If you score one of the cheaper, budget-friendly meal kits you can get meals as low as $5 per serving. Most run in the $10 a serving range while the more premium services including Green Chef and Martha & Marley Spoon cost more like $12 or $13 per serving. Nab a cheaper one and it might even save you some money on cooking from scratch, and definitely if you're subbing them in for regular takeout or delivery. You'll also often find promotional offers for new customers that make a meal kit super cheap to try and with features like being able to skip weeks and cancel anytime there is little risk in trying a meal kit. Pausing your plan is great if you're a calendar master and an account-management ninja. You can dabble in any or all of these meal delivery services and choose, week by week, which best suits your eating and cooking needs versus what you already have in the fridge.