I think a bigger problem which these services is that you're paying outrageous amounts. Blue Apron is like 9.99$ a meal, you're paying more than a dollar per 100 kcals which is insanity and then you have to spend 15-30 minutes preparing it, I can throw 8$ of chicken in the instant pot with some dry seasoning and 25 minutes later I've got pulled chicken for a week I can then rinse it out and throw in 3$ of black beans and have black beans for a week.
Most Americans can't afford 10$ per person per meal. Hell, the minimum wage here in Indiana is 7.25$, if you're lucky at retail you might be making 9$, average household income is $45,943 in Indiana, even just one person earning that you're taking home 35,482$ a year which is about 97$ a day which makes just 1 of these meals a day 10.2% of your net income.
The problem is, people try and apply Bay Area lifestyle to the rest of the country.
