Good Eggs Review
GOOD EGGS
I’m looking forward to trying a different type of produce box delivery service that is also an online grocer. Afterwards, I’ll prepare my feedback on the wonderful produce boxes that exist in Northern California.
SELECTING MY TENTH PRODUCE BOX
Good Eggs is an online grocery and meal kit delivery service that provides fresh, local, and sustainable food with same-day home drop off throughout the Bay Area. The privately owned company was founded in 2011 as an alternative to the old grocery store model. They work with strict sourcing standards and boast that over 70% of their inventory is local. Good Eggs takes all of the guessing that a consumer may be faced with when deciding if a product is healthy or unhealthy because they have curated their store with trustworthy brands, whole food products, and healthy ingredients.
Good Eggs is a one stop shop for local groceries, selling everything from produce, dairy, animal proteins, beverages, snacks, flowers, and prepared meals. They also work with three farms (Full Belly, Say Hay and Eatwell), selling their produce boxes.
THE WEBSITE EXPERIENCE
Upon arriving on the Good Eggs website I had the opportunity to select my specific food interests so that the company could personalize recommendations based on my preferences. There are a lot of options to sift through on the website. All of the products are organized quite efficiently into a variety of categories. The interface itself is easy to navigate. The meal kits are equally interesting and priced reasonably well, for example baked salmon and baby broccoli to serve 3 people is priced at $24.99.
Tucked inside of the produce tab resides ‘produce boxes & bulk’ where I found the list of the CSA boxes that Good Eggs carried. Be sure to also check out their ‘cosmetically challenged’ and ‘bulk produce’ categories, for there are some excellent produce deals. Although I had already ordered all three of the offered produce boxes in weeks prior, I wanted to test out the delivery service of Good Eggs. So, after a quick sign up, that is exactly what I did.
GETTING STARTED
I chose Eatwell Farm’s organic seasonal produce box for my Good Eggs review. When I ordered Eatwell Farm’s produce box directly from their website a few weeks back, I had to commit to 4 deliveries, but on the Good Eggs platform I was able to choose a one time commitment, costing me $35.99 plus $9.99 in delivery. There is free delivery available, but only on orders that hit the $60 mark.
Good Eggs offered two different days for delivery of the Eatwell Farm CSA: Thursday and Saturday. I placed my order for the produce box one day prior to the Thursday delivery. I did not have to worry about recurring orders or anything like that which was helpful for me.
CUSTOMIZATION
No customization option for the CSAs in particular, however there are a ton of customization options available for any Good Eggs order. As stated before, Good Eggs is the mecca for online food shopping when it comes to local produce and trustworthy brands in the Bay Area.
DELIVERY
Good Eggs delivers to homes throughout the Bay Area with a $30 minimum order. There is a $60 minimum in order to qualify for free delivery. Otherwise there will be a $9.99 charge added to the order.
UNBOXING
The company dropped off a large box of produce to fulfill my Good Eggs review order. There was a newsletter included in the box that listed all of the contents packed inside, along with a story about this week’s collection of produce and a few featured recipes to peruse.
The items I received this week were plentiful. They truly displayed their fullest expressions and I just knew they would be loaded with flavor and nutrients. I absolutely loved the value with Eatwell’s produce box, which is even $4 cheaper if you order it directly from the farm however they do lock you in for a four week minimum commitment.
Check out the contents:
Turnips
Chives
Parsley
Basil
Collard Greens
Cabbage
New Potatoes
Broccoli
Green Garlic
Rainbow Chard
Red Leaf Lettuce
Tart Cherries
PREPARING THE FOOD
Slowly but surely, I have been incorporating my learned produce storage tips. This week, I tore off the leaves from the turnips, wrapped the turnip greens in a damp paper towel, and stored them separate from the root. I wrapped the rainbow chard stems in a damp paper towel as well. For the collards, I surrounded their stems in plastic wrap. For the basil, I removed from the plastic covering they were delivered in and stood the herbs up in a bowl filled with water. I unwrapped the chives and parsley and stood those herbs upright in a mason jar filled with a little bit of water.
MEALS
MEAL #1: BROCCOLI AND BASIL SOUP
I cooked down a variety of vegetables to create this soup, including both the potatoes and the broccoli that were part of my EatWell Farm review box. Once the vegetables were cooked down a bit with the broth, I added over 1/2 cup of the aromatic basil leaves, barely making a dent in the bunch! I then blended the chunky soup in batches until it was pureed. The meal was nutrient dense, creamy, and 100% vegan!
MEAL #2: COCONUT BUTTER COVERED FROZEN CHERRIES
I love cherry season and I am thrilled that there is another month or so to enjoy these fresh from the farm beauties. I decided to play around with a few and created a healthy dessert. I melted down some coconut butter and oil until it reached the creamy consistency I desired. I then dipped my cherries, one by one, into the butter and oil mixture. Once the excess dripped off of the outside of the fruit, I placed each covered cherry onto a baking tray and popped it into the freezer for just a few minutes to harden. I repeated this process once more time through to get a nice coconut coating on my fruit.
MEAL #3: TOFU “BACON” LETTUCE WRAPS WITH CHIVES AND PARSLEY
I love treating my red leaf lettuce as wraps because it gives me the sensation of biting in to a sandwich. This time I paired my lettuce with a tofu ‘bacon’. To prepare the bacon, I began by wrapping my tofu block in a paper towel. I pressed out as much of the water as possible by weighing it down with the back of a pan. I then marinated the tofu in a soy sauce, oil, honey mixture, and then fried the slices in a pan. I laid a few bacon slices on top of my lettuce leaves, sprinkled them with a hefty amount of chives and parsley, and chomped on a few for lunch. I loved having fresh herbs in the fridge this week. They really brightened up the taste of many meals.
RECAP
I was impressed with the Good Eggs shopping experience. The platform was a great one-stop shopping site that focuses on health. As long as I could hit the $60 mark, the delivery fee was waived. At the time of my order, there were three wonderful CSAs offered on the Good Eggs site, with multiple delivery dates for both. I have noticed that the offerings change from month to month, year to year.
Through the Good Eggs platform, I was able to order one produce box at a time, versus signing up for weeks or months of a CSA. The process was simple, it was delivered straight to my door, and all items were fresh. Especially if some extra grocery shopping is in pursuite, this method of ordering a CSA box makes a lot of sense.
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