IT’S TIME TO move on from the plain old chicken, rice and broccoli combo that’s been haunting your fitness journey. With the widespread availability of affordable, high-protein, and most importantly, tasty meal delivery services in Australia, there’s no reason to rely on the same bland meal prep over and over again.
Hitting your nutrition goals doesn’t need to be a chore. Meal delivery services offer delicious meals that surpass the standard stodgy protein shakes and have far more flavour than typical meal prep. Meal kits can also get you in the habit of planning ahead and cooking your own food, and there are even simple, healthy versions that only require a reheat. Plus, the highly customisable nature of meal delivery services means that they can provide exactly what you need, regardless of your goals, dietary requirements and cooking capabilities.
For those who find cooking meditative, some meal delivery services offer pre-portioned meal kits to keep the task in your hands. For those of us who’d sooner visit the Uber Eats app than their own kitchen, vacuum-sealed, ready-to-eat meals are also available.
To help you find the meal plan that’s right for you, we’re breaking down our favourite meal delivery services.
What are the best high-protein meal delivery services in Australia?
Youfoodz
A long-standing favourite of the fitness community, Youfoodz are one of the most popular meal delivery services. You’ve likely seen them on supermarket shelves before, but you might not have known that Youfoodz meal plans can be customised to suit specific lifestyles. By selecting the ‘protein-rich’ option, you can receive meals from Youfoodz’s FUEL’D range, which contain more than 30 grams of protein in each meal. What’s more, the FUEL’D range is only $1 extra per meal – which makes getting more protein actually affordable.
My Muscle Chef
My Muscle Chef ticks all the boxes when it comes to providing nutritious, high-protein meals that promote muscle growth. You’ve doubtlessly seen a few of their offerings on supermarket shelves, but My Muscle Chef also has a delivery service that caters to a variety of needs. Whether you’re after muscle gain, weight loss or calorie control, My Muscle Chef has a meal plan for you. The ‘Muscle Gain’ plan promises muscle and lean mass, with five to seven-day meal plans that include at least three meals and snacks per day.
HelloFresh
While HelloFresh doesn’t offer a specific ‘muscle growth’ meal plan, a subscription allows you to select from a rotating range of countless recipes a week and is extremely customisable. You can swap, add or upgrade ingredients and request double servings, while also being able to skip a week or cancel your plan at any time. But if muscle growth is your goal, selecting the ‘high-protein’ filter is all you’ll need to do.
Marley Spoon
Marley Spoon offers 70 nutritious, pre-portioned recipes to choose from weekly and prioritises low-waste cooking. Again, the emphasis is on customisation here. And with 70 recipes to choose from, high-protein meals are aplenty.
MACROS
It’s difficult to find a fault in MACROS’ ready-made meals. The Gain meal bundle lets you select anything from seven to 24 meals per week. The 450-gram meals are designed by dietitians to be high in protein and offer nutrient dense calories. At an affordable rate, you’ll get everything your body needs to build muscle while saving time that would otherwise be spent slaving away in the kitchen.
Dineamic
Dineamic operates under the goal of bringing athlete-level nutrition to the everyday Australian. It’s founded by former Essendon AFL player and premiership winner Jason Johnson and accredited dietitian Karen Inge. Dineamic allows you to shop pre-made meals by your nutritional goals, including goals that require high protein consumption. The brand also utilises a carbon neutral kitchen, for those with eco-conscious inclinations.
Chefgood
Chefgood is another meal delivery service with a high-protein meal plan option. You can choose from 5, 7, 10, 14 or 20 ready-to-eat meals per week, all of which come packed with protein.
Nourish'd
Here’s one for the coeliacs; Nourish’d is the only meal delivery service in Australia that’s 100 per cent gluten free. Of course, it also offers much more than that. Nourish’d’s meals are free of preservatives and are made with RSPCA-approved meats. A rotating menu of over 60 ready-to-eat meals ensures that you don’t get bored with familiarity. And with most meals ranging from $10-15 per serving, they’re as affordable as they are tasty.
Soulara
Soulara is a plant-based meal delivery service. The meals are designed to be high in protein and nutrient dense, to account for the macros you’re not getting elsewhere in a plant-based diet. They’re also extremely flavourful, with recipes borrowing from African, European, Mexican and Mediterranean cuisines. Meal plans are available in medium and large bundles, medium being 350-gram meals and large being 450 grams. These bundles can provide anything from seven to 24 meals per week.
Garden of Vegan
Using 100 per cent organic ingredients with no preservatives or additives, Garden of Vegan calls itself the healthiest, organic, plant-based meal delivery service in Australia. It offers multiple meal plans designed to bolster active lifestyles, including plans targeted at increasing muscle mass, improving performance, and one that’s simply called “Shred and Sculpt” – which speaks for itself. Each meal plan includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and sides. If you’re vegan, plant-based or simply looking to optimise your gains through a more vegetable-heavy diet, you can’t go wrong with Garden of Vegan.
