Written by Lauren Evoy Davis, Fortune Recommends Writer
Whether you’re cooking for one or a family of four, who doesn’t want to hack their schedule to save time in the kitchen? A meal delivery service is a great way to help you plan meals for the week.
Mosaic Foods, a fresh face in the world of vegetarian and health-conscious meal delivery, might just be your next go-to for meatless Monday or any day of the week—thanks to its wide variety of vegetarian and vegan options. You can choose from options like breakfast oats, veggie bowls, pizzas, and soups, all designed to support your health with pre-portioned meals that meet your nutritional needs. According to the American Heart Association, plant-based diets may reduce your risk for obesity, high blood pressure, and certain cancers. (1)
Curious if Mosaic Foods is the service for you? Our team of nutrition experts answered some questions to help determine the quality of this meal delivery service.
Medical disclaimer: This article is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for medical advice. For health advice, contact a licensed healthcare provider.
Key product features
What you should know
Mosaic Foods offers a variety of plant-based meals, including tomato soup, enchiladas, mushroom pizza, and 22 different veggie bowls.
- Our tester enjoyed the peanut butter oats for breakfast and the pesto pasta for lunch.
- Oat bowls are priced at $5.99, soups at $8.99, and veggie bowls at $10.99, making them slightly more expensive than similar meal delivery services. However, the family meal, which serves four, is reasonably priced at just $5.99 per serving. Shipping costs range from $9.99 to $19.99, depending on your location.
- Mosaic Foods meals are great for people who lean into a vegetarian lifestyle and want ready-made meals.
How does Mosaic Foods work?
If you are interested in ordering from Mosaic Food, you can sign up on their website by entering your email address and zip code—this will also allow you to see if the company ships to you. From there, you would be able to order six, 12, or 18 items per box. If you order 12 items, you save $10; if you order 18 items, you save $20. The 12- and 18-boxes also get free delivery. Once you select the number of items you want, you can fill your box with plant-based meals.
Next, you select how often you want your boxes shipped: weekly, every two, three, or four weeks. Meals arrive frozen, and you can store them in your freezer until you are ready to cook. The menu doesn’t change from week to week. You should get your box one to two business days after you place an order. Everything is frozen, and your box should arrive with plenty of cold packs to keep everything chilled.
The menu has a variety of breakfast, lunch, and dinner options. Mosaic is also currently offering seasonal smoothies from Splendid Spoon.
Current menu items that caught our eye include:
- Breakfast oats: Peanut butter, banana, and cacao oats; golden milk and blackberry oats; and cranberry cinnamon oat
- Veggie bowls: Creamy pesto cavatappi, spicy dan dan noodles, ginger sesame noodles
- Soups: Curried lentil and tomato rosemary with white beans
- Pizza: Four cheese and spinach artichoke
- Family-sized meals for four: Enchilada verde bake and broccoli cheddar bake
- Smoothies: Coffee frappe and dragonfruit berry
Like other healthy meal delivery services, Mosaic Foods has a few filters for certain dietary restrictions. But, unlike many other services, everything Mosaic offers is vegetarian. Their plant-based “meats” are made of tofu, which research shows might have several health benefits, like having a protective effect against breast cancer. (2)
While Mosaic meals are vegetarian, the company is not vegan-friendly, since it uses ingredients like cow’s milk cheese. Nutritional information, including allergens, is available for each item on the website where you manage your subscription. Unlike many other meal delivery services we’ve tested, such as Daily Harvest, there’s no subscription management app.
Specs
| Starting price | $5.99 |
| Shipping cost | $9.99 to $19.99 |
| Shipping area | All of the East Coast, part of the West Coast, and a few states in between |
| Meal types | Vegetarian |
| Number of meals per week | Six, 12, or 18 items per week |
| Meal options | Oats, soups, veggie bowls, pizzas, family meals, and smoothies* |
| Cancellation method | Online |
Mosaic Food meal plans
Unlike other meal delivery services, Mosaic Foods doesn’t have specific weekly meal plans but individual meals. That said, you can filter specific nutritional information, such as under 450 calories or high protein. You can also filter for the following dietary needs: vegetarian, vegan, wheat-free, soy-free, nut-free, and no added sugar. There are only occasional changes to the meal options.
Prices
Here are the current prices for each item:
- Oats: $5.99
- Soups: $8.99
- Smoothies: $9.99
- Veggie bowls: $10.99
- Pizzas (serves two): $11.99
- Family meals (four servings): $5.99 per serving
Sustainability
Mosaic Foods prioritizes eco-friendliness. The box, meal boxes, paper dividers, and cups are recyclable, and the liner is made of a blend of paper and cornstarch. The meals are kept cool with dry ice, which you can leave in a well-ventilated area to dissipate. It is important to know that you should wear gloves before touching dry ice, as it can burn your skin.
Customer service
If you have any questions or issues with your order, call (317) 597-6409 between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST or submit a request on the Mosaic Foods website. You can email them at support@mosaicfoods.com between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST.
Our experience with Mosaic Foods
Our tester tried the peanut butter, banana, and cacao oats, a nutritional powerhouse with ingredients known to support heart health by potentially lowering the risk of conditions like high blood pressure. (3, 4, 5) She also sampled a variety of dishes, including the penne alla vodka family meal, spicy dan dan noodles, creamy pesto cavatappi, “sausage” and pepper pizza, and curried lentil soup. The meals arrived in a recyclable box with easy-to-follow heating instructions for both the microwave and oven. The family meal took about 25 minutes to heat in the oven.
Her favorites were the oats and the pasta dishes, though the pizza, unfortunately, tasted slightly freezer-burnt and didn’t meet her expectations. For those who prioritize protein, the cavatappi stood out with 21 grams of protein. Made from semolina flour enriched with niacin, iron, and folic acid, it offers nutrients that can help your body convert food into energy. (6, 7, 8)
The penne alla vodka, in particular, impressed her with its al dente texture and rich flavor. It required only a little bit of salt and pepper for seasoning. After a good serving, she saved some leftovers for the next day, which were reheated well in the microwave. While filling, she noted that although the family meal was meant for four people, it felt more like a three-serving dish. The single-serving portions, on the other hand, left her slightly hungry.
What customers are saying
Mosaic Foods garnered 936 reviews on Trustpilot, with 84% of reviewers giving it five stars. Many of the positive reviews were about the flavor and variety of the meals.
“The food is great tasting and great quality. Mosaic is perfect for someone like me who wants to eat healthy, but does not like to cook or have time to cook.”
Laura B., Trustpilot
Another reviewer, Stacy B, noted, “Mosaic has made my transition into being vegan so easy! I travel a lot for work and sometimes doing my own meal prep just isn’t an option. The meals are great, the ingredients are clean and clear cut, and all the packaging is recyclable.”
But not everyone found the meals filling.
“Ordering was fairly easy. Delivery was on time, but the portions of the regular bowls are too small for an average adult to make a meal of,” says verified buyer LDC.
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How we test meal delivery services
Signing up for a meal delivery service like Mosaic Foods can benefit your health and fitness goals when you don’t have time to cook. Delivery services can provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner that meet your dietary, caloric, and macronutrient needs. You can read the nutritional information on the website.
Not every meal delivery service is a perfect fit. That’s why Fortune Recommends™ aims to personally test every meal delivery service we review. Our goal is to provide unbiased, honest feedback to help you pick the right service for you.
Here’s why you can trust our meal delivery reviews.
Every Fortune Recommends™ meal delivery review features:
- In-depth analysis by testers and/or authors who are certified nutritionists and/or registered dietitians
- Testing for portion/ingredient accuracy, taste, and freshness
- Fact-checking and reviewing by qualified experts
At times, we may feature meal delivery services we haven’t yet tested. Until we can try them, we examine each service’s cost, meal variety, nutrition breakdown, and customization options. We then update our reviews once we’ve tested them to highlight everything we liked and didn’t like.
Learn how we test all product categories here.
Testing Criteria
Meal choices—30%
A meal delivery service should provide numerous healthy, nutritious options for every meal of the day. It should also give you as much authority as you want over what you order. Here’s what we take into account in our meal choices rating:
- Multiple options
- Substitutions
- Guidance
- Label transparency
Food quality—30%
Our goal is to match you with companies that use delicious chef-designed recipes and have the dietary firepower of nutritionists and/or registered dietitians behind them. Here’s what goes into our quality rating.
- Flavor
- Healthiness
- Freshness
Value—20%
Meal delivery services run the gamut in price, but what you receive should feel reasonable for what you’re paying. Here’s what we factor into a program’s value rating:
- Fair price
- Multiple quantity options
- Customization
Customer experience—20%
Is it easy to sign up and reach out to customer service with questions? Reaching someone in customer service is crucial when you have questions or if something goes wrong with an order. We also visit Trustpilot and Better Business Bureau to see what other people have said about the company and its services.
- Packaging
- Ease of preparation
- Reviews
- Customer service
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| Mosaic Foods | CookUnity | Purple Carrot | Splendid Spoon | Daily Harvest | |
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| Starting cost per meal | $5.99 | $11 | $11 | $9.99 | $6.79 |
| Type | Prepared meals | Prepared meals | Meal kits and pre-made meals | Prepared meals, smoothies, wellness shots | Prepared meals, smoothies, snacks, drinks |
| Delivery areas | Based on your zip code | Continental U.S. | Continental U.S. | Shipping is limited, be sure to check the website | Continental U.S. |
| Meals per week | Six, 12, 18 | Four, six, eight, 12, and 16 | Three or four meal kits; six, eight, or 10 prepared meals; or mix-and-match | Seven, 14, or 21 | Minimum $50 spend, maximum 52 items ordered |
FAQs
How much does Mosaic Foods cost?
Mosaic’s oat bowls and family meals cost $5.99 per serving, with soups at $8.99, smoothies at $9.99, veggie bowls at $10.99, and pizzas at $11.99. Depending on your location, shipping ranges from $9.99 to $19.99.
Where does Mosaic Foods deliver
Mosaic Foods delivers to the East Coast, most of the West Coast, and some states in between. The company website allows you to enter your zip code to see if they deliver to you.
Is Mosaic Foods good for vegetarians?
Yes, Mosaic Foods is perfect for vegetarians since all meals are plant-based. Their website allows you to easily filter for vegetarian and vegan options to find meals that suit your preferences.
Are Mosaic Foods healthy?
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any diseases.
Our experts
Jen Roper, Ph.D., CSCS
Dr. Jen Roper is an associate professor of health and human sciences at Loyola Marymount University. She received her Ph.D. in physical education, sports and exercise science in 2015 from the University of New Mexico, with a specialization in exercise science and biomechanics. She has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association since 2014.
Joana Neziri, M.S., NASM CPT
Joana is a writer, editor, and content strategist focusing on nutrition, fitness, and all things health. After earning a master’s degree in business from the University of North Florida, she began a career in research and digital marketing.
Lily Moe
Lily is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor with over seven years of experience in health media. As a former Fitness Coach, Lily’s editorial prowess has largely focused on fitness, nutrition, and weight management. She has also spent a fair share of time in testing labs, analyzing everything from protein powders to yoga mats. Her work has appeared in Verywell Fit, Verywell Mind, Health, and more.
Kelly Uhler
Kelly has a multifaceted background in elder care, health care, and copywriting. She has worked for organizations such as A Place For Mom and Homecare.com, which gave her the opportunity to work closely with families, providing reliable information to help them make informed decisions about their loved one’s health, safety, and quality of life.
Lauren Evoy Davis
Fortune Recommends Writer
About Author
Lauren Evoy Davis is a health journalist with expertise in cancer and other chronic conditions. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from American University and a bachelor’s degree in English from Elon University. Her work has been published by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, National Council on Aging, HelpGuide, WebMD, Everyday Health, and Verizon. She tests meal kits, meal delivery services, and fitness apps. When not writing or reading, Lauren enjoys paddle boarding on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, weightlifting, and gardening.
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