The best keto meal delivery services make keeping your goals in check easier without spending hours prepping and counting macros. In short, they take the guesswork out of cooking, bringing delicious and nutritionally balanced meals to your doorstep. Our top recommendation is Factor_, which provides flavorful, ready-to-eat meals like cajun-spiced salmon and chicken a la vodka over zucchini noodles.
The best keto meal delivery services make keeping your goals in check easier without spending hours … [+] shopping and prepping.
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Keto meal delivery services come in two forms: “heat-and-eat” food that can be warmed and enjoyed in minutes and meal kits with recipes and pre-portioned ingredients. The former is best if you need take-to-work lunch options, are short on prep and cleaning time or don’t want to cook; the latter is better if you like making the food yourself. (Plus, it’s an excellent opportunity to learn new recipes.) While there are many prepped food services to choose from, it can be trickier to find keto diet-compliant options. Below, the best keto meal delivery services to fit a low-carb carb lifestyle—and help you maintain it.
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Cost per serving: $13 and up | Meal type: Prepped meals (heat and eat)
Factor_ (formerly Factor75) was one of the first keto meal delivery services on the scene. Starting with only real ingredients that are free of GMOs and artificial preservatives, the meal creators behind Factor_ make ready-to-eat meals like jalapeño popper burgers and chicken a la vodka over zucchini noodles. All meats are ethically produced—the beef is grass-fed, the chicken is antibiotic-free and pigs are pasture-raised. While it’s not a guarantee, ingredients are sourced locally and organically grown whenever possible.
You can start with as few as six meals per week, or go up to 18 meals weekly. Prices range from $11 to $14 per meal, depending on which plan you pick. You can also opt for keto-friendly add ons, like grass-fed beef bone broth, turmeric wellness shots and cocoa peanut butter truffles. If you’re not strict keto, or you’re feeding a carb-eater in your household, you can also choose from other diet conscious meals, like Paleo, low-calorie, vegetarian and dairy-free (to name a few). Now, you can score up to $250 off your first five boxes, which includes 50% off your first order and tiered discounts after.
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Cost per serving: $12 and up | Meal type: Prepped meals (heat and eat)
Territory is a healthier meal delivery option featuring new menu items every week. All meals are made with fresh, seasonal ingredients free of gluten, dairy and refined sugar—ingredients known to cause inflammation and digestion-related issues. You can choose from the extensive list of meal types to narrow low carb and keto-friendly options before browsing the weekly selections. Nutritional information and macronutrient ratios are conveniently provided for each meal, and local chefs prepare them in fully certified commercial kitchens.
You’ll find dishes like beef stew, Mongolian-style beef and lemon dill chicken, all served with delicious and wholesome sides. The meals—which are fully prepared and ready to heat—are delivered on Sundays and Wednesdays and stay fresh in your fridge for up to seven days. Plans start at six meals per delivery and go up to 12 meals, and you can choose to receive up to two deliveries weekly. The prices range from $12 to $17 per meal, plus a delivery fee.
What the editors say: Our updates editor shares her experience with this delivery service: “The convenience of Territory meals is unbeatable. They arrive cold but not frozen, which is great for freshness, but you’ll want to make sure you eat them within the week. The recipes are tasty and filling, plus it’s always fun to try new foods—and knowing they’re healthy (and all gluten- and dairy-free) is a huge bonus.”
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Cost per serving: $10 and up | Meal type: Grocery and recipe delivery service (pre-portioned, snacks included)
For a grocery shopping-like haul that goes beyond the box of offering square meals, Hungryroot is the way to go. The brand identifies itself as a “grocery and recipe delivery service,” meaning you’ll receive a box of food that includes pre-portioned ingredients with accompanying recipe cards, snacks and other pantry staples. This gives you flexibility in your recipe-making, and instead of quantifying your order by portion size, you’ll pick from small, medium or large boxes that serve three to five two-serving meals plus snacks. Boxes start at $70.
To get started, you’ll take a quiz to identify your dietary preferences. While “keto” isn’t an option, you can choose whether your diet is omnivore, vegetarian, nut-free, etc. You’ll also be asked to pick “what looks good?” from a number of entree and snack options that include protein-heavy, low-carb foods. Based on your quiz results, Hungryroot will suggest foods and recipes for your order, but you can edit your box before it’s shipped. Further, the brand offers a slew of keto-friendly favorites like cauliflower pizza crusts, keto bread buns and more.
What the editors say: “I’m a big fan of Hungryroot because it offers more flexibility than traditional meal kits,” shares our updates editor, who recently tried it. “It’s basically a way to stock your pantry while offering recipe suggestions that you can choose whether or not to use (and by the way, all the recipes I made were super quick and easy). I love that boxes also have snacks; mine included fresh pineapple chunks, a pouch of almond butter and the brand’s delicious black bean brownie batter and almond chickpea cookie dough—not exactly keto-friendly, but definitely worth a try.”
Cost per serving: $11.50 and up | Meal type: Meal kits (pre-portioned ingredients, cooking required)
Sunbasket offers a selection of keto-friendly and carb-conscious meal kits that you can customize in accordance to your dietary preferences. When you go to “Get Started,” you’ll get to choose from eight different dietary lifestyles (including keto-friendly, Paleo, vegetarian and diabetes-friendly) and can further customize your plan to include or avoid certain types of foods. Next, you can pick your settings for two or four people (each meal kit serves two) and two to five dinners a week, making this a flexible option to fit your lifestyle and budget.
These keto meal kits are portioned to have 15 grams of net carbs or less and 550 calories or less and start at $11.50 a serving, making them cheaper—and healthier—than most takeout options.
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Price per serving: $12.50 and up | Meal type: Meal kits (pre-portioned ingredients, cooking required)
Unlike the others on this list, Green Chef delivers keto meal kits rather than fully prepped meals. If you like to cook, but just don’t have the time to go grocery shopping and divvy out ingredients for your meals, this is the answer you’re looking for. When you sign up for Green Chef, you can choose the keto meal plan, which features plenty of gluten-free meals, if that’s another prerequisite. Meal options rotate every week (you can see what’s coming up in the next couple of weeks, too) and you can choose from recipes like sesame ginger chicken and coconut shrimp soup. Green Chef is also a certified organic company, so all ingredients are sourced as responsibly and ethically as possible.
When building your box, you let Green Chef know whether you’re feeding two, four or six people and if you want three or four meals per week. The prices will adjust accordingly, from $12.50 per serving. Currently, you can score an impressive $180 off your first five boxes.
Cost per serving: $11 and up | Meal type: Prepped meals (heat and eat)
Snap Kitchen’s tasty, heat-and-eat keto meals will be a convenient addition to your keto lifestyle. While there are a limited amount of dishes available, the menu changes regularly, and there are other diet-compliant meals available if you’re feeding others in your household.
Meals can be personalized to fit your dietary needs, so this is an excellent premade option for anyone following a specific dietary lifestyle, plus all the food is gluten-free. Each meal comes pre-portioned in microwave- and oven-safe containers, making them suitable for taking to work and eliminating most of your cleanup. Plan options include six meals for $83 a week and 12 meals for $136 a week, with the latter giving you the most bang for your buck.
Cost per serving: $11 and up | Meal type: Prepped meals (heat and eat)
Fresh n’ Lean offers a keto meal plan that’s low in net carbs, full of healthy fats and made with sustainably sourced proteins. Like most others on this list, you can choose from an ever-changing menu that includes gourmet-sounding entrees like French onion steak with roasted mushrooms and cauliflower, as well as protein-packed breakfasts like sunnyside egg shakshuka.
You can choose from any combination of plans—dinner only, lunch and dinner, breakfast, lunch and dinner, breakfast only—and whether you want them delivered five or seven days per week. You can also select up to three ingredients, like elk, seafood or eggs, to exclude from your meal plan due to allergies or personal preferences. All meals are gluten-free.
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How We Choose The Best Keto Meal Delivery Services
To find the best keto meal delivery services, we researched best-selling brands and asked industry experts—as well as our team of experienced staffers—for product recommendations and insights on what to look for.
Our home and kitchen editorial team focused on trusted brands and retailers like Factor, Territory and Hungryroot.
We assessed each service based on the quality of ingredients, variety of meal choices, convenience and affordability. Of course, the nutritional value was one of our top considerations, and we thoroughly researched to ensure each service uses premium, whole ingredients and follows keto-friendly principles.
We also sought services with customizable options to accommodate different diets and preferences, and we included two picks personally recommended by editors: Territory and Hungryroot.
The final products on this list reflect in-depth research conducted by our writer and meticulous vetting by the editorial team.