Here's a sample video of an unboxing. Not what I made... just the first one that came up. Useful for anyone who hasn't tried it yet. * BLUE APRON UNBOXING &

Here's a sample video of an unboxing. Not what I made... just the first one that came up. Useful for anyone who hasn't tried it yet. * BLUE APRON UNBOXING & REVIEW | MakeupByMegB - YouTube || https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX_aEuUVKP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX_aEuUVKP4 Some general comments I have after trying the service for 2 months. 1) The portions aren't generous. Which, look... if you're trying to lose weight it's not a bad idea... but I think I spent about an hour preparing the last meal I had from them, and even the friend I was eating with, a girl who maybe weighted 120 soaking wet, complained that it wasn't much food. Put it another way, I've never seem leftovers after a meal with Blue Apron... so it's not like you can spend time cooking and at least take the leftovers for lunch the next day. 2) The recipes are satisfying to make, you really feel like your cooking skills and food prep skills go up. It's nice to know what all is in the food, everything is from scratch. Great for dates, with everything measured out and how detailed the instructions are... you will look like a creative pro chef. 3) Meals are, I feel, more expensive than a restaurant (I'd say about 1.25X cost, compared to sit-down places in Austin). You're paying for health, and convenience of delivery [1]... Quality is on par with Whole Foods. For me... was nice to try it for a few months and get a sense for what all is out there. Try some new vegetables. Gain some confidence when I go to farmer's markets around what various things taste like. I will probably never use the service again, or any similar service... far too often I'd make a meal and then have to hit up the pantry for a bit more food -- "Hello Pop-Tart, my old friend, I know that box has been sitting in my pantry for over a year... but I think you'll make an excellent after dinner snack... (Goodbye health benefits...)" My recycling bin and trash bins were always overflowing when I used this service... I didn't like how much waste a meal generated. I think all the packaging was recyclable, but just massive amounts of packaging. No clue how to compare waste to a restaurant, but like with a pack of eggs... you get 18 eggs at Costco in a container, and with Blue Apron you get 2 eggs in a container, wrapped in a paper bag, in a paper box, inside a sealed insulation bag, inside another paper box... My total food spending was about 30% higher than normal during the months I was using Blue Apron. [1] Ultimately even when I had Blue Apron meals, I'd still run late at work and instead of having like a turkey sandwich or something simple I could grab out of the fridge... I'd just go grab Chick-fil-A on the way home -- that's on me for bad choices, but I made the call "Go grocery shopping or use Blue Apron." If I have to go to the grocery store anyway... not that much time to shop for things I like. TL;DR: Improved my food diversity, improved cooking skills, didn't save me time, didn't save me money, questionable health improvements due to opting for frequent meal augmentation.