Your GALA Grocery Guide to Hungryroot
Let’s be honest, going to the grocery store these days can be a daunting task. I know my last few visits made me feel like a culinary masked ninja, stealthily trying to pick up essential items and run to the cash register. The days of perusing through the speciality food aisles are on-hold and I know my hands-on approach of touching everything on the shelf is currently a no-go.
One of my favorite Sunday activities is scanning local markets to find niche items to incorporate into my cooking. I could literally spend hours sifting through produce, flowers, cheese and olive oils at my favorite market. While I may be not be able to physically uncover my new favorite tropical fruit or international condiment, I’m always on the hunt for easy, healthy and affordable ways to spice up my cooking efforts.
Cut to the internet, which offers an endless array of healthy meal delivery services that can be delivered right to your door. But with an oversaturation of options, it can be hard to identify the perfect service for YOUR diet and lifestyle. And let’s face it, eating healthy can be expensive and now more than ever, it’s important to nourish our bodies while maintaining budget.
Fitting those parameters, I recently discovered Hungryroot, a health-conscious food-delivery program offering specialty grocery options and quick-to-make meals that are delivered right to your door and can be cooked in under 10 minutes — seriously!
Hungryroot is a modern way to shop for, cook and love the healthy food that you eat. The team at Hungryroot handpicks a thoughtful lineup of trusted health-conscious brands (most of them plant-based and dairy-free) and products based on your customized food profile, which customizes your preferences based on dietary restrictions, allergies, food favorites, dietary goals, etc. The brand’s mission is to make it easier for more people to eat healthy and feel great doing so while not spending a fortune.
Not only does Hungryroot make eating a breeze, the ordering process is simple as well. After you create your account, you’ll be prompted to complete a food profile where Hungryroot’s algorithm curates your weekly list based on your schedule and dietary preferences. You can also choose to alter the suggested options and customize with as many ready-to-cook meals, grocery items, snacks, and/ or desserts as you wish per week. Options range from breakfast, lunch, dinner, pantry and snack options depending on your needs. I’ve personally been trying to consume more plant-based foods and Hungryroot makes it easy to play with vegetarian/vegan items that I may not have previously picked out on my own (such as bacon-style tempeh strips, kohlrabi noodles and chickpea cookie dough, which I’m now obsessed with).
One of the aspects that I love about Hungryroot is that the program works based on YOUR individual needs. While there may be a standard for what is considered healthy and unhealthy, the term “healthy” is subjective for each of us. Being healthy is personal and we all have a right to design our own lifestyle based on the foods that make us feel good.
Working from home, one might think that it’s easy to shop for and cook every single meal. Typically, this mind-set ends in me ordering take-out since after working all day and the last thing I want to do is chop a veggie. Thanks to Hungryroot, that stress and those extra delivery fees have greatly been reduced. You can now find me kicking off the day with the brand’s ancient grain pancake mix, snacking on some rainbow carrots in the afternoon and enjoying one of my favorite dinners, such as the supergreens pasta or asian-stir fry with spicy tofu, in the evenings (if not noshing on some black bean brownie batter). There’s no doubt that Hungryroot has made a huge difference in my day-to-day diet, while also being time efficient and kind to my wallet.
Not only does Hungryroot help you feel good about the food you’re nourishing your body with, you can consider your individual impact to the planet, as the brand implements sustainability in every order aspect. From featuring organic and eco-friendly brands, even the ice packs used to insulate your delivery are eco-conscious and filled with ice that eventually melts into plant food! Additional sustainability efforts include 100% curbside-recyclable shipping liners and smart shipping configurations to reduce packaging and weight. As well as commitment to donating 100% excess stock and increasing recipe support to minimize food waste.
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Let me know if you plan on ordering Hungryroot in the comments below! Have another healthy/grocery service that you want to try? Let me know and maybe you’ll read about it next!
Always remember to keep galavanting! xx Alexia