Greenlite is a meal delivery service that features fresh 100% plant-based breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks. They’re committed to promoting a “healthy, environmentally friendly, cruelty-free lifestyle” through their customizable meal plans.
There are quite a few different options to choose from including weekly meal plans, variety packs, and sampler packs. You can even choose a “snack only” plan to discover some new healthy snacks, or the 3 -day “smoothie cleanse” to help you detoxify without feeling too deprived. Plans are all available for a one-time purchase, or you can choose to subscribe and enjoy discounted pricing.
I was recently sent their “Kickstarter” sampler which includes 7 full meals, as well as 7 snacks. Let’s see what I got!
The meals were sent in a big, fully insulated box packed with dry ice. When it got to me (in NY), the dry ice was gone, but everything was still frozen solid. Pretty impressive, considering it traveled all the way from California.
Each meal/food item was sealed in a plastic package with a label letting you know what was inside (quite helpful!), as well as its nutritional content, ingredients, and how to prepare it.
The meal in both photos above is Buffalo Tempeh with Cauliflower. It’s simply tempeh and cauliflower tossed in a spicy Buffalo sauce. I had high hopes for this, since I love veggie hot “wings”, but there was something about the flavor that just didn’t do it for me. It had an odd, vinegar-y taste that I just wasn’t a fan of. Ah well.
Oh, I should note that all of the meals are super easy to prepare. How easy? — Just cut open the package, plop its contents on a plate, and throw it in the microwave. THAT easy.
This was one of my favorite meals: Maple Orange Tofu with Quinoa and Garlicky Kale. The sweet orange/maple glaze on the baked tofu was delicious. I could totally eat it every week. I was skeptical of the kale, since it was riddled with onions (poision!!), but once I picked them all out (yep, every single one), it wasn’t bad at all. I’m not a huge fan of quinoa, but I made myself eat it to round out the meal.
I was always amazed by how these frozen blobs of mush could turn into a yummy meal in a matter of minutes…
This was probably the best Tofu Scramble I’ve ever had. I loved the huge chunks of zucchini! (It had onions as well and I did my very best to pick every one of the little jerks out.) I was surprised by how much I liked the Breakfast Hash — basically mashed cauliflower, tempeh bacon, and seasonings. The smokey tempeh gave it a great flavor.
There were a lot of snacks, but I was usually too eager to eat them to stop and take a photo. These are Raw Fruit n’ Nut Balls and they were super good. They’re made of dates, almonds, cashews, cranberries, mango, and coconut. They made for a great mid-afternoon pick-me-up snack.
The photo quality/color is bad here cos I used my phone to get a quick shot before I devoured this. There were actually TWO of these amazing Peanut Butter Cups included in my box and I never wanted to take the time to photograph them with my “real” camera cos I was waaaay too eager to gobble them up. They were beyond delicious… Rich and dense and full of peanut butter-y goodness! Yum!!
That was just a sampling of the meals/snacks I received in my Greenlite delivery. Some of the other meals I really enjoyed were Cinnabon Oatmeal (I usually hate oatmeal!), Bean & Veggie Chili, a protein bar, maple granola, a fruit bar, and trail mix. There was a Black Bean Burger that would have been awesome, but was super dry for some reason. It crumbled in my hands before I could even attempt to put it on a bun. Sadly, I had to toss it, but the little piece I tried was actually really tasty. Dry, but tasty.
Overall, I was very pleased with Greenlite. It’s definitely nice to know that there’s a vegan meal delivery service out there. I’m not quite sure that I could afford it, however, but for those who can, it’s a great option for convenient (and healthy!) eating.
Disclosure: I received this box for review purposes. I was not compensated in any way. All opinions are my own. Post may contain affiliate links.
I’ve been a vegan Vegetarian since University.
I graduated with a Dietician Degree back when Regan Was President.
I paid my way through Univeristy working as a Chef de Cuisine.
I only quit In the 90’s from the Kitchen brutality because of my hands being bloodied unnecessarily by the blood of innocents.
I think being a Vegan Vegeatarian for decades & a Chef by Training as well as a Dietician by degree gives me some stance on the issue: Please Careful, Such Other Positive reviews are clearly Shills.
The “Chef” in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune Article Dated Nov. 2014 [http://www.sgvtribune.com/lifestyle/20141125/greenlite-meals-makes-healthy-eating-easier-with-home-delivered-vegan-meals] looks like a freaking BUM the carelessly dressed & sloppy un-keptness of his hair are SCREAMING inept Indications of the crap-attitude-approach to the food preparation.
And THIS “Presentation” of a Company’s Chef on a photshoot no less indicates he’s probably in his BEST Attire!!
The Kitchen pictured behind the owner “Proudly” holding forth one of the dishes is equally dirty & unkept & sloppy!!
Blech!! (HEAVING SOUNDS INSERTED HERE, PLEASE)
I should have done my due-diligence.
Should you order GreenLiteMeals by chance??
I really have nothing good to say about & I’m certainly NOT Impressed in the least with the GreenliteMeals.
Their Phone Number is not connected nor valid & they seemed to have literally thrown the food packs into the shipping box so carelessly that it frankly looked like a heap of trashed items that was sent to me!!
The Portions are PALTRY as hell-well. I almost immediately threw away the Zucchini Protein bar & several times contemplated the same while trying to eat it telling myself over & over: I should not waste food, I should not waste food…oddly with myself answering “It doesn’t taste like food, but it doesn’t taste like food”.
My Worries?? Is that if they cannot get a simple thing like Zucchini Bread right??
I’m positively frightened by the prospect of the other stuff.
It seems the food packs were also frozen “In to a contorted manner” being sloppily heaped into a freeze from the end of production cycle instead of being nicely/neatly stacked on shelves perhaps (Idea for your production there guys) & THEN perhaps Subsequently Properly & RESPECTFULLY if not overly neatly Stacked & packed in the shipping box for the customer before being shipped……instead??.
Opening & Unpacking the box (Which took 4 days to Deliver from California to Texas???!!!!) It literally looks & seems like some teenager clueless uncaring & unthoughtful kid went through a dark & musty freezer & flung & fling-ed the portioned-packs into a box as carelessly as a teenager would fling & flung their socks & clothes & “CRAP” in their rooms.
But everyone knows that Teenagers do not work these days having a certain sub-set of South-of-the-border types instead taking & doing those types of Jobs that American’s supposedly won’t do but used to do eagerly in their youth in by-gone days.
This type of disrespectful discourtesy in the heaped presentation & packing of the supposed “Food” not only makes me NOT want to eat the Food but it makes me fearful of all sorts of production related diseases like listeria.
Coupled with what I can only reasonably expect as all sorts of additional careless attentions all throughout the production line….. not only will I not be ordering from them again, but It’s going to need the ultimate grace of G*D to keep me from trashing them on the internet.
Hey Guys?? Get the Land-Line fixed and please, change the name to: Green-SMITE-Meals.com
You’ve smited the hell out of what should & could have been a rather enjoyable on-line meal ordering experience & you shame the name of Vegan Cookery.
Shameful!