Too busy to cook balanced, nutritious
dinners every night? We’ve rounded up the best diet and detox meals-on-wheels
1. Raw fairies - Best for: Weight-loss
The unique meal delivery service from Raw
Fairies is for those completely committed to a serious diet shake-up, or fans
of the raw-food movement. Gourmet raw food chef Anya Ladra and her team create
a daily menu of innovative, botanical cuisine made from raw and living organic
plant foods. The meals are devised using special processes such as soaking,
sprouting and dehydrating. The taste is, admittedly, an acquired one (getting
accustomed to cold food is definitely a challenge) but the meals are surprisingly
filling and the results incredible. Though the diet aids energy levels and
hormone imbalance, the rapid weight loss (and low day commitment, starting from
three days) makes it perfect for brides counting down to their big day. From $33.75
a day, rawfairies.com
2. Nosh detox - Best for: Tailor-made packages
Rather than a simple agenda to lose weight,
Nosh Detox Delivery offer the whole package. Their unique service is based on
founder Geeta Sidhu-Robb’s personal experience and food issues. Once a
corporate lawyer, Sidhu-Robb’s life took a dramatic turn when her baby son
developed multiple food allergies and anaphylaxis, spending much of his first
18 months in hospital. Sidhu-Robb developed her own solutions using nutritious,
balanced meals and alternative therapies and even qualified as a healer and
Medical Intuitive. This resulted in the creation of Nosh Detox Delivery, which
profiles clients health issues and delivers a bespoke, nutritional programme to
their home or office. So far, Nosh are the only company in the world to provide
such a service. Now that’s pretty special. For prices see and information see
noshdetox.com
3. Purifyne alkaline cleanse - Best for: Detoxing
It was quite a surprise to open our first
Purifyne Detox bag to uncover - amongst the many bottles of juices and soups -
a loofah, a whole host of supplements and a pH level strip. The Alkaline
Cleanse diet goes beyond regular weight loss and looks to redress acidic
imbalance in the body caused by external factors such as caffeine, sugar, pollutants
and stress. The chlorophyll-enhanced juices, though a rather off-putting shade
of ‘swampy green’, are essential to lower acidity and balance pH. The range of
vegetable juices and supplements, plus a helpful daily tips email, makes the
service (which ranges from 3 - 14 days) an invaluable tool in a total health
re-evaluation. Prices start from $352.5, purifyne.com
4. The pure package - Best for: Busy lifestyles
Celebrity favourite the Pure Package
supplies delicious, freshly-prepared meals direct to your door. The
award-winning programmes vary according to client requirement; from standard
‘weight loss’ to ‘healthy skin & ageing’, ‘training support’ and even ‘pre
& post baby’. No fuss and no gimmicks, the Pure Package was derived from
founder Jennifer Irvine’s experience growing up in rural Ireland with an
abundance of fresh food and produce at her disposal. The meals are a lifesaver
for those bound by busy work schedules and this is one of the easier diet plans
to follow on the market. Prices from $599.5, purepackage.com
5. Detox kitchen - Best for: Satisfying meals
The word ‘detox’ can strike fear into the
heart of even the most devoted of dieters. The meals created by Detox Kitchen,
however, are genuinely satisfying and tasty and won’t leave you craving stodgy
dinners or sugary snacks. The diet box, which arrives every morning, provides
three meals, supplements, herbal tea, snacks and a shot of wheatgrass (the
least appealing of the lot). The whole kit is created by a team of
nutritionists, holistic chefs and detox experts and avoids toxic ingredients
such as red meat, sugar, artificial additives and dairy, so you’re safe in the
knowledge that everything provided is the best for your health.
