FoodSt vs Soulara
All are ready-made meals you heat and eat. Below is how they compare on price, nutrition, menu size, delivery coverage and customer ratings, using each provider's published information.
Short answer: Soulara scores highest on our criteria. It is the stronger pick for vegan and plant-based ready meals with published macros.
Side by side
 FoodSt |  Soulara | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per meal | $22.00 | $12.14 |
| What that covers | 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. | 10-meal bundle at $121.37, ongoing order (a further 5% comes off with Subscribe and Save); single meals list at $12.20 each |
| Intro offer | Not published | Welcome offer: 15% off with code NEW15 |
| Customer rating | 3.3 / 5 from 35 reviews | 4.1 / 5 from 1,338 reviews |
| Product type | Prepared meals | Prepared meals |
| Format | Frozen | Fresh |
| Preparation | Heat & Eat | Heat & Eat |
| Menu size | 100+ meals | 50+ meals |
| Calories per meal | Not published | 229 to 600 |
| Protein per meal | Not published | 8g to 31g |
| Full macros listed | No | Yes |
| One-off orders | Yes | Yes |
| Delivers to | NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, ACT | All of Australia |
| Delivery fee | Delivery rates vary by postcode and location; a paid membership includes unlimited free deliveries. | Delivery fee varies by postcode; free shipping on orders over $150 |
| Our score | 41/100 | 75/100 |
| Visit | FoodSt | Soulara |
Prices and delivery details last checked 24 August 2026. Highlighted cells are the strongest value in that row.
FoodSt
Best for: Home style, multicultural frozen meals with no subscription
Suits people who want genuinely home style, multicultural cooking and are happy to pay more for it, ordering dish by dish rather than committing to a weekly plan. Less suitable if you need calorie counted meals or live outside the eastern states and SA.
- 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
- Full ingredient and allergen lists per dish, plus dedicated gluten sensitive, dairy sensitive, halal, vegetarian and vegan collections
- 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
- Meals arrive frozen and several need oven baking rather than a quick microwave, for example lasagne takes 45 minutes and up
Soulara
Best for: Vegan and plant-based ready meals with published macros
A strong fit for vegans and anyone cutting back on animal products who wants heat-and-eat meals with clear macros and no cooking. Pricing is flat across bundle sizes, so there is no real reward for ordering big.
- Over 50 plant-based meals with cuisines from Italian and Mediterranean through to Indian, Mexican and Asian
- Full nutrition panel, macros and ingredient list published for every meal
- Flat $12.20 per meal pricing with pre-built bundles from 5 to 10 meals, plus 5% off for subscribers
- Flexible ordering: weekly, fortnightly or one-off, with skip, pause or cancel anytime
- Entirely plant-based, so no option for anyone wanting meat or seafood meals
- Delivery reaches 1,988 postcodes only, so some regional addresses miss out
- Delivery fee varies by postcode and free shipping needs a $150 order
- Protein varies widely, with some meals as low as 8g to 13g per serve
Diets each one caters for
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