Where to find healthy prepared meals in St. Louis

We all have those days—and weeks—where we’re just too busy and tired to cook. Unfortunately, a lot of the easiest options in a pinch are some of the unhealthiest. Wouldn’t it be nice to have something that’s both ready-to-eat and healthy? The dishes below are chef-crafted, fresh meals that will keep you nourished and well-fed when you need a little help. Some, you can order ahead for when you know you’ll need them. Others are available on demand. All of them are locally owned, delicious, nutritious, and made with your health in mind.

Fit Flavors

• Delivery: Yes
• Subscription: No
• In a nutshell: Fit Flavors’ menu offers a robust and diverse selection of meals that will fit just about any diet. Whether you’re looking for dishes that are vegan, low-carb, gluten free, diabetic-friendly, anti-inflammatory, or otherwise, Fit Flavors carefully curates plates that are nourishing and tasty. The options appear on a rotating basis, and diners can choose to have meals shipped to their door (with a $100 minimum purchase), or have them available for store pickup at one of eight St. Louis area locations, where you can also drop in to grab items they already have in stock, no advance order required.
• Must-try menu item: Ever the crowd-pleaser, the Cheeseburger Bowl includes ground beef, basmati rice, cheddar cheese, mustard, pickles, and onions.

Pure Plates

• Delivery: Yes
• Subscription: No
• In a nutshell: Pure Plates offers an entirely gluten and soy-free menu with food that’s optimized to help you maintain a healthy diet. Meal plans cater to a variety of health and wellness needs, including those designed for keto, diabetic, 5 Day revive and Fresh Start needs. Order online by 7 p.m. and your meal will be ready for delivery or pick-up (703 Long Road Crossing) the next day. Or drop in its Chesterfield cafe to pick up one of its many grab-and-go options. 
• Must-try menu item: The chicken piccata is a high-protein, low-carb option that’s soy-free. The service’s fiesta chicken quesadilla is also soy-free, as well as low-carb and low-fat.

Plant Craft Kitchen

• Delivery: Yes
• Subscription: No
• In a nutshell: Rachel Carr’s Plant Craft Kitchen (3860 S. Lindbergh) strives to balance great-tasting ingredients with meals that are completely vegan and mostly oil-free (many are either gluten-free or can be made as such). Carr posts a weekly menu on Sunday, and ordering remains open through Thursday for pickups in Sunset Hills on the following Sunday. Meals are delivered cold and designed to be heated at home, or you can pop them in the freezer so that you have something healthy to eat on hand. If you want to try out some offerings first, stop in the storefront’s cafe, which is open from 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
• Must-try menu item:  The menu changes from week to week, but when it’s available, the Mediterranean hummus and quinoa bowl, adorned with cashew yogurt and filled with veggies, is a bright, satisfying blend of flavors.

Revel Kitchen

• Delivery: Yes (via DoorDash)
• Subscription: No
• In a nutshell: Visit Revel’s brick-and-mortar locations in Brentwood (8388 Musick Memorial), Kirkwood (11215 Manchester) and Maplewood (7520 Manchester) to order salads, wraps, smoothies, and custom-made bowls that cater to a variety of dietary needs, including gluten-free, vegan, paleo, keto, or the 30-day diet. 
• Must-try menu item: The Don’t Kale it a Comeback is one of Revel’s most popular items. The dish features kale, grilled chicken breast, Romano cheese, red pepper flakes, gluten-free cornflake crumbs, and garlic aioli sauce combined in a whole wheat wrap.

photography courtesy ful.

photography courtesy ful.

Ful.

• Delivery: Yes
• Subscription: Yes
• In a nutshell: Ful offers flexible meal plans from one–13+ meals per week and provides customers with six weekly meal choices from a rotating selection of more than 40 allergen-friendly, internationally inspired dishes. Customers can either have their meals delivered within a 50-mile radius of the Ful kitchen or pick up their orders from one of six locations across Brentwood, Kirkwood, Maplewood, and South City. For those who prefer a grab-and-go option, the Macklind location has a selection available Monday through Thursday. 
• Must-try menu item: The Black Pepper Braised Beef is served with roast potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and horsey sauce.

Art of Entertaining

• Delivery: Yes
• Subscription: No 
• In a nutshell: The Webster Groves–based caterer offers a variety of prepared dinner packages, ready to take home, including fresh or frozen casseroles, pints or quarts of soup, family-size salads and more. Menus are updated weekly; on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the service focuses on gourmet, lighter side and low-sodium specialties. Although advance ordering is available, it’s not necessary.
• Must-try menu item: The veggie lasagna is a satisfying vegetarian feast.

Gourmet to Go

• Delivery: Yes
• Subscription: No
• In a nutshell: Although often thought of as a catering company, Gourmet to Go offers two nightly dinners for pickup and delivery. Orders must be placed 24 hours in advance.
• Must-try menu item: The menu changes daily; be on the lookout for the delectable Greek chicken with tzatziki and lemon roasted potatoes.

Clean Eatz

• Delivery: Yes
• Subscription: Yes (meal plans available)
• In a nutshell: Clean Eatz is a lifestyle-focused eatery offering balanced, clean meals through café options, meal plans, and catering, with locations in South County, O’Fallon, Missouri, and Edwardsville, Illinois.
• Must-try menu item: The menu frequently rotates, but their signature build-your-own bowls with lean proteins and fresh veggies are a standout.

Time For Dinner

• Delivery: Yes
• Subscription: No
• In a nutshell: Time For Dinner is a women-owned meal assembly service located in Brentwood specializing in fresh, assembled-then-frozen meals ready to defrost and prepare at any time. Customers can schedule a time to assemble meals in-store, pick up pre-assembled meals from their freezers, or opt for delivery. 
• Must-try menu item: The Honey Goat Cheese Dip, parmesan-encrusted chicken, and Spinach Soufflé are customer favorites.

Neon Greens

• Delivery: Yes
• Subscription: No
• In a nutshell: Neon Greens is a quick-service salad restaurant in St. Louis with an on-site vertical hydroponic farm. It offers fresh, locally grown greens and unique salad combinations, with a focus on sustainability and transparency in food sourcing.
• Must-try menu item: The ‘Shroom Shawarma Bowl is a warm grain bowl featuring a three-grain mix and topped with shaved fennel, savory mushrooms, feta, pickled onions, crispy garlic, roasted red peppers, and house-made lemon tahini sauce.

Benefit Meals 

• Delivery: Yes
• Subscription: No
• In a nutshell: This locally owned St. Peters company takes the stress out of meal planning through its fresh, thoughtfully prepared offerings. Orders are placed by Thursday; meals are cooked by the team on Saturday for Sunday pickup. They also stock grab-and-go items at the store. 
• Must-try menu item: The protein-rich French onion beef is like grandma’s Sunday supper in a bowl–and surprisingly low calorie.