the ingredients, right down to the spices, neatly sorted out. Follow the directions, and you have a home-cooked dinner in under 30 minutes. It’s a fun way to share dinner with a friend, too.

There is truly a dazzling array of choices out there in this category. Fans of comfort food and southern cooking should try PeachDish.

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