Who needs delivery when you can be your own private chef?

Chinese takeout, Taco Tuesday, frozen pizza, Thai delivery, drive-thru dash, rinse, repeat. By the time the week is over, you've spent half your paycheck on less-than-impressive meals and ingested enough sodium to take the Dead Sea off the map. The alternative isn't much better, though: Who's got the time or energy to haul themselves to and from the grocery store AND come up with interesting meals when it's all said and done? (Answer: Probably not you.)

Whether you're trying to eat healthier, save time at the supermarket, or add some extra pizazz (pizazz, not pizza) to your diet, Blue Apron's meal kit delivery services are a convenient and delicious way to elevate your home cooking experience. You'll gain the kitchen finesse of a pro no matter how rusty your cooking skills are, creating tasty home meals like Sweet Pepper & Summer Squash Fajitas, Chicken Tagine, and Miso-Butter Salmon with Lo Mein Noodles using farm-fresh and sustainable ingredients. 

Is your mouth watering yet? Here are five key benefits you'll reap in every Blue Apron meal kit:

1. Excellent variety: Since Blue Apron refreshes its menu with new and original dishes weekly, you and your tastebuds will never be bored. (So long, rotating lineup of microwavable meals.) Some of Blue Apron's recipes aren't even revealed until a day or two before shipment, meaning yummy surprises await you every week.

2. It's diet-friendly: Can't stand mushrooms? You can opt out of all fungi-filled dishes on your Blue Apron account. Customize your deliveries based on your food allergies, preferences, and other dietary restrictions, all with a few clicks of your computer mouse. Plus, each Blue Apron meal is 500 to 800 calories per serving — so while your meals will be packed with flavor, you can rest assured knowing they don't contain a pinch of guilt.

3. No more grocery shopping: You won't miss your weekly, biweekly, or even triweekly (!) trips to the supermarket once Blue Apron's boxes start showing up at your door, saving you gas money and the stress of shopping.

4. It's a huge time time-saver: No more rummaging through cookbooks or sifting through online recipe directories to find something that satisfies your cravings. Combine that with the whole "no grocery shopping" thing, and you're about to save a ton of time. (To quote the illustrious Charlie Sheen: Winning!)

5. Kick-start your cooking: The step-by-step instructions and accompanying pictures included in each Blue Apron shipment will have you chopping, roasting, stir-frying, searing, and sizzling like a pro in no time. It's time to embrace your inner Julia Child and get inspired in the kitchen again: No more excuses for deferring to takeout anymore!

Spice things up in your kitchen (and ditch the delivery for good) with fresh, pre-portioned ingredients shipped right to your doorstep for just $25 — enough for three meals for two people every week. That's 58% off the original price of $59.94.

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