While I am the runner in the family, my husband is an endurance cyclist currently training for a 200 mile gravel race. He goes out for rides ranging from 2-8 hours several times a week. His rides take him into the late afternoon/evening hours, so the rush of dinner preparation falls mostly at my feet. In light of this, I recently said to him that I would like a change, I would like to make the evening hours less frantic and meal planning easier.
The very next day, I was asked to try out a new and innovative local business that offers fresh and healthy meal prep with weekly delivery. Don’t you just love those rare occasions when an answer to your problem falls into your lap?!
{This post is sponsored by Fit Kitchen Direct and I received complimentary meals to review. All opinions are my own. And don’t miss their special reader offer below!}
About Fit Kitchen Direct
Before receiving my meals, I sought out to learn more about what I was getting. Fit Kitchen Direct’s mission is to provide healthy, affordable and delicious meals to busy families. Beyond that though, it is also a nutritional lifestyle that will have you feeling amazing from the inside out. FKD uses all natural meat and organic produce to keep meals clean and delicious. They are also gluten free. Key for me is their goal to offer nutritious meals that maintain our family’s healthy routine.
As primary shopper and “Chef” in our home I do my best to buy local, organic, and fresh whenever possible. I grew up in the country where in response to my cries of “I’m hungry” my mom would tell me to go out to the garden and pick something to eat. In the summer I tend to hit the Farmer’s Markets twice a week because fresh is important to me. To say I was excited to try Fit Kitchen Direct would be an understatement, especially after reviewing their weekly menu.
Fit Kitchen Direct was started by Megan Benedict, a personal trainer who knows firsthand how difficult it is to eat healthy, and who saw many of her clients struggle with their diet because they were simply too busy to prep healthy and delicious food.
My Fit Kitchen Direct Experience
The meals arrived Sunday evening and I was asked if I’d like them brought in and unloaded to the refrigerator. I appreciated the courtesy, even though I declined. I looked each meal over, wondering which one I would dive into the next day as dinner was already underway (with my husband doing the cooking!)
The following day I came home post-workout and ate the Thai lemongrass beef salad with rice noodles and spicy lime vinaigrette. Oh my, YUM! It had the right amount of kick without being overwhelming. The meal filled me up yet didn’t leave me feeling stuffed, which is how it should be. The portions are substantial and generally more than I would typically eat for lunch, however after a long run, I appreciated that. But again, I was never left feeling over-full, just satisfied. FKD has an option to add extra protein to a particular meal which is especially helpful for our family while my husband is training as hard as he is and eating anything that isn’t nailed down.