Okay, I’ll admit when I first started HF I realized the portions weren’t as small as I thought many times, I was just used to over eating. But sometimes things like these happen and it makes me want to cancel my subscription because I feel like it’s blatant false marketing.
I decided to try the new “Smashed-in-a-flash Taco Crunch Burgers with Guacamole and Chips” today. They might as well remove the “s” at the end of Chips.
To my surprise, they supplied me with 2 ounces of guacamole total and a 1.5 ounce snack size bag of tortilla chips, to go on both burgers as ingredients, as well as sides of chips and guac for both burgers. I thought maybe they accidentally left out a portion…NOPE! HF really expects you to use 1.5 ounces of chips as a separate side for both dinners, as well as toppings for 2 burgers. For reference this is what I got and this is the photo in the finished product. Usually they zoom in or use tiny plates to make the food look like more than it actually is but there’s no hiding there’s at least 15 chips I can see in their one serving photo and I have 13 chips to use between two of those! Will venting about this do anything? Probably not. But it’s truly incredible that they do things like this and still have customers.
by Automatic-Gain-3042
15 Comments
Those would be enough chips for me
I always complain on the app when I get the chips with any meals. The chip bag clearly says ONE serving and if I have a two serving meal, I should have two bags correct?? Obviously my complaints are getting nowhere but it is infuriating especially since I have a couple of favorite meals that include those chips.
The tortilla chips size are always a problem
if it were just toppings that would be reasonable but as toppings and a side for 2 people, that is crazy
I like it because honestly the burger is plenty and I don’t need too much more! I always hate how most burgers come with “fries” cause ti just seems like too much unhealthiness
At 220 calories, I usually split them up between multiple meals anyway.
Portions are small I agree
That’s insulting. Those chip bags are so inexpensive too, they couldn’t throw in a second?
I tried the hot dog meal and I got six hot dogs and four buns. 🤷♀️ I was also reminded that I really don’t like hot dogs.
That’s literally insane. I was getting literally about 4 meals out of every HelloFresh. I had the 2 person one for a few months and there was enough for my parents and I plus an extra meal. The serving size was pretty big so maybe they overcorrected the recipe?
That’s why i just won’t order the meals that have that as the side. I don’t like those big thick cut potato fries sides either. Too cheap and easy.
My suggestion is stop using Hello Fresh and cook your own dinner from groceries you buy yourself. You can get groceries delivered if shopping is a hard problem for you.
I mean, it says it all on the card. No offense.
You’re definitely getting scammed. Here in Canada the tortilla chip portions are ALWAYS 85 grams. You got half of that, like you pointed out.
I ordered the southwest zucchini boats and I got one giant zucchini and one of the tiniest ones I have ever seen in my life. I ended up eating half the large one for each meal and cutting up the small one and eating it as a side. I wish I took a pic/complained but I didn’t.