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So, you've already seen how great Blue Apron is. It's easy, a good value, and, most importantly, it's educational. Instead of continuing to settle on microwaved grease and congealed noodles, learn to cook like a real person. You'll eat fewer calories, spend less money, learn a life skill, and feel generally less ashamed of the life you've begun to lead. Here, to illustrate:
For $4.50, you could treat yourself to this frozen delight.
Or, for $5.50 more, you could make three orders of summer rolls with actual shrimp and actual vegetables.
In 10 seconds, you could be back in college.
Or, in 30 minutes, you could have
For 20 minutes in the drive-thru, you could have dinner for two.
Or you could make these lamb & beef sliders for some fast food worth a damn, then eat them all yourself.
With the finesse of a drunk person, you could make this.
Or, with the finesse of a drunk person, you could put some blackened fish on some cheese grits. Just as humble as the above, but less... white.
You could put on sweatpants for this.
Or you could eat this maple ginger-glazed salmon and run a 5K. Should you? No. But at least there are farm-fresh parsnips?
Alone, you could eat... this.
Or you could impress your date/wife/hot neighbor with this chicken tsukune ramen. This ramen is prepared with Sun Noodles, not despair.
Do you skip right to the family-size pizza rolls in the freezer aisle? Does the delivery guy address you by name? Do you sometimes wake up smelling like Spaghettios? Maybe it's time to try Blue Apron, a service that delivers gourmet ingredients for gourmet meals right to your door. Learn to cook, discover new tastes, and save a little bit of your pride, all at the same time.
