Balance by BistroMD is a fully prepared meal delivery service designed to support healthier eating. The doctor-developed recipes were made to help people eat more balanced and nutritious meals and to achieve their health goals.
The meals are delivered freshly frozen to your door and heat up within minutes. For ultimate convenience, no grocery shopping, prep work, cooking, or cleanup is required.
Plus, with Balance, there is no membership required, you just order what you want, when you want!
Our team at The Meal Kit Review tested the service for two weeks in 2024 to provide this updated review on the service, its pros and cons, and what you can expect from the meals.
In A Glance – Intro to the Balance by BistroMD Service
Balance by BistroMD is a fully prepared meal delivery service that is all about providing you with healthy meals that are designed for specialty diets and weight loss. One of the great advantages of Balance by BistroMD is that there is no membership needed – this means you have the ultimate flexibility and no commitments!
The company was founded by Dr Caroline Cederquist who is a board-certified physician who specializes in bariatric medicine. Bariatric medicine is the study of how food is broken down in the human body and converted to fuel. That means that when ordering from Balance by BistroMD you are guaranteed that all the meals you receive have been doctor-approved, are well-balanced, and healthy. Balance by BistroMD also offers access to its team of registered dieticians for when you need a little support in reaching your goals.
Basically, Balance by BistroMD takes care of everything for you by creating nutritious recipes, doing the grocery shopping, cooking, and delivering pre-portioned meals flash-frozen. All that is left for you to do is heat the food at home for a few minutes and enjoy!
Pros and Cons of Balance by BistroMD
Pros:
- Meals are ready in minutes with no prep or cooking
- Support from the team of registered dieticians
- Over 150 meals and snacks to choose from
- Filling meals are well-balanced and great for weight loss
Cons:
- Can be pricier than other meal kits depending on how much you order
- May not be the best fit for those with certain allergies
Who is Balance by BistroMD For?
Balance by BistroMD offers a great service for many:
- People who wish to lose weight and maintain a healthier lifestyle.
- Busy people who don’t have time to cook and need a more convenient way to eat healthy.
- People who don’t like to cook but still want to eat healthy meals.
- Those looking to support a specific diet like – gluten-free, diabetic, vegetarian, low carb, heart healthy, vegan, dairy-free, menopause, and low sodium.
How to Get Started with Balance by BistroMD?
Balance by BistroMD makes it easy to get started. You don’t need to sign up for a membership or enter all your payment info before you even get to look at the menu like some services. You simply enter your zip code to view the menu, select the meals you want to try, and check out! A few days later, you have delicious and well-balanced meals delivered straight to your door.
There is a minimum order of 8 meals to get started and you can select up to 20 meals from the large menu of over 150 choices. The more you order, the larger the discount you get on the total cost.
What Diet Does Balance by BistroMD Support?
Balance by BistroMD offers great diet support for those looking to maintain lifestyle goals. They have meals catering to diets for:
- Heart Healthy
- Certified Gluten Free
- Diabetic
- Low Sodium
- Low Carb
- Menopause
- Dairy Free
- Mediterranean
- Vegan
The dietician-supported menu of over 150 delicious meal options offers diverse recipes that are ready to eat in five minutes or less. There is a great selection of breakfast, lunch, and dinner meal options, plus a nice selection of snacks and supplements.
All meals are doctor-designed and cooked by professional and experienced chefs, and the company is constantly adding a creative range of new and delicious meals to the menu.
Variety & Style of My Balance Meals
Balance By BistroMD gives you full flexibility when it comes to healthy eating. The company offers a highly customizable meal delivery service, which allows you to create your own menu to meet your personal needs. It is as simple as it gets – you order what you want from the menu when you want it.
Everyone can find something that they would like to eat with Balance by BistroMD – pasta, seafood and meats, Asian, Mediterranean cuisine, gourmet soups and stews, meals with a southwest influence, and more. The meals are flash frozen giving you the ultimate freedom on when you want to heat and enjoy them. Their shelf life is much longer compared to fresh meal kits that require you to cook and eat them within a couple of days.
Quality of Ingredients
Balance by BistroMD is committed to preparing each meal with only fresh and natural ingredients. They do so by partnering with farmers and vendors nationwide who share their love of the land and food. They are also committed to business practices that operate with a minimal impact on the environment.
They make small-batch recipes to ensure freshness and the highest quality of ingredients for maximum flavor and nutrition. All Balance by BistroMD meals are created with high-quality ingredients that are free of nitrates, phosphates, other chemicals, and additives
Our Experience with Balance by BistroMD – Is it Tasty?
Our team at the Meal Kit Review tries out the meals from each end of every company that we review. We were a little skeptical at first since the Balance By BistroMD meals are frozen, but we were very pleased with all the meals that we tasted!
We tried more than 10 meals from their menu selection. The meals are just delicious and considering their focus is on being lean, the meals were also super satisfying. The portion sizes are also very generous! Honestly, in most cases, it felt just like a meal that had been cooked at home that same evening. We believe that the Balance by BistroMD meals taste great since they are cooked in small batches by professional chefs at the company kitchens across the USA. Each meal is then immediately flash-frozen and sent directly to you!
A few examples of dishes we tasted from Balance by BistroMD:
We tried the Hickory Smoked BBQ Pork with Peach Crisp – This meal was very filling and satisfying. The smoked pork loin was tender and fresh and smothered in a tangy homemade BBQ sauce with crunchy purple cabbage on the side and a sweet peach crisp to round out the meal.
We tried Gochujang Tofu with Sweet Potato Noodle Japchae – We loved the authentic flavors and textures of the Korean-style sweet potato noodles mixed with fresh mushrooms, bell peppers, and carrots. The topping of vegan egg strips made from mung bean was a great touch.
We also tasted Cranberry Harvest Turkey Meatballs – These turkey meatballs tasted of fall and the holidays with sage and dried cranberries and topped with a decadent gravy, carrots, and onion. Roasted sweet potatoes and Brussel sprouts on the side made this a well-rounded and filling meal.
Other Recommended Balance by BistroMD Meals to Try:
The diverse Balance menu offers something to appeal to everybody. Here are a few more of their most popular meals:
- Farmhouse Egg Skillet with Turkey Sausage
- Honey Mustard Chicken with Herb-Roasted Potatoes
- Merlot Chicken Meatballs with Orzo Pasta
- Four Cheese Ravioli with Green Beans
- Blackened Chicken with Creamy Smoked Paprika Sauce
- Grilled Slamon with Lemon Dijon Dressing
Is It Easy to Use?
MyBalance meals couldn’t be easier to prepare. Compared to traditional meal kits, Balance meals take convenience to the next level. There is no grocery shopping, prep work, or cooking and cleanup required. You don’t have to have other ingredients on hand like oil or flavorings, everything comes ready to heat and enjoy. In just a few minutes your healthy and tasty meal is ready.
The meals can be ordered anytime you want without a subscription. They are there when you need them. Plus, they can last for up to a year in the freezer giving you the ultimate freedom to decide when they fit best into your life.
Inside the Balance by BistroMD Delivery Box
The Balance by BistroMD box is very well organized. It arrived complete with insulating material inside the box and included a large gel-icing pack on the bottom and the top of the box.
We left the box outside of the freezer for a few hours after delivery, and when we finally opened it, all the meals were still very much frozen. The meals are individually wrapped with a branded sleeve that includes the name of the meal, heating instructions, and nutritional facts of the meal printed on it. The organization of the Balance by BistroMD box makes everything very convenient.
Website & Ordering Process
The ordering process with Balance by BistroMD is super easy. All you need to do is enter your zip code to view the local menu on their website, add a minimum of eight meal choices to the shopping cart, and order. You will then receive the meals delivered directly to your door a few days later.
You can always view the full menu on the website and can easily sort the dishes based on price, specific diet, protein, or meal type. Each meal has easy-to-view nutrition and dietary information so you can choose the best meals to fit your goals.
What Do Customers Think of Balance by BistroMD?
Customers love Balance for the well-designed recipes that help people manage weight, and sodium intake, and support dietary preferences with the convenience of a frozen meal. One subscriber wrote on Reddit, “Bistro md is also my favorite go to. The meals are really well prepared and have good macros.”
Another subscriber shared their opinion of the meals on Reddit, “BistroMD definitely has that lean cuisine vibe but the meals are much more filling for around the same amount of calories, I think because they prioritize the protein.”
Customer Support
Balance has a great customer service team and finding information is easy with their extensive help section and FAQ. If you need to reach them directly for any questions or concerns you can do so in a few different ways:
- FAQ section on the Balance website: https://mybalancemeals.com/pages/faq
- Contact form: https://mybalancemeals.com/pages/contact
- Phone number: 844-411-2252, Monday to Friday between 8 am-8 pm EST
Delivery Areas
Balance by BistroMD currently delivers anywhere in the continental United States that FedEx ships. They are not able to ship to Alaska or Hawaii as of now. Shipments go out Monday-Wednesday and usually arrive in 2-5 business days depending on your location.
The Bottom Line- Is it Worth It?
We think so! Balance by BistroMD is a perfect solution for busy couples and singles who want to eat healthy food, but do not have the time or energy to cook. It is also a wonderfully nutritious solution for people who need to follow a specific diet like gluten-free, low-calorie, low-carb, diabetic, heart-healthy, etc.
Balance by BistroMD requires no cooking at all – the meals are delivered frozen and all you need to do is heat and eat the meals! Most importantly – all the meals we tried were filled with fresh ingredients and tasted delicious!
