TL;DR: Six Simmer Eats meals cost £54.75 delivered, including its £6.99 delivery charge. The closest alternative is Frive: fresh, chef-cooked meals that are 100% UPF free, at £47.40 for six delivered, with four delivery days a week and meals that keep up to seven days. Prep Kitchen is the other fresh option, at £47.69. If you'd rather stock the freezer, COOK, Field Doctor and HomeCooks deliver frozen, and Field Doctor is the specialist for gut health and low FODMAP.
If you like Simmer Eats but want something different, it usually comes down to the weekly cost once delivery's added, a single delivery day, looking for UPF-free meals, how long meals keep, or simply fancying a change of menu. Below, we cover the top Simmer Eats alternatives to help inform your decision.
Simmer Eats alternatives at a glance
| Simmer Eats alternatives at a glance | ||||||
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| Service | Fresh or frozen | Six meals delivered, full price | Protein per main (median) | Delivery days | What it says about UPFs | Trustpilot |
| Simmer Eats (for comparison) | Fresh | £54.75 (£9.13 a meal) | 40g (38 mains) | Sunday or Monday | "Zero ultra-processed ingredients" | 4.2 (14,458) |
| 1. Frive | Fresh | £47.40 (£7.90 a meal) | 44g (43 mains) | Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday | We are 100% UPF free | 4.4 (13,276) |
| 2. Prep Kitchen | Fresh | £47.69 (£7.95 a meal) | 40g (24 standard meals) | Sunday or Monday | No UPF-free claim found | 4.5 (4,153) |
| 3. COOK | Frozen | £52.45 for seven, its minimum for delivery (£7.49 a meal) | 33.5g (8 mains checked) | Courier, or collect from its shops | Says "we don't ultra-process"; about 4% of ingredients UPF | 4.8 (55,129) |
| 4. Field Doctor | Frozen | From £56.50, topped up to its £50 minimum (£9.42 a meal) | 26g (54 single portions) | Tuesday to Saturday | Says its range is "UPF free" | 4.5 (2,519) |
| 5. HomeCooks | Frozen | £47.70, delivery included (£7.95 a meal) | 37g (8 mains checked) | Tuesday, Thursday or Friday | No UPF-free claim; says "no industrial additives" | 4.6 (499) |
Something to consider
Fresh or frozen?
Simmer Eats delivers fresh, chilled meals, and so do Frive and Prep Kitchen. COOK, Field Doctor and HomeCooks deliver frozen. Which suits you depends on how you eat.
Fresh suits you if you eat the same number of meals each week and want dinner in about three minutes. Fresh meals keep for days in the fridge: up to seven for ours, up to five for Simmer Eats.
Frozen suits you if your week's unpredictable and you'd rather keep a stock in the freezer. Frozen meals keep for months, but they take longer to heat, and the frozen services here set minimum orders.
There's more on choosing between them in our fresh vs frozen guide.
Fresh alternatives to Simmer Eats
If you want to stay with fresh meals that are ready in minutes, these two are the closest to Simmer Eats.
1. Frive: the closest freshly made alternative, that is UPF-free
If you like Simmer Eats' fresh, high-protein meals but want them for less and on more days, we're the closest alternative.
We cook chef-crafted, nutritionist-approved meals from 100% natural, whole-food ingredients, and we are 100% UPF free. They arrive fresh, keep up to seven days in the fridge and are ready in about three minutes. Our 40+ weekly main meals carry a median 44g of protein, with breakfasts, snacks and smoothies alongside, and plans for high protein, weight loss, low carb, balanced, vegetarian, vegan, halal and GLP-1.
Six meals cost £47.40 delivered, £7.35 less than Simmer Eats' £54.75, because our delivery's free over £40. We deliver four days a week rather than on a Sunday or Monday, and our meals keep up to seven days against Simmer Eats' five. Our median meal also carries 9.0g of protein per 100 calories and 1.6g of salt, against 7.1g and 2.26g for Simmer Eats.
Price: £7.90 a meat meal; £7.80 vegetarian and vegan; £8.80 seafood
Six meals delivered: £47.40, free delivery over £40
Format: Fresh and chilled; keeps up to seven days; can be frozen
UPFs: We are 100% UPF free; olive, avocado and sesame oils only
Delivery: Four days a week: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
Trustpilot: 4.4 from 13,276 reviews
For the full head-to-head, see our Frive vs Simmer Eats comparison, or the three-way Simmer Eats vs Frive vs Prep Kitchen.
2. Prep Kitchen: fresh meal prep with a choice of portion size
Prep Kitchen is the other fresh alternative, and the closest to Simmer Eats on portion choice.
It makes chilled, high-protein meals that heat in 3 to 4 minutes, in Balanced or Lower Carb versions and in Regular or Large portions, delivered once a week on a Sunday or a Monday.
Six standard meals cost £47.69 delivered, £7.06 less than Simmer Eats, and like Simmer Eats it offers a bigger portion. Its standard meals carry a median 40g of protein, the same as Simmer Eats, but more salt: a median 3.15g. It makes no UPF-free claim that we could find.
Credit where it's due: Prep Kitchen scores 4.5 on Trustpilot, higher than our 4.4, and at £6.95 its price per meal is lower than ours before delivery.
Price: £6.95 a standard meal; £7.75 to £8.95 for Lower Carb or Large
Six meals delivered: £41.70 plus £5.99 delivery, so £47.69 (£7.95 a meal)
Format: Fresh and chilled; keeps until Wednesday to Saturday after delivery
UPFs: No UPF-free claim found on its website
Delivery: Once a week, Sunday or Monday
Trustpilot: 4.5 from 4,153 reviews
See our full Frive vs Prep Kitchen comparison.
Frozen alternatives to Simmer Eats
If you'd rather keep meals in the freezer, these three deliver frozen.
3. COOK: frozen home-style meals, with shops to collect from
COOK is the frozen option with the strongest customer reviews.
It's a long-established brand selling frozen, home-style meals online and from its own shops, with most single-portion mains at £6.50 and best-before dates of two to nine months.
Unlike Simmer Eats, its meals live in the freezer, and you can collect from one of its shops. Home delivery has a £45 minimum, so a first order of six becomes seven: £52.45 delivered. COOK says "we COOK, we don't ultra-process", and that "about 4%" of its ingredients would count as ultra-processed.
Its Trustpilot score of 4.8 is the highest on this page, ours included.
Price: Mostly £6.50 a single-portion main, from £5.25 to £7.50
Delivered: Seven meals £45.50 plus £6.95 courier, so £52.45 (£7.49 a meal); free over £95
Format: Frozen; most meals best before two to nine months
UPFs: Says it doesn't ultra-process; about 4% of ingredients UPF
Collect: Free click and collect from over 100 COOK shops
Trustpilot: 4.8 from 55,129 reviews
See our full Frive vs COOK comparison.
4. Field Doctor: frozen meals designed for gut health and low FODMAP
Field Doctor is the specialist if you're managing IBS or following a low FODMAP diet.
It makes frozen meals designed with dietitians, with low FODMAP meals certified by Monash University and ranges for gut health, IBS, heart health, menopause, GLP-1 and weight management.
Where Simmer Eats is built around protein, Field Doctor is built around health needs, with a lower median of 26g of protein per single portion. It says its range is "UPF free". There's a £50 minimum order, so six single meals need topping up, and a week of six costs from £56.50 delivered. You can order one-off.
Price: £7.49 to £8.99 a single portion; smaller Midi portions from £5.99
Delivered: A week of six from £56.50 (£9.42 a meal); £50 minimum; delivery from £6.50, free over £67.50
Format: Frozen; best before within a year of production
UPFs: Says its range is "UPF free"
Delivery: Tuesday to Saturday
Trustpilot: 4.5 from 2,519 reviews
See our full Frive vs Field Doctor comparison.
5. HomeCooks: frozen variety, with delivery in the price
HomeCooks is the frozen option for the widest choice.
It's a marketplace of independent chefs cooking in small batches, with meals delivered frozen and a range that changes monthly. In its own words, "250+ meals per month and counting".
Six meals cost £47.70 with delivery included in the price, £7.05 less than Simmer Eats. Its meals arrive frozen and should be eaten within three days once defrosted. HomeCooks makes no UPF-free claim; it says its meals use "ingredients you'd recognise", with "no industrial additives".
Price: £7.95 a meal in a box of six; £7.50 in a box of twelve or fourteen
Six meals delivered: £47.70, delivery included
Format: Frozen; eat within three days once defrosted
UPFs: No UPF-free claim; says "no industrial additives"
Delivery: Tuesday, Thursday or Friday
Trustpilot: 4.6 from 499 reviews
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How much do Simmer Eats alternatives cost?
Six Simmer Eats meals cost £54.75 delivered. Frive is the cheapest alternative at £47.40, then Prep Kitchen at £47.69 and HomeCooks at £47.70.
Delivery charges and minimum orders decide most of the gap. Simmer Eats charges £6.99 on every order; our delivery is free over £40; HomeCooks includes delivery in the price; COOK and Field Doctor set minimums of £45 and £50.
Simmer Eats does get cheaper per meal on bigger plans, at £7.49 a meal for ten or more (£81.89 for ten delivered). And every brand here discounts the first order for new customers, so these are full prices.
| What six meals cost delivered, full price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | Meals | Delivery | Total | Per meal | Notes |
| Frive | £47.40 | Free | £47.40 | £7.90 | Six meat meals; free delivery over £40 |
| Prep Kitchen | £41.70 | £5.99 | £47.69 | £7.95 | Six standard meals |
| HomeCooks | £47.70 | Included | £47.70 | £7.95 | Box of six; frozen |
| COOK | £45.50 | £6.95 | £52.45 | £7.49 | Seven meals, to reach the £45 minimum |
| Simmer Eats | £47.76 | £6.99 | £54.75 | £9.13 | Six-meal plan |
| Field Doctor | £50.00 | £6.50 | From £56.50 | From £9.42 | Six single meals topped up to the £50 minimum |
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Which Simmer Eats alternative is right for you?
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Why Frive is the brand to beat
Less each week: six meals for £47.40 delivered, £7.35 less than Simmer Eats.
Delivery on your terms: four delivery days a week, and meals that keep up to seven days in the fridge.
100% UPF free: every meal is made from 100% natural ingredients, with no artificial ingredients and only olive, avocado and sesame oils.
More protein per calorie, less salt: a median 9.0g of protein per 100 calories and 1.6g of salt per main meal.
Plans for how you eat: high protein, weight loss, low carb, balanced, vegetarian, vegan, halal and GLP-1.
If you want every meal halal, or a lean or large portion on every dish, Simmer Eats does that well. Where we win is price, delivery and protein per calorie.
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Our verdict
For fresh meal prep like Simmer Eats, we're the closest alternative, and the cheapest for six meals delivered at £47.40. Prep Kitchen is the other fresh option. If you'd rather stock the freezer, choose COOK for reviews, Field Doctor for gut health and HomeCooks for choice. Whichever you pick, compare what a week costs delivered, not just the price per meal.
Our meals are chef-crafted, nutritionist-approved and 100% UPF free, with a median 44g of protein, ready in about three minutes. We deliver them fresh four days a week, with plans for high protein, weight loss, low carb, balanced, vegetarian, vegan, halal and GLP-1. New customer discount available. Ready when you are: see this week's menu.
FAQs
What's the best alternative to Simmer Eats?
For fresh meal prep, Frive is the closest alternative to Simmer Eats. Six Frive meals cost £47.40 delivered, against Simmer Eats' £54.75, we deliver four days a week and our meals keep up to seven days. Prep Kitchen is the other fresh option. For frozen meals, look at COOK, Field Doctor and HomeCooks.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Simmer Eats?
Yes. At full price, six Simmer Eats meals cost £54.75 delivered, including its £6.99 delivery charge. Six Frive meals cost £47.40 with free delivery, six from Prep Kitchen cost £47.69 and six from HomeCooks £47.70. Simmer Eats does get cheaper per meal on plans of ten or more, at £7.49 a meal.
What's similar to Simmer Eats?
Frive and Prep Kitchen are the most similar to Simmer Eats: fresh, chilled, high-protein meals delivered weekly and ready in a few minutes. Frive's median main meal carries 44g of protein, against 40g for Simmer Eats. COOK, Field Doctor and HomeCooks sell similar ready meals, but deliver them frozen.
Are Simmer Eats meals ultra-processed?
Simmer Eats says its meals have "zero ultra-processed ingredients". We are 100% UPF free too. Among the other alternatives, Field Doctor says its range is UPF free, COOK says about 4% of its ingredients count as ultra-processed, and Prep Kitchen and HomeCooks make no UPF-free claim that we could find.
Which Simmer Eats alternatives are halal?
Simmer Eats says all of its meals are halal. At Frive, most of our meals are halal-friendly, though some meals and add-ons aren't, and we have a dedicated halal plan. Prep Kitchen says its chicken is halal certified but its other meats aren't. See our halal plan.
Is Frive a good alternative to Simmer Eats?
Yes, if you want fresh, high-protein meals for less. Six Frive meals cost £47.40 delivered, £7.35 less than Simmer Eats, we deliver four days a week and our meals keep up to seven days in the fridge. We are 100% UPF free, with a median 44g of protein per main meal.
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, Liverpool, Sheffield, Newcastle, Cardiff, Glasgow, Edinburgh and more. Enter your postcode at checkout to confirm we cover your address.
Prices, delivery charges and minimum orders come from each brand's own website, checked on 6 and 7 October 2026, and are full prices before introductory offers. Simmer Eats nutrition medians are from all 38 main meals on its menus for 11 to 20 October 2026. Trustpilot ratings were read on 6 and 7 October 2026. Frive figures are from our live menu on 28 September 2026. Prices and menus change.
