Hello fresh- somewhat underwhelmed - alternatives?

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Okay- so I am an empty nester and living on my own( love it) BUT have been struggling to find the impetus to feed myself properly- ie cook. I can cook well but just CBA after 26 odd years of it.
so I got a voucher for hello fresh and I only had to pay the postage.
I chose my meals and they arrived etc etc.
i don’t know what the hell so was expecting really. I still had to chop up shit and cook and most of the spices and food I already have in the house.
There was also a horrible amount of packaging and I notice that it is bulked with cheap starches- potatoes and rice.
it clearly isn’t for me. I thought it would be all prepped for me and I could just throw it in a pan or something.
I need something that is easy and tasty. I need to get some vitamins in me .
ideas?
from a moany empty nester ( who used her soup maker a lot but it broke )

Hello fresh mince is awful. All veiny

It’s a good question. Made me think. It’s the chopping mainly. So yes- I will get pre chopped onions and garlic.

Thanks- will check that out!

I often buy the M&S stirfrys, protein, bag of veg, sauce, noodles. Enough for 2 meals. Hot smoked salmon and a porch of grains and a salad bowl. Frankly I’d rather that than hello fresh with its unknown source meat and ridiculously overpacked ingredients.

All the meal prep kits are expensive. Why not ask chat gpt for a menu plan then buy the ingredients yourself so you're in control of the food quality?

I am a good cook and put the name of the 15 odd dishes I like to cook and eat and ask it to randomly assign them over the month to create a varied meal plan. Seems to work well.

Another vote for Simply Fresh.
Much more flexible and all the recipes we have had taste great.
free box if you’d like
http://simplycook.com/invite/KAW4WG

My adult children use Sorted Food Sidekick App. They provide an online shopping list rather than actually sending the food, then the instructions are on the App. The intention is absolutely no food waste.

I use Gousto and get the meals for 1 which is enough for 2 meals, I just add more brocolli or meat if I need to. Comes to £40 a week for 5 or more meals and all of them are I kid you not, restaurant quality.