Susten vs HelloFresh
HelloFresh delivers measured ingredients for 2 to 5 dinners a week. Susten plans breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for your whole week, then writes your shopping list. Choose HelloFresh if you don't want to shop. Choose Susten if you want the whole week planned around your goals.
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Which suits you
Choose HelloFresh if
- You don't want to do a food shop.
- You want every ingredient measured out for you.
- You cook a few dinners a week and sort the other meals yourself.
- You want a new menu to choose from every week.
Choose Susten if
- You want breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks planned together.
- You eat to calorie or macro targets.
- The people at your table eat different amounts.
- You cook for someone who avoids gluten or dairy.
- You already do a weekly Tesco or Sainsbury's shop.
Susten plans up to 28 meals a week. HelloFresh's largest box has 5 dinners.
HelloFresh plans dinner. Susten plans breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for every day, and puts all of it on one shopping list.
28 of 28 meals
Every meal, planned to your goals. Leftovers cover some lunches. One shopping list for all of it.
From an earlier dinner
5 of 28 meals
HelloFresh's plans have 2 to 5 dinners a week. HelloFresh Market sells breakfast, lunch, dessert and snack extras on top.
In the boxYou plan and shop for it
Each person gets their own portion.
A HelloFresh recipe makes servings of one size, for 2, 3 or 4 people. Susten gives each person at your table a small, medium or large portion. Your shopping list covers every portion.
Crisp panko chicken katsu
- You, small592 kcal
- Alex, large1,186 kcal
- Ella, medium790 kcal
A small portion is about three quarters of a medium. A large is about one and a half. The shopping list covers all 3.
Box for 3Build your own: crispy chicken katsu donburi
- Serving 1786 kcal
- Serving 2786 kcal
- Serving 3786 kcal
HelloFresh's figure per serving, from its menu for 17 to 23 October 2026. Its 2-, 3- and 4-person boxes use the same serving.
What you pay
HelloFresh charges for each box. The price of a serving falls as the box gets bigger. Susten charges nothing during early access, and you buy your food at Tesco or Sainsbury's.
- Susten is free during early access. You don't need a card, so nothing charges you when it ends.
- You pay your supermarket for your food. Susten shows its shelf prices. With a Tesco Clubcard or a Nectar card, you can switch to their member prices.
- You buy whole packs. Cupboard items like oil and spices last longer than one week.
- Any delivery or collection charge is extra.
Price per serving, before delivery- 2 people, 2 dinners£7.49
- 2 people, 3 dinners£5.49
- 2 people, 4 dinners£5.29
- 2 people, 5 dinners£4.99
- 4 people, 5 dinners£3.99
- Delivery is £4.99 a box. For 4 dinners for 2 people, a week costs £47.31 with delivery.
- New customers get 50% off the first box and 20% off boxes 2 to 5. Full price starts at box 6.
- Full prices from HelloFresh's plans page for postcode M1 1AE, 7 October 2026.
Point by point
What it is
sustenA meal planner. It plans your week and writes your Tesco or Sainsbury's shopping list.
A meal kit. It delivers ingredients and recipe cards for the dinners you choose.
Meals it covers
sustenBreakfast, lunch and dinner for every day you plan, and snacks if you want them.
2 to 5 dinners a week. You can add breakfast, lunch, dessert and snack extras.
Who it feeds
sustenYou and up to 10 others. Each person gets a small, medium or large portion.
2, 3 or 4 people. Every serving of a recipe is the same size.
The menu
susten180 recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
95 recipes on its menu for 10 to 16 October 2026. The menu changes every week.
Your goals
sustenPlans each day to your own calorie and macro targets. Without targets, you pick your portion size.
You choose recipes, with preferences such as Calorie Smart and Protein Rich. It doesn't ask for a calorie target when you sign up.
Diets and allergies
sustenVegetarian, vegan or pescatarian. It leaves out allergens such as gluten, dairy, nuts, egg and sesame. A shared meal leaves out what anyone eating it avoids. Always check the label on the pack.
Preferences such as Vegetarian and Pescatarian. Its FAQ says it can't offer a gluten-free or dairy-free preference.
The shopping
sustenYou add the list to your Tesco or Sainsbury's basket, in about three minutes.
None. The ingredients arrive measured. You need a few cupboard staples, such as oil.
Cost
sustenFree during early access. You pay your supermarket for the food you buy.
£3.99 to £7.49 a serving, by box size, plus £4.99 delivery a box.
Commitment
sustenNo box to skip or cancel. You plan the weeks you want.
A subscription. Make changes by 11:59pm five days before delivery. It doesn't sell one-off boxes.
Delivery
sustenYour supermarket delivers, or you collect. You book the slot with them.
Any day, 8am to 9pm. You don't need to be in.
How Susten works
- 1
Tell Susten about your table.
Your goals, your diet and who you cook for. Each person gets their own portion size.
- 2
Susten plans your week.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, to your targets and how you like to cook. Swap any meal you don't fancy.
- 3
Susten writes your shopping list.
Susten matches each item to a Tesco or Sainsbury's product and shows its price. You add them to your basket in about three minutes.
It's free while we build it. You don't need a card.
Tesco Chicken Breast Fillets 320gIn 3 recipes · £3.50/ea×2£7.00
Tesco Pure Vegetable Oil 1LIn 2 recipes · £1.85/ea×1£1.85
Big & Fresh Barn Eggs Large 10 PackIn 1 recipe · £2.15/ea×1£2.15
Tesco Plain Flour 1.5KgIn 2 recipes · £0.85/ea×1£0.85Questions about Susten and HelloFresh
A good week starts with one decision, not seven.
Answer a few questions. Susten plans your first week.
- No card needed
- Free while we build it