Activate Foods vs Chefgood vs Dietlicious

All three sell ready-made meals. Published ongoing prices: Activate Foods $14.00 a meal, Chefgood $11.50 a meal on a 10-meal order and Dietlicious $9.61 a meal on a 28-meal order.

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Chefgoodready-made
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Prices checked 24 August 2026

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Green: best value in the row, shown only when every service has one	Activate Foods Activate Foods review Visit site	Chefgood Chefgood review Visit site	Dietlicious Dietlicious review Visit site
Price and ordering	Activate Foods	Chefgood	Dietlicious
Ongoing priceBefore delivery fees and first-order offers	Activate Foods $14.00per meal	Chefgood $11.50per meal, on a 10-meal order	Dietlicious $9.61Lowestper meal, on a 28-meal order
What the price is based on	Activate Foods A la carte single meals priced individually, typically $13.00 to $15.50 each; no box sizes or bulk discounts, so $14 reflects a mid-range main meal	Chefgood 10 meal plan (5 dinners + 5 lunches) on an ongoing weekly subscription. Individual meals are priced $11.20 to $13.90, most sitting around $11.75, with a 2% discount applied at the 10 meal size. The advertised $10.98 per meal applies only to the cheapest meals.	Dietlicious 1200 Calorie 7 day plan at $269 (add your own salad greens), which supplies roughly four items per day (breakfast, snack, lunch, dinner), so about 28 items per week. No subscription is required.
First-order offerNot included in the ongoing price	Activate Foods	Chefgood Refer a friend credit: $50 for you and $50 for your friend during a limited-time promotion, with $20 off a first order advertised elsewhere.	Dietlicious
Minimum order	Activate Foods $75 minimum	Chefgood 5 meals per week	Dietlicious
Delivery fee	Activate Foods $15 flat rate for orders $75 to $179.99, free for orders $180 and over. Minimum online order $75.	Chefgood Free shipping on recurring orders of $125 or more; shipping charged otherwise.	Dietlicious Delivery is charged separately and varies by postcode. Minimum order value for delivery is $75. Express and weekend delivery available in some areas at extra cost. Free pick up from the Sydney and Brisbane kitchens.
Order without a subscription	Activate Foods Yes	Chefgood YesSubscription also offered	Dietlicious Yes
Delivery	Activate Foods	Chefgood	Dietlicious
Delivers to	Activate Foods NSWMetro areas only	Chefgood NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, TAS, ACT	Dietlicious NSW, VIC, QLD, ACT
Delivery days	Activate Foods Monday	Chefgood	Dietlicious Monday to Sunday
Order cut-off	Activate Foods Midnight Sunday for Monday delivery	Chefgood 11:30pm Wednesday for the following week's delivery	Dietlicious Varies by area; in Melbourne orders close 11am two business days before delivery (for example 11am Thursday for Monday delivery)
Food and nutrition	Activate Foods	Chefgood	Dietlicious
Meal type	Activate Foods Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	Chefgood Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	Dietlicious Ready-made mealsHeat and eat
Fresh or frozen	Activate Foods Fresh and frozen	Chefgood Fresh	Dietlicious Frozen
DietsTinted where not every service compared offers it	Activate Foods High protein Low carb Vegan Vegetarian or vegan Gluten free Paleo Halal Diabetic friendly Dairy free	Chefgood Weight loss High protein Low carb Vegan Vegetarian or vegan Gluten free Dairy free	Dietlicious Weight loss High protein Keto Low carb Vegan Vegetarian or vegan Gluten free Diabetic friendly Dairy free
Calories published	Activate Foods Yes	Chefgood Yes	Dietlicious Yes
Full macros published	Activate Foods Yes	Chefgood Yes	Dietlicious Yes
Typical protein	Activate Foods 35g to 48ga meal	Chefgood 29g to 38ga meal	Dietlicious
Menu size	Activate Foods 87+ items	Chefgood 70+ items	Dietlicious
Ratings and checks	Activate Foods	Chefgood	Dietlicious
Customer rating	Activate Foods	Chefgood 4.2/51,362 reviews, ProductReview	Dietlicious 3.4/557 reviews, ProductReview
Our score	Activate Foods 61/100Scored on 65% of our criteria	Chefgood 70/100Highest	Dietlicious 63/100Scored on 90% of our criteria
Prices checked	Activate Foods 24 August 2026	Chefgood 24 August 2026	Dietlicious 24 August 2026

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Activate Foods

Coeliac safe, gluten free meals with no subscription in NSW

Full macros and calories shown on every meal, plus a nutrition panel image
No contracts or subscriptions: order as often or as rarely as you like
Entirely gluten free kitchen, which suits coeliac customers
Delivery limited to Sydney, Newcastle and the Central Coast in NSW
One delivery day only, Monday, with no tracking or delivery notifications
Minimum online spend of $75 and a $15 delivery fee unless you spend $180 or more

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Chefgood

Calorie-controlled weight loss with chef-style meals under 400 calories

Full macros and kilojoule counts shown on every meal tile, with most mains under 400 calories
Bulk pricing steps down as you order more, from around $11.20 per meal at 5 meals to $10.36 at 14
No lock-in subscription: pause or cancel before the Wednesday cut-off
Menu is around 40 to 60 items, smaller than some larger competitors
Free shipping only kicks in on recurring orders of $125 or more
Not available in WA or NT, so coverage is east coast plus SA and TAS

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Dietlicious

Structured calorie-controlled weight loss plans with every meal supplied

Full day meal plans at set calorie levels (800, 800 keto, 1200, 1500) with breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks packed by day
No contracts or subscription: order only when you want, with a $75 minimum
Up to three meal swaps per plan, plus a Build Your Own Plan tool for full control over macros
Delivery limited to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and connected regional areas, not all of Australia
Plans are delivered as a single upfront box, so a 7 day plan is a $269 or more outlay at checkout
Delivery is charged on top of the food price and varies by postcode

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Prices: The ongoing price at a typical order size: per meal for ready-made meals, per serving for meal kits. First-order offers and delivery fees are not included. Prices checked 24 August 2026. Confirm at checkout.
Highlights: Green cells mark the lowest published price, the highest customer rating, the largest menu, the highest minimum protein, our highest score, and a Yes where the services differ. A row is only highlighted when every service compared has a value for it. Prices in different units and ratings from different review platforms are not highlighted.
Customer rating: Out of 5, with the review count and the platform the rating is from. It is a customer rating, not our score.
Our score: Out of 100: customer rating (35 points, weighted by review volume), disclosure of macros, calories and a real price (20), price against services of the same type (15), menu size (10), ordering flexibility (10) and delivery reach (10). Where a provider publishes nothing for a criterion, it is dropped and the rest are rescaled.

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