Table 1.

Nutrient composition of meal kits and no-prep meals

		Meal kits		No-prep meals
	Nutrients	Mean ± SD	Min-Max	Mean ± SD	Min-Max	p-value
Breakfast Entrees	Calories	263 kcal ± 74.9	138–349	229 kcal± 53.5	130–310	.170
	Saturated fat	1.9 g ± 1.6	0.1–4.4	2.4 g ± 2.2	0–5	.511
	Sodium	433 mg ± 187	276–830	449 mg ± 85.5	330–620	.766
	Carbohydrates	30.4 g ± 15.5	13–59	29.1 g ± 9.2	15–39	.803
	Fiber	9 g ± 5	1–20	2.7 g ± 1.3	1–6	<.001 ***
	Sugar	4.5 g ± 2.7	2–12	3.1 g ± 2.1	2–10	.134
	Protein	17.6 g ± 6.9	9–33	13 g ± 1.8	11–18	.024 *
Lunch/dinner Entrees	Calories	409 kcal ± 73.1	262–513	338 kcal ± 102	160–460	.054
	Saturated fat	1.1 g ± 0.5	0.4–1.8	3.6 g ± 2.2	1–7	<.001 ***
	Sodium	542 mg ± 241	157–908	371 mg ± 147	80–600	.041
	Carbohydrates	46.9 g ± 6.4	39–74	33.6 g ± 5.4	21–45	<.001 ***
	Fiber	7.1 g ± 1.6	5–10	4.2 g ± 1.5	1–8	<.001 ***
	Sugar	8.9 g ± 2.8	4–13	6.8 g ± 2.3	4–11	.040 *
	Protein	21.4 g ± 7.7	7–34	16.9 g ± 9.4	5–31	.191

p< .05,

^**=p< .01,

^***=p<.001;

These results are for the nutrient composition of the meals as provided, they do not include any changes made by participants (e.g., seasonings).