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FoodSt vs My Muscle Chef vs THR1VE

All three sell ready-made meals. Published ongoing prices: FoodSt $22.00 a meal on a 1-meal order, My Muscle Chef $11.95 a meal and THR1VE $12.95 a meal on a 10-meal order.

  • FoodStready-made
  • My Muscle Chefready-made
  • THR1VEready-made
  • Prices checked 24 August 2026

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FoodSt vs My Muscle Chef vs THR1VE compared

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FoodSt
My Muscle Chef
THR1VE
Price and ordering
Ongoing priceBefore delivery fees and first-order offersFoodSt
$22.00per meal, on a 1-meal order
My Muscle Chef
$11.95Lowestper meal
THR1VE
$12.95per meal, on a 10-meal order
What the price is based onFoodSt
A la carte ordering with no fixed box sizes or subscription plan. Figure is the typical price of a single-serve main across sampled menu items (single serves ranged about $15.50 for a roti pie to $24 for a single-serve lasagne, with most mains $21 to $23). Larger family-sized trays are priced separately, for example lasagne at $39 for two serves, $68 for four and $110 for five to six.
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
THR1VE
10 meal box on an ongoing weekly subscription, published per meal rate. The 14 meal box, described as the most popular, works out at $12.50 per meal.
First-order offerNot included in the ongoing priceFoodSt
My Muscle Chef
Up to 40% off your first two orders: 30% off the first order and 40% off the second
THR1VE
Starter Box at $109.95 for 10 meals on a first, one-time order. New customers can also get up to $30 off a first box, tiered $0, $10, $20 and $30 at 10, 14, 18 and 25 meals.
Minimum orderFoodSt
$70 minimum
My Muscle Chef
$99 minimum for Black Friday offer; $140-175 per week for meal plans
THR1VE
10 meals
Delivery feeFoodSt
Delivery rates vary by postcode and location; a paid membership includes unlimited free deliveries.
My Muscle Chef
Free shipping available on qualifying orders, conditions apply
THR1VE
Free shipping on every subscription order. One-time orders pay shipping calculated from the delivery address. $89 minimum food order applies.
Order without a subscriptionFoodSt
Yes
My Muscle Chef
Yes
THR1VE
Yes
Delivery
Delivers toFoodSt
NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, ACT
My Muscle Chef
NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT
THR1VE
NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, ACT
Delivery daysFoodSt
My Muscle Chef
THR1VE
Saturday
Order cut-offFoodSt
My Muscle Chef
THR1VE
Tuesday 9:00pm AEST for first and one-off orders; ongoing subscriptions bill Monday 9:30am AEST and can be edited or skipped until then
Food and nutrition
Meal typeFoodSt
Ready-made mealsHeat and eat
My Muscle Chef
Ready-made mealsReady to eat
THR1VE
Ready-made mealsReady to eat
Fresh or frozenFoodSt
Frozen
My Muscle Chef
Fresh
THR1VE
Fresh
DietsTinted where not every service compared offers itFoodSt
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian or vegan
  • Gluten free
  • Halal
  • Dairy free
My Muscle Chef
  • Weight loss
  • High protein
  • Low carb
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian or vegan
  • Dairy free
THR1VE
  • Weight loss
  • High protein
  • Keto
  • Low carb
  • Vegetarian or vegan
  • Gluten free
  • Halal
  • Dairy free
Calories publishedFoodSt
No
My Muscle Chef
Yes
THR1VE
Yes
Full macros publishedFoodSt
No
My Muscle Chef
Yes
THR1VE
Yes
Typical proteinFoodSt
My Muscle Chef
36g to 65ga meal
THR1VE
32g to 48ga meal
Menu sizeFoodSt
100+ itemsLargest
My Muscle Chef
75+ items
THR1VE
75+ items
Ratings and checks
Customer ratingFoodSt
3.3/535 reviews, ProductReview
My Muscle Chef
4.3/53,233 reviews, ProductReview
THR1VE
4.4/5Highest214 reviews, ProductReview
Our scoreFoodSt
41/100
My Muscle Chef
76/100Highest
THR1VE
71/100
Prices checkedFoodSt
24 August 2026
My Muscle Chef
24 August 2026
THR1VE
24 August 2026

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Strengths and trade-offs

FoodSt

Home style, multicultural frozen meals with no subscription

  • Order a la carte with no subscription: buy single meals, sides, soups or desserts as you need them
  • Over 100 dishes from 40 plus home cooks across 26 plus cuisines, including Italian, Indian, Malaysian, Mexican and Chinese
  • Portion sizes scale from single serves up to family trays, for example lasagne from 500g to 2.3kg
  • No calorie or macro information published for most meals, so it is hard to track nutrition
  • Delivery limited to NSW, ACT, VIC, SA and QLD, with rates varying by postcode unless you pay for membership
  • Per meal prices sit above typical prepared meal services, with many single serves in the low $20s

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

THR1VE

Macro tracked low carb and high protein eating

  • Clear published price ladder: $12.95 per meal at 10, down to $9.95 at 25
  • Full macros and a per serve nutrition panel, ingredients and allergens on every meal
  • Chilled not frozen, ready in about 2 minutes, with a target of at least 7 days fridge life
  • Not national: no delivery to TAS or NT, and site pages conflict on whether SA is served
  • $89 minimum food order per delivery, so small top-up boxes are not possible
  • Single delivery window starting Saturday after a Friday pack, which suits weekend restocking only

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How to read this comparison

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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