If you are a working professional, you don’t have to compromise on healthy food habits. We bring you a round-up of wholesome meal delivery services. You can opt for home-cooked meals, or gourmet lunches, or organic fare, there are even signature chef dishes. There’s something for all palettes.
FOODIZM
After having lived in Australia for several years, Sai Gundewar (CEO of Foodizm) struggled to find a reliable healthy meal service when he moved back to India. “All of us partners at Foodizm are fitness fanatics, which translates into the kind of food we provide,” says Gundewar. In addition to Indian meals, international cuisine, biryani and shawarmas, Foodizm’s grilled menu offers paneer with accompaniments such as chickpea salad, sautéed or stir-fried veggies, with pita or bread rolls. This year, Foodizm will only offer vegetarian food. They’ve added a diabetic meal.
Customer Speak:
Vile Parle-based doctor Syna Wadhwani says: “I find Foodizm’s meals hygienic and tasty; I even ordered from them throughout my pregnancy.”
Get in touch: foodizm.in, info@foodizm.in, 60600201/4. Prices start at Rs 204. Delivery across Mumbai wherever the dabbawallahs operate; delivery charges extra.
SOUL CARE
Mridula Agarwal leve- raged her degrees in food technology and agri-business to start Soul Care in 2010. “Restaurant food is laden with artificial colours, soda and too much oil,” says Agarwal. “We provide healthful and home-cooked meals within the calorie range of 450-700. You can choose between their Balanced Meal and Low Calorie Meal Plans, which include a combination of salad, roti, two types of vegetable preparations (dry and gravy), dal and rice.
Customer-speak:
Rajan Pendharkar has been ordering Soul Care tiffins at his Worli office for several years. “I like their simple, home-cooked meals, and I have been recommending Soul Care to anyone who asks.”
Info: soulcare.in, info@soulcare.in, 25574992/9167206231/32. Prices start at Rs 99. Delivery across Mumbai wherever the dabbawallahs operate; delivery charges extra.
DR’S KITCHEN
Dr’s Kitchen started a couple of years ago, with the aim of offering healthy and hygienic meals at a low cost.
Vinod Seelan, who founded Dr’s Kitchen along with Dr Sanjay Chaube, says: “We recommend people go for a balanced diet, instead of just soups and salads or diet food, as that gets very boring.”
They ensure meals are balanced and within the optimal calorie range. “We don’t repeat our sabzis for 26 days, so there’s always a good variety in our meals,” says Seelan. Dr’s Kitchen also has a take-away outlet in MIDC, Andheri East.
Customer-speak: Siddarth Dabholkar, who is a professor at IES Management College, Bandra, says: “I’m in my 40s, and I had tried everything from calorie-measured to zero-oil meals, but I found that Dr’s Kitchen offered the most healthy and well-rounded diet at a good price.”
Info: drkitchen.in, askfordrskitchen@gmail.com, 7666013032/9987272999. Price start at Rs 75. Delivery across Mumbai wherever the dabbawallahs operate; delivery charges extra.
3SQRMEALS
Ex-banker Divya Shetty rued the dearth of a flexible lunch service that served healthy, gourmet meals. So a year ago, she started 3SqrMeals, bringing on board a team of a consultant chef and a panel of nutritionists to design the menu. “We make a range of salads, a soup-sandwich combos, Indian meals and international meals every day. Our Quinoa Couscous Salad is very popular,” she says. You can book online and order a one-off meal or take a package of 5-20 meals.
Customer-speak:
RJ Sudarshan of Radio City says: “I have tried most of the meal delivery services in Mumbai, and got bored with them in a month or two, but I have been ordering from 3SqrMeals for more than six months now.”
Info: 3sqrmeals.com, info@3sqrmeals.com, 9987536035. Prices start at Rs 180. Delivery from Nariman Point to Bandra, and BKC (at present); no delivery charges.
DIAL ORGANIC
Namita Ambani started Dial Organic in 2014 as an online shop for organic foods and wellness products. Ambani says: “I wanted to make organic affordable food for our customers, so I decided to procure in bulk and make organic meals available at competitive prices.” This led to The Organic LunchBox, which was created in consultation with nutritionist Kinjal Shah. The organic meal comprises a salad, three rotis, one vegetable, rice and dal. You can sign up for a single meal or for a package of 3-30 days.
Customer-speak:
Nilesh Kothari, who has been ordering the Organic Lunchbox for nearly a year, at his Jogeshwari office, says: “I tried Dial Organic for a week and I was very happy with the quality.”
Info: dialorganic.com, customercare@dialorganic.com, 7303988188. Prices start at Rs 230. Delivery across Mumbai through a dedicated service; delivery charges extra.
