Many of us are busy these days, which means there’s just not a lot of time to cook. That’s where frozen meals come in!
Some may frown on the quality of frozen meals, but when they’re crafted well and packed with the right nutrients, they can be a solid source of plant-based protein, vitamins, and overall nutrients that will help you and your family thrive!
Here’s some of our favorite all-vegan frozen meals for you to stock your freezer with this holiday season.
Fire Ox was founded to make food that is better for people and planet by making delicious, vegetable-based foods accessible to all. In the US, 90% of Americans don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables, which contributes significantly to the current health and climate crisis. Part of the reason for this is that many people lack the time or know-how to prepare tasty and satisfying vegetable dishes. This has led many food companies to turn vegetables into smoothies, muffins, and noodles in order to be palatable. Instead of turning veggies into something else (or having them be seen as an unappetizing, mushy side dish), the founders of Fire Ox decided to create a line of vegetable-based dishes that draw inspiration from authentic cuisines from around the world. In order to make a broad impact on health, they knew they had to make their dishes easy to prepare, so they packaged them in a frozen meal format that would enable more people to incorporate vegetables into their everyday lives. More about Jason and Zoe’s personal story here.
What sets their meals apart:
- -Each meal contains on average over 2 servings of veggies
- -Their recipes are inspired by cuisines from around the world like Ratatouille and Ethiopian Greens
- -Real food ingredients
- -Vegan, no gluten, no dairy, no nuts or sesame
- -Curbside recyclable carton and plastic neutral certified by Repurpose
- -Heats up in the microwave in 5 min
Where to find them: Fire Ox meals are available in 70+ stores, including FreshDirect, Central Market and MOMs Organic Markets. Visit their store locator to find products at a store near you. If you’re based in the Northeast region, you can also order their meals online.
Black-owned Texas-based vegan brand Rooted Vegan Cuisine, founded by Naomi Hendrix Oyegoke and co-owned with her husband Olugbemiga “Mike” Oyegoke, celebrates their famous frozen lasagnas now being available for national shipping.
Each one of Rooted Vegan Cuisine’s lasagnas is prepared by hand in small batches to ensure a high-quality end result. The ragu is filled with fresh veggies like eggplant, onions, celery and mushrooms, slowly simmered to create a ragu so deep, rich and savory, it’s sure to satisfy veggie lovers and meat eaters alike. The cheese sauce is handcrafted in-house to develop an intense cheesy flavor to meet the needs of creamy cravings. The portions of Rooted Vegan Cuisine’s lasagnas are perfectly sized to pair with garlic bread, salad, or a steamed veggie side. Gluten-Free options are available. National shipping comes in three bundle options – Small: 2 lasagnas ($39.98 + shipping/handling); Medium: 4 lasagnas ($79.96 + shipping/handling); and Large: 8 lasagnas ($159.92 + shipping/handling).
Rooted Vegan Cuisine is available for national shipping by ordering direct through the website: www.passthelasagna.com.
Daily Harvest
Daily Harvest recognizes that convenience and sustainability are often at odds and don’t want anyone to have to choose between preserving themselves and preserving the planet.
- Their food is 100% plant-based and all of their fruits + vegetables are frozen on the farm within 24 hours of harvest at their peak nutrition and flavor. When done right, frozen offers more convenience, superior nutrients + flavor, and less waste. Specifically, 47% less food waste than shelf-stable and refrigerated food eaten in homes!
- Daily Harvest is committed to increasing access to organic fruits + vegetables for all. 95% of the ingredients they use are organic, which is better for your health and the planet’s! Organic farming reduces pollution, conserves water, improves soil, and uses less energy, BUT less than 1% of U.S. farmland is organic. To support a more sustainable food ecosystem, we leave 5% open to help farms transition from conventional to organic. We invest in our farmers to make the three-year, cost and labor-intensive process a little bit easier.
- They support regenerative farming practices that protect + nourish our soil. They are meticulous about the farms they work with and set standards to ensure our partners use regenerative practices that promote topsoil regeneration, improve the water cycle, and strengthen the health + vitality of soil overall.
- Their food is 100% plant-based and all of their fruits + vegetables are frozen on the farm within 24 hours of harvest at their peak nutrition and flavor. When done right, frozen offers more convenience, superior nutrients + flavor, and less waste. Specifically, 47% less food waste than shelf-stable and refrigerated food eaten in homes!
- Daily Harvest is committed to increasing access to organic fruits + vegetables for all. 95% of the ingredients they use are organic, which is better for your health and the planet’s! Organic farming reduces pollution, conserves water, improves soil, and uses less energy, BUT less than 1% of U.S. farmland is organic. To support a more sustainable food ecosystem, we leave 5% open to help farms transition from conventional to organic. We invest in our farmers to make the three-year, cost and labor-intensive process a little bit easier.
- They support regenerative farming practices that protect + nourish our soil. They are meticulous about the farms they work with and set standards to ensure our partners use regenerative practices that promote topsoil regeneration, improve the water cycle, and strengthen the health + vitality of soil overall.
- Try Daily Harvest’s easy meals + snacks on their website here: https://www.daily-harvest.com/app/browse
