Yumble Review
Launched in the summer of 2016, Yumble is a rather young meal delivery service that caters to the youngest and the pickiest of eaters. The meals offered by this company are ready-made and designed to satisfy the dietary needs of children aged 1 to 12. However, being delicious and wonderfully healthy, they can bring pleasure to the taste buds of older children and parents as well with some extra portions to satisfy their appetites. In love with the idea behind this service, we have decided to check whether it is as good as it sounds. We report our findings in this honest Yumble review.
How Yumble Works
Yumble is a subscription-based meal delivery service that offers tasty meals made of natural, wholesome seasonal ingredients, organic whenever possible. The dishes are professionally prepared with the needs of the little ones in mind.
As soon as you subscribe, you get to state which dietary restrictions the Yumble team should be aware of when preparing your child’s meals. The menu is carefully crafted to include a variety of options for different diets, including vegetarian, dairy-free, egg-free, and gluten-free.
Every week, you can choose from 18 scrumptious meals and 2 healthy snacks that can also make for a nice breakfast. Depending on your child’s appetite and your schedule, you can order 6, 12 or 24 meals per week.
If you forget to choose the meals for the week, there is nothing to stress about. Yumble will handpick some tasty meals for your child based on your previous orders and the dietary restrictions you listed.
While you do need to subscribe before you can order the meals, you can modify your subscription to suit your needs at any time. You can change the number of meals you want to receive, you can skip a week if you are out of town or have some other plans, and you can pause or cancel your subscription whenever you like. All the modifications can be made online, straight from your Yumble account.
What Makes Yumble Different
Yumble is the brainchild of a busy mom who knows how hard it can be to plan meals for the little ones, with their preferences and needs constantly changing. It can be particularly difficult to get them to eat healthy meals rich in veggies, which is why this smart lady came up with a way to turn kids’ favorites into more balanced and nutritious meals made with the finest ingredients.
In an effort to make mealtime more fun, Yumble offers more than just meals. Apart from the delicious food, your first order includes a welcome pack filled with crayons, coloring sheets, and a star chart that your kids can use to track their meals. Once the chart is complete, you can take a cute photo of your kids with the chart and get a great prize. All subsequent deliveries include collectible coins that can be redeemed for exciting gifts for the little ones.
Meals And Recipes
As we already mentioned in this Yumble review, this company offers 3 meal plans, allowing you to order 6, 12 or 24 meals per week. Therefore, you can order up to 3 meals per day for 6 days for one child or one meal per day for 6 days for up to 3 children.
The 20-item menu changes regularly and includes 18 lunches and dinners and 2 snacks/breakfasts. Every meal item is good for 1 serving and includes 3 components, featuring an optimal balance between proteins, carbs, and nutrient-packed veggies. The snacks come in packs of 4 to 6 servings of healthy bites, such as mini muffins and protein poppers.
The items that are vegetarian, egg-free, gluten-free or dairy-free are clearly labeled, so you can easily choose the perfect meals for your child. While the meals are not made in a nut-free kitchen, they are normally free from tree nuts, peanuts, and coconuts.
All meals are ready to eat, so you can just reheat them in a microwave or an oven or serve them at room temperature. The reheating process takes between 45 seconds and 2 minutes in a microwave or 8 to 15 minutes in an oven preheated to 350 degrees. The containers used to pack the meals are microwave-safe for greater convenience but should not be heated above 375 degrees.
Pricing
Yumble meals do not have individual prices; instead, the price depends on the number of meals in your weekly delivery. You pay a lower price per meal if you decide to order more meals per week.
If you choose to order 6 meals per week, you pay $7.99 per meal, which amounts to $47.94 per week. With the 12-meal plan, you get the meals at the price of $7.49 per meal, that is, $89.88 per week. The 24-meal plan is the most affordable option, with the price per meal amounting to $6.99, so your weekly delivery costs $167.76.
Along with the reasonable prices, Yumble allows you to enjoy free shipping on all of your orders.
| Yumble meal prices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Meals per week | Price | Price per meal |
| 6 | $47.94 | $7.99 |
| 12 | $89.88 | $7.49 |
| 24 | $167.76 | $6.99 |
Delivery Areas
At the moment, Yumble meals are available in 26 states on the East Coast. The company intends to expand its delivery area to include the West Coast as well. If everything goes as planned, the expansion will take place in the first quarter or 2018. In Manhattan and most of Brooklyn, the meals are delivered via Parcel Inc. and the rest of the deliveries are shipped via FedEx. All meals normally arrive within 1 or 2 days. You can expect to receive your Yumble delivery on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Yumble Pros And Cons
To make sure Yumble meets all your standards and expectations, it is important to know its biggest advantages and disadvantages. With a short overview of its pros and cons, you can easily decide if Yumble is the right meal delivery service for you.
- Natural, wholesome, often organic ingredients
- All meals made with children’s dietary needs and restrictions in mind
- Choose from 18 ready-made meals and 4 healthy snacks every week
- Order 6, 12 or 24 meals per week
- Vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg-free options available
- Modify, pause or cancel your subscription anytime
- Additional fun items and prizes for the little ones
- Free shipping on all orders
- Currently delivers to only 26 states on the East Coast
Sample Dishes
With Yumble, you get delicious meals prepared by pro chefs at affordable prices. To find out what kinds of delights you will receive in your delivery, we have chosen a couple of sample dishes that accurately represents its offer and can help you decide if it is the right service for you.
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- Cheeseburger
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- Chili
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- Grilled Chicken Strips
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- Tacos
Bottom Line
By offering a variety of fun, healthy, and tasty meals every week, Yumble takes all the guesswork out of planning meals for your kids. Everything on the menu is not only good for your children, it is also prepared in a way that makes it appealing to the little ones, with lively colors and interesting shapes. The company’s offer includes meals for different diets and the meals you receive are made with your child’s dietary restrictions in mind. The prices are affordable and there are no shipping and handling charges. While the service is currently only available on the East Coast, we hope that the company will soon make its amazing meals for kids available throughout the US.
Sometimes my husband and I have tight schedules, we both work at the hospital, that I don’t have time to prepare my baby’s food so I relly on Yumble to do it for me. It’s great that you can order an entire week’s worth of food and don’t stress about not being able to do it yourself.
I’ve noticed that when you subscribe you get to state if your kid has any allergies or other food restrictions which is great. That way you get the menu specifically designed for your child’s needs and you don’t have to additionally point out what they cannot eat. love it!
I used to love these meals – they were delicious (pineapple rice!) and nutritious. There was lots of variety. But in the past 6 months to a year it really feels like the options have degraded and the quality isn’t as good. My kids used to love the protein poppers but whatever change they made – now they won’t touch them. The veggies now seem to consist mostly of cheesy rice or mashed potatoes (are those really vegetables?). Before I felt like my child’s palate was being pushed to explore a little which would help increase the options for picky eaters over time but now it all seems too bland. I’m also annoyed as a working parent that my options are 6 or 12 meals for a subscription. I only need 5 or 10 meals, we eat as a family on the weekends, so now I’m throwing out 2 meals a week.
The food does not taste good. The veggies were over steamed and sour, the rice was dry and hard. I was customer for 2 weeks and have discontinued.
Great quality, really creative and diverse, I am just a bit unhappy with the portions. My 8-year-old has a big appetite and quite often he asks for a snack soon after he finishes the meal. He always says he feels full, but I’d like it if the portions were just a bit larger, just to avoid snacking. Still, I could never get him to eat all the veggies and I’ll definitely keep ordering, these guys really know what they’re doing and they seem to understand my kid’s taste better than I do 🙂
I’m not a good cook, my wife works long hours, and our twins are hungry every 2 hours. Yumble has really made things so much easier. The boys love the meals and they are happy they no longer have to put up with my lousy cooking, ha ha 🙂 Plus, it’s really cheap, I couldn’t make anything nearly as delicious and healthy for that kind of money. 5 out of 5!