TL;DR: Prepped Pots is the cheaper option: a pot costs £4.99 on its own, or £3.79 a meal on its 14-meal plan, against £7.90 for a Frive meat meal. What the difference buys: our median main meal carries 44g of protein and 548 calories, against 30g and 399 for the Prepped Pots meals we checked, and we are 100% UPF free. We score 4.4 on Trustpilot; Prepped Pots scores 2.9. Prepped Pots is still trading after a change of ownership this summer. Choose it for low-cost pots in the freezer; choose us for bigger, fresh meals.
Prepped Pots and Frive both sell cooked, high-protein meals you heat in minutes, but they're built for different jobs. Prepped Pots makes smaller, freezer-friendly pots at a low price; at Frive, we cook bigger meals, delivered fresh and made 100% UPF free. So it comes down to price per pot against what's in it.
Below, we look at how both brands compare across ingredients, nutrition, meal choices, delivery, pricing and more.
Frive vs Prepped Pots: a quick comparison
| Frive vs Prepped Pots at a glance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Frive | Prepped Pots |
| Format | Fresh and chilled; keeps up to seven days in the fridge; every main meal can be frozen | Chilled pots, "freezer friendly"; arrive with at least three days' shelf life; can be heated from frozen |
| Ingredients | 100% natural, chef-prepared from scratch with whole cuts of meat; we are 100% UPF free | No UPF-free claim found on its website |
| Protein per meal (median) | 44g across 43 main meals | 30g across 23 single meals |
| Calories per meal (median) | 548 | 399 |
| Price per meal | £7.90 meat; £7.80 vegetarian and vegan; £8.80 seafood; same price at every plan size. 6-day plan, one meal a day: £47.40 delivered | £4.99 a pot on its own; plans from £4.49 a meal less 4% to 20% (£3.79 on 14 meals); larger meals and pizzas £5.99 to £6.99 |
| Delivery | £6; free on orders of £40 or more; four days a week | £5.99; £30 minimum order; Monday to Saturday |
| Heating | About three minutes in the microwave, or 30 to 40 minutes in the oven | Microwave only: about 4 minutes from chilled or 7 from frozen on a typical pot (800W); not for the oven |
| Commitment | 3 to 6 days a week, one to four meals a day; weekly subscription, skip or cancel any time | Plans delivered weekly to every four weeks; pause, skip or cancel any time |
| Plans and ranges | High protein, weight loss, low carb, balanced, vegetarian, vegan, halal and GLP-1 | FitPot, Precision Prep, Kitchen Classics and protein pizzas, plus a GLP-1 friendly page |
| Trustpilot | 4.4 from 13,133 reviews | 2.9 from 1,834 reviews |
| Best for | Bigger, fresh, high-protein meals, 100% UPF free | Smaller pots to keep in the freezer |
Deep dive: head-to-head comparison
Here's how they compare where it matters.
Meal quality and ingredients
You can't judge ingredients from a photo, and it's where most ready meals cut corners.
Frive
We are 100% UPF free. Every meal is chef-prepared from scratch with 100% natural ingredients and no artificial ingredients, using whole cuts of meat (never mixed or processed meats) and only olive, avocado and sesame oils. Our beef, chicken and turkey are Red Tractor approved, our fish is ASC assured, our leafy greens are UK-grown and our herbs are locally sourced. And every recipe is nutritionist-approved, so there's nothing on the label you'll need to look up.
Prepped Pots
Prepped Pots puts the full ingredients and nutrition for each pot on its product pages. The labels on several of its chicken pots say they're "produced for Muscle Food using EU & Non-EU Chicken". We couldn't find a UPF-free claim on its website; if that matters to you, it's worth asking Prepped Pots directly.
That openness is a real plus. You can read every Prepped Pots label, with nutrition per 100g and per serving, before you order.
Frive is best if you want Red Tractor meat and meals that are 100% UPF free. Prepped Pots suits you if a low price per pot is your priority.
Nutrition and protein
Calories are the easy bit. Protein, and how much of a meal you're actually getting, decide whether it keeps you going.
Frive
This is where we pull ahead. Across the 43 main meals on this week's menu, the median carries 44g of protein, from 16g to 56g, and 39 of them carry 30g or more. Taken meal by meal, that's 9.0g of protein for every 100 calories, in a median meal of 548 calories. It's a proper dinner, built so hitting a protein target doesn't mean adding a shake.
Prepped Pots
Across the 23 Prepped Pots meals we checked, the median carries 30g of protein, from 20g to 50g, and 13 carry 30g or more. That's 7.5g of protein per 100 calories, in a lighter meal: a median of 399 calories. Its Precision Prep meals are the biggest, with up to 50g of protein.
Salt is the same, a 1.6g median for both, and fibre is close: 5.6g against our 5.8g. If you're counting calories, a lighter pot may suit you better.
| Nutrition per meal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Measure | Frive (43 main meals) | Prepped Pots (23 single meals) |
| Protein, median | 44g | 30g |
| Protein, range | 16g to 56g | 20g to 50g |
| Meals with 30g of protein or more | 39 of 43 | 13 of 23 |
| Protein per 100 calories, median | 9.0g | 7.5g |
| Calories, median | 548 | 399 |
| Salt, median | 1.6g | 1.6g |
| Fibre, median | 5.8g | 5.6g |
Frive is best if you want a full-size meal with more protein. Prepped Pots suits you if you want a lighter, lower-calorie pot.
Menu variety and plans
The right menu depends on whether you want a quick bite or your whole week covered.
Frive
We put 40+ main meals on the menu, and it changes every week, so you're not eating the same dinners on repeat. Alongside them you'll find breakfasts, snacks and desserts, sides, protein smoothies, juices and shots, so the whole day's covered. Our plans cover high protein, weight loss, low carb, balanced, vegetarian, vegan and GLP-1, and you build yours around your goals in a few clicks.
Prepped Pots
Prepped Pots groups its meals into ranges: FitPot, Precision Prep, Kitchen Classics and high-protein pizzas. It also has a page of meals it describes as GLP-1 friendly. Pots are mostly chicken, beef and pork dishes with rice, potato or pasta.
If you fancy a protein pizza, though, that's one thing we don't make.
Frive is best if you want vegetarian, vegan or halal plans and a menu that changes every week. Prepped Pots suits you if you want quick pots and the odd protein pizza.
Delivery, storage and flexibility
A meal service only works if it fits your week: when it arrives, how long it keeps and how fast it's ready.
Frive
Our meals arrive fresh and chilled and keep up to seven days in the fridge, so one delivery covers your week. Every main meal can be frozen too, though they're at their best eaten fresh. They're ready in about three minutes in the microwave, or 30 to 40 minutes in the oven if you'd rather. We deliver four days a week, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and you can skip or cancel on our website or in the Frive app.
Prepped Pots
Prepped Pots delivers chilled, Monday to Saturday, to England, Scotland and Wales, with some areas limited to certain days. Pots arrive with at least three days' shelf life and are made to go in the freezer, then heat in the microwave: about 4 minutes from chilled or 7 from frozen for a typical pot (800W). They aren't for the oven. You can pause, skip or cancel any time.
Prepped Pots wins on delivery days, with six to our four, and its pots are built to live in the freezer.
Frive is best if you want fresh meals that keep up to a week in the fridge. Prepped Pots suits you if you'd rather keep a stack of pots in the freezer.
Pricing and value for money
Price per meal is only part of it. Portion size and delivery decide what you actually get for your money.
Frive
Our pricing is simple: you pay per meal, and the price is the same whatever plan you build. A meat meal is £7.90, vegetarian and vegan £7.80, and seafood £8.80. Our 6-day plan with one meal a day is six meat meals for £47.40, delivered free because it's over £40: £7.90 a meal. Make it two meals a day and it's 12 meals for £94.80, still delivered free. With a median 44g of protein, that's about 18p per gram of protein. New customer discount available.
Prepped Pots
Prepped Pots costs much less per meal than we do. A pot costs £4.99 on its own, and larger meals and pizzas £5.99 to £6.99, with a £30 minimum order. Plans start at £4.49 a meal, with savings of 4% on 7 meals, 11% on 10, 15% on 14 and 20% on 20: a 14-meal plan costs £53.12, or £3.79 a meal. Prepped Pots' help centre puts delivery at £5.99.
Per meal, you get less: a median 30g of protein and 399 calories, against 44g and 548 from us. For the wider picture, here's what meal prep delivery really saves you.
Prepped Pots is cheaper per meal at every plan size. Frive costs more, and gives you a bigger meal with more protein, made 100% UPF free.
Want fresh, high-protein meals with a median 44g of protein? See this week's menu.
Customer reviews and reputation
Reviews are the best check on whether a service delivers what it promises.
Frive
Plenty of customers rate us, and they rate us highly. We score 4.4 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 13,133 reviews. On our own menu, the main meals on this week's menu carry more than 300,000 customer ratings between them, with a median of 4.4 out of 5 a dish. And since we started in 2016, we've delivered more than 25 million meals.
Prepped Pots
Prepped Pots scores 2.9 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 1,834 reviews.
Frive scores 4.4 on Trustpilot against Prepped Pots' 2.9, from about seven times as many reviews.
Is Prepped Pots still trading?
Yes. Prepped Pots was taking orders on its website when we checked on 6 October 2026. Here's what changed over the summer.
In July 2026, Muscle Foods Limited, the company named in Prepped Pots' and Muscle Food's terms at the time, entered administration. In August 2026, its administrators sold the business and assets to Boparan Private Office. Prepped Pots' terms now name a different company, Muscle Foods 2026 Limited.
If you have a question about an existing order or subscription, contact Prepped Pots' customer service team. We're not involved and can't help with it.
The pivot: why Frive is worth the extra
Prepped Pots does cheap and convenient well, and there's a place for a pot in the freezer. But if a pot leaves you hungry an hour later, or you care what's in it, you want more from your food: a full meal, more protein and ingredients you don't have to second-guess.
That's what we make. Frive is natural healthy eating made easy: chef-crafted, nutritionist-approved meals made from 100% natural, whole-food ingredients, and we are 100% UPF free. We launched in 2016 as Lions Prep, rebranded as Frive in 2024 and have delivered more than 25 million meals.
Why Frive is the brand to beat
100% UPF free: every meal is made from 100% natural ingredients, with no artificial ingredients and only olive, avocado and sesame oils.
A proper meal: a median 44g of protein and 548 calories, against 30g and 399 for Prepped Pots.
Red Tractor meat: our beef, chicken and turkey are Red Tractor approved, and our fish is ASC assured.
Fresh for a week: meals keep up to seven days in the fridge, with four delivery days a week.
Rated by customers: 4.4 on Trustpilot from 13,133 reviews.
If the lowest price per meal is what matters most, Prepped Pots costs less than we do. Where we win is the size of the meal, the protein in it and what goes into it.
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Frive vs Prepped Pots: the final verdict
Choose Frive if you want a full-size meal with more protein, meals that are 100% UPF free, Red Tractor meat, or a vegetarian, vegan, halal or GLP-1 plan.
Choose Prepped Pots if you want the lowest price per meal, smaller, lower-calorie pots, or a supply of meals in the freezer.
- Prepped Pots costs £4.99 a pot, or £3.79 a meal on a 14-meal plan; a Frive meat meal is £7.90.
- Our median main meal carries 44g of protein and 548 calories; the Prepped Pots meals we checked, 30g and 399.
- We are 100% UPF free; we couldn't find a UPF-free claim on Prepped Pots' website.
- We score 4.4 on Trustpilot; Prepped Pots scores 2.9.
- Prepped Pots is still trading, under a new company since August 2026.
Want a full meal rather than a pot? Every Frive meal is chef-crafted and nutritionist-approved, and we are 100% UPF free. The median main carries 44g of protein, it's ready in about three minutes, and it arrives fresh and keeps up to seven days, with plans for high protein, weight loss, low carb, balanced, vegetarian, vegan, halal and GLP-1. New customer discount available: start your plan.
FAQs
Is Prepped Pots still trading?
Yes. Prepped Pots was taking orders on its website when we checked in October 2026. Muscle Foods Limited, the company previously named in its terms, entered administration in July 2026, and its business was sold in August. Prepped Pots' terms now name Muscle Foods 2026 Limited. For order questions, contact Prepped Pots directly.
Which is cheaper, Frive or Prepped Pots?
Prepped Pots is cheaper per meal. A pot costs £4.99 on its own, or £3.79 a meal on its 14-meal plan, plus £5.99 delivery. A Frive meat meal is £7.90, and our 6-day plan of six meals costs £47.40 with free delivery. For the extra, you get a bigger meal with more protein.
Which has more protein, Frive or Prepped Pots?
Frive. The median across our 43 main meals is 44g of protein, and 39 of them carry 30g or more. The median across the 23 Prepped Pots meals we checked is 30g, and 13 carry 30g or more. Per 100 calories, it's 9.0g of protein against 7.5g.
Which gives you a bigger meal, Frive or Prepped Pots?
Frive. Our main meals carry a median 548 calories and 44g of protein, and 39 of our 43 mains have 30g of protein or more. The 23 Prepped Pots meals we checked carry a median 399 calories and 30g of protein. Its biggest are the Precision Prep meals, with up to 50g of protein.
Are Frive and Prepped Pots both UPF free?
Frive is. We are 100% UPF free: every meal is made from 100% natural ingredients with no artificial ingredients, cooked only with olive, avocado and sesame oils. We couldn't find a UPF-free claim on Prepped Pots' website, so if it matters to you, ask Prepped Pots directly.
Which is better rated, Frive or Prepped Pots?
Frive. We score 4.4 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 13,133 reviews, about seven times as many as Prepped Pots, which scores 2.9 from 1,834 reviews. The main meals on our menu also carry more than 300,000 customer ratings, with a median of 4.4 out of 5 a dish.
Are Prepped Pots healthy?
Each Prepped Pots pot lists its full nutrition, so you can check before you buy. Across the 23 Prepped Pots meals we checked, the median carried 30g of protein, 399 calories and 1.6g of salt. A Frive main meal carries a median 44g of protein and 548 calories, with the same 1.6g of salt.
Can you freeze Frive meals?
Yes. Every main meal can be frozen, though they're at their best eaten fresh, and they keep up to seven days in the fridge. They arrive chilled on one of four delivery days a week and are ready in about three minutes in the microwave.
Can you freeze Prepped Pots?
Yes. Prepped Pots says its pots are suitable for home freezing and can be microwaved from frozen, in about 7 minutes at 800W. They arrive with at least three days' shelf life, so freeze them before the use-by date. They aren't suitable for the oven, so it's the microwave either way.
Where does Frive deliver?
We deliver across mainland UK, except some areas of Scotland, on four delivery days a week: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. That includes cities such as Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol and Edinburgh. Enter your postcode at checkout to confirm we cover your address.
Prepped Pots prices, delivery, nutrition and terms were checked on its website on 6 October 2026; nutrition medians are from the 23 single meals in stock that day whose labels we could read. Company details were checked at Companies House on 6 October 2026. Frive nutrition figures are from our live menu on 28 September 2026, and meal ratings and oven times from our live menu on 7 October 2026. Trustpilot ratings were checked in September and October 2026. Prices and menus change.
