This Trifecta Meal Delivery Service Review is an honest look at the quality and taste of the food delivered and customer service.
Trifecta Review
Trifecta is an organic meal delivery service that offers Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian, Vegan and Classic plans. You can choose from a combination of dinners, lunches and breakfasts delivered each week, with a minimum of 7 meals in each box. Unlike meal kits, this type of meal delivery service ships fully cooked meals right to your door.
I have been trying lots of prepared meal delivery services lately. My favorite so far has been Factor 75. Their meals are so delicious and filling and their prices are reasonable compared to similar services. I found Trifecta in my Facebook feed with a Black Friday promotion and I thought I would give them a try and share my Trifecta Review with you guys.
I ordered my first Trifecta box and it arrived quickly on my doorstep. Everything was packaged up nicely with ice packs keeping the food nice and cold. My meals were a complete surprise when opening the box.
Trifecta Limited Choices
This is the first downfall to this company. I am just not a huge fan of the meal delivery services that don’t allow you to pick your meals each week. You can eliminate a few ingredients like fish, nuts, etc. but at the end of the day you are completely at their mercy.
You have no idea what you are going to be receiving each week in your $100+ box. I much prefer companies like Freshly and Factor 75, who allow you to pick out each meal.
When I reviewed the meals shipped to me, I wasn’t entirely disappointed. Meals like Garlic Herb Elk Bites, Mexican Bowl and Curry Chicken Breast sounded promising. Other meals like Beef Strogonoff and Sloppy Joes, while not my usual favorites, sounded like classics that you couldn’t go wrong with. I was wrong about that, but more on that in a bit…
Trifecta Meal Taste
Alright, let’s talk about what is ultimately the most important factor, for me at least, when choosing a meal delivery service. Taste!
The first meal I tried was the Chicken Curry with sweet potatoes and bokchoy. When I plated the meal it seemed a little small, but I enjoyed the flavors and texture of chicken. Overall this meal was a good one.
Next up was the Sloppy Joes. I was craving some comfort food and I enjoy Sloppy Joes every now and again in the winter, so this seemed like a great option. I heated it up and again, the meal seemed unsubstantial again, but I was excited to try the flavors.
Trifecta Salty Meals
WOW, all I was hit with on this meal was SALT! I could taste a hint of celery and beef behind the overwhelming salt flavor, but I couldn’t even finish the meal. I don’t know if they accidentally dumped a bucket of salt in this batch when they were making it, or if it was intentional, but it was horrible. I couldn’t take more than a few bites.
I went back to the refrigerator and grabbed the Mexican Bowl. That seemed like the next best option to satisfy my craving for some comfort food. I heated up, the again small meal, and gave it a try.
The Mexican Bowl wasn’t as offensive as the salty Sloppy Joes, but it wasn’t anything to write home about either. It lacked any real “Mexican” flavors and tasted more like ground beef and vegetables.
The rest of the meals continued in this fashion. They rest were edible, unlike the sloppy joes, but it was clear I would certainly never be ordering from Trifecta again.
Trifecta Review – Portion and Nutrition
As I’ve mentioned, the meal sizes were on the small side. I haven’t had this complaint with any other meal delivery service and it just seemed to strike me more because the meal sizes felt unproportionate to the amount of calories. The Curry Chicken for example was a small chicken breast with a very light coating of sauce and maybe 1/3 cup of sweet potatoes. I’m not sure how that adds up to 500+ calories? The portion size is fine for a lunch, but not really worth the calories for the subpar flavors.
Trifecta seems to focus their nutritional efforts on low carb meals. Most of the meals I had were all under 15g carbs, which is great for those wanting to follow Keto or low carb diet, if you aren’t picky about taste.
Other meal services like Fresh N Lean offer low calorie meals, but still managed to have heartier meals and better flavor. They were full of lots of vegetables and good stuff to satisfy a typical meal.
Most of the meals with Trifecta were around 500-600 calories. The portion sizes were smaller than the meals with Fresh N Lean, whose meals were usually closer to 400 calories. If I want a 500-600 calorie meal, I will choose Factor 75 all day long. Their meals are actually delicious and way more filling.
How much does Trifecta Meal Delivery Service Cost
I ordered my box on a Black Friday promotion, so I paid just under $70 for 7 meals. This still isn’t cheap, but I wanted to try the company to share with all of you.
A normal delivery from Trifecta will run you $108.43 for 7 meals. This comes to $15.49 per meal. OUCH! That is the highest cost of any of the meal delivery services I have tried. It definitely isn’t worth the price in my opinion for the small portions with flavor that isn’t great.
You can get more affordable options that taste much better from other brands. For comparison sake, Freshly is $10.68 per meal, Factor 75 and Fresh N Lean are both $12.83 per meal.
Trifecta Review – Customer Service
I emailed Trifecta asking them a question about their service and they never responded, but instead they collected my email address and started spamming me with promotional emails. Not impressed.
Weeks later, I emailed again with no response. I decided to try and get a hold of someone through their active Instagram account at this point. I sent them a message asking for the appropriate contact so I may be able to get a response. Still crickets…
Phone calls didn’t go much better.
How to Cancel Trifecta Subscription
Here is the real kicker. After I ordered my first box, I immediately went in and set the following weeks all to “skip”. I do this with any company I order from, because I don’t want to be sent another box before I know if the meals were any good to start with.
Well, surprise surprise, I got an email that they shipped me another box a few weeks later. My heart literally sank when I saw the email that I had been charged $108 for a box arriving soon. This would be the biggest waste of a hundred dollars I might ever spend. I already had a box scheduled from Factor 75, so the Trifecta food wouldn’t be eaten by me. I could freeze the meals, but that seemed like a waste of freezer space seeing I know I would never reach for them. Instead I gave the box to a friend.
Lots of other companies will send emails or texts letting you know that you have a few days left to skip your next delivery. Trifecta doesn’t do any of that. They only notify you after the box has shipped and they have charged your account.
I apparently hadn’t skipped out far enough and forgot about the schedule. I had gone in after my first disappointing delivery and tried to cancel, but it wouldn’t let me cancel the subscription on their website. I meant to call them but forgot about it. I HATE companies that do this.
They allow you to edit your subscription in every way possible online, but make you call them to cancel. It’s obnoxious and upsetting, but I was most upset with myself for wasting more money on another box. Ugh, lesson learned.
I tried call them during their business hours to see if there was any way I could have the shipment cancelled and get a partial refund. No dice. Not only did all my calls during their business hours go to voicemail, they weren’t able to refund anything. I understand this policy, but when someone finally called me back I was at least able to finally cancel my subscription.
In conclusion, I don’t recommend this company. In my experience you will have a hard time getting someone on the phone to actually cancel it after you try the unappealing meals. There are so many companies out there that do a much better job in my opinion.
My Favorite Meal Delivery Services
I highly recommend the companies below for meals delivered to your door. I signed up for their services months ago and recently enrolled in an affiliate program. If you order through these links, I will receive a small commission. I still pay for boxes from these companies with my own money though. That’s how much I love them!
Thank you for taking the time to review these companies!! It is a really big help!
Love checking out new meal kits! Super interesting. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve been thinking about trying a meal service, thanks for all your reviews, they’re super helpful!
This review was very helpful, thanks for doing this!
I give Trifecta a 4 out of 10; it would be less if they weren’t organic.
They ripped me with their unfriendly ordering algorithm, so I have to endure that bitter taste on top of their subpar vittles.
Their food lacks good flavor and is often overcooked.
DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY.
I now get Catered Fit; they are like the NFL while Trifecta is still at the high school level.
Thanks for the feedback! They definitely aren’t one of the companies I would recommend. I haven’t heard of Catered Fit, but will be sure to look into it!
Thank you for the reivews. I can’t get the Factor75 link to work though.
It has been updated. Thanks for pointing that out!
Trifecta is pure garbage.
My wife and I kept them for four weeks in hopes that something would change. Every week we got the same old mush – with a garbage aesthetic and “canned” taste and smell. Definitely not worth the cost.
And yes – their service is shameful.
Sorry to hear you had a disappointing experience as well Simon.
Damn. I wish I had found this. I had the same experience, both with the food, the meals they re-sent, and the cancellation. Thanks for writing it though! I’ll be sharing it.
So thankful for this review! I did check out Factor but most of their meals are soooo high in fat that even one would put me over my macro intake for the day (even two!).
Factor does tend to be higher fat. If you are looking for a good lower fat option, I recommend Diet to Go! https://www.thecreativebite.com/diet-to-go-review/
Trifecta is the worst. I’ve been trying to cancel my account for 3 days, they don’t answer chat or phone and of course don’t allow online cancellation. I think they’re hoping customers will get so frustrated they’ll just end up pay for extra weeks.
It really is so frustrating when they don’t allow you to simply opt out of the account online…the same way you sign up for them!
Well, I literally just gave away the last box shipped from trifecta and cancelled. The taste is horrible. Wish them well in improving but to add some more color, bell pepper (you’ll get seeds) chicken (you’ll get lots of skin and tendon) steak ( lots of tendon) name a vegetable that needs to have a portion removed (go ahead and serve that). Not good!
For this in Los Angeles area, I greatly enjoyed Plate Therapy. Awesome taste and nutrition. Just have to pick it up so not as convenient. But you look forward to the meals versus that horrific experience with trifecta.
I wish I would have seen this earlier! I ordered trifecta for me and my husband and the food is not only bad they send you the same thing for everyday! I ordered 4 meals a day and they just sent me a bunch of 4 meals. My husband ate one of his meals and said no thanks. We did have freshly before and really liked them but thought these would be healthier. You are right about going with Freshly!
Sorry to hear you had a disappointing experience as well Stacie. Diet To Go is another good one to give a try.
I tried trifecta because my gym recommended them. Worst choice ever !! Their food taste horrible is full of onions that after a few days make the food taste spoil and sour. I think My dogs food is betters appealing that what I got . I tried 3 weeks . And do not recommend it . The food taste so bad I just threw away the last box I got . I waste my money but I prefer that than eating one more of their meals , I cancel my subscription and won’t recommend this to no one.
I’ve tried all 3.
Factor75 had the best and most delicious meals but worst delivery. Delivery was supposed to be on Tuesday but consistently arrived late Friday. One box was so warm food had to he thrown out. Some meals had broken packaging and food spilled out. Love their food! But delivery was stressful.
Trifecta and FreshN Lean seem to have EXACTLY the same meals, with same names and same ingredients. Both made in Anaheim facility. Only difference is Trifecta provides coaching.
FreshNLean sometimes got order wrong and sent Protein meals, not Keto. Protein had very high carbs. 1st week I ordered 5 breakfasts and got 5 exactly the same bell pepper frittatas, and bell peppers were on my DO NOT INCLUDE list.
Trifecta and FreshNLean’s meals seem to be a collection of leftovers. Never looked forward to getting their boxes in the mail.
If Factor75 could improve delivery, I would go back to them.
Best food ever. However, took a lot of time to find Keto meals on their website each week. No Keto category..
Thanks for your take on the Gerri! I order Factor 75 every week and have only had 1 or 2 deliveries be late in the last year and never a broken package. Perhaps we are getting deliveries from a different regional distribution center though.
I am currently eating the Trifecta meals on the paleo plan and really like them. The sodium content on my meals is around 550mg and calories per meal are around 450. My overall sodium intake for the day is lower than the recommended daily allowance. I see on your meals the sodium is higher. Maybe it depends on the type of meal plan you are on? I eat the Trifecta meals for lunch and find the portions plenty filling. Maybe Trifecta has improved their food for 2021?
I’m glad you are enjoying them! I myself was just a much bigger fan of Freshly, Factor 75 and other meals. I haven’t seen anything to indicate they improved their meals, but it’s always a possibility.
My wife made me throw out the remaining Trifecta, the meat give off a nasty acrid smell and lost of grease if you heat it up on the stove. And while I cannot prove, I think causes stomach upset. It may be organic but poor quality. IMO you are getting organic institutional quality food from these people in fancy packaging. They use social media influencers which is never a good sign.
OMG why did your review not pop up for me until I unfortunately had ordered with them. The food is even worse than you indicated. I ordered the larger order and got only 3 different meals, with multiples of each one. Each meal was loaded with rice which was not marked as organic. Several were just chili This crap reminds me of MRE but has to take up refrigerator space. And yes there customer service was great when placing an order, but not after care at all. There website says 100% guaranteed money back if not satisfied for any reason, yet they aren’t refunding anything, even though the ingredients don’t match with the sales spiel.. And you are correct – customer service is crickets but their spam emails are nonstop.
Factor is my favorite. Was trying something different because, ironicaly, I was getting tired of the limited offerings. Going back to them asap. My only complaint is that over the past year they have rarely offered grass fed beef except in hamburger, and vegetarian offerings have taken their place. Maybe I was the only shopper wanting GFB but I do miss those meals.