Activate Foods vs Chefgood vs Dineamic

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 Dineamic $11.95 a meal.

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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	Dineamic Dineamic review Visit site
Price and ordering	Activate Foods	Chefgood	Dineamic
Ongoing priceBefore delivery fees and first-order offers	Activate Foods $14.00per meal	Chefgood $11.50Lowestper meal, on a 10-meal order	Dineamic $11.95per meal
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.	Dineamic Individual a la carte ready meals priced per item, most mains $11.95 with some at $12.95. No fixed box sizes; a $49 minimum order applies and subscribers get a doubled spend and save discount that is not quantified.
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.	Dineamic $20 off each of your first 2 orders when you sign up to emails
Minimum order	Activate Foods $75 minimum	Chefgood 5 meals per week	Dineamic $49 minimum order value
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.	Dineamic Flat rate $15 for refrigerated delivery
Order without a subscription	Activate Foods Yes	Chefgood YesSubscription also offered	Dineamic Yes
Delivery	Activate Foods	Chefgood	Dineamic
Delivers to	Activate Foods NSWMetro areas only	Chefgood NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, TAS, ACT	Dineamic NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS
Delivery days	Activate Foods Monday	Chefgood	Dineamic
Order cut-off	Activate Foods Midnight Sunday for Monday delivery	Chefgood 11:30pm Wednesday for the following week's delivery	Dineamic
Food and nutrition	Activate Foods	Chefgood	Dineamic
Meal type	Activate Foods Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	Chefgood Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	Dineamic Ready-made mealsHeat and eat
Fresh or frozen	Activate Foods Fresh and frozen	Chefgood Fresh	Dineamic Fresh
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	Dineamic Weight loss High protein Low carb Vegetarian or vegan Dairy free
Calories published	Activate Foods Yes	Chefgood Yes	Dineamic Yes
Full macros published	Activate Foods Yes	Chefgood Yes	Dineamic Yes
Typical protein	Activate Foods 35g to 48gHighest minimuma meal	Chefgood 29g to 38ga meal	Dineamic 17g to 36ga meal
Menu size	Activate Foods 87+ items	Chefgood 70+ items	Dineamic 106+ itemsLargest
Ratings and checks	Activate Foods	Chefgood	Dineamic
Customer ratingFrom different review platforms	Activate Foods	Chefgood 4.2/51,362 reviews, ProductReview	Dineamic 3.9/54,377 reviews, Trustpilot
Our score	Activate Foods 61/100Scored on 65% of our criteria	Chefgood 70/100Highest	Dineamic 69/100
Prices checked	Activate Foods 24 August 2026	Chefgood 24 August 2026	Dineamic 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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Dineamic

Low FODMAP and balanced chilled meals without a subscription

Full nutrition panel on every meal, including protein, carbs, fat, kilojoules and sodium
No subscription required: you can order one off or set a weekly, fortnightly or four weekly delivery
Large range of Monash University certified Low FODMAP meals, plus high protein, low calorie and vegetarian filters
Flat $15 refrigerated delivery fee on every order adds meaningfully to the cost of a small box
No bulk box pricing published, so there is no clear per meal discount for ordering more
$49 minimum order applies

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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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