Purple Carrot review

Updated September 30, 2026 · TreatCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026

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Our verdict

Purple Carrot suits households in US that want one delivery to cover both cooking and ready meals, with per-serving fees of $13.25 to $14.25. Skip anytime and recyclable packaging settle the everyday questions, while a separate shipping fee of $15 is the part worth checking before a first order.

Key facts

Best for
Households in US who want meal kits and prepared meals from one subscription.
Price per serving
$13.25 to $14.25 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Shipping fee
$15 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Skip or pause online
Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Recyclable packaging
Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Markets
US (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Support channels
Chat, Email, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Products
Meal kit, Prepared meals
Diets
Gluten free, High protein
Official website
purplecarrot.com

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Skip anytime is confirmed, so a delivery can be passed over without ending the subscription.
  • Recyclable packaging is confirmed, so boxes and liners can join household recycling.
  • Price per serving is given as the range $13.25 to $14.25, which makes the spread between plans easy to size up before ordering.
  • Both meal kits and prepared meals come from one service, while meal kit, family meals and diet meals does not list prepared meals.

Cons

  • A shipping fee of $15 sits outside the $13.25 to $14.25 serving price, so the real outlay is above the headline figure.
  • Support runs on chat, email and help centre, so a phone call is not among the listed routes.
  • Delivery is in the United States, which rules the service out for anyone shopping outside that market.
  • The diet list is limited to gluten free and high protein, so readers chasing other eating styles have less to pick from.
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Who it suits

  • Households in US feeding both cooks and people who want meals that only need reheating, since meal kit and prepared meals covers both.
  • Readers who value flexibility week to week, because skip anytime is confirmed.
  • Budgeters who can plan around a separate shipping fee of $15.

Who should look elsewhere

  • Readers who want breakfast or desserts in the box: Purple Carrot lists meal kit and prepared meals, while meal kit, family meals and diet meals covers a wider spread.
  • Shoppers outside US, who should check where Hungryroot delivers before switching services.
  • Anyone who wants family meals or desserts added to the table, since meal kit, family meals and prepared meals runs a longer list.

What it does well

Purple Carrot answers both everyday housekeeping questions in the affirmative: skip anytime is confirmed, and so is recyclable packaging. Skip anytime means a delivery can be passed over without ending the subscription, which matters when plans shift week to week and the next box is not a certainty. Recyclable packaging means the box and the liners can go into the recycling stream most households already sort into rather than into general waste. Neither point depends on what lands in the box, and both bear on whether a service is easy to keep up week after week, which is where many subscriptions quietly lose people. Customers who care about tidying-up and about staying in control of delivery timing have those two answers settled plainly.

Pricing

Price per serving runs $13.25 to $14.25, and that is the figure to weigh twice: once at entry and again at renewal, because it is the number that sets the weekly and monthly outlay. The range is tight, so the gap between the cheaper and dearer plans inside it is small and the smaller choices end up deciding the total. Only that per-serving range is published, so readers comparing an introductory offer against a later price are working with one set of numbers. A shipping fee of $15 then lands as its own charge rather than being folded into the serving price, so two services that quote similar per-serving figures can settle at very different order totals. Add that fee on both sides of any comparison before deciding which one genuinely costs less.

How Purple Carrot compares

Where Purple Carrot is available

Available
United States

Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 30, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Purple Carrot serving cost?+

Serving fees run $13.25 to $14.25, quoted as a single range rather than a fixed weekly figure. That range is the number to weigh at entry and again at renewal, since it sets what each meal adds to the basket. There is no separate introductory price listed next to it.

What extra charges sit on top of the per-serving price?+

A shipping fee of $15 is charged separately from the $13.25 to $14.25 serving price, so an order costs more than the per-serving figure alone suggests. Add that fee to both sides of any comparison with another service before deciding which one looks cheaper on paper.

Can I skip a week without cancelling?+

Yes. Skip anytime is confirmed, so a delivery can be passed over while the subscription and the meal kit and prepared meals you selected stay in place. For households whose plans move week to week, that is the difference between pausing a service and rebuilding it from scratch.

Where does Purple Carrot deliver?+

Delivery is in the United States, so the menu and the $13.25 to $14.25 serving price both sit inside that single market. Readers in US can order as listed, while anyone elsewhere should check a service that ships to their own country first.

What kinds of food does the delivery contain?+

The range covers meal kit and prepared meals, so one subscription can carry ingredients to cook and meals that only need heating. The gluten free and high protein choices cover gluten-free and high-protein eating, and both formats arrive under the same delivery.

How do I get help if an order goes wrong?+

Support runs on chat, email and help centre, so help comes through chat, email or a help centre rather than by phone. Questions about a late or missing item suit a chat thread or an email reply, and both of those routes are listed for the US service.

Is the packaging recyclable?+

Yes, recyclable packaging is confirmed across deliveries, including the prepared meals in the meal kit and prepared meals range. Boxes and liners can go into household recycling rather than general waste, which keeps the clearing-up after a week of cooking down to the food scraps.

Does the price change after the first order?+

The published figure is $13.25 to $14.25 per serving, and it is the only per-serving price given, so entry and renewal are weighed against the same number. What moves a renewal total is the serving plan chosen and any $15 shipping charge added at checkout.

Sources

Compiled from 5 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.

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