If you’ve ever worked retail, you know the physical pain of standing up for a 9-5, the emotional pain of having to be jovial towards people who are anything but, lifting and loading heavy objects all day. I’m constantly exhausted –– I even admit to skipping breakfast in favor of the extra 20 minutes of snooze time. During my 30-minute lunch break, I would rush to the nearest, cheapest, quickest possible thing that I could eat. By the time I got home I sure as hell was not interested in being on my feet any longer; not even to make a meal I knew I so desperately needed. It started to have detrimental effects on every other aspect of my life. My mother suggested I “reclaim my time” by looking into meal subscriptions, but it wasn’t until someone else suggested it that I actually considered it (sorry Mama, you know how it goes). I researched countless brands online, consulted the TQE Meal Kit Subscription Roundup, and the sheer thought of not having to worry about how, when, and what I would eat during the week was already helping me sleep a little easier. Ultimately, I decided to try Splendid Spoon.
With a focus on grain bowls and hearty soups as opposed to more salad-heavy brands, I hoped Splendid Spoon would satisfy my desire to stay plant-based while providing the sustenance I needed to support me in a physical job.
Splendid Spoon has three available meal plans:
- Breakfast: 5 breakfast smoothies delivered weekly for a total of $65/week, or $13/meal.
- Breakfast, Lunch, and 1-Day Soup Reset: 5 smoothies, 5 grain or soup bowls, and 1 full-day “reset,” which consists of 5 soups to be eaten every 2-3 hours over the course of 1 day. $135/week or $9/meal.
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and 1-Day Soup Reset: 5 smoothies, 5 lunch bowls, 5 noodle bowls, and 1 full-day reset. $185/week or $9.25/meal.
You can choose how often you want to receive meals: weekly, every other week, or once per month. They provide the flexibility to update your delivery schedule to fit both your lifestyle and budget. Most importantly, the meals are zero prep. You either pop them in the microwave or heat them up on the stove.
I decided to go with the Breakfast, Lunch, and Reset plan. I figured that ~$27 a day is around what I was already spending by frequenting the taco truck near my job and ordering dinner most nights. The plan would be a great start to figuring out a baseline eating schedule; with breakfast and lunch taken care of I just might have enough energy to make my own dinner. As for the reset part, I was just curious what exactly a reset was.
My breakfast favorites were the Banana Flax, Dragon Fruit Berry and AB & J smoothies. For lunch, I loved the coconut curry rice bowl, channa potato stew and moroccan lentil bowl.
All in all, I really enjoyed the experience. Splendid Spoon really helped me get back into the practice of listening to my body –– Which things are helping me get up and get going? If something isn’t working for me, how can I adjust it so that it does? This is what Splendid Spoon is about: helping you establish healthy habits by creating a solid foundation to grow from. Added bonus: I didn’t have to worry about grocery shopping, or spending hours of my day off meal prepping. Having a prepared lunch on a 30-minute break means that I could spend that 30 minutes sitting down. My lower back is still thanking me.
My current lifestyle is nothing like what it was at the beginning of 2020. Dealing with such an extreme shift has not been easy for my body or mind to adjust to, and having reliably healthy, nutritious meals delivered to my door has been completely rejuvenating. I’m finding longer pockets of time in my days to dedicate to my wellbeing. I’m getting back to the mental place. And, of course, no positive change is complete without conceding: My mother was right. Once again.
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