I have helped a few friends kick start their kids love of cooking by sharing some free meal coupons from Blue Apron. It's a great way to ease someone into cook

I have helped a few friends kick start their kids love of cooking by sharing some free meal coupons from Blue Apron. It's a great way to ease someone into cooking who has zero experience since they provide recipes with easy to follow directions and provide the exact quantity of ingredients needed which keeps waste down. It really helps break down the intimidation barriers and get people *started* on cooking on their own. I stay with it for the convenience, but most of them have since moved on and now do their own recipe planning and shopping; but they probably wouldn't be where they are if they hadn't at least started. As a single person the biggest thing I like about services like Blue Apron: I can have a wide variety of fresh ingredients but without the waste of buying things like family sized bundles of herbs where I end up throwing half or more out before I can use them all.