Sun Basket Meal Delivery Saves Dinner

For the last 6 months we have been using Sun Basket for 3 meals a week. I can’t believe the number of times its saved dinner for us. We got it at first to try new things after getting stuck in a rut of the same old dinners. We don’t eat out often because honestly, it’s expensive and not usually worth it. We also live in a town that doesn’t have the BEST options for Organic, non-GMO, grass-fed, gluten free, soy free shopping. Therefore, I do a ton of online ordering. PLUS, we are both so busy with work that we don’t have time to grocery shop. I only see this getting harder now that were expecting our first baby in October.

We do enjoy cooking together, especially in the winter when it gets dark early and there isn’t much else to do. As we go into summer with it being light so much later, it has saved us in a whole different way.  We have an old farm house with chickens, goats, bees, a barn cat, our dog and a large garden. There is always work to be done outside and now that the suns out and the rain has (mostly) stopped, my husband is outside from the moment he comes home till when I call him in for dinner, then of course he goes back out until the sun goes down. I make dinner in less then 30 minutes (ALL their meals are 30 min or less) and most of the time they are only 1 pan recipes, meaning I only have to clean 1 pot or pan after! Another awesome benefit is there is no waste. They only give you what you need for the recipe so long gone are the days of throwing out left over veggies that I needed for a recipe. How many times do you buy random ingredients at the store, just to end up throwing them away half used?

Not only are they convenient, quality ingredients delivered to your door, but they also check all my boxes for dietary restrictions. I am allergic to wheat and avoid most conventional dairy and totally avoid soy. The fact that we can try diverse meals weekly and my husband who doesn’t have to avoid those ingredients, doesn’t feel deprived is a huge plus. No one misses out on taste with these meals!

For so many families with different eating restrictions Sun Basket makes it easy to accommodate everyone. You can even add meat onto vegetarian options and cook it separately to add into someone’s meal who might want the meat, while the others can pass! We do this often with dairy for my husband, he can enjoy all the cheese while I just omit it from my portion.

As a nutritionist I recommend this for many families who are trying to solve the “what can we have for dinner?” dilemma. I recommend having three go-to breakfast options you know you can make quickly, prep lunches for the week on one day and then BAM Sun Basket for dinner! No more stopping for fast food out of convenience, no more buying heavily processed frozen meals to heat up because it only takes 20 minutes.
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I also can’t tell you how many nights this saved us while I was going through my first trimester of pregnancy.  If I wasn’t DEAD tired requiring a 3-5 pm nap, I was having serious food aversions that made cooking impossible. My husband picked up the slack and made dinner most nights. I didn’t have to think about food, I could nap and wake up to dinner that always went down fine even if I didn’t love the idea of eating (ladies you know what I am talking about).
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The biggest issue I hear from people when I tell them how much I love Sun Basket is the price. Do you have a realistic food budget? Does it include groceries, dinners out, delivery food, quick stops at the grocery store for a last-minute dinner? Do you account for the amount of food you waste? I have a serious budget and we SAVE money using Sun Basket. With food waste, random trips to the store and in general buying ingredients for fun new recipes I was spending a ton of money. Just in spices alone, for all the different flavors we get in these meals, I know we save money! More importantly, how is your health? Is convenience making it hard to reach your health goals? Are you getting in diverse sources of protein, veggies, fiber, healthy fats and herbs/spices? I can tell you most people aren’t. In the end, time is money, your health is number one and your taste buds matter when it comes to sticking to your health goals. Make your health a priority while you save time and money!

​To make it worth your time reading my thoughts about Sun Basket. Here are a few links for discounts on your first order! Just click the links below:
$35 off coupon 
$50 off Family Meals
​$45 off 18 meals

You can check out their website to see menu options and to see what the hype is all about just click here: Sun Basket

​Here is a slide show of a few of our dinners recently! I have never had a meal I didn't like and have many that we repeatedly order when it comes back up as a menu option.
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