Activate Foods vs Dietlicious vs My Muscle Chef

All three sell ready-made meals. Published ongoing prices: Activate Foods $14.00 a meal, Dietlicious $9.61 a meal on a 28-meal order and My Muscle Chef $11.95 a meal.

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Dietliciousready-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	Dietlicious Dietlicious review Visit site	My Muscle Chef My Muscle Chef review Visit site
Price and ordering	Activate Foods	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef
Ongoing priceBefore delivery fees and first-order offers	Activate Foods $14.00per meal	Dietlicious $9.61Lowestper meal, on a 28-meal order	My Muscle Chef $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	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.	My Muscle Chef A la carte per meal pricing with no fixed box size: most main meals list at $10.95, premium PRO meals at $12.95, so roughly $11.95 for a typical mixed order
First-order offerNot included in the ongoing price	Activate Foods	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef Up to 40% off your first two orders: 30% off the first order and 40% off the second
Minimum order	Activate Foods $75 minimum	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef $99 minimum for Black Friday offer; $140-175 per week for meal plans
Delivery fee	Activate Foods $15 flat rate for orders $75 to $179.99, free for orders $180 and over. Minimum online order $75.	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.	My Muscle Chef Free shipping available on qualifying orders, conditions apply
Order without a subscription	Activate Foods Yes	Dietlicious Yes	My Muscle Chef Yes
Delivery	Activate Foods	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef
Delivers to	Activate Foods NSWMetro areas only	Dietlicious NSW, VIC, QLD, ACT	My Muscle Chef NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT
Delivery days	Activate Foods Monday	Dietlicious Monday to Sunday	My Muscle Chef
Order cut-off	Activate Foods Midnight Sunday for Monday delivery	Dietlicious Varies by area; in Melbourne orders close 11am two business days before delivery (for example 11am Thursday for Monday delivery)	My Muscle Chef
Food and nutrition	Activate Foods	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef
Meal type	Activate Foods Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	Dietlicious Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	My Muscle Chef Ready-made mealsReady to eat
Fresh or frozen	Activate Foods Fresh and frozen	Dietlicious Frozen	My Muscle Chef 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	Dietlicious Weight loss High protein Keto Low carb Vegan Vegetarian or vegan Gluten free Diabetic friendly Dairy free	My Muscle Chef Weight loss High protein Low carb Vegan Vegetarian or vegan Dairy free
Calories published	Activate Foods Yes	Dietlicious Yes	My Muscle Chef Yes
Full macros published	Activate Foods Yes	Dietlicious Yes	My Muscle Chef Yes
Typical protein	Activate Foods 35g to 48ga meal	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef 36g to 65ga meal
Menu size	Activate Foods 87+ items	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef 75+ items
Ratings and checks	Activate Foods	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef
Customer rating	Activate Foods	Dietlicious 3.4/557 reviews, ProductReview	My Muscle Chef 4.3/53,233 reviews, ProductReview
Our score	Activate Foods 61/100Scored on 65% of our criteria	Dietlicious 63/100Scored on 90% of our criteria	My Muscle Chef 76/100Highest
Prices checked	Activate Foods 24 August 2026	Dietlicious 24 August 2026	My Muscle Chef 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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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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My Muscle Chef

High protein, macro tracked meals for training and body composition goals

Large menu of 155 listed items including 70 plus meals, snacks, drinks and bundles
Calories, protein, carbs and fat are shown on every meal tile, plus filters for calories, carbs and protein type
No subscription required: meals can be bought individually and cart contents changed each order
Standard meal prices of $10.95 to $12.95 sit at the higher end for ready meals
Premium PRO range costs more again at $12.95 per meal
Delivery is suburb by suburb rather than truly nationwide, so remote addresses need a postcode check

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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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