I used the pictures as a guide for what to expect. Now with the new AI generated photos I am completely thrown off. This recipe, the tangerines look like sweet potatoes and the chicken looks like chicken meatballs instead of diced chicken breast and worms instead of onions. I also can't use the final picture to compare to what I made since it's fake. Not sure if this is allowed here but just wanted to vent the frustration of taking away the real photos. Been using hello fresh for years and this new AI update has downgraded the quality of the recipes.

by Fit_Clue_832

14 Comments

  1. Agreed completely. Have been a long time customer of hello fresh but not anymore after this switch to AI.

  2. I made this last night and on first glance I thought it was a bowl of spaghetti and meatballs

  3. yourbuddywyatt

    The plate of chicken looks particularly uncanny. Ew.

  4. OddHippo6972

    I had one recently that had a sprinkle of herbs in the finished photo and the herbs were not an ingredient.

    I also refuse to believe anyone test cooked the Chicken with Creamy Parm Sauce that I made last night (Friday delivery so it was last week’s recipe). The sauce recipe did not make sense. So much water came out of the spinach that it was just wet and broken.

  5. Some of the A.I. photos make the food legitimately unappetizing

  6. AwkwardWaltz3996

    Why did they take all the resources and expertise they had, giving them a competitive advantage, and throw it all away to use AI.

    I, with near zero resources can ask Gemini for a recipe, generate pictures then place a Tesco delivery with a 1 hour time slot.

    Buisnesses seem determined to throw away their assets

  7. Johnwhy325

    “Finely dice mandarin oranges.”

    Wat…

    Oranges do not work this way.

  8. 500HousePlants

    You should cancel if you are upset by this.

  9. KatieFromHelloFresh

    Hey hey u/fit_clue_832! Thanks for sharing and I hear your concern. The team is trying a few things right now. I want to be clear that the goal isn’t to replace the human touch, but to actually get you better recipes and access to new food trends. It’s a learning curve, and if this process is getting in the way of the HelloFresh experience, that’s exactly the feedback I need to share with the team 💚

  10. jedijess19

    The bowl is so weird not only because it’s AI, but all other quesadilla recipes they do not tell you add your meat and veg to a separate bowl before making the actual quesadillas. It’s just a waste of a dish? Why add that extra step?

  11. We had this one too & I thought the same thing ! We canceled .

  12. VacationLover1

    If you can’t follow written directions you shouldn’t be cooking

  13. Adorable-Speed-7277

    Hello Fresh should remember that a lot of people using their program are not experienced cooks and need authentic pictures and also instructions. Yes, I know people use it for convenience and new ideas, I’m one of them, and am an experienced cook. But, if Hello Fresh has gotten lazy and doesn’t really care anymore, expect to lose subscribers. I don’t want AI pictures nor do I want AI instructions. We’re not a bunch of robots here cooking your meals, we’re real people with families. Please have respect.