Easy paleo and keto prepared meal delivery

Eat clean? Okay, sounds good to me!

Eating clean may be a resolution for many folks, especially heading into the new year, with health goals a plenty. However, is it easier said than done?

Eat Clean, a heat-and-eat meal delivery kit is attempting to make it as easy as the name implies. To test that, I ate Eat Clean meals not just once back in 2022 when I originally tried the brand, but again in 2024, testing the paleo, keto and other ready-made meals in prep for my 2025 best meal kit roundup.

How Eat Clean Works

This meal-delivery kit works very simply, as there is no cooking required. Each meal arrives pre-cooked and on ice, ready to be heated in the microwave, oven, stovetop or stored in the refrigerator for later.

Meals are ordered in a similar style to other delivery services, via a weekly menu of options. I’ll get into what those options are in a bit, but they follow a pretty typical cadence and switch up week by week. You can order for your dietary needs, such as paleo, keto, plant-based or traditional (which includes balanced meals with meat and veggies) or you can add a variety of each to your box.

Eat Clean Price

Like other meal kits, Eat Clean ranges in price depending on how many meals per week you order. Each meal is a single serving, so it’s considered one serving. Choose between six to 20 meals per week, keeping in mind that Eat Clean has options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Meals start at $8.60 and range up to $12.58.

Shipping costs $9.99 at a flat rate.

Eat Clean Meals

Eat Clean was designed to be a simple way to get your nutrition in one easy tray of food. Meals tend to be American dishes, with pancakes, eggs, and the like as breakfast options. Pasta bowls, rice dishes, and protein-forward meals like burgers or chicken are available for lunch and dinner.

When clicking between the traditional, plant-based, and the keto or paleo menus, I noticed that each had variations of the same dish, which I thought was cool. This allows you to have what you crave but with slightly different ingredients that may be more aligned with your current diet. For example, beef bolognese pasta is listed on the traditional menu, while lentil bolognese is listed on the plant-based menu. Neat, right?

Since this is a heat-and-eat meal, I can’t speak to the individual ingredients, but the quality of each food item arrives fresh and ready to eat. Everything is shipped in ice, ready to be placed in the fridge and parceled out for each day of the week. For those that like crispier bacon or a fluffier pancake, you may want to swap the microwave for the frypan, but the majority of the meals like pasta, rice, and even meat heat up just fine in the micro.

We’ve tried:

• Chicken Tikka Masala with Organic White Rice
• Plant Based 3 Bean Chili with Homemade Corn Bread
• Shrimp & Sausage Jambalaya with Stir-Fry Vegetables
• Low Carb Cheeseburger Bowl with Roasted Brussel Sprouts
• Dark Chocolate Chip Keto Pancakes
• Almond Crusted Chicken Tenders with Homestyle Honey Mustard

Eat Clean does indeed make it easy to eat and clean up, although I’m sure that wasn’t what they intended in their name. I love a heat-and-eat meal for that reason, though, as after you finish eating, the clean-up is as simple as rinsing out the tray and throwing it in the recycling along with the cardboard sleeve.

The meals I tested were on par with many other ready-to-eat meal kits I’ve tried, except Eat Clean being very careful to cater to paleo and keto diets. I hadn’t seen that before and found it very cool to see on its menu. As mentioned above, it was also cool to see the care taken with curating the menu with options, allowing for someone who follows a plant-based diet to be able to enjoy similar meals as someone who may not. I found that many meals were “dupes” of each other, with simple swaps for veggies or a different starch, which I appreciated.

I like any meal kit that offers distinct options for breakfast that are more than just shakes, and Eat Clean did not disappoint, with pancakes, egg scrambles and even stuffed French toast on all of the menus — this may have been the only ready-to-eat menu I have ever seen with these sweet breakfast items.

The Final Verdict

Eat Clean is a great option for single folks who want to prioritize their keto, paleo, plant-based or balanced diets for either all three squares or for a few meals a week. It may also be okay for couples, but most likely not for families.

This is also a great grab-and-go meal delivery service for folks in the office who want easy-to-reheat lunches and dinners, things they can pack for after the gym, or an easy early morning breakfast to fuel up before heading out. For those following a paleo or keto diet who can’t find the time to plan and shop — this would be great to try out this year.

How we tested

• Ease of ordering: When looking at the menu, Eat Clean is simple to set up and order for each week. I always note if a delivery company offers add-ons and/or a Marketplace. I also always take into consideration how to customize the order, make changes, and pause a membership when testing.
• Prep, cook and cleanup time: A major selling point of meal kits is that they save time. Eat Clean takes between 2 and 4 minutes to reheat. I still noted how long it took me to have a complete meal from unpacking to cooking, eating, and recycling.
• Flavor and fullness: Meal kits are meant to remove all the guesswork from cooking, including seasoning. When testing Eat Clean I took into account if any of the dishes I ordered needed to be seasoned or altered to become more palpable. I also considered how satisfied they left me and for how long.
• Sustainability: Not all meal kits are eco-friendly or use sustainable practices. To determine where Eat Clean stood on the eco-conscious scale, I reviewed its production policy and looked into how it sourced its ingredients. Other things I took into account were its packaging and whether it could be recycled.
• Price: Meal kits typically run between $7 and $15 per serving, and so Eat Clean sits in the middle at $8.60 to $12.58 per serving. I also took into account how many meals and servings I received for the price.

FAQ: What to look for when choosing a meal kit

Diet: Pay attention to the dietary options each service caters to, from vegetarian and vegan to Keto and paleo.

Household Size: Count the number of people in your family and then account for how much they eat to best calculate how many servings you need to feed everyone. Some kits detailed above have larger portions, while others are single-serve only.

Budget: Meal kits and services have a wide range of prices. Some offer free shipping, while others have a minimum spend. Specialty or health-related plans may cost more.

Time: Think about how long you want to be cooking for each night. Some meals require 30 or more minutes to cook, not including cleaning up. Others are microwavable and thus don’t require clean-up time, either.

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