Factor 75 vs Fresh N Lean
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- My thoughts after trying both Factor and Fresh N Lean for a couple of weeks. I was looking for an easy premade meal to use during the week. One of them turned out to be a pretty poor deal.
=== Timestamps ===
00:00 Introduction
01:27 Options, choices, salt/sodium content
02:53 Packaging
04:46 Portion size issues
06:18 What's Advertised vs what you can actually choose
08:25 Actual weights (and the big problem)
13:35 Cost is basically the same
14:02 Quality, portion sizes, and taste
16:10 Final thoughts and conclusion - Věda a technologie
Good breakdown and points u brought up i havent heard anyone bring up in their comparisons. thanks.
I know nothing of Fresh N Lean, but Factor is a mixed bag. Once you've tried almost all the meals you quickly learn which meals you want regularly, semi regularly, and which meals you don't want anymore. So when you get that email It's Time to Edit Your Meals, make sure that you do. Because if you don't they will send you meals you may not like.
I completely agree with you. I have tried both and find factor to be more varied and satisfying. Love the review, you’re a thorough person.
I'm the opposite. I prefer Fresh N Lean. While the servings are less, the flavors are there, and their beef, turkey, and fish options are great. I don't order Chicken (my least favorite meals). I also add salt and pepper to each meal.
Thanks for this excellent review: I was trying to compare those same 2 meal services and couldn't find details like portion size/weight ANYWHERE. Would love to hear an update now that you've been using Factor for a couple more weeks.
After a few weeks, I stand by it for the most part. Factor isn't going to wow you. It's not as good as freshly prepared food, but it's not bad at all. My biggest criticism is probably that the veg is largely green beans, cauliflower, or broccoli. Not a lot of variety otherwise. The meals are all somehow "simple" feeling. Like, three parts: meat, carb, veg on repeat. So, you're not getting much in the way of nuance or complexity. However, I'm going to keep using them for now, so take all of that into consideration... at the end of the day, they are getting my money.
I haven’t had a problem with either. However I liked Fresh N Lean better. It’s all just a personal preference type deal. I also noticed they care more about customer feedback at FNL which is good for bettering their product.
Tried Fresh n lean vegan and it was awful. Terrible recipes and flavors were off. I felt there wasn’t enough food, the packaging was very difficult to open and the steam burns your hand when you are trying to open the thick plastic. Canceled service, didn’t like the food, the packaging or the price.
It’s worth considering that Fresh N Lean uses primarily organic ingredients which is not an option for factor. Also, the packaging for FNL (as annoying as it is to cut) is great because it shows when the food has gone bad (when it inflates, it is bad). Additionally, vacuum packing removes air which keeps the food fresher for longer.
Factor puffs when it goes bad too. : )
Gross. How long does it take to go bad and puff up?
A great informative and well researched review thanks brother I just ordered factor today
I currently use Fresh N Lean. What I like most is that the vacuum packing makes the food last longer. This is handy for unpredictable meal scheduling. Sometimes I eat a meal more than a week after it arrives and shrink the following order by the number of leftover meals. The extra air in the Factor trays should mean faster spoilage. That said, I didn't realize the Factor meals were larger at the same price. Also, I see that Factor added free shipping at some point between this video publication and today. I just might give them a shot!
I've only tried Factor, so I can't do comparisons, but I really like most of the meals. I've been getting the meals for about 3 months now and I've learned which type of meals I like the best. The one this guy is using as a comparison is really good, the pork tenderloin with cheesy red cabbage and garlicky green beans. Very good!
The portion sizes seem rather small to me !!
I've tried both and I love Factor!!!!!
What’s your experience with factor in terms of the meals they send you? I was paying for 18 meals and it was three months of me getting 6-10 meals in the huge box. They wouldn’t give me an answer on what was going on and refuse to refund me and will only give me credit. I stopped the service as they will always miss sending 18 meals
What's the meal tray container? Dimensions and oz
Awesome Video. First box of Factor comes Monday 💪
I’ve used quite a few Factor meals. I found them to range from Fair to Very Good. Maybe one or two were Excellent, but I didn’t have any that I’d rate as awful.
Ive just ordered my first fresh n lean box. My husband and I do Keto and while I enjoyed the keto meals factor offers, he didnt because 90% of their keto meals are full of cream cheese. FNR has way more keto options without being full of cream cheese
Very informative. Thank you!
I was hoping you were going to endorse Factor. I signed up for Factor's Keto "friendly" meals for health reasons. I initially went shopping for keto friendly foods after my doc said I was pre-diabetic, and they aren't cheap. If you can find them. $1.60 for regular spaghetti sauce turns into $5.00 not to mention the same for the keto pasta and on and on. So when you look at the per meal prices you should FACTOR that in (unintended). Not to mention the time spent staring at labels in supermarkets which is nearly void of low carb choices. It' not an easy transition trying to break years of disregarding carb counts and old shopping habits. So in that regard these meals are a blessing since you can speed your dietary changes in the time it takes to receive your first box. And so far everything has been delicious. I may be in the "honeymoon" phase so time will tell, but for now I'm satisfied. Thanks for doing this comparison and more or less confirming my choice after a long period of research.
Factor's Keto is not Keto - the macros are not in the proper distribution.
@@BelowAboveAverage Thankfully I don't need a strict keto diet just lowering my carb intake per "Docs" orders. I consider it a better choice for my needs right now, thus the word "friendly" which is close enough for me, maybe not everyone.
I bought Factor on a whim because of a special. There was NO WAY I was going to pay $16 per meal. That was over 3 yrs ago now AND I still buy them. What I noticed is that the nutrional value is so high that I am not hungry even when intermittent fasting and eating a 780 calorie meal for the day
So thorough, thank you!
What have been the bad you've heard about experiences?
Fresh n Lean far preferable for food safety and dietary needs for people with medical needs. The low sodium of fresh n lean and low calories are by far superior. - s/ RNC
I signed up for flex-pro meals. More than 30 different dishes you can choose from. If you order on Monday, food arrives next day. So far so good. Should give it a try.
Do they use grass fed beef/ organic foods?
Aren’t the portion sizes rather small , as well ?
Yes, they are. The "large" portion is small.@@buckybeaver5821
Not sure about that.@@joshuaslosser6988
I've tried both and Fresh N Lean's stuff definitely looks better and is in more attractive packaging. But truthfully, the food tasted okay at best without salt. And I found myself pretty hungry after meals. In contrast, almost every Factor meal I've tried tasted great out of the box and I was usually satisfied hunger-wise. I'm on week 2 of Fresh n Lean but I'm canceling and going back to Factor.
I'm actually just restarting FnL because I'm going to try to use it to loose weight. Lol.
@TechDregs what have you decided to go with for weight loss? I'm thinking the paleo for lifestyle.
I just went back to their protein+ plan, because the actual calorie content isn't super high... hasn't been working yet, but that's definitely on me rather than the meals. :-)
@@TechDregs I'm looking at all the pre-made options out there. Have you tried Cook Unity?
No, I'm sorry. These are the only two that I have experience with.
All of the things that did not work for your diet work excellent for me with Fresh n Lean. I subscribe to their keto meals, and the no/extreme low salt, and low calorie meals are exactly what I needed to eat healthier, reduce salt intake, and lose weight. 400 calories per meal 2 x per day is perfect for me to stay under 1100 calories per day. Add a protein shake for breakfast and voila!
I used factor 3 years ago and loved the food however as you mentioned more than once the food arrived semi thawed and the sauces dripped out and onto the other packages. Factor cheerfully refunded those 6 or 7 packages but it was a little disturbing.
The packages are so well sealed now I can't get them off. Gone, too, are the days, mostly, where someone dropped a meal when packaging and the container would be cracked.
Semi thawed? They aren't supposed to be frozen.
I have been subscribing to Factor for months. I like them. Never had a package leak. I also subscribe to CookUnity. I like them too. Actually I prefer them than Factor. I go back and forth between those 2. Would not want to try FreshNLean. I hate their packaging. So unappetizing and super small portions.
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I'm now trying fresh n lean vs Factor because I feel the meals have become repetitive, they rely so much on corn, and the amount of carb is just too high.
The only thing that is going to make me choose FNL over Factor is the fact that delivery day is on Saturday. Why would you deliver meals mid-week? That's annoying. I eat meals Sunday - Friday and then go out on Saturdays. FNL is perfect for that schedule!
I have tried factor a couple of times and I've not liked anything yet. But am waiting for fresh and lean to give free boxes to try.
Update
i use cook unity
Can fresh n lean be cooked on the stove instead of microwave?
They are basically pre-cooked meals, so you can reheat them however you want. Just not in the packaging, of course.
And they can legally be 20% off with the calories and nutritional information so it could be 300 calories who know
Why didn’t you weigh the factor package
I have weighed it, but didn't film it. The packaging weight, minus the carboard wrapper that can be slid off for Factor, is pretty similar for both companies, high 20s-low30s in grams. Factor tends to use more form factors for their packaging. Some items are one compartment, some are two or even three, and some come with internal containers for sauces and things, so there can be some variation in packaging weight.
can Factor meals be frozen?
I don't know if they recommend it, but I've done it before and didn't have any real issues.
I personally don’t recommend factor. They’re Macros are all over the place no matter what type of diet you choose. And your left hungry after eating. I will give it to factor on flavor but I don’t see it to be worth it.
Just stay away from any meal that has pasta or potatoes. I usually have no hunger after eating teh meals
For the weight issue, it’s because they don’t weigh an individual amount of food per meal when cooking. They made a large batch when starting the company, divided the food into containers, and got a few of them sent off for nutritional analysis (which includes weighing). I started a jerky company with a friend and we had to do the same thing because it’s under the category of CPG (consumer packaged goods). You only do the nutritional analysis once for that specific meal and then afterwards it seems they are throwing in “eyeball” amounts, which I agree is a sloppy practice for this type of company.
Yeah, IIRC, the regs state they only need to be within 10% of the listed weight. The big gripe is, if they are pushing these things for people based on macros, they need to get closer to hitting those macros. As big a deal as the total calorie counts is that the meals they offer often don't even meet their advertised plan macro levels presuming they did deliver the nominal package values. I mean, on Fresh and Lean's current menu for this week on the Protein+ plan, only *one* meal actually has 36g of protein nominally. That's supposed to be the average protein level for that plan... lol.
@@TechDregsughhh that’s the pits !!
Why would adding your own salt even be an issue?
Some people might not mind, but I don't think salting food after the fact ever gives the same quality of flavor. It can also cause a problem if you forget to bring a salt packet when you take one to heat up at work. Then you're just left with bland food.
And i feel like you shouldve mentioned how massive the meals look on the website compared to imperson like damn that meal was 4 bites 💀
So the meals aren't worth the money???
I noticed some of fresh n lean meals are highly processed when I look at ingredients
Over time, I've also found their flavor profiles to lean sour/acidic. It started to annoy me after a few months... everything is sour. They also missed their shipping window by a few days once and I ended up with a box of spoiled food. Since I made this video, I've gone back and forth between these two services. Currently switching back to Factor now... but most of the things I said still stand, so IDK if I'll ever do an update video.
@@TechDregs does factor have meals that are highly processed?
@@jazzdaagreatestt3645 I think they are probably even a little worse than FnL. Ingredients seem a touch lower quality, but they also usually taste better.
@@TechDregs thanks for this! Hope u have a blessed day.
10:27 omg 20💀 i swear to god i thought the same thing before you mentioned it. The fda guide lines allows them to do that bs. You shouldn't be allowed to lie to consumers like that
400 calories and onlly 20gs of protein 😭😭😭 what are we feeding children?
So you basically can't view the meals without ordering. 😂
This kind of food should be available all over this country but we live in hell. America is like hell. Everything is unhealthy... dangerous... deadly...