Honest Review of Hello Fresh

 Hello Blog world 

I am trying to get some of my videos promoted so I am posting in multiple platforms. Pinterest being one of them. So If you see these after the videos... That's what I am doing. 

So this is the written version of my hello fresh review. 

The world has a box subscription for just about everything now. If you can think it...chances are there's a box for that. 

The idea of having food sent to me is amazing. I hate going to the store. I get overwhelmed easily and end up forgetting things or getting the wrong items. 

I want to cook more, I want to try new foods. So the best way to do this...

Meal subscription boxes. 

*Enter Hello Fresh* 

I have had other box meal things before but I don't think I have tried hello fresh but that's the one I hear about the most. 

I found a promo code and tried it. 

Here are some Pros and Cons of Hello Fresh and what I thought of it. 

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Pros:

* Dont need to shop for random things. 

    I love trying new foods but I have so many recipes that I never try mostly because I cant find the ingredient or I have no idea what it is. And if I do find it, you have to buy a bunch of it and chances are you might not use it again soon or it might not be something you enjoyed so now you have a whole jar of this random ingredient that takes up space in your pantry until you clean it out and its four months expired. 

With Hello Fresh you are given the ingredients you need in the exact measurements (for the most part). You are not wasting a whole jar of a certain sauce but you also get to try it. That sounds like a win to me. 

* You don't forget random things

    By the time I get through the store and I realized I forgot something...I rarely go back. 

So then basically I wasted time and I don't have all the ingredients to make the recipe. With Hello Fresh, they give you everything you need (except things like oil and salt but they warn you that you will need those before your shipment comes) 

* Easy instructions:

    I get overwhelmed when the instructions are all just clumped together in one long paragraph. I end up mixing steps up or skipping steps. With Hello Fresh the recipe cards are easy to read and are step by step. 

*Skip weeks. 

    Because it is expensive you can skip weeks when you need a break. So instead of canceling all together you just skip a few weeks until you want the box. 

*Extras

    Now not only can you get three yummy meals to try you can get extra meats, or even some extra meals. 

*Confidence 

    Hello fresh has given me the confidence to cook more. I am not the best cook but I am getting better because of Hello Fresh. I am learning new things in the kitchen and cooking has been....dare I say it...fun!

I found myself grocery shopping the other day and I was going to get instant mashed potatoes and I laughed and thought to myself "Hey I actually know how to do real mashed potatoes now and they are pretty darn good!" (the secret is sour cream instead of milk) 

It was a great feeling. 

However....I do have some complaints. 

Cons

*Price

Its expensive. When they break it down to "9.00 dollars a plate" it sounds reasonable but, the portions are small so you dont have any left over usually. In my opinion its not cost effective. So if you do try Hello Fresh I recommend you finding a promo code....like this one. Yes I do get perks if you use this code :)

https://www.hellofresh.com/pages/share?c=HS-QAF00BTII&utm_campaign=clipboard&utm_couponvalue=70&utm_invitername=Casey&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=raf-share

*Small portions

    Most of the meals left you hungry after. However...I guess a positive to that is more room for dessert! 

*Measurements 

    sometimes the measurements were vague and I didn't care for that too much "A drizzle of oil, Pinch of salt, well salted..." 

I prefer better measurements. 

I am keeping the subscription but skipping a few weeks because like I said overall I did enjoy making these meals and I love trying new things!

I hope you enjoy my review. Please do me a favor and check out my YouTube! Go subscribe because I am going to do more subscription boxes and you don't want to miss anything! 

Have a Random Day!