I make use of a few different meal services... and I completely agree with the prep issue. While the "get fresh food for X meals" is a nice idea, I invariably

I make use of a few different meal services... and I completely agree with the prep issue. While the "get fresh food for X meals" is a nice idea, I invariably hit issues with portions - most companies only provide portions for 2 or 4 people. This works poorly for the odd sized household (especially the 1 sized). So... I have factor. They're single sized microwave items. Very convenient for lunches with a 2 minutes in the microwave and you're good. I also have tovala. They've got a special (but inexpensive) toaster oven or air fryer. With them, you get raw protein and a side and do 1 min of prep for it and then cook it in the oven for 13 to 20 min depending on the food. The portion sizes there are 1. The longer prep and the "need that toaster oven" make it not as useful for the "on the go". This is cooked in single use aluminum trays and so cleanup is minimal. And I also splurged for a suvie (. That's in the 30 min and longer category with more cleaning (of the trays - they're not single use), but you can cook for a time (have this ready at 12:15 pm) and it does it. It's got a much more expensive (and larger) kitchen device... but the prep is typically in the less than 5 minutes and has the advantage of frozen to cooked rather than refrigerated to cooked meaning that the meal kits can be stored in the chest freezer in the basement for longer durations rather than needing to be done by the end of the week.