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Factor’s selling point over other ready-to-heat meal kits has always been twofold. One is that its meals are friendly to keto and other versions of high-protein and carb-conscious diets. The other is that its microwaveable meals have never been frozen, leaving open the possibility for actual texture in one’s meal\u2014a light crispness to the green beans, say. Or the grill char and soft give of a medium-rare filet mignon.<\/p>\n

But in past years, those two selling points seemed to interfere with each other. Factor, noted my colleague Louryn Strampe in her 2024 assessment (6\/10, WIRED Review<\/a>), fell prey far too often to the porridgy and cauliflower-heavy \u201cmush-on-mush\u201d school of carb-avoidant fare. The food failed on texture, she wrote, in somewhat more colorful terms.<\/p>\n

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But ever since HelloFresh bought Factor, the menu has been slowly evolving to heartier fare with more chew and snap. Starches now veer to potato wedges, coconut lime rice, or al dente forbidden rice. The green beans, too often overdone even at restaurants, had a surprising and welcome tautness. (One can see this evolution by looking at old menus through the magic lens of Wayback Machine<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Over time, Factor has evolved into the best ready-to-heat meal delivery service I’ve so far tasted.<\/p>\n

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