7 places you can get delicious meal kits for when you're low on time

Whether you're too busy to deal with an hour in the kitchen, or you just need a meal prep service, these meal kits are here to help.

By Aaron Kok - 2 Nov 2023

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In an ideal world, we'd all be home by 6pm. We'd have had years of home cooking experience, and we'd be able to whip up a tummy-filling, soul-nourishing dinner in under an hour.

Yet sometimes, the last thing that we have is time or patience to make a homecooked meal. If that's you, then these meal kit providers may just be the kitchen saviours you're looking for.

Each of them provides easy-to-reheat, fresh and deliciously-made meals that can be popped out of its box and onto a plate in under minutes. So whether you're short on time or you require some meal prep help for your weight loss, give any one of these kits a try.

Market Kurly

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Known in South Korea for their grocery delivery, Kurly brings the best in Korean cuisine to our sunny shores with a wide variety of Korean dishes such as kalgaksu, gimbaps and tteokbokki dishes that have been made by some of Korea's leading chefs. Best of all? They can all be found on Redmart, saving you the hassle of lugging your groceries home.

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Meals in Minutes

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If variety is what you're after, consider Meals in Minutes. With a wide range of dishes ranging from sides the mains, and going from Asian to Western cuisine, you'd be spoilt for choice. Try the Creamy Tuscan Salmon – a warming dish that includes a decent-sized salmon steak covered in cream, cherry tomatoes and spinach.

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Little Farms

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With Little Farms, you're promised natural, quality ingredients. The menu runs the gamut from Indian curries and stews to Mexican and Western favourites such as the Fish Pie or the Mac & Cheese.

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Chef in Box

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Chef in Box has sold more than 10 million meals, so clearly they're doing something right. Each Halal-certified bento meal uses advanced cook-chill and cook-freeze technology to seal in the nutrients so nothing is lost between leaving their kitchen and arriving on your plate. Find local favourites like Claypot Chicken Rice, Mee Siam Goreng and other dishes to suit your cravings.

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Eatfully

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At the moment, Eatfully has three meal kits under their brand, but each one is done deliciously well. Shoutout goes to the Laksa Prawn Linguine – just the right amount of heat and umaminess in every serving. Eatfully can be found at most Cold Storage outlets or via Redmart.

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Kitchen Hands

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If you have a bit more time to do some actual cooking, Kitchen Hands takes the prepwork of the chopping and cutting out and delivers the ingredients all prepared. Follow their simple recipe cards to assemble your dish and you're all set. Each week sees new kits being added, such as Caramelised Miso Chicken with Pear & Walnut Salsa, Grilled Fish Tacos and Squid Ink Linguine.

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Yummy Bros

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Meal prep can be horrendously tedious – all that measuring, weighing, computing and re-computing – which is why we love Yummy Bros. It lets you customise your meal according to your dietary plan, without sacrificing taste. There are plenty of options as well – over 20 and counting – so you're never short on choices.

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