Meal Dealers LLC — Local services in Brambleton

I cannot recommend this service because of the quality of the food and lack of response from the company. I sent Alex, the owner an email on 2/23/17, 2/27/18, and 2/28/18 + 1 direct message on IG (which was seen). ZERO response from my FOUR attempts.

NEGATIVES: Each meal has 600-1300 mg (YES 1300) of sodium so if you want to retain a lot of water this is for you! List of ingredients is overwhelming! I had to take a photo on my phone to zoom in on the ingredients list because it has THAT many listed that you cannot read the fine print. Their shrimp dish has locust bean gum and gellan gum which are food additives found in processed food! What's the point of having meal prep? The food tastes salty, like if you rinsed the food it would still taste like salt after. The food lasts a full week? I'm not sure if the food is safe for that long of a period of time, what kind of chemicals/preservatives do they use? Did not respond to 3 emails and 1 direct message on IG. Do you really want to work with a company that is non-responsive?

POSITIVES: They deliver.

WARNING: I have retained so much water from the amount of sodium from their food that I have edema. I threw out their food. My health is too important to be compromised by a company that doesn't care about...

The reasons why ordering from a company that prepares your meals is beneficial to you is endless. The obvious: how much time it saves you at the grocery store, in the kitchen prepping, cooking, cleaning etc. I am a working professional and my time is very valuable. But so is my money and my health. This company not makes it very affordable for me to save TIME, but also money from buying in the hospital cafeteria or even at the grocery store. The meals come in so much variety that I never get bored. Other companies in the area either don’t have as much flavor or are too high in overall calorie count. Portion sizes are key because in order for me to proper fuel myself I must feel satiated and full. They even have protein deserts 👌🏽. One thing i would recommend is having a new meal monthly or recipe to keep long term customers on their toes! And a Walden’s farm travel size pancake syrup with the pancakes and a little more cauliflower with the shredded chicken meal (my absolute favorite meals!)

Grateful to have one less thing to stress about and look forward to on my lunch break or when I’m off work that I’m eating something healthy that isn’t dry and bland even five days after I order it and I don’t freeze any. Thanks...

Alex the owner of Meal Dealers is truly passionate about what he does. The meals are exceptional (I haven't had one yet that I didn't love). His business model is simple... he makes fresh, healthy meals every weekend and delivers them to his customers in Sunday and Monday (pick up in Sterling, Va is also available). which range from locally to all the way up the eastern seaboard from Richmond to New Jersey. The meals are all packaged separately and all that's needed for prep is to pop them in the microwave for about 90 seconds and they are ready to eat. I'll admit I was skeptical... how good does food taste when it's re-heated in the microwave? But with the lid on it keeps all the moisture in and believe it or not it tastes AMAZING! If you are counting carbs or trying to load up on protein it's easy to manage as every individual meal is labeled with all the nutrition data right on the front. My wife is an excellent cook but I am on the go a lot and this has helped to supplement a needed gap and keeps me out of drive through lanes. The cost per meal is comparable or less than you would pay at most fast food places. So healthy...so good... so fresh! Keep up the good...