Show HN: $7 meal plans at your work

itsyuma.com

5 points·adambargh··9 comments

The meals are intended to be microwaved, but are _starting at_ $7. This puts them at the top end of microwaveable meals. Why do this instead of going to the local bodega and getting something fresher (or at least not microwaved)?

If I'm microwaving something, I'm already expecting it to be chewy, soft, tough, water-filled, and of low quality all around -- so why pay premium?

The value prop when compared to grabbing a microwavable meal at the store and bringing it to the office just doesn't seem to be there.

We can achieve similar freshness with advanced packaging technologies today. So if freshness is resolved, then a healthy meal based on your dietary profile is always ready for you in 2 min. The idea is to get you the right food at the right time.

Interesting. What cities/countries do you operate in? I couldn't see this listed on the page or in the FAQs.

We should make that more clear tbh - we're in Montréal, Canada. Thinking of launching in Bay Area based on the outcome of the YC S19

I don’t want to sign up just to see example meals.

We haven't had the chance to take photos, but we're working on it to display on the website

Side note: just saw Fine Wordclocks - really creative work!

Merci beaucoup!

>We haven't had the chance to take photos

So what are those pictures of meals on your website?

Good point, these are older photos more for aesthetic. I've noticed people want more "gallery type" photos to see the of variety we provide

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