The 5 Best Mediterranean Meal Delivery Services Of 2023 Packed With Whole Foods & Healthy Fats

While you shouldn't start consuming red wine just to follow the Mediterranean diet, moderate consumption is encouraged. Blue Apron's wine program lets you curate a six-pack of its 500-milliliter bottles, which equate to two-thirds of a regular wine bottle. The result is just enough wine for two, which pairs perfectly with the brand's weekly rotation of recipes.

You won't have a curated Mediterranean diet menu, but Blue Apron's Wellness plan follows similar basics: whole ingredients and healthy fats. These nutritionist-approved recipes feature sustainably sourced seafood, non-GMO produce, and antibiotic- and hormone-free meats available in up to four servings per meal.

Example Meals: 

-Sheet pan salmon with green goddess potatoes and arugula

-Black bean and quinoa bowls with guacamole and roasted sweet potatoes

-Za'atar tilapia and vegetable farro with harissa-honey glaze and tzatziki

Sustainability & Quality: Blue Apron hit its goal for carbon neutrality in March 2022, making the brand one of the more sustainable choices. Along with following an animal welfare policy, the meal delivery service is on a mission to make all packaging either compostable, reusable, or recyclable by the end of 2025.

The good news? Green Chef is a USDA certified organic company, so you'll reduce food waste and get all the high-quality ingredients you need without a trip to the grocery store. The bad news? While you can filter your preferred meal type to the Mediterranean diet on the sign up page, this actually directs you to Green Chef's Balanced Living meal plan.

This meal plan is not Mediterranean diet-specific, so you may need to give the recipes a little extra vetting to ensure they fit your desired eating pattern. Typically, the recipes offer a balance of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates with a mix of vegetarian, meat, and seafood options. (All example meals came directly from the Balanced Living meal plan.)

Example Meals: 

-Smoky tilapia with rémoulade and cheesy cauliflower grits

-Harissa-spiced shrimp with cauliflower and slaw 

-Garlic-honey chicken with couscous kale salad and almonds

Sustainability & Quality: Green Chef was the first meal delivery service to go carbon-emission-neutral and sets the precedent for making the process more sustainable than the typical grocery supply chain. Along with selecting completely organic ingredients, the brand partners with sustainability organizations to ensure it lives up to the "green" in its name.

While seafood is often considered an integral part of the Mediterranean diet, it's not a necessity as long as you're sticking to a produce-heavy diet with plenty of fat. Plant-based meal delivery service Purple Carrot gives a robust selection of breakfast, lunch, and dinner options to stick to your eating plan with filters for gluten-free, high protein, or under-600 calorie meals.

Unlike other brands, Purple Carrot doesn't charge a delivery fee, but its offerings are pricier. Save money by opting for larger serving sizes (up to four per kit) and more deliveries—with recipes this delicious, you won't mind having leftovers. Plus, it offers both prepared options and meal kits.

Example Meals: 

-Falafel bowl with harissa glazed carrots and dill garlic sauce

-Loaded avocado toast with dill and seeds

-Sumac tofu fattoush with kalamata olives and creamy cucumber dressing

Sustainability & Quality: Purple Carrot prioritizes organic ingredients when possible but doesn't promise a fully organic meal, instead focusing on quality and seasonal availability. It also works with the Farmlink project, which connects farmers to food banks to prevent food waste. Plus, recycling is easy thanks to the brand's in-depth onsite guide.

HelloFresh likely needs no introduction—it's a leader in the meal delivery space. But that innovation is far from over: The brand lets you swap out sides and proteins to make a recipe your own with the HelloCustom plan, ensuring you're able to adapt recipes to suit the Mediterranean diet. Whether you're swapping steak for salmon or switching processed sides for veggies, it's possible to transform the recipes to work for you, not the other way around.

Additional filters allow you to search for family-friendly, pescatarian, vegetarian, or quick-and-easy meals from the weekly catalog of more than 30 recipes. Bonus: Servings are super affordably priced.

Example Meals: 

-Roasted veggie kale salad with chicken

-Chickpea-powered Mediterranean bulgur with zucchini 

-Pesto-spiced shrimp with pesto couscous and blistered tomatoes

Sustainability & Quality: HelloFresh visits every supplier facility to ensure it's up to standards, although it doesn't focus on organic ingredients. Its biggest sustainability standout is creating a team specifically to reduce packaging waste by testing new materials and new products to work toward less waste.

Spend less time stressing over your meal selection with Sunbasket's curated Mediterranean plan. It lets you filter out meals that fit the lifestyle's criteria, along with additional filters for gluten-free, pescatarian, or vegetarian recipes. 

Get even more specific with options to skip soy, dairy, shellfish, and more to ensure the final food selection best suits your body's needs. You'll also have the choice of ready-to-eat meals or meal kits—although we prefer the latter for more control over your menu. Just be sure to look for the "speedy" options in the recipe description if your weekdays tend to run low on time.

 Example meals: 

-Chicken breasts with olive-leek sauce and sautéed kale

-Lentil, mushroom, and apricot burgers with arugula salad

-Curried salmon and kale salad with warm carrot-ginger vinaigrette

Sustainability & quality: Almost all produce is organic with rare exceptions, earning Sunbasket high marks for quality ingredients. A majority of packaging is also recyclable or compostable with the brand actively working toward 100%.