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If you’re like us, you know how rewarding it can be to prepare a meal made to Paleo specifications from wholesome, all natural ingredients. You probably also know how time consuming it can be to find ingredients and prepare healthful Paleo meals from scratch. While there are evenings or weekend when you have time to do food prep, we also know that sometimes life gets hectic, and finding room in your schedule to cook Paleo can seem near impossible.
In moments like these, it’s good to have a few go-to options for pre-made meals. Luckily, there are actually quite a few places in the Tampa and Clearwater areas that will deliver (straight to your door) meals made from organic produce and all natural, grass fed and pastured proteins. Whether you’re looking for a spur-of-the-moment local delivery option or looking to keep a few frozen meals on hand for emergencies, we’ve got you covered. Below, we’ve compiled a list of local restaurants and national companies who will deliver pre-made, Paleo compliant meals straight to your door!
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Local Paleo Food Delivery Tampa Options
If you’re interested in supporting Tampa and Clearwater’s vibrant local food scenes, there are a bunch of places that cater to Paleo clients and cook gluten, dairy, and soy-free meals. While these local services may not all cater specifically to Paleo practitioners (although some do), they all offer some sort of Paleo meal line. Many of these places source from local farmers and vendors. If you’re having one of those days that just hasn’t gone according to plan and are looking for a last-minute solution, check a few of these places out!
Paleo on the Go
Paleo on the Go are a popular national Paleo national meal delivery service, whose headquarters are based right in the heart of Tampa, Florida.
They specialize in creating Paleo-friendly meals for the whole of the US, whilst simultaneously ensuring that a vast majority of their dishes are also suitable for individuals with autoimmune conditions. As a result, their ingredients are squeaky clean and meals don’t contain any inflammatory substances, such as refined sugar, gluten, dairy and soy.
When you order from Paleo on the Go online, you have two options: purchase their dishes individually with a minimum order requirement of $99, or opt for their meal bundles. For instance, their Whole30-approved meal bundle contains 15 dishes perfectly designed for people undertaking the 30-day challenge.
All beef, pork, poultry and seafood used in their meals are grass-fed, pastured or wild and vegetables and fruit on the Dirty Dozen list are sourced organic.
For more information on Paleo on the Go and for prices see:
For more information on Paleo on the Go and for prices see:
Note: Paleo on the Go is offering a 10% discount for our readers, use code “MYPALEOS” at checkout for 10% off your entire order – one time use.
For our detailed write up on Paleo on the Go including reviews, see our in-depth coverage on them.
Paleo on the Go Reviews:
http://www.phoenixhelix.com/2015/07/11/paleo-on-the-go-aip-frozen-meal-review/
http://www.thepaleomom.com/2015/12/product-review-autoimmune-protocol-meals-from-paleo-on-the-go.html
http://asquirrelinthekitchen.com/paleo-on-the-go-review-is-it-worth-the-money/
http://www.wickedspatula.com/paleo-on-the-go/
http://gutsybynature.com/2016/12/27/paleo-on-the-go-review/
Paleo on the Go Facebook Reviews: https://www.facebook.com/paleoonthego/reviews
Paleo on the Go Yelp Reviews: http://www.yelp.com/biz/paleo-on-the-go-largo
Cater Me Fit
Our final Tampa-based meal delivery service is Cater Me Fit, who offer Paleo plans as one of their many options. Interestingly they also cater children’s meals and family dinners, making them highly appealing and accessible to busy families and working parents.
Cater Me Fit state that they only use locally-sourced, fresh produce and ingredients, don’t use processed foods or preservatives, and limit their usage of dairy, salt and sugar. Paleo meals don’t contain dairy, and have between 4-6 ounces of lean protein. Every dish also has 2-4 ounces of fresh seasonal fruits and non-starchy (aka, green!) vegetables.
For individuals with higher energy requirements, Cater Me Fit offers a ‘Hungry Man’ upgrade, so that these meals contain between 550-650 calories.
Cater Me Fit is a weekly subscription service that delivers up to 3x a week to your door. All meals are ready-to-heat and then serve, minimizing preparation and clean-up, giving you more time to spend with family or relax after a long day.
For more information on Cater Me Fit and for prices see:
https://www.catermefit.com/meal-plans/lean-paleo-plan/
Cater Me Fit Reviews:
http://tampabayparenting.com/40766/wanted-healthy-lifestyle/
Cater Me Fit Facebook Reviews: https://www.facebook.com/pg/CaterMeFitinc/reviews/?ref=page_internal
Cater Me Fit Yelp Reviews: https://www.yelp.com/biz/cater-me-fit-oldsmar
Whole Body Fuel
Whole Body Fuel are based in Tampa Bay and deliver healthy meals straight to your doorstep. They aim to be a convenient option for those who are seeking weight loss or just optimal nutrition.
They have a variety of meal plans available to the Tampa and Clearwater area, including Paleo-friendly, Keto-friendly, Vegetarian, Traditional, Signature, Athlete-Pro and Athlete-Lean, so there’s something suitable for everyone.
If you’re unsure of what you need, it’s always worth checking the meal plans one by one; Signature meals contain no dietary restrictions and are higher in calories and carbohydrates compared to Traditional meals. Paleo meals do not contain grains, dairy or legumes, are between 550-650 calories each and are macro-balanced.
Meal plans range from 5 meals per week up to 20 meals, and can include breakfast if you opt in for it.
For more information on Whole Body Fuel and for prices see:
Whole Body Fuel Reviews:
https://www.yourprokitchen.com/client-spotlight-whole-body-fuel/
Whole Body Fuel Facebook Reviews: https://www.facebook.com/pg/wholebodyfuel/reviews/?ref=page_internal
Chef Wil Organic Meals
Whole Body Fuel are based in Tampa Bay and deliver healthy meals straight to your doorstep. They aim to be a convenient option for those who are seeking weight loss or just optimal nutrition.
They have a variety of meal plans available to the Tampa and Clearwater area, including Paleo-friendly, Keto-friendly, Vegetarian, Traditional, Signature, Athlete-Pro and Athlete-Lean, so there’s something suitable for everyone.
If you’re unsure of what you need, it’s always worth checking the meal plans one by one; Signature meals contain no dietary restrictions and are higher in calories and carbohydrates compared to Traditional meals. Paleo meals do not contain grains, dairy or legumes, are between 550-650 calories each and are macro-balanced.
Meal plans range from 5 meals per week up to 20 meals, and can include breakfast if you opt in for it.
For more information on Chef Wil Organic Meals and for prices see:
https://chefwilorganicmeals.com/
Chef Wil Organic Meals Facebook Reviews: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ChefWIlWagner/reviews/?ref=page_internal
Chef Wil Organic Meals Yelp Reviews: https://www.yelp.com.au/biz/chef-wil-healthy-organic-meals-clearwater
Fresh Meal Plan
The guys down at Fresh Meal Plan may not be based exclusively in Tampa, but they are still in the state of Florida and serve Tampa citizens. If you’re a bit further out from central Tampa but still want to support local business, Fresh Meal Plan might be perfect for you.
Fresh Meal Plan have 5 diet plans available to their customers, including Traditional, Paleo, Keto, Vegan, and what they call Lean & Mean (meals that are suitable for professional bodybuilders).
What’s really great about Fresh Meal Plan is that they list calorie and macronutrient numbers in every dish; for example, their Banana Walnut Pancakes contain 494 calories, 17g protein, 48g carbs and 26g fats, making it super easy for you to follow a macro-balanced Paleo-friendly meal plan without spending hours doing meal prep.
Fresh Meal Plan are a weekly meal subscription service starting from 6 meals per week, although they recommend 10 meals for most customers. They also give you the option to pay for extra protein if you have higher protein requirements.
https://www.freshmealplan.com/
Tampa Area Quasi-Paleo Delivery/Honarable Mentions
ReBuilt Meals
Offering home delivery and pickup options are ReBuilt Meals, a local business based in the Tampa and Clearwater region. There are currently 5 pickup locations in Tampa, often gyms and health food/supplement shops, and 1 pickup location in Clearwater. Alternatively their home delivery service arrives at your doorstep overnight ready for you to collect when you wake up in the morning.
ReBuilt Meals are a weekly subscription service that states cancellation is easy and fuss-free, so you don’t have to worry about getting locked into a contract. Their dishes are generally suitable for Paleo needs, although they don’t have a dedicated Paleo-friendly meal plan. Instead they offer Performance plans that are gluten-free, dairy-free and soy-free, or Keto plans that are gluten-free and soy-free (but not all dairy-free).
If this isn’t suitable for your needs, you can always purchase ‘a la carte’, meaning that you put your meals together yourself using their base ingredients. This is great for those who like to know exactly what’s in every meal or what to ensure that they meet their macronutrient needs specifically.
Eat Right
Eat Right is a veteran-owned healthy meal preparation service, offering deliveries to the Tampa area every Monday and Thursday. They give 15% recurring discounts to service members as a way of thanking those who continue to defend our country.
They have 3 main meal plans: Conventional, Keto and Plant-based. The most suitable plan for Paleo practitioners is the Ketogenic one, although if you have higher carbohydrate needs you may have to consider this. Keto-friendly meals are between 500-600 calories, are always delivered fresh (not frozen), and at least 2 of their 4 meal options are dairy-free.
Eat Right are a great choice for individuals that don’t have strict dietary requirements and might be a bit more lax on the Paleo rules than others, but still want to benefit from high-quality, weekly-delivered Paleo-style dishes.
National Companies Offering Paleo Meal Delivery to Tampa
If you are looking for a more regular option for supplementing home-cooking with premade meals, you may want to look at ordering from a national company. There are tons of benefits to ordering from a national company. All of the companies on this list use organic, local produce, grass-fed and pastured beef, free range chicken, and wild caught fish. If you’re looking for a specific meal plan, like AIP, Whole30, or sugar-detoxes, many of these companies have options for you.
Most of these national companies have meal plans you can choose from, but some also allow you to order single meals. For people looking for a few hard-to-acquire paleo ingredients these companies also offer time saving add-ons like bone broths or rendered fats. Best of all? These companies ship meals express to your door.
Trifecta
Trifecta advertises its meals to those looking to support their fitness goals with healthy eating. Towards this aim, they offer meal plans for the Paleo diet as well as options for clean-eating, ketogenic, vegan and vegetarian meal plans.
Trifecta prides itself on using 100% organic produce and humanely-raised, grass-fed animal protein. Their meals are gluten-, dairy-, and soy-free as well as non-GMO, perfect for those of us on a Paleo diet.
For those who are looking for a bit more portion control, Trifecta offers you an option to order food a la carte and in bulk, so you can put your own meal components together as appropriate. Alternatively, you can select anywhere from 1-4 meals a day to be delivered for either 5 or 7 days of the week. This is great for those who have busy schedules and multiple extra-curriculars, who just want all of their meals to be prepared for them.
Best of all? They ship free to Tampa and Clearwater.
See trifectanutrition.com for current prices for their Paleo and organic meal delivery Tampa offerings.
For our detailed write up on Trifecta including reviews, see our in-depth coverage on them.
The Good Kitchen
The Good Kitchen are a national, North-Carolina company offering gluten-free, clean-eating, Paleo, Ketogenic, Autoimmune Protocol and Whole30-approved meals to the US. They give customers the option of ordering one-time, weekly, every two weeks or monthly, which are then delivered straight to your doorstep ready to heat and then eat!
Not only this, but The Good Kitchen now has frozen versions of their meals available in most Walmart stores as part of their healthy-for-you intitiative. Their ingredients are sustainably-sourced, with grass-fed and pastured animal protein, Seafood Watch-compliant seafood and organic produce.
The Good Kitchen strives to work with farmers who use regenerative agricultural practices, which result in high-quality, nutrient-dense foods, as well as encouraging biodiversity and maintaining sustainable methods of farming – good for the planet and good for you and your family.
Another perk of ordering from The Good Kitchen is that your food always ships completely free!
See thegoodkitchen.com for The Good Kitchens complete menu and list of healthy meals delivered Tampa / nationwide plans.
The Good Kitchen is offering a 15% discount for our readers. Use promo code “mypaleos” at checkout for 15% off your first order.
For our detailed write up on The Good Kitchen including reviews, see our in-depth coverage on them.
Eatology
Eatology has a rotating weekly menu and all of their meals follow not only the Paleo diet, but also Zone protocols (which count macronutrients to help with weight loss and total body recomposition).
For those looking to lose weight on their Paleo diet, Eatology is a great place to order from. Their meals come in blocks and you can order a medium meal (2 blocks – which relates to around 155-175 calories) or a large meal (3 blocks – around 230-250 calories).
They also offer family platters that are suitable for groups, parties and of course, families. (12 blocks). Eatology is one of the more affordable options for Paleo delivery. They have a series of meal plan options to choose from (you can get 10 2-block meals for $105 dollars). They also offer 20% discounts for those who opt in for recurring orders.
See http://www.eatology.co for Eatology’s Paleo-zone plans and pricing, including nationwide plans for healthy meal delivery Tampa options.
Eatology is offering a 20% off promo for our readers (works for first & all later orders), use code “ZACHPALEO” at checkout
Petes Paleo
Pete’s Paleo has been featured in many newspaper and magazines and on several TV programs. They are highly recommended by authority figures in the Paleo-sphere like Mark Sisson and Diane Sanfilippo.
If you’re looking for variety, Pete’s has a menu that changes seasonally. They keep close ties to local vendors, sourcing only organic produce and grass fed, pastured meat.
Whilst specializing in serving the Paleo population, they also offer products like bone broth which is useful in healing inflamed guts and is often utilized by people who have autoimmune conditions. Their meal plans can be adapted to suit AIP (autoimmune procotol) and low-FODMAP needs.
Pete’s also offers a line of house-made, sugar-free bacon which is hugely popular amongst customers. Their meals have packaging that is BPA-free and suitable for microwave heating, although they recommend sauteeing for the best flavor.
See petespaleo.com for a complete list of prices, meal plans and healthy food delivery Tampa options.
For our detailed write up on Petes Paleo including reviews, see our in-depth coverage on them.
Factor 75
Factor 75 are a national meal delivery service that pride themselves on creating no-nonsense good food suitable for the whole of the US. They have Paleo-friendly meals as well as ketogenic and low-carb options, which are indicated on every dish.
Factor 75 work on a subscription basis; you order a certain number of meals from them which are then delivered on a weekly basis. You can order as few as 4 meals per week up to 18, and rather than pricing per meal, they price per package, ie. 4-meal plans are more expensive per meal than 18-meal plans.
The guys at Factor 75 state that they don’t do Paleo ‘strictly’, although the way that they do prepare Paleo-friendly meals are pretty conducive to the rules. These meals are grain-free, soy-free and have no refined sugars, as well as containing larger portions of meat and vegetables, and use free-range and grass-fed proteins. The Paleo-friendly meals also include sweet potatoes and ghee.
Factor 75 deliver to the Tampa and Clearwater area, as well as most other states in the USA.
Every Year there are More Options for Paleo Meal Delivery Tampa & Clearwater Paleo Delivery Options
What we hope you’ve gotten out of this article is a series of options that will help you maintain your Paleo diet. It’s when life gets the busiest that we’ve the most trouble staying on track. Supplementing your home-cooking with pre-made meals can often make a difference in keeping up with Paleo.
Another thing to consider is that many of these companies package their food in a way that makes it perfect for travelling. If you have to go out of town, you might consider ordering a few meals from one of the national companies, or checking out one of our other, local articles.
Even if you love the process of food shopping and meal preparation and cooking, there can be many benefits to ordering pre-made meals. In ordering locally, you support your local food community. In ordering nationally, you have access to ingredients from across the United States that you may not have had access to before. There are tons of places you can try, and we hope that you find something you like!
Other Paleo Delivery Tampa Area Companies
If you have any suggestions of other places offering Tampa Paleo friendly meal delivery or know of Tampa Paleo restaurants that might offer takeout or delivery options, please let us know in the comments below.