We know you're busy. Between work, social life, gym, family and maybe even one or two hobbies, that downtime is precious.

The last thing anyone wants to do at the end of the day is think about what they're having for dinner this week, or spend hours in the supermarket trying to find all the right ingredients that you're likely to only use once before leaving them to languish in your fridge.

But what if you could change the way you cook forever? What if you could make the meals you cook at home more delicious, more nutritious and more sustainable, without having to source your ingredients from several different shops or doing a cooking course?

Enter HelloFresh, the meal box delivery service. You might have heard of HelloFresh before, but there's a reason why it's considered one of the best delivery services around.

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HelloFresh is a meal-kit delivery service that delivers fresh, pre-portioned ingredients with easy-to-follow recipes straight to your door. It aims to provide everyone with the opportunity to enjoy delicious, home-cooked meals even without any prior cooking skills, as it removes the hassle of shopping and meal planning.

High-quality ingredients at fair prices is the number one priority at HelloFresh. Whether you're going for a Calorie Smart meal on a Monday night for that injection of health; or a Rapid recipe when you've had a long day, every dish you make will taste as good as the last.

Every recipe is chef-curated, developed by a team of culinary experts who take the time to learn from the feedback, which means they're all of an incredibly high standard. Everything is tried and tested, to make sure you get the most bang for your buck.

That means you could be cooking a teriyaki salmon poke-style bowl, porky gnocchi or a honey-glazed halloumi burger.

Are you ready to change the way you cook for good? Here's a rundown of the different ways that HelloFresh can help.

Learn while you cook

Every HelloFresh meal kit you make is designed to help you get a delicious dinner on the table that very evening. But beyond that, the recipes actually teach you new techniques and introduce you to new ingredients and cuisines. So your cooking skills will benefit long after you made that massaman curry.

Meals in minutes

Speedy, healthy dinners go way beyond scrambled eggs (although there's nothing wrong with those) thanks to HelloFresh's Rapid Meal kits. You'll be dishing up the likes of pork and black bean tacos, veggie-packed chilli and lamb and mushroom ragu in no time (25 minutes or less), thanks to the pre-prepared ingredients – yep, that means a lot less chopping. Not only that, but instead of schlepping around the shops to get all your special ingredients, you'll get everything you need delivered to your door. That's a double win on the time-saving front.

Tailored to you

HelloFresh offers a whopping 35 recipes on rotation, with curated collections designed to suit your daily needs: whether you're veggie or cooking a family feast. Choose between Veggie, Family, Quick Cook, Calorie Smart or Pescatarian meals. You can select your weekly recipes, modify the servings per recipe, pause or cancel at any time. You choose when and where to receive your box at your convenience, and you can track your delivery in real time on the app.

Eat well more affordably

HelloFresh is dedicated to making sure you get the best value for your money, without compromising on quality or flavour. The meal kits are designed to help you put in place good eating habits without breaking the bank.

Make cooking fun

And most importantly of all, HelloFresh makes cooking fun. With creative recipes that strike the balance between engaging and easy, the meal kits take the fuss out of cooking. Less chopping, less cleaning, more time enjoying the cooking process – not to mention the eating. And we do all like to eat.

Want to try HelloFresh for yourself? You're in luck: new customers get get 50% off their box and 35% off the next three when they use the code HELLOFOODISM at the checkout. 

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