Grubby Ready Meals Are Ultimate Heatwave Solution To No-Cook, Healthy Dinners

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Turn the oven on?

In this weather, you must be joking.

If you’re anything like me, cooking anything that requires more than minimal effort right now sounds like your worst nightmare.

For the last month I’ve been existing solely on a diet of raw vegetables, dip, and anything that takes under 10 minutes to cook on the stove. 

But sometimes even that is too much for me, and I’ve found something that fills my criteria of having a somewhat https://go.linkby.com/PJIQEJWG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">healthy dinner with little to no preparation whatsoever.

Plant-based meal delivery company https://go.linkby.com/PJIQEJWG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grubby took top spot in my round up of the https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/best-recipe-boxes-meal-kits_uk_6a44fa96e4b005bae50ce5bc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">best recipe boxes and meal kits for a reason: it creates tasty recipes loaded with all the fibre and protein you could want. 

And while it has an option to cook your own recipes, which is great if you’re trying to add to your roster (not like that), the saving grace from its menu is its https://go.linkby.com/PJIQEJWG/ready-meals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">frozen ready meals.

I got five of its https://go.linkby.com/PJIQEJWG/order/ready-meals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ready meals to try, and they quickly became my go-to when I didn’t have any food in, couldn’t be bothered to go to the shops, and when the dreaded heatwave hit.

Despite being called ‘https://go.linkby.com/PJIQEJWG/order/ready-meals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ready meals’, these boxes are packed full of nutrition.

For example, the Miso Tamari Buddha contains 29.2 g of protein, 15.9g of fibre, and best of all, takes under 10 minutes to cook in the microwave.

In other words, it’s perfect for a healthy mid-week dinner for one.

As someone who mostly cooks for myself, I often struggle to buy just the right amount of food to have my five a day, without it expiring before I get round to eating it. 

But these meals are designed specifically for one person, and I love that https://go.linkby.com/PJIQEJWG/order/ready-meals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grubby changes its menu regularly, while keeping some of its bestselling boxes available, so you can keep going back to your favourites and try new things at the same time.

In case you’re not convinced about the idea of a ready meal being healthy (I wasn’t), https://go.linkby.com/PJIQEJWG/order/ready-meals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grubby has even teamed up with https://go.skimresources.com?id=44681X1760406&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fzoe.com%2Fen-gb%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOooaWd7Xr568knBaG_Bpn6cRNbOKRbpTJA7FzR6HOGaShdX1LgPi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">science-backed gut health company Zoe to get its approval on its best recipes for your gut.  

Ahead of the heatwave, I stocked up on my favourite recipes (my current rotation is the https://go.linkby.com/PJIQEJWG/order/ready-meals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chickpea Chutney Bowl, Cashew Mac & Greens, and Tofu Saag Curry) and I’m already thankful to past me for planning ahead.

You can plan to have them delivered every week or every other week, so you’ll know you always have something in your freezer. 

Not to mention, it’s pretty affordable: each https://go.linkby.com/PJIQEJWG/order/ready-meals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">meal comes in at around £8, and you’ll also get a free brownie when you order more than six. 

I’d also highly recommend adding a recipe box to your order when the weather cools down – I finally got round to learning some https://go.linkby.com/PJIQEJWG/order/ready-meals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new recipes, and you can rest assured they’re going to be healthy and delicious. 

It’s not just yumminess Grubby stands for, either, for each box you buy, it donates a meal to a child living in poverty – so it’s not just good for you.