Dietlicious vs My Muscle Chef vs Papa Macros

All three sell ready-made meals. Published ongoing prices: Dietlicious $9.61 a meal on a 28-meal order, My Muscle Chef $11.95 a meal and Papa Macros $13.50 a meal on a 10-meal order.

Dietliciousready-made
My Muscle Chefready-made
Papa Macrosready-made
Prices checked 24 August 2026

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Green: best value in the row, shown only when every service has one	Dietlicious Dietlicious review Visit site	My Muscle Chef My Muscle Chef review Visit site	Papa Macros Papa Macros review Visit site
Price and ordering	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef	Papa Macros
Ongoing priceBefore delivery fees and first-order offers	Dietlicious $9.61Lowestper meal, on a 28-meal order	My Muscle Chef $11.95per meal	Papa Macros $13.50per meal, on a 10-meal order
What the price is based on	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	Papa Macros A la carte menu pricing: individual meals sell for $12.50 to $14.95, so about $13.50 per meal for a mixed 10-meal order before the 5% over $150 volume discount. No fixed box sizes are sold.
First-order offerNot included in the ongoing price	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef Up to 40% off your first two orders: 30% off the first order and 40% off the second	Papa Macros $10 store credit for new customers who complete the exit feedback form. Ongoing order-value discounts of 5% off over $150 and 10% off over $250.
Minimum order	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef $99 minimum for Black Friday offer; $140-175 per week for meal plans	Papa Macros $99 before shipping and discounts
Delivery fee	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	Papa Macros Greater Sydney $13.50 per delivery, all other areas $15.95 per delivery. Subscribers pay shipping on the first order only, then renewals ship free. Stockist and pick-up locations are free.
Order without a subscription	Dietlicious Yes	My Muscle Chef Yes	Papa Macros Yes
Delivery	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef	Papa Macros
Delivers to	Dietlicious NSW, VIC, QLD, ACT	My Muscle Chef NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT	Papa Macros NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT
Delivery days	Dietlicious Monday to Sunday	My Muscle Chef	Papa Macros Monday to Wednesday, Sunday
Order cut-off	Dietlicious Varies by area; in Melbourne orders close 11am two business days before delivery (for example 11am Thursday for Monday delivery)	My Muscle Chef	Papa Macros 10pm AEST Thursday for the following week
Food and nutrition	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef	Papa Macros
Meal type	Dietlicious Ready-made mealsHeat and eat	My Muscle Chef Ready-made mealsReady to eat	Papa Macros Ready-made mealsHeat and eat
Fresh or frozen	Dietlicious Frozen	My Muscle Chef Fresh	Papa Macros Fresh
DietsTinted where not every service compared offers it	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	Papa Macros Weight loss High protein Vegetarian or vegan Halal
Calories published	Dietlicious Yes	My Muscle Chef Yes	Papa Macros Yes
Full macros published	Dietlicious Yes	My Muscle Chef Yes	Papa Macros Yes
Typical protein	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef 36g to 65ga meal	Papa Macros 30g to 57ga meal
Menu size	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef 75+ items	Papa Macros
Ratings and checks	Dietlicious	My Muscle Chef	Papa Macros
Customer rating	Dietlicious 3.4/557 reviews, ProductReview	My Muscle Chef 4.3/5Highest3,233 reviews, ProductReview	Papa Macros 3.0/51 reviews, ProductReview
Our score	Dietlicious 63/100Scored on 90% of our criteria	My Muscle Chef 76/100Highest	Papa Macros 57/100Scored on 90% of our criteria
Prices checked	Dietlicious 24 August 2026	My Muscle Chef 24 August 2026	Papa Macros 24 August 2026

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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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Papa Macros

Macro tracking with LEAN and GAIN portion sizes

Calories and full protein, carb and fat figures shown against every meal on the menu
Most dishes come in LEAN and GAIN portion sizes, plus LOW CARB options, so you can match intake to a cutting or bulking goal
Order as a one-off or as a subscription, and subscription renewals ship free
$99 minimum meal value per order, roughly seven to eight meals
First delivery costs $13.50 in Greater Sydney or $15.95 elsewhere before free renewal shipping kicks in
Hard Thursday 10pm cut-off with fixed delivery days by state

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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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