Meals in Minutes is today's fun, convenient, cost effective way of getting dinner on the table. We make it easy for you to enjoy healthy handmade, home-cooked meals to your family's taste. We save you days of shopping in grocery stores, debating and hunting for items, preparing, chopping, and cleaning up. At an average cost of only $3-5 a serving, Meals in Minutes entrees are even less expensive and healthier than many fast food meals. Imagine having more time and less stress. Be a dinnertime hero in your own home.

Mission

Our mission is to be the answer to family meal time. We let hard working moms and dads save valuable time, have less stress and have fun too. We make it easy for people to be heroes again during dinner time - by providing healthy and tasty dinners.

About Us

Meals in Minutes is a leading home meal prep kitchen, designed to help families save valuable time so they can enjoy healthy, delicious dinners in the comfort of their own home. It's the answer to family meal time! We recognize that people needed a fun, easy and better way to get healthy, delicious dinners on the table. Nationally, the time pressures at home and a steady decline in family dinner time meant families were sacrificing nutrition for the quick fix of fast food, leading to a dramatic increase in cases of childhood obesity.

How it Works

• Find the local kitchen of your choice.
• Select your menu items (any combination of 12) and book the date and time for your kitchen.
• Be ready for some fun. Bring a cooler or basket to bring your entrees home.
• Upon arrival you'll see all the hard work -- recipes and ingredients are ready for you.
• You grab an apron, wash your hands and spend two hours or less enjoying the meal assembly process, socializing with others while putting together your entrees in easy to store, complimentary, recyclable containers. Easy to follow directions on labels are already printed for you, ready to go.
• If time is very tight, the Dinner by Design staff will even prepare meals for a pre-scheduled pick up time for a minimal fee.
• If you have a smaller family of three or less, you can even split entrées, leaving with 24 smaller meals.
• Once home, you put the prepared meals in the freezer for later use.
• Each Sunday, you take out as many entrees as you will need for the week and put them in the refrigerator, ready to defrost.
• At dinner time, simply follow the preprinted instructions on the label. Most meals go from the refrigerator to table in 30 minutes or less.

Benefits of Family Meal Time

• According to researchers at Syracuse University, family routines such as eating dinner together nightly are associated with happier marriages, improved children's health, and stronger family ties.
• Children whose families usually sit down to a home-cooked meal at the table are less likely to be over weight than those who eat out or bring food in, according to a survey by Prevention Magazine.
• Family meals are the perfect time to teach kids good manners and to model appropriate table etiquette. Sharing pleasant conversation around the dinner table can also help improve a child's social skills report many family relationship experts.
• Dining together makes for healthier eaters. Kids who regularly eat with their families tend to have healthier eating patterns. They consume more fruits and vegetables according to several studies, including the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.
• Data suggests that children in families that eat together three times a week or less are more prone to trouble in school, poorer diets and behavioral problems according to leading researchers.
• Research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University consistently finds that the more often children eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use illegal drugs.

Pricing

We offer many different solutions that can be tailored to fit your specific needs. We are constantly striving to meet the demands of today's families. We have listened to our customers and have answered with greater flexibility, outstanding value, and our notorious high-quality delicious and nutritious meals.

Packages

Packages ranging in size from 3 to 12 meals, each serving 4-6 people. You will see greater savings with our larger quantity packages.
• 3 meals for $96
• 6 meals for $180
• 9 meals for $252
• 12 meals for $288

A La Carte Ordering

Our a la carte option allows you to select any single meal you want from our ever-changing menus for $40. This enables you to build your own order exactly as you desire. Our monthly specials are not available for a la carte ordering.

Sized Just Right for You

Many of our customers benefit from the discounts offered with our larger number of servings, while other individuals, couples and those with smaller families see a greater benefit by ordering a smaller number of servings. Whatever your needs, we can accommodate you through our half-sizing benefits. If would prefer the larger portions of our meals, but would like to split them out into multiple containers, we charge a nominal container fee. Or simply select the half-size portions for a slight up charge.

Session Sharing

One of the most fun ways to enjoy Meals in Minutes is with a friend! If you find that you'd like to experience Meals in Minutes with a friend, neighbor or family member, then please bring them along. You and your friend can •share• a session, where you each split the cost and receive half of the meals. A flat sharing fee of $20 will be applied to your total order.