Best Vegan Subscription Boxes

Best Overall: Nutrition for Longevity

Price: Starts at $137.80/week
Customizable: Yes
Shipping: Free

Why We Chose It: Nutrition for Longevity focuses on a non-GMO, organic, low-glycemic index diet while offering creative plant-based meal plans for those who follow a vegan diet.

Pros
Only works with non-GMO suppliers
Free shipping
World cuisine-inspired meals
Lots of add-ons available

Cons
Somewhat expensive
Limited number of meals per week

Nutrition for Longevity bases its meal plans on The Longevity Diet—foods consumed by the world’s oldest, healthiest people. Subscribers can opt to receive breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks developed to provide the greatest amount of nutrition on each plate. Included in one week's posted vegan meal plan was a Banana Bread with Chocolate Hummus, Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese, and Nicoyan Breakfast Hash.

The company takes pride in its Michelin Star Chef and in-house dietitian who curate the meals. Each meal plan provides at least six servings of fruits and vegetables per day with less than 30 percent of calories from fat per day. Breakfast and lunches are ready to eat, dinners are ready in 5 minutes or less, and all arrive in recyclable packaging.

A three-day-a-week plan costs between $137.80 and $147.80 for three meals a day, but shipping is free. Though you can’t customize your meals, Nutrition for Longevity does rotate the menu weekly. Some customers complain about the lack of flexibility in the plans. You can always stop, pause, or cancel your membership at any time.

Best for Snacks: Vegancuts

Price: Starts at $25/month
Customizable: No
Shipping: Free

Why We Chose It: With a great mix of 10 or more snacks with a different theme each month, these boxes are especially ideal for those who like to explore and try new snacks.

Pros
Snacks are vegan and most are gluten-free
Inexpensive
Boxes are made from recycled paper with recycled filler
Free shipping within the U.S.

Cons
Boxes aren’t customizable
No refunds on prepaid boxes

Vegancuts is a 100 percent vegan and cruelty-free snack box company that brings its subscribers new vegan snacks from around the world starting at $24.95 per month. Each box is packed with 10 or more snacks that range from teas and cookies to soda and chips. Any duplicate snacks from a previous month don’t count in the customer’s box collections; they’re just a bonus snack.

Customers on the site comment about how they look forward to the allergy-friendly collections they receive on a month-to-month basis. You can pause or skip a month for vacations or if you’re suffering from snack overload. All boxes ship for free within the United States.

Best Value: Fresh n’ Lean

Price: Starting at $52.45/week
Customizable: Yes

Why We Chose It: Fresh n’ Lean offers its subscribers more bang for their buck. Not only can you find a standard vegan meal plan, but there's a low-carb vegan plan as well.

Pros
Organic, non-GMO, fresh prepared meals
Add-ons available
Plant-based proteins included in entrees
Meal plans and a la carte options

Cons
Low carb/low-calorie vegan plan is more expensive
Delivered in plastic containers

Fresh n' Lean’s philosophy is that healthy eating should be accessible to everyone. It provides organically grown, fresh, whole foods that are nourishing to support a healthy, balanced lifestyle.

Meals like Chickpeas with Sumac Carrots and Broccoli or Vanilla Strawberry Chia are on offer. The ability to order a la carte or a set plan also allows for some meal excitement. However, having to call customer service to order single deliveries or switch to biweekly subscriptions may turn people off. In addition, the vegan menu seems to be heavy on tofu and chickpeas.

One thing we noticed is that everything in the box is packaged in plastic, which might not appeal to everyone.

Best Gluten-Free: Epicured

Price: Around $15 per dish
Customizable: Yes
Shipping: Varies based on location

Why We Chose It: Epicured caters to the Low FODMAP diet while also helping you adhere to a plant-based diet. Meals are fresh, never frozen, and fully cooked, so all you need to do is heat and eat.

Pros
Low FODMAP-specific meals
Filters help you choose the best meal for you
Completely gluten-free company

Cons
Shipping costs can be confusing
Tofu appears to be the only protein available

Low FODMAP diets focus on eliminating certain carbohydrates that are hard for the body to digest. Every meal Epicured delivers is low FODMAP and gluten-free, so those with chronic illnesses like IBS and Crohn’s Disease can order with the assurance that they’re getting great-tasting, safe meals.

Food from Epicured is purchased on a week-by-week basis, so there's no long-term commitment. If you don’t cancel your subscription, you will continue to receive meals each week. You can, however, skip weeks or cancel future orders. The company also gives you the freedom to change your meals or add/delete individual deliveries as well.

Subscribers can order their own meals each week from their posted menu with options like a Cocoberry Smoothie or Herbed Quinoa and Roasted Broccoli.

Best for Quick Meals: Sunbasket

Price: Starting at $10/ serving
Customizable: Yes
Shipping: Free for first order

Why We Chose It: Sunbasket is one of the few meal delivery services that offers the option of four servings per meal. The “Fresh & Ready” meals are on the table in as little as four minutes.

Pros
Made with organic products
Meals are fresh, not frozen
Nice variety of cuisines with varying proteins
Option order meals that need more prep

Cons
Lack of visual instructions
Eclectic menus aren’t the best for picky eaters

Sunbasket already seems to have meal plans nailed down. For ready-to-eat vegan fare, it's pretty impressive as well. You can choose between meal kits, speedy meals, or fresh & ready, which takes all of the work off of you.

Sunbasket has a decent selection of breakfast options but not so much for lunch, so you’ll have to substitute with an entrée from the website's dinner list. To find options, you have to filter the selections from vegetarian and confirm the tags on your desired menu read “vegan” to ensure you’re getting a plant-based meal, which can become a little tedious each week.

Best for Smoothies: Splendid Spoon

Price: $83 to $202/week
Customizable: Yes
Shipping: $12.99

Why We Chose It: Splendid Spoon makes us want to drink smoothies all day. The wide range of smoothie flavors—all of them vegan—keeps our interests piqued.

Pros
Long list of smoothies to choose from
Most items are ready to eat, others need minimal heating
Generous selection of meals and plans

Cons
No meal options besides bowls and soups
Not completely organic
No customization until after you check out

Splendid Spoon believes the refrigerator is the best medicine cabinet. Smoothies are made in small batches with fresh fruits and veggies. Instead of traditional pasteurization, they are cold pasteurized to preserve nutritional value while killing harmful pathogens.

Splendid Spoon encourages its subscribers to reduce greenhouse gases by eating more of its meals. It makes that easy with packages like Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, + Reset Plan, which includes five flavorful smoothies along with soup, grain bowls, noodles, and light soups.

Meals are delivered fresh, not frozen. You can choose weekly, biweekly, or monthly deliveries.

Best for Athletes: Trifecta Nutrition

Price: Starts at $99/week
Customizable: No
Shipping: $9.99

Why We Chose It: For those focusing on dropping excess weight, building muscle, or just looking for a fitness-focused meal plan, Trifecta is the best option. With an emphasis on athletes, it has a wide variety of meals that lean heavily on proteins and less on calories.

Pros
High-protein meals designed for athletes
Organic ingredients
Offers a “3rd Entrée” option

Cons
You’re stuck with the chef’s choice meals

Trifecta allows you to take control of your diet with science-backed meal plans made by a professional, in-house chef. These meal plans are designed to help you lose weight and add muscle without resorting to unhealthy diets or being subjected to bland food.

Although the weekly menu rotates, you have little choice of the meals you’ll receive if you select the vegan meal plans. Few customers, however, have complaints about the offerings.