Kelly Robertson
Platejoy is a novel service that prepares custom, on-demand meal plans and grocery lists for your unique lifestyle. As such, it can help you make delicious dinners, as well as breakfasts, lunches and even snacks. Let’s delve into details, shall we?
Highlights
- Personalized meal plans made for your unique needs
- Grocery lists make shopping that much easier
- Ability to change dietary preferences any time
- Free trial helps you determine whether Platejoy works for you
- $69 for a 6 month subscription, $99 for a year
How It Works?
Signing-up: It is free to try out the service, and you start by taking Platejoy’s lifestyle quiz so that they can get to know your tastes, health goals, and time constraints. Then you’ll get a custom-designed meal plan that will “simplify your life and delight your taste buds.” Now, it’s up to you to cook healthy meals effortlessly, with custom recipes and shopping lists sent straight to your smartphone. Platejoy does NOT deliver the food.
Membership: Included in the deal are:
- Unlimited personalized meal plans with whichever courses you’d like (breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack)
- Custom recipes tailored to your preferences
- Time-saving grocery lists optimized to reduce waste (buy only the stuff you will actually need)
- Option to change dietary preferences any time for free
- On-demand advice from your personal nutrition coach
- Full nutritional information for every meal
- Easy nutritional syncing with your Jawbone or FitBit
Meals for everyone: Platejoy uses 50 different data points to tailor each meal plan to your needs, goals, and lifestyle. Available meal options include Paleo, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Weight Loss, Kid-Friendly, Clean Eating, No Red Meat, Food Allergies, Pre-Diabetes, Quick & Easy, Batch Cooking, Slow Cooker Meals, Peanut Free, and many more!
Smart system: Platejoy recipes are deemed “perfectly scaled to the health goals of every member of your family.” The service will also offer nutrition coaching to help you achieve your goals. And its menus are designed to reduce the amount of wasted food and money. No more kicking yourself for letting that uneaten cilantro go bad.
Convenient: Get all the information on your smartphone or tablet. You can also browse recipes and ask for nutritional advice from your mobile device.
Price: The 6-month subscription costs $69, while using the service for a year comes with a price tag of $99. There is a free trial option to try the service before spending a single dime.
Costs
- $69 for a 6-month subscription or $99 for a 12-month subscription
- Free trial option
Pros
- Platejoy helps you eat healthier and more delicious food. You get all the instructions needed to make a tasty, healthy meal.
- Makes grocery shopping more comfortable – in fact, once you get the list, you can shop for groceries online or visit a local farmer’s market.
- Great for people on specific diets – no matter what diet you’re on, chances are Platejoy supports it.
- Recipes are explained in great detail and are easy to understand. You will also get full nutritional information for every meal.
- Syncs with Fitbit and Jawbone – important for fitness enthusiasts who like the modern wearable devices / activity trackers.
Cons
- Unlike some other services, Platejoy does not deliver meals or ingredients to you — you will have to do that for yourself. You will, however, get the grocery shopping list to make it much easier to buy the stuff you need.
- Could be expensive for some people, who may have already found what “works” for them. I would advise them to try Platejoy out anyway — there’s a free trial option for that.
Should You Sign-Up for Platejoy?
You should definitely start a free trial and only then — if you see that it “works” for you — sign-up for the service. For $69 or $99 you’ll get 6 or 12 months (respectively) of unlimited access to personalized meal plans that are made for your unique needs. Also, other goodies like grocery shopping lists, advice from your personal nutrition coach and the ability to sync with fitness tracking devices come included. And there’s more… Check it out.
