Daily Harvest Review

The website is clean, modern and easy to navigate. You can browse all the meals on offer before you decide to buy, and each is accompanied by high-quality pictures of the finished product. Plus, you’ll be able to see the price per meal and read customer reviews of each one before you add it to your basket. 

The Daily Harvest App is currently only available for iOS users, but we hope to see an Android equivalent in the future. The app itself is a little basic, and it would be nice to see options for creating meal lists, saving favorites or adding a detailed calorie and nutritional breakdown. Still, it does the job for mobile users on the go.

When you sign up via the website you’ll be asked to choose how many meals you’d like delivered weekly. The service has coverage across 95% of the continental United States, and a quick zip code check at the start of the process will let you know if you’re covered. The signup procedure itself should only take a few minutes. Of course, how long you spend browsing your meal options is up to you.

Since you’re in full control of what gets delivered, there are no set plans or meal options. Instead, you choose the number of meals you’d like to be delivered weekly, 9, 12, or 24, and select the ones that take your fancy from the menu.

Meal types are broken down into 10 categories:

Daily Harvest might not quite have the extensive range as some of its competitors, but the total freedom you’re afforded when choosing your meals certainly makes it an appealing choice. You’ll need to keep an eye out for new meals being added as new farmers join the partner list and exciting new seasonal varieties are made available. 

Each individual item has a separate price, so you’ll be charged depending on what you order. You’ll then choose 9, 12 or 24 items to be delivered each week which will determine your total cost. 

For example, if you ordered nine smoothies in one week, you’d pay $71.91 in total. If you ordered nine chia bowls, you’d pay $53.91 in total. You can also combine items in one order, for example, five harvest bowls, one smoothie and three flatbreads, would cost you $79.91 in total.

The provider doesn’t really cater to any special dietary requirements outside of vegans and vegetarians, but the meals are still a great choice for those looking to get healthy and lose some weight. However, you’ll need to manage your meal plans yourself as Daily Harvest doesn’t provide any additional diet advice or guidance, or claim itself to be a weight-loss program.

There are no add-ons here and the platform is very much a ‘what you see is what you get’ service. The customer has full control over what they order, prices are clearly marked and there are no hidden charges or fees. You can, however, purchase a gift card or build a box to send to someone as a present. Both options use the standard list of menu items. 

You’ll find a small list of frequently asked questions via the website that covers some basic queries, and if you have any problems with your order you can reach out to a customer service agent via email, or raise a ticket via your online account. 

The customer service team is very friendly and responsive and regularly replies to recipe reviews submitted on the Daily Harvest homepage.

You’ll never be committed to any long-term contracts and are able to cancel or amend your order at any time. As long as you cancel by 6 pm EST on a Sunday, you won’t be charged for the following week’s delivery. Alternatively, you can put a hold on your account and restart it again at any time. 

If you’re not happy with the service for any reason, you can request a refund within seven days of receiving your box and Daily Harvest will review your case. You may need some photographic evidence of damaged goods to make a claim, though.

While a diverse range of meals is on offer here, some might be put off by the all-vegan nature of the ingredients. If you’re after a little more variety you might want to try some of these alternatives.