methodology
Eating right is one of the best ways to look and feel good, especially while traveling. Maybe you want to look slim for a tropical beach trip where you’ll spend a lot of time in your bathing suit, or you’ve just come back from an indulgent vacation and want to get back in shape by eating nutrient-dense foods. Meal delivery services make it easy to eat well during these times—you get prepackaged foods that are ready in minutes, and you know exactly what macros and calories they contain. Plus, most of these meals freeze well, so you can avoid the dreaded scenario of not having eaten anything after a trip.
Want to try one of these services? Here are three food delivery services to help you eat well before or after your trip.
1. Comprehensive with the best products from California: methodology (Picture above)
Methodology has everything you need for a nutrient-dense diet. When you sign up for one of their reset programs, you’ll get breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, as well as colorful shrubs, which are a combination of fruit flavors mixed with apple cider vinegar that’s said to have a digestive effect when diluted and drunk with water. Methodology’s meals are 80 percent plant-based and high in protein, making it easy to hit your macros. For breakfast, there are dishes like easy-to-heat egg frittatas or chocolatey, protein-packed overnight oats. For lunch and dinner, meals are inspired by a wide range of cuisines, like grass-fed short rib beef pho, Wagyu beef shepherd’s pie in a jar, or the superfood green moringa curry with coconut. There are a whopping 2,500 recipes to choose from, with all foods harvested and cooked in California, ensuring maximum plant diversity. “Our farm supplies the same ingredients as Michelin-starred restaurants in California,” says founder Julie Nguyen. “What’s special about this is that you can eat these ingredients on weekdays and not have to wait for a restaurant dinner on the weekend.” The high-quality ingredients, sustainable packaging, and shipping from California come at a price, and Methodology is the most expensive of the three programs listed in this article. Methodology is ideal for time-poor professionals and parents looking to invest in healthy eating. Order here before a trip to return to some tasty dishes that will make you feel good.
Ssere
2. Sicilian olive oil and storytelling: Ssere (NYC only)
Every Monday, Ssere founder Sarah Pachelli sends an email to her subscribers introducing the week’s dishes in the most enticing way possible. Rather than simply sending a menu, her emails are a love letter to food, detailing the places, ingredients and dishes that inspired the week’s upcoming dishes. Ssere’s motto is “food for people with taste” and while meals are nutrient-focused and vegetable-forward, the emphasis is on indulgence rather than restriction. Pachelli, a professionally trained chef and nutritionist, cooks only fresh, never frozen food and uses only Sicilian extra virgin olive oil and Sicilian sea salt in her dishes. For breakfast, choose frittata bites made with free-range eggs, caramelized onions and thyme. They’re easy to heat, come in packs of six (so you can eat some or all of them, depending on your appetite), and provide you with a mood-boosting dose of protein first thing in the morning. Ssere is famous for its jerk chicken bowl with black beans, yellow rice, and sautéed vegetables, a flavorful dish that hits the spot—must try. The menu is seasonally focused, highlighting the best flavors of the moment; in summer, that means grilled peaches, roasted corn, and strawberry gazpacho. This New York City meal delivery is highly customizable, and the price goes down as you order more, making it a great option on those extremely busy days before or after a trip to ensure you still eat well.
Origin
3. Balanced and filling: Origin
Provenance lets you make your health a priority without sacrificing taste. The company’s ethos is that food heals and that eating the right foods can improve everything from your BMI to your blood pressure to your cholesterol levels. The nutrient-dense meals are gluten-, dairy- and sugar-free and you can choose between an omnivorous or plant-based eating program. Don’t think that just because Provenance focuses on functional nutrition, the meals are boring. You’ll enjoy their curried lentils with aromatic seasoning and their blackened salmon will fill you up. The meals freeze well, so if you like to treat yourself on vacation, defrost some Provenance meals for the week to ensure you get the right nutrition. Morning smoothie lovers will enjoy the two protein powders included in the program to enhance your blended creations. You can add the superfood Camu Cacao or vanilla protein powder to your smoothie creations to boost the protein content, plus they’re packed with gut-friendly probiotics, prebiotics and digestive enzymes to keep you feeling your best.
These three meal delivery services can help you eat stress-free and healthy before or after a trip – meals are delivered to the comfort of your home and you know they are made with high-quality ingredients and delicious flavors.
