Blue Apron, Hello Fresh, Freshly....does anyone have experience with these?

[MineralMan]

13. They're OK, and may teach people something about cooking,

but the cost is way too high, and the amount of packaging used is also too high a cost. However, so many people have never learned to plan and cook their own meals, so if it teaches those skills, then I'm all for it.

I'm the cook in my household. I learned those skills while doing homework at the kitchen table and watching my mother prepare meals. Little by little, I learned to do it myself, and those skills have benefited me for the rest of my life. But, not everyone gets that kind of teaching, and cooking is, as my wife says, "Sorta magic." She does't cook much and really doesn't know where to start. That's OK, because I like doing it.

Since those meal kits require the customers to do the final preparation, they'll teach people some skills, so that's a good thing.