Meal plan subscription delivery services offer convenience and healthy food options for busy people who want to just focus on their health without all the hassle associated with food prep and cooking. Learn more about how the meal plan subscription services work here.
Below are six meal plan providers that offer a variety of healthy meal options with different plans to meet your dietary or health goals.
1. BODY IMPACT
Body Impact originally started with cold pressed juice subscription before expanding into meal plans. They offer the most comprehensive food and drink options among the subscription meal service in Ho Chi Minh City. With the ‘food as medicine’ approach, all their meals are 100% made to order with no sugar, no MSG, and no preservatives. Customers unsure about a plan are advised to complete an intake form to receive a customized meal plan that meet their individual health goals and requirements.
Unique feature: Large portions, value for money
Types of meal plans: Low-Carb Meals and Customization
Frequency: 7 days a week, 2-3 meals per day
Price range: 380,000 – 478,000 (3 meals per day)
A-la-Carte: Juice, Western and Vietnamese foods, snacks, desserts
(English/Vietnamese): https://bodyimpact.vn
2. FITFOOD
Fitfood VN is the first meal subscription service and the largest supplier in Ho Chi Minh City. The meals are a fusion of Asian and Western with a focus on a balanced diet catering to those with an interest in fitness and healthy lifestyle. The meal portions are based on Harvard’s Healthy Eating Plate with the focus on various complex carbs (brown rice, brown break, sweet potato), colorful veggies, and lean meat (chicken breast, skinless chicken thigh, boneless fish). For hygiene purposes, meals are delivered chilled and can be re-heated or consumed at room temperature.
Unique feature: Variety of plans for different budgets and purpose
Types of meal plans: Vegetarian, Fit 1 (breakfast + lunch), Fit 2 (breakfast + dinner), Fit 3 (lunch + dinner), Meat (extra protein for those who want to bulk up or gain weight)
Frequency: Monday to Friday, choose 2 or 3 meals per day, weekly or monthly
Price range: 600,000 – 950,000 (2 meals/day for 5 days)
A-la-Carte: Juice, Kombucha, Nut Milk, Snack, and Ready to Eat Meals
(English/Vietnamese): https://fitfood.vn/
3. FLAVORBOX
FlavorBox is another well-established meal plan provider in the city. Their food philosophy is ‘scratch to table,’ providing wholesome food based on a diverse range of nutritious recipes. Apart from the meal plan, a unique feature to FlavorBox is the ability to build your own meal plan from the a-la-carte menu, which changes every 10 days. Food is delivered within an hour after an order is placed and arrives warm and ready to eat.
Unique feature: Hearty meals like home-cooking
Types of meal plans: ‘Signature’ meals are the heaviest and most savory, and can contain carbs and cheeses. ‘Low-Carb’ meals normally include elevated salads, grain bowls, and curry. The ‘Keto’ meals follow the Ketogenic diet, which eliminates carbs and sugar, with the nutritional content targeted at burning fat. ‘Hearty’ meals feature favorite homecooked classics and ‘Vegetarian’ meals.
Frequency: Monday to Friday, Saturday for single meal deliveries only
Price range: 700,000-777,000 (based on 5 meals which can be scheduled for either lunch or dinner for 1 week)
A-la-carte: Choose from ten different single dishes from the daily menu
4. SMARTMEAL
SmartMeal’s aim is to make healthy-eating easier and more accessible for those interested in a healthy lifestyle. Their motto is you don’t have to eat less, you just need to eat right. Their menu is a fusion of Asian and Western food though it appears that they are adding more Vietnamese/Asian dishes with a growing local consumer base. Their meals are designed for weight-loss, fitness training or simply for a healthier lifestyle and are calorie-controlled, low in fat and sodium, yet high in nutritional value.
Unique feature: Focus on weight management and fitness
Types of meal plans: ‘Low Carb’ plan is designed with aim of weight loss. ‘Body-building’ meals aimed for muscle building are high in protein. ‘Healthy-eating’ plan ensures a healthy way to fuel workouts and slim down with a variety of light options. ‘Vegetarian’ plan combines both nutritious tasty food with environmental-friendly packaging.
Frequency: Monday to Friday. Choose from Plan 1 (2 meals/day) or Plan 2 (3 meals/ day (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Price-range: 700,000 – 1,600,000 (based on 2 meals/day for 5 days). Price varies depending on desired calorie intake and plan.
A-la-carte: None
(English/Vietnamese): https://www.smartmealvn.com/
Vegan / Vegetarian
5. MANG’S MANIA
Mang’s Mania specializes in purely vegan Vietnamese food. Their weekly plan (Monday-Friday) offers a daily choice of set meals with mains, veggies with brown rice, and soup or noodle soup. They make many of their own ingredients like the vegan balls and tofu. Their food is sourced organic, non-GMO with no MSG, sugar, and preservatives. They also have a dine-in location at 86 Nguyen Hue offering the same meals as the subscription plan.
Unique feature: Clean, Vietnamese vegan food
Types of meal plans: Daily changing menu with choice of rice-based meal or noodle soup
Frequency: Monday to Friday (lunch only)
Price range: 350k for 5 meals (lunch) and 700k for 10 meals (lunch and dinner). Ship fee is additional.
A-la-carte: Five set rice dish and five soup varieties offered daily
(Vietnamese only) https://mangsmania.myharavan.com/
6. SANTORINO
Santorino Coffee & Veggies is a café and fusion vegetarian bistro. Their meal plans and online groceries were born from Covid-19 and lockdown period. Santorino focuses on nutritious plant-based meals incorporating a balance of raw ingredients like leafy greens, vegetables, and nuts with high protein cooked ingredients like quinoa and beans. Repetition of the same meals can get boring which is why they guarantee a variety of 100+ recipes in 11 weeks.
Unique feature: Fusion plant-based, raw options, vegetarian and vegan
Types of meal plans: Weekly vegetarian (10 meals for lunch & dinner), 2-week vegetarian (20 meals for lunch & dinner), and 5 raw vegan meals
Frequency: Monday to Friday (lunch & dinner delivered together)
Price range: Weekly vegetarian 1,450,000 / 2-week vegetarian 2,870,000/ 5 raw vegan meals 765,000
A-la-carte: Wide variety of meals and drinks and an online health grocery store
(English/Vietnamese) https://santorino.org/
