Useful nutrition
Protein, calcium-aware thinking, vegetables and balanced meals.
How it works
Weekly ready meal subscription service for older adults.
Wholesome Meals is a flexible weekly ready meal subscription for older adults. Pick the portions and number of meals, our chefs cook them, we deliver them chilled for free, and every meal is ready to heat in minutes.
Meal for one or two
7, 10 or 14 meals
Skip or pause anytime
Ordering for family?
Create the account, share the menu link and send meals straight to Mum or Dad.
Your weekly box
5 steps
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Pick portions
Meals for one or two
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Chefs cook
Real ingredients, filling meals
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Free delivery
To your door or family
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Heat and eat
Clear, big instructions
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Stay flexible
Change before Saturday
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Lunch and dinner, handled.
Weekly
No weekly shop.
No heavy bags, last-minute cooking or tiny supermarket labels.
Pick your portions
Choose 7, 10 or 14 meals
Our chefs cook
Free weekly delivery
Heat in minutes
Skip, pause or change
Order for Mum or Dad
Pick your portions
Choose 7, 10 or 14 meals
Our chefs cook
Free weekly delivery
Heat in minutes
Skip, pause or change
Order for Mum or Dad
The full process
Five simple steps. No complicated food routine.
The idea is simple: choose what will actually get eaten, let our chefs handle the cooking, and keep proper meals ready in the fridge.
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Pick your meals, portions and weekly coverage.
Start with the portion size. Every meal can be chosen as a meal for one or a meal for two, so it works for one person, couples, visitors or family ordering for parents.
Then choose the size of the weekly box. Pick 7 meals if you mainly want lunches or dinners covered, 10 meals for more fridge coverage, or 14 meals if you want lunch and dinner sorted for the whole week.
Pick favourites from a simple weekly menu.
Repeat meals that work, avoid the ones that do not.
Change the next box every week before it is prepared.
Build your box
Step 1
Meal for one
Single portions for lunches, dinners or easy fridge backup.
Meal for two
Useful for couples, sharing or when family are visiting.
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Our chefs get cooking.
Once your box is chosen, our chefs prepare proper ready meals with real ingredients, familiar flavours and filling portions.
Think British favourites, cooked better. Comforting classics, proper lunches and dinners, and meals people actually recognise.
The meals are designed for 65+ mealtimes, with nutrition thinking inspired by NHS and BDA ageing-well guidance, heart-aware ideas from BHF and DASH-style eating, and brain-health food patterns often linked with Mediterranean and MIND-style approaches.
Real meals first, not clinical diet food.
Protein, vegetables, fibre and balance built into familiar dishes.
Mediterranean-style inspiration, DASH-style balance and MIND-style ingredients.
Heart-friendly style
Plants, pulses, fish, wholegrains and olive-oil-style balance.
Heart balance
Inspired by a flexible eating pattern used for heart health.
Brain-aware foods
Vegetables, beans, wholegrains, fish and familiar plant variety.
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We deliver weekly, for free.
Your meals are delivered chilled each week, ready to go straight into the fridge. Delivery is free, and the box can go to your doorstep or directly to Mum, Dad or someone you care about.
Free chilled weekly delivery.
Send to your home or a family member’s address.
Useful when shopping is heavy, tiring or easy to forget.
Delivered to the door
Chilled, labelled and ready for the fridge.
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Your address
Order for yourself and keep the fridge topped up.
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Mum or Dad’s address
Pay online and send the weekly box directly to family.
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Free delivery
No heavy bags, no supermarket substitutions, no weekly food run.
04
Heat, eat, repeat.
Meals are ready in the microwave in minutes, with big, clear heating instructions on the label. No microscope needed.
No chopping. No shopping for ingredients. No pans. No washing up a kitchen full of equipment when all someone wanted was lunch.
Simple heating instructions.
Ready in minutes from chilled.
Easy lunches, dinners and backup meals.
Clear label
No tiny-print dinner.
Large heating steps, clear meal name and simple instructions on every meal.
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Open
Simple packaging and clear first step.
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Heat
Microwave from chilled in minutes.
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Enjoy
A nourishing meal without cooking from scratch.
No chopping
No ingredient shop
No pans
No tiny instructions
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Stay flexible around real life.
A subscription should make life easier, not more rigid. Change meals, repeat favourites, switch the number of meals, skip a week, pause or cancel.
Make changes before the Saturday cut-off, so the box fits the week ahead. Because appetite, appointments, visitors, hospital trips, care routines and sleep are not always predictable.
Change meals before the Saturday cut-off.
Skip or pause when the fridge is already full.
Keep favourites on repeat if that is what gets eaten.
Next week’s box
Keep the routine. Change the details.
Change meals
Swap dishes before we cook.
Repeat favourites
Keep the meals that always get eaten.
Skip a delivery
Useful for holidays, hospital stays or a full fridge.
Pause or cancel anytime
No rigid commitment when plans change.
Buying for family
Help Mum or Dad eat properly, without taking over.
Ordering for a parent should be simple. Create the account, choose the delivery address, build the weekly box and share the menu link with family so everyone can see what is coming.
It works well when more than one person helps. One family member can pay, another can check favourites, and everyone can review the box before the Saturday cut-off.
Family can check the box before it goes out.
Simple enough for one person to manage. Clear enough for everyone to see.
Family view
Share the weekly menu link
Let family help choose, check favourites or make sure the box looks right.
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Everyone can see the same simple weekly menu.
Account
You set it up
Create the account, pay online and use the right delivery address.
Meals
They choose favourites
Pick British favourites they actually recognise and want to eat.
Overview
Family can review
Useful when siblings, carers or partners help from different places.
Delivery
We send it to them
Free weekly delivery to Mum, Dad or whoever you are helping.
SAT
Review before the Saturday cut-off
Check meals, change portions, repeat favourites or skip if the fridge is already full.
Ready to cook
Easy ordering
Order your way. Online, by family, or by phone.
Wholesome Meals is designed for real older-adult routines. Some people like ordering online. Some want family to help. Some would rather use a printed catalogue and speak to a real person.
Order online
Choose meals, portions and delivery from the website. Simple for customers who are happy using online ordering.
- Build a weekly box
- Choose meals for one or two
- Pause, skip or change meals
Order for family
Family members can help choose meals, manage the weekly box and keep the fridge stocked without taking over completely.
- Multi-user dashboard for family help
- Helps with regular meal cover
- Makes weekly food support easier
Catalogue or phone
Prefer not to use the internet? Request a printed catalogue with clear meal photos, then call to place an order with a real person.
- No website needed
- Clear printed meal choices
- Speak to a human being
Online for those who want it. Offline for those who do not.
That means older adults can keep ordering simple, while family can still help when needed.
Why Wholesome Meals
Supermarket delivery, standard ready meals or Wholesome Meals?
They can all make food more convenient, but they solve different problems. Wholesome Meals combines familiar ready meals, later-life nutrition, weekly chilled delivery and simple family support in one service.
Supermarket delivery
Standard ready meals / meal prep
Wholesome Meals
What arrives at the door?
How much work is left after delivery.
Groceries
Shopping arrives at home, but meals still need planning,
preparing, cooking and clearing up afterwards.
Prepared meals
Much of the cooking is removed, although the service may be aimed
at general convenience, dieting or fitness rather than older adults.
A week of ready meals
Choose the meals you want, we cook them and deliver them chilled.
Lunch or dinner is then only a few minutes away.
Food people actually want to eat
Because good nutrition only helps if dinner gets eaten.
Anything you choose
There is plenty of choice, but someone still has to decide what
to buy and turn those ingredients into enjoyable meals.
Varies by service
Some menus lean heavily towards fitness food, modern meal prep
or dishes that may not appeal to someone who prefers familiar favourites.
Familiar British favourites
Roasts, pies, casseroles, fish, pasta and other recognisable meals,
with more nutritional thought underneath.
Nutrition in later life
Whether age is considered when the menu is planned.
You manage it yourself
A supermarket gives you choice, but it is still up to you to balance
protein, vegetables, fibre, fish and other nutritional priorities.
Often aimed at general adults
Many services focus on calories, macros, weight management
or simple convenience rather than later-life eating.
Later-life nutrition comes first
We give more attention to protein, vegetables, fibre, fish,
calcium-aware choices and overall balance across the weekly menu.
Flavour and salt
Making food enjoyable without relying on one shortcut.
You need to check the labels
Salt, saturated fat and nutritional quality can vary enormously
between the products that end up in the basket.
Quality varies
Some convenience meals can be high in salt, while some
“healthy” alternatives sacrifice the comfort and flavour people enjoy.
Flavour comes from the food
We use proper cooking, vegetables, herbs and familiar ingredients,
with sensible balance rather than relying on excessive salt for taste.
Choice through the week
What happens when appetite or plans change.
Plenty of ingredients
But fresh food can go unused when appetite changes,
plans move or cooking suddenly feels like too much effort.
Depends on the menu
Some services use fixed selections, recurring menus
or portions that do not suit every appetite.
Choose what you fancy that day
Several chilled meals are already in the fridge,
so there is no need to decide on Monday what you must eat on Thursday.
Control over the order
Whether you know exactly what is coming.
Substitutions can happen
Unavailable products may be swapped for something
that does not suit the person's taste, diet or routine.
Choice can be restricted
Some services offer fixed bundles or smaller menus,
leaving less room to repeat favourites or avoid unwanted dishes.
You choose every meal
Pick favourites, leave out anything that will not get eaten,
repeat what works and change the next box when you want to.
Heating and everyday use
How easy it is when it is actually time to eat.
Cooking still remains
Ingredients need preparing, cooking, checking,
storing and cleaning up after.
Usually quick
Ready meals remove most preparation, but labels,
heating instructions and packaging can vary considerably.
Clear and straightforward
Large labels, simple heating instructions and meals
ready in minutes without chopping, pans or washing up.
Helping Mum or Dad
How easy it is for family to lend a hand.
You can order groceries for them
But somebody may still need to work out what those groceries
will become and whether everything is being used.
You can send prepared meals
Convenient, although not every service makes it easy
for relatives to help choose and manage the weekly selection.
Easy to manage from somewhere else
Family can help choose the meals, manage the account
and send the weekly box directly to the person eating them.
Flexibility
Because one week rarely looks exactly like the next.
Shop again when plans change
A different week can mean another order,
unused ingredients or food going to waste.
Varies between services
Some subscriptions are flexible, while others use
fixed menus, minimum orders or recurring selections.
Change the next box
Repeat favourites, swap meals, change the selection,
skip a week or pause when you do not need a delivery.
Free UK delivery
Ready meals made better for older adults, delivered to your doorstep.
We deliver Wholesome Meals across the UK every week at no extra delivery cost. Choose your nearest city or county to check the delivery days, areas and postcodes we cover near you.
Free delivery
Across the UK
Delivered chilled
Delivery near you
Popular cities
Check your local delivery days.
Select your city or county to see the weekly routes covering your area.
We deliver across the whole of the UK.
If you do not see your city or county listed here, do not worry.
Get in touch
and we will let you know which delivery day applies to your area.
FAQs
Questions before filling the fridge.
Clear answers for older adults, couples, carers and families ordering for a parent.
How does Wholesome Meals work?
Choose your portions, pick 7, 10 or 14 meals from the weekly menu and checkout. Our chefs cook the meals, we deliver them chilled for free, and each meal is ready to heat and eat in minutes.
Can I choose meal for one or meal for two?
Yes. Meals can be chosen as a meal for one or a meal for two, so the box works for one person, couples, visitors or family ordering for parents.
How many meals should I choose?
Choose 7 meals if you mainly want lunch or dinner covered, 10 meals for more weekly coverage, or 14 meals if you want lunch and dinner sorted for the whole week.
Is it a subscription?
Yes. Wholesome Meals is a flexible weekly subscription. It keeps good meals coming without making you start again every week.
Can I change the meals each week?
Yes. You can change meals, repeat favourites and adjust quantities before the weekly cut-off.
When is the weekly cut-off?
The weekly cut-off is Saturday. Make changes before then so your next box is prepared correctly.
Can I skip, pause or cancel?
Yes. You can skip a delivery, pause your box or cancel when you need to.
Who cooks the meals?
Our chefs cook the meals after your box is chosen. Meals are then packed, labelled and delivered chilled.
Are the meals chilled or frozen?
The meals are delivered chilled, ready to store in the fridge and heat when needed.
How do I heat the meals?
Meals are designed to be easy to heat in the microwave, with big, clear instructions on the label.
Can I order for my Mum, Dad or another family member?
Yes. You can create the account, choose the meals, pay online and use their delivery address. You can also share the weekly menu link with family so more than one person can help review the box.
What makes this different from supermarket delivery?
Supermarket delivery still leaves the choosing, substitutions, label checking and cooking to someone else. Wholesome Meals is designed as a weekly ready meal routine: choose meals, chefs cook, free chilled delivery, heat and eat.
Are the meals made for older adults?
Yes. The meals are designed around 65+ mealtimes, with familiar food, filling portions, useful nutrition, clear labels and simple heating.
Pick the meals. We’ll handle the cooking.
Build a flexible weekly box for yourself, Mum, Dad or someone you care about. Proper meals, free chilled delivery and a fridge that feels sorted.