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We at Shape have been using PlateJoy for the past two months. It's been a a great service for us to try interesting new low-carb dishes that we otherwise wouldn't have cooked. Definitely recommend it if you want to try something new.
PlateJoy rocks. Food is a crowded space, but PJ is pretty different. Fans food on wheels startups are satisfying when you're in a hurry, but they aren't great for you and you get sick of them pretty quick or if you don't want to feed your kids fast/restaurant food every day. On the other side, grocery delivery let's you make great good, but you have to do all the work of putting together the recipes, ordering the right stuff, etc. PJ is great because you tell it how you want to eat, it gives you recipe options, and you get all the right stuff. It even works if you're not a good cook. Definitely give it a try. Note: I'm a very happy investor as well as customer.
I got PlateJoy after I cooked the following in two weeks in a row: Chicken Fajitas, Beef Tacos, Spaghetti Bolognese, Chicken Fajitas, Takeout, Takeout, Takeout. I came to terms with the fact that I'm a lazy cook who could use a little help. Then I found the app that everyone thinks should exist: the app that just tells you what your going to eat, what you need to buy to eat it, and how to cook it. It didn't exist before, but now it does: PlateJoy. PlateJoy is not a food delivery service. PlateJoy is not training wheels for people who don't know a cutting board from a cubano. PlateJoy is not dozens of tiny plastic packets of sugar and herbs packed in a distribution center and drop shipped to your house wrapped in ice cubes. PlateJoy is a way for you to do something you already wanted to do: cook healthy meals every night with ingredients you like from the store down the street. Minimal thinking, good food, easy to tweak if you want, and very low food waste. BTW: my meals this week: Open-faced prosciutto, egg and arugula sandwich, Thai-style tilapia with red curry sweet potatoes, and Soba noodle stir-fry with green beans and egg. Oh and Prosciutto-wrapped dates.
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This app has literally saved my boyfriend and I so much time and money. We sit down for 15 mins a week to make a new menu, grocery shop (>70% in the produce section) for 45 mins (the bill is usually around $100, but varies from $80-130 depending on the 'extra' stuff we get), then have a whole weeks worth of meals planned out! It's made our lives so much easier and I love that I can lower my portion sizes to match my weight loss goals
Pros:Able to specifically personalize & has a huge variety of meals, calorie settings
Cons:No macro preferences, doesn't automatically substitute items (just seems to exclude the recipes)
I tried other meal/menu/food online tools, they all fell short. I tried menu planning on my own, incorporating new meals I spent hours looking for on Pinterest, and balancing my lack of creativity and skill with our health goals and all the things my husband and I hate to eat. (We're picky). I FAILED miserably and we were constantly over-purchasing ingredients and throwing those same ingredients in the rubbish bin. Then I found PlateJoy! It saves me hours of planning, has taught me new recipes and cooking techniques, took the stress out of building my grocery list, introduced me to new flavor profiles, eliminated most of the food waste in our home, and helped me lose sixteen pounds (so far). We get to try new recipes whenever we want without having to go digging for an idea somewhere and PlateJoy makes certain we're not wasting money on purchasing more ingredients than we will need. We've even been able to balance the fact that my husband is trying to gain weight while I am losing weight. It may sound like a bit of an overstatement, but PlateJoy has become a necessary part of my day ... multiple times a day. It saves time, money, stress, and helps with our health goals. I love it!!!
Pros:Fresh Ideas, Highly Personalized, Saves Money, Weight Loss Options, Integrated Tech, Responsive & Engaged Employees, Easy to Use
Cons:Only one suggestion for improvement: Could give suggestions/guidelines in ingredients, cook temp, and times for cooking at high altitude