How to build a meal plan with Marley Spoon

Creating meal plans allows you to lay out weekly recipes in advance. Taking control of what you eat and when in this manner is a great way to make long-lasting changes to your diet, as well as removing the annoyance of attempting to cook with whatever leftovers are in the fridge. Find the right plan with our handy tips for building a meal plan with Marley Spoon.

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For starters: what makes a good meal plan?

Meal plans are pre-planned menus that sort out your weekly or monthly eating habits. They’re often based on dietary choices or restrictions, such as low-carb or meat-free diets. Done in this way, it’s much easier to make sure your meals contain all the nutrition you need to stay healthy.

You can begin your meal planning journey by setting out your goals. Do you want to eat healthier, watch your weight or have more time in the evenings? A meal plan will help you commit to a new diet by creating a regular pattern, and will help you to avoid old, bad habits like eating takeaways or junk food. Grab a calendar and compile your favourite recipes. Assign a recipe to a day, and you’re good to go! It’s worth bearing in mind that you don’t have to follow a specific diet to create a successful meal plan, particularly if you enjoy variety in your diet. Check out our menu to see the diversity in our food plans each week.

Create a healthy or low-calorie meal plan

A healthy meal plan is one of the best ways to make lasting changes to your diet. There are tons of options out there, and it can be confusing trying to decide which to go for: do you go for super healthy plans like Mediterranean, or low-carb vegan diets? With Marley Spoon, you can choose your recipes for each evening, and with a weekly template, you’ll know exactly how many calories you’re consuming. Without doubt, home-cooking is the easiest way to improve your diet and live a healthy life. You know exactly what and when you’re eating. With a weekly service like Marley Spoon, there will be no more reverting to bad habits in busy weeks, either! Simply select the recipes you would like to receive on a weekly or monthly basis and you’ll receive a fresh food delivery full of healthy produce each week. With meal kit deliveries, you’ll get all this in one box with no added fuss. Want to create a healthy meal plan that works?

Fall back in love with cooking

While a meal plan is a great way to set and reach dietary goals, it’s also a fun way to fall back in love with cooking. How often do you make last-minute trips to the grocery store? How often do you buy too much or maybe not enough? Meal plans help to eliminate the need – no more impulse items or wasted produce. Meal kit deliveries are all-in-one meal plan solutions. They contain exciting recipes which you select from a variety of dietary categories. Plan for your meals three to six days a week, up to a month in advance, with 50+ recipes to choose from that change each and every week. Most meals won’t take longer than 30 minutes to cook and meal prep is always minimal, with pre-portioned ingredients. Crafted by talented chefs and expert nutritionists, start enjoying the benefits of a healthy meal plan from Marley Spoon.

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— Melissa

I love Marley Spoon , I’ve tried other brands but none are as good. They have a huge menu selection, produce is the freshest, and the meals are incredibly tasty. I don’t have to think about what to cook just be excited about what I’m about to eat !

— Laura

We’ve finished our second box - two orders so far, and I’m absolutely loving the flavours of the food and how everything is organised in the paper bags ready to go. It’s taken all the guesswork out of trying to figure out what to eat for dinner, because it is structured, organised and waiting to go... Further, the best thing of all is that it is teaching me how to cook properly and yummy foods. So I am learning so much as well. Thanks!!

— Emily

Great variety of recipes, it really makes cooking a good variety of healthy and tasty meals each week easy.

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