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The difference between a GOOD day and a BAD day rides on two critical things:<\/p>\n
Seriously.<\/p>\n
I know you put a lot of energy, blood, sweat and tears into feeding your family too.\u00a0 And you probably find that the harder you work in the kitchen, the more pressure you subconsciously put on your kids to eat it?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n That’s me 100%.\u00a0 Or it used to be.<\/p>\n The success of my kitchen endeavours can truly make or break my day.\u00a0 All that time invested in making a new recipe…only to have my kids say those 4 words detested by every parent on the planet:<\/p>\n “I don’t like it”.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Those words are like daggers!\u00a0 The harder I work in the kitchen, the more hurtful they are.\u00a0 But when meals are simple and require little work, I’m not fussed by their reaction.<\/p>\n So, when life continued to get crazy, I gave myself permission to release the pressure of doing it all in the kitchen. But I didn’t want to pay through the nose for it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Prepared or planned meals DELIVERED right to my doorstep?\u00a0 Someone pinch me!<\/p>\n It turns out other parents who follow me here<\/a> and here<\/a>, or whom I help in the\u00a0Family Health-ification<\/a> package<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0feel the same way.<\/p>\n …They want to get out of the RECIPE RUT.<\/p>\n …They want HEALTHY meals their family will happily eat (most of the time).<\/p>\n …But they also want FREEDOM in the kitchen.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Over the past few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to review some of the best meal delivery services in Toronto and in Canada.\u00a0 My family was spoiled with some tasty meals.\u00a0 And I was spoiled with less time in the kitchen (meant more time to do laundry, go to Barre classes, and take my kids to the park).<\/p>\n And now I’m so excited to take you through our experience with each meal delivery company, so you can decide which one is perfect for your family.<\/strong><\/p>\n For the following 6 days I will be posting reviews for each of the following amazing companies (come back each day to see the next review):<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pssst…I also have awesome discounts for virtually every one of them (you’ll find them at the bottom of each review).\u00a0 So go crazy and try them all!<\/p>\n If you have other meal services you’d like me to review, please reach out<\/a>!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_fullwidth_post_slider posts_number=”6″ include_categories=”504″ orderby=”title_asc” use_manual_excerpt=”off” excerpt_length=”0″ show_meta=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”3.6″ filter_opacity=”71%” text_shadow_style=”preset2″ header_font=”|700|||||||” filter_saturate=”101%”] As a Nutritionist and someone who is uber passionate about the environment, I will admit that there was room for improvement for most of the companies I reviewed (isn’t there with everything?!).\u00a0 While my family and I loved virtually every meal, there were two things that stood out:<\/p>\n I know this is a common piece of feedback\/frustration from people in general…but many delivery services seem to use a lot of packaging.\u00a0 And plastic makes me crazy!<\/p>\n The good news is that most (if not all) can be recycled.\u00a0 Yet I still cringed at the thought of putting plastic containers, plastic baggies, cardboard boxes, and ice packs out on the curb every week.<\/p>\n Some companies used glass jar and containers which is wonderful (but easier for prepared meals).\u00a0 There’s a return deposit which I’m totally cool with paying.<\/p>\n If you have any suggestions on how to ease the environmental load for these meal delivery services, comment below!<\/p>\n If you’ve done any of my challenges or programs for families you know that I prioritize veggies and fibre at meals.\u00a0 And we eat A LOT of veggies in our home.<\/p>\n Yet for most of the meal delivery companies I noticed an emphasis on starches (rice, quinoa, and even starchy veggies like potatoes).\u00a0In some cases, salads were served alongside the protein which is great (particularly for the adults as salads can be challenging for young kids).\u00a0 Overall, there weren’t enough veggies to go around the table for my veggie-loving family.<\/p>\n So with almost all meals I ended up having to make an extra batch of broccoli, cauliflower, chopped salad or something else to compensate.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The difference between a GOOD day and a BAD day rides on two critical things: My sleep My meals Seriously. I know you put a lot of energy, blood, sweat and tears into feeding your family too.\u00a0 And you probably find that the harder you work in the kitchen, the more pressure you subconsciously put […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" [et_pb_section bb_built=\"1\" fullwidth=\"on\" specialty=\"off\" next_background_color=\"#000000\"][et_pb_fullwidth_image _builder_version=\"3.2.2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1555.jpg\" \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=\"1\" next_background_color=\"#000000\" prev_background_color=\"#000000\"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"3.2.2\" custom_margin=\"|-15px||\" custom_padding=\"|-15px||\"]<\/p> The difference between a GOOD day and a BAD day rides on two critical things:<\/p> Seriously.<\/p> I know you put a lot of energy, blood, sweat and tears into feeding your family too.\u00a0 And you probably find that the harder you work in the kitchen, the more pressure you subconsciously put on your family to eat it?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p> That's me 100%.\u00a0 Or it used to be.<\/p> The success of my kitchen endeavours can truly make or break my day.\u00a0 All that time invested in making a new recipe...only to have my kids say those 4 words detested by every parent on the planet:<\/p> \"I don't like it\".<\/strong><\/em><\/p> Those words are like daggers!\u00a0 The harder I work in the kitchen, the more hurtful they are.\u00a0 But when meals are simple and require little work, I'm not fussed by their reaction.<\/p> So, when life continued to get crazy, I gave myself permission to release the pressure of doing it all in the kitchen. But I didn't want to pay through the nose for it.<\/p> Prepared or planned meals DELIVERED right to my doorstep?\u00a0 Someone pinch me!<\/p> It turns out other parents who follow me here<\/a> and here<\/a>, or whom I help in the\u00a0Family Health-ification<\/a> package<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0feel the same way.<\/p> ...They want to get out of the RECIPE RUT.<\/p> ...They want HEALTHY meals their family will happily eat (most of the time).<\/p> ...But they also want FREEDOM in the kitchen.<\/p> Over the past few weeks I've had the opportunity to review some of the best meal delivery services in Toronto and in Canada.\u00a0 My family was spoiled with some tasty meals.\u00a0 And I was spoiled with less time in the kitchen (meant more time to do laundry, go to Barre classes, and take my kids to the park).<\/p> And now I'm so excited to take you through our experience with each meal delivery company, so you can decide which one is perfect for your family.<\/strong><\/p> For the following 6 days I will be posting reviews for each of the following amazing companies (come back each day to see the next review):<\/strong><\/p>Enter meal delivery services.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
Enter Meal Delivery Month.<\/span> <\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\n[\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_slider][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ prev_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.2.2″ custom_margin=”|-15px||” custom_padding=”|-15px||”]<\/p>\nLast words…<\/span><\/h2>\n
Too much packaging<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Too little veg<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Enter meal delivery services.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>
Enter Meal Delivery Month.<\/span> <\/strong><\/h4>