Have you wondered if Daily Harvest is worth the cost? Is it actually good for you? Is it a good fit for your lifestyle? Does Daily Harvest help with weight loss? I’ll answer all of these questions in my honest Daily Harvest Review.
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Daily Harvest Review
Summary
Daily Harvest is a vegan meal delivery service specializing in sending chef-crafted vegan frozen meals to your door. All of their food is gluten-free and dairy-free. Between the convenience, organic, high-quality ingredients, and reasonable prices, it’s a great fit for busy people who need fast, healthy food. It’s worth the cost!
What is Daily Harvest
Daily Harvest is a vegan meal delivery service specializing in sending chef-crafted vegan frozen meals to your door. Their food is gluten-free, dairy-free, and filled with fruits and veggies.
All ingredients for each meal are frozen into a cup and serve one person. Depending on the cups you order, all you need to do is add a liquid and then blend, warm-up, or refrigerate overnight.
They offer breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks – everything from oat bowls, soups, flatbreads, harvest bakes, energy bites, desserts, and plant-based milk.
Daily Harvest makes eating a healthy meal at home very easy. Their motto is we take care of the food so food can take care of us.
Who would benefit?
- You want meals delivered but don’t want to cook. Daily Harvest provides the convenience of warming up, or blending, a healthy meal at home. Food is ready in less than 5 minutes.
- You’re single and want healthy meals that only feed one. Each cup serves 1 or 2 people. There are no leftover overs, and you only order what you need.
- You want portion-controlled pre-made meals. If you’re struggling to stick within a calorie range, subscribing to Daily Harvest could be the solution.
- You struggle to meal prep for the week. All of your nutritious meals are delivered frozen and ready to eat within 5 minutes.
- You want healthy on-the-go organic meals. It doesn’t get much easier than Daily Harvest cups. All you need to do is heat or blend, add back into the cup, and go.
Who wouldn’t benefit?
- You don’t see the value. If having individual frozen vegan meals sent to your home isn’t a priority, this meal service won’t work for you.
- You want meat in your meals. Daily Harvest provides vegan frozen meals. Sure, you can go to the store and purchase chicken or beef to add to your meals, but it defeats the purpose, and using another meal kit company might be better.
- You like to cook and prefer fresh ingredients. Each cup is frozen, and all you need to do is heat, blend, and go. If you don’t need this convenience, you might be better off with a different meal kit service.
Daily Harvest Coupon
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Reasons I Continue to Order Boxes
- Organic ingredients – 95% of the ingredients are organic. You can check the ingredient list on their website or the cups to know for sure.
- Plant-based – All of the ingredients include fruits and vegetables. So, it’s 100% plant-based and vegan.
- Gluten-free – I was diagnosed with a gluten allergy last year, so it’s helpful to have gluten-free options readily available.
- Convenient – You can easily order your box using their website or app. Then everything is delivered in a sturdy insulated package right to your front door.
- Customizable – You choose the meals and snacks that go into your box.
- Freezer meals – You don’t have to worry about cooking the ingredients within a specific time frame because meals are delivered frozen.
- Taste good – My teenage daughters love Daily Harvest meals, which says a lot. Everything tastes fresh and delicious.
- Recipe options for every meal – Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks are all available to put in your Daily Harvest box.
FAQs
When you first sign up for Daily Harvest, you build your box. You can create a custom box with the selections you choose or have them fill from a selection of their best sellers.
You can research the meals on the Daily Harvest website or app.
You can read a description of the meal, get the ingredient list and nutritional information, and even read reviews.
Daily Harvest has reviews for each recipe – and they don’t censor them either. If someone writes a negative review, it stays so you can see what others’ experiences have been. This feature is super helpful when putting a box together.
Once your box is full, save it, and that’s it.
You can set your subscription to get a box weekly or monthly.
If you need to make any changes or want to skip a box, that needs to be done by the date listed below the delivery date.
If you don’t skip or make changes by that date, you get what you get. All meal kit delivery services work this way, so if you’re worried about forgetting, then set a reminder on your phone.
They also have an app that makes it easy to make changes to your account and future boxes.
You can easily cancel your subscription on the settings page of your account.
Depending on the amount you order, each cup is between $6.99 – $8.99. Keep in mind; you get a discount if you order a larger box, and the best value is to get a box that includes 12 or 24 cups.
Each cup serves one person. So, this is a fair price if you compare the cost of take-out or restaurant meals.
Also, these meals are vegan. They have protein from plant-based sources, but if you want to add your chicken or beef to a cup, you’ll need to purchase it separately from the grocery store.
Yes, I think Daily Harvest is definitely worth the money. Between the convenience, organic, high-quality ingredients, and reasonable prices, it’s a great fit for busy people who need fast, healthy food.
Yes, absolutely! Daily Harvest believes that you can’t be your best unless you eat good healthy food. They built this business on making it easy for busy people to eat nutritious plant-based meals.
Each item is made with the highest quality ingredients and is portion-controlled. This can help make it easier to lose weight if that’s your goal.
95% of the ingredients Daily Harvest uses are organic. If you look at the ingredients list when choosing cups, you’ll see which ingredients are organic. Also, all of their meals are gluten-free and dairy-free.
My Experience
Shipping and Packaging
Every order comes in a sturdy, insulated cardboard box. Daily Harvest uses dry ice to keep the cups frozen during shipment and delivery.
Compared to other meal delivery companies, the difference is that everything shows up frozen. So, it’s crucial to get the cups in the freezer as soon as possible. They even give a reminder sticker just in case you forget.
I’ve been ordering boxes since 2017 and never had an issue with the ingredients showing up thawed.
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Does Daily Harvest Taste Good?
We love Daily Harvest meals here; I think they are delicious. However, they taste fresh and healthy, so if you’re used to processed fast food, it can be an adjustment. I recommend reading the reviews under each recipe to see which meals would work best for your tastes.
Here is a list of the Daily Harvest items I’ve tried.
Daily Harvest Smoothies
I order a few Daily Harvest smoothies in each box. They offer a variety of fruit smoothies, green smoothies, and creamy, decadent smoothies. I think I’ve tried every flavor combo.
Each smoothie includes a blend of fruits, vegetables, and superfoods, so you can rest assured that you will get a nice punch of nutrition every time you drink one.
All the ingredients are chopped and ready for blending. All you need to do is dump the ingredients into a blender, add a liquid (I use coconut or almond milk), and mix.
The lid with the cup has a hole in it for a straw. So, it serves as a to-go cup. After you blend the smoothie, pour it back into the cup, place the lid on and take it with you.
My favorite smoothies include:
- Carrot and cinnamon – this one was surprisingly delicious! It tasted like carrot cake to me.
- Chocolate and Hazelnut – This smoothie is so decadent! It’s thick and chocolaty and is like drinking a milkshake.
- Blueberry and chocolate. This one also is rich and chocolatey.
- Strawberry and peach smoothie – My youngest daughter loves this one. It’s sweet, refreshing, and very kid-friendly.
- Cucumber and greens – This smoothie tastes like healthy green juice. I love green smoothies and juices, so this was right up my alley.
- Banana and greens smoothie is a delicious green smoothie that is more sweet and creamy because of the banana. This smoothie would work nicely for a beginner green smoothie drinker as you don’t taste the spinach.
- My least favorite smoothies are the cold brew varieties. I found them difficult to blend. They also had a strong coffee flavor that didn’t appeal to me.
You can prepare thicker smoothies or smoothie bowls by using less liquid.
Daily Harvest Oat Bowls
I make homemade overnight oat recipes all the time, but I always throw one or two oat bowls in my box because they are so good.
The Cinnamon and Banana oat bowl were delicious. This one includes sweet potato, cacao nib, and mushrooms which I would never add to oatmeal. But, It was great.
The Mulberry and Dragon Fruit Oat Bowl is another one I like to order. It’s filled with all kinds of extras, and the flavors are great.
One of the things that caught my attention was the freshness of the fruit. The berries and fruit were super juicy.
Other oat bowls I’ve tried.
- Cherry and Dark Chocolate Oat Bowl
- Pumpkin and Chia Oat Bowl
- Apple and Cinnamon
I enjoy the oat bowls cold, but you could also warm it up on the stove or microwave.
Daily Harvest Energy Bites
I love these snacks! The flavors are decadently rich, and it feels like I’m eating dessert. Not only are they tasty, but they curb my hunger between meals.
Energy bites are another recipe I can easily make myself, but I always order one or two cups. Each cup has seven bites, so that will last all week.
My favorite harvest bites are:
- Banana cacao
- Hazelnut and chocolate
- Cacao nib and vanilla
Daily Harvest Flatbread
These are my new favorite items from Daily Harvest. First, the flatbreads are all gluten-free, and each one I’ve tried has been filling and delicious. I always order some for a quick lunch or dinner when I don’t have time or don’t feel like cooking.
My favorite harvest flatbreads are:
- Tomato and cremini
- Tomatillo and pepper
- Artichoke and spinach
Daily Harvest Chia Bowls
Chia bowls are my least favorite Daily Harvest bowl, which is kind of weird because I love adding chia seeds to my smoothies and other recipes.
However, I wouldn’t say I like it when chia seeds are the main ingredient in a recipe. So, this is just a personal preference.
These could work if you want a healthy decadent dessert option because they have a pudding texture and rich flavor.
Daily Harvest Harvest Bowls and Soups
I always add some harvest bowls and soups to our box, and these come in super handy for a quick healthy lunch with working from home. I’ve tried all the different varieties, and each one has excellent flavor and is surprisingly filling.
My favorites bowls and soups are:
- Broccoli and cheese Harvest Bowl – It tastes like broccoli and cheese soup. This one is my oldest daughter’s favorite.
- Brussel Sprouts and Tahini Harvest Bowl – I love this one! The flavor is so good. I’ll eat it with a pita or some crackers.
- Quinoa and Chipotle Harvest Bowl have a spicier flavor and go great with corn tortilla chips.
- Cauliflower rice and pesto bowl – My youngest is a huge pesto fan, so this bowl is her favorite.
- Lentil and Mesquite Chili Soup – This chili has good flavor and is filling.
Daily Harvest Lattes
I don’t order the lattes often because the other bowls suit my needs better.
However, I’ve tried the Chaga and Chocolate Latte, and the Coffee and Almond Latte, and both were delicious. It’s like a healthy hot chocolate or cafe mocha.
Daily Harvest Scoops
Daily Harvest Scoops is their version of vegan ice cream. We tried three varieties and thought each one was delicious.
- My favorite was the Oooy Gooey Midnight Fudge! It’s rich and delicious!
- The Rich Berry Compote was refreshing and had a tasty coconut flavor.
- The Sticky Sweet Salted Caramel was creamy and so goo1d!
If you’re looking for vegan ice cream, give the Daily Harvest Scoops a try.
Daily Harvest Mylk
I tried their new plant-based mylk in my last box, and to be honest, I didn’t have any expectations. But, once again, I was blown away. The almond milk is creamy, rich, and tasty, and store-bought almond milk doesn’t compare. However, it is pricey, so I don’t order it with every box.
Other items
Daily Harvest has introduced Forager Bowls and Harvest Bakes. I haven’t tried these yet, but I have them all scheduled for my next box.
Daily Harvest is giving OYS readers up to $40 off their first box. Get the deal here and use promo code OYS.
If you’re on the fence about whether or not to give Daily Harvest a try, I hope you found my Daily Harvest review helpful.
Jess says
Do they allow you to take out ingredients you don’t like from the bowls?
Tammy Overhoff says
No all of the bowls are premade.
Pam says
Whats the longest you can keep the flatbread and smoothies in the freezer?
Tammy Kresge says
These can stay in the freezer up to 6 months. But, I’ve had some smoothies (that I forgot about) in my freezer for over a year and they were still delicious when I blended it.
Michelle says
Is there a way to heat up the oat bowl if you forget to take it out of the freezer? Which I do every darned day….
Tammy Kresge says
These actually heat up right from the freezer. No need to thaw.
G says
Does this company have any non-biodegradable freezer packs like Blue Apron? I discontinued my subscription with Blue Apron because the freezer packs were questionable. I was instructed to let them thaw and pour the contents down the sink!
Karen Griffin says
They ship in dry ice, so no worries about the freezer pack problem