Important disclosure: I was provided a selection of meals to try but was not required to write about the meals, nor am I being compensated for this post or earning commission from any meals sold. My Burn Boot Camp Meals review below includes my honest thoughts as well as both pros and cons from my experience trying Burn Boot Camp Meals.
Burn Boot Camp Meals
If you’ve been reading my blog with any regularity for the past 9+ years, you know I am a Burn Boot Camp super fan. I initially discovered Burn when I was looking for a gym with free childcare after I had my first baby. I had no idea I could love a group workout as much as Burn and, for a myriad of reasons, it has held my interest and been a place I look forward to going multiple times a week for both my physical and mental health.
What is Burn Boot Camp?
In case you aren’t familiar with Burn, it’s a fitness franchise that offers fitness classes (aka “camps”), focusing on strength and conditioning. Workouts are never the same and challenge different areas of the body on different days. Camps are 45 minutes and begin with a 5-minute dynamic warm up. A trainer then demonstrates the workout of the day. And everyone completes the workout for the next 30(ish) minutes. Every camp ends with a “finisher” which is often the most challenging part of the workout created to push you out of your comfort zone before the workout is complete. If you’d like to check out my full Burn Boot Camp review with breakdowns about daily protocols, pros and cons, you may find it here: Burn Boot Camp Review. And this blog post may also be of interest: What to Expect at Burn Boot Camp.
What are Burn Boot Camp Meals?
Okay, so what are Burn Boot Camp Meals? A few months ago, Burn Boot Camp launched Burn Boot Camp Meals, a fresh meal delivery service that sends high-protein, chef-curated meals directly to your home. You have the option to place a one-time order of 6 or 12 meals or save 5% and subscribe to receive weekly or bi-weekly meal deliveries.
What makes Bun Boot Camp Meals different from other meal delivery services?
As is the case with any workout or fitness program, to see the benefits and results many people are hoping to see from their exercise routine, nutrition is incredibly important. It’s almost impossible to spend any time on social meal in the fitness/wellness space and not hear about counting macronutrients, increasing protein in your diet, etc. Burn Boot Camp meals were created to make hitting protein goals and eating macro-balanced meals easier. The meals average 34 grams of protein per meal to “provide optimal protein to build lean muscle mass” and each meal is 500 calories or less. The balance of macronutrients in Burn Boot Camp meals are supposed to “make you feel fuller longer” and “recover better.”
Burn Boot Camp Meals Review
I used Ryan’s recent trip to India to try many of the Burn Boot Camp Meals I ordered and it was SO nice to not have to worry about lunch and/or dinner most nights he was away. (I didn’t feed the boys Burn meals, but their meals were super easy to prepare so cooking was minimal and it was such a nice break.) I also loved knowing I was eating a high-protein meal that also often incorporated a decent amount of vegetables and fiber whenever I reheated a Burn meal.
A quick confession: I first ordered Burn Boot Camp during the holiday season soon after their initial launch but my timing was so, so off. We had a lot of plans and dinner obligations pop up over the holidays and it was trickier than expected to eat all of the fresh meals quickly on back-to-back days. I ended up freezing them which worked well for me, as it took the pressure of “needing” to eat them off and still made them easy enough for me to reheat when I was super short on time or when I wanted to enjoy one for lunch or dinner — like when Ryan was in India!
Burn Boot Camp Meals: The Pros
Convenience for daysss. I cannot tell you how incredible it was to have protein-packed meals ready for me to simply reheat in the microwave. It felt like an incredible luxury and it was amazinggg not to have to put as much time or effort into planning out balanced meals during the week I ate my Burn Meals. Multiple times I found myself thinking how wonderful these meals would’ve been during the postpartum stage of life when getting protein and veggies on my plate felt like such a struggle.
Eating 30+ grams of protein was so, so easy. Increasing my protein intake is a current goal of mine (I mentioned this a little more in this weekend meal prep post) and as someone who does not naturally crave protein, it’s admittedly a bit of a challenge for me. Eating 30+ grams of protein per meal takes thoughtfulness, planning and meal prep if it’s something I’m trying to do for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and having a high-protein meal prepped and ready to reheat in 2 minute was amazing.
I felt satisfied and energy levels were stable after eating them. After eating a Burn meal I felt good with no big energy dips, highs or lows… just kind of satisfied and stable from an energy level standpoint. This was one of the best things for me about these meals!
I enjoyed most of the meals I tried. I thought the vast majority of the Burn Meals I tried were delicious! I found them to be flavorful,well-seasoned meals I genuinely looked forward to eating. My favorites included the Protein-Packed Salmon Alfredo, Power Chicken Parmesan, Flexin’ Steak and Potatoes, Performance Chicken Alfredo and the Burn Bowl.
Burn Boot Camp Meals: The Cons
The meals are a little small from a food volume standpoint. I am not saying they’re not filling because many of the meals I tried were actually quite satisfying but I am just someone who admittedly likes larger volume portions of food. (I simply enjoy eating!) The meals come in a small black tray and, when reheated and re-plated, aren’t very large from a volume standpoint. I found myself pairing my meals with a side of fruit, a salad or some toast for added volume. Worth noting: Ryan also tried some of the meals and when he did, he had to eat two to feel satisfied, but he’s also a nearly 200-pound very active man, so keep that in mind.
Ingredients are not organic. We do not eat 100 percent organic or 100 percent “clean” in our house, nor do we ban all foods with ingredients that aren’t directly from nature, but when I’m shopping for groceries and buying ingredients for meals and snacks for our family, I read labels and gravitate toward organic foods (especially meat and produce) and try to make most of my purchases food with ingredients I know and understand. (Again, it’s worth noting, I am far from rigid about this as I very much believe it’s more than okay to eat non-organic and not-so-perfectly “clean” foods, and I certainly do.) When I reached out to Burn to ask about providing organic meals, they said this is something they hope to offer in the future and I’d love to see this as an option.
The price point is high. There’s no way of sugar-coating this one: The price of these meals is not cheap. A 6-pack of meals if you do a one-time purchase is $87, whereas a one-time purchase of a 12-pack is $150. This breaks down to $12.50-$14.40 per meal. Subscribing to weekly or bi-weekly deliveries will save you 5 percent. Worth nothing is the fact that the price of Burn Boot Camp Meals is inline with other fresh meal delivery services that emphasize higher protein and/or macro-balanced meals (like Factor Meals). Ready-made meals are expensive, especially if you’re trying to feed multiple people in one household.
Burn Boot Camp Meals: The Flavor
Okay so now let’s talk about the meals themselves — the flavor, taste, texture, etc.!
Here’s a breakdown of the meals I enjoyed most:
- Protein-Packed Salmon Alfredo: This one was my absolute favorite. As a seafood lover, I wasn’t sure how the salmon would hold up but it was flaky, flavorful and delicious. I also found this meal to be one of the most satisfying from both a flavor and portion-size standpoint.
- Power Chicken Parmesan: Another satisfying and comforting meal. Burn Meals nailed basically any dish that incorporated chickpea pasta.
- Performance Chicken Alfredo: Yep, another chickpea pasta dish! I honestly don’t love traditional alfredo and genuinely preferred the alfredo in the Burn Meals, as it wasn’t overly rich but still had a deliciously creamy texture with a brighter flavor than typical alfredo. Keep this in mind if you DO love traditional alfredo sauce, though!
- Flexin’ Steak and Potatoes: This was a basic meal but it was well-seasoned. The asparagus was a little mushy, but I sliced it and stirred it together with the potatoes and enjoyed it.
- Burn Bowl: From a texture standpoint, this meal was my favorite. I loved the sweet corn and the savory gravy in this one.
As for the meals I didn’t enjoy as much, I wasn’t a big fan of the Lean & Mean Beef Stew (I love a hearty beef stew and something about the flavors of this one felt off from what I would expect from beef stew) and the Fuel Up Teriyaki Meatballs (I didn’t love the texture of the meatballs and found this one particularly small portion-size wise). Also worth noting: I did not try all of the meals! I only ordered the meals with flavor profiles that appealed to me, so my review list of meals is not exhaustive and only includes meals I tried.
If you’ve tried Burn Boot Camp Meals, I’d love to know what you thought below!
Question of the Day
Have you tried any ready-made meal delivery services? (Factor, Burn, etc.) Did you enjoy them? Please share your thoughts!
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