Susten vs Mindful Chef

Point by point

• What it is

  susten

  A meal planner. It plans your week and writes your Tesco or Sainsbury's shopping list.

  

  A recipe box. It delivers ingredients and a recipe booklet for the dinners you choose.

• Meals it covers

  susten

  Breakfast, lunch and dinner for every day you plan, and snacks if you want them.

  

  2 to 5 dinners a week. Its Ready to Go range sells frozen meals, smoothies, soups, breakfasts, snacks, desserts and drinks.

• Who it feeds

  susten

  You and up to 10 others. Each person gets a small, medium or large portion.

  

  1, 2 or 4 people. Everyone in a box gets the same portion size.

• The menu

  susten

  180 recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.

  

  28 recipes a week for 1 or 2 people, and another 28 for families (menu for 9 October 2026). The menu changes every week.

• Your goals

  susten

  Plans each day to your own calorie and macro targets. Without targets, you pick your portion size.

  

  Calories and macros on every recipe. Its menu sorts by lowest calories or highest protein, and has High Protein and Nutrient Dense filters. It asks no calorie or macro question before you make an account.

• Diets and allergies

  susten

  Vegetarian, 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.

  

  A gluten-free filter on its menu, and vegan and pescatarian recipes each week. Its help centre says it is “not formally coeliac-certified”.

• The shopping

  susten

  You add the list to your Tesco or Sainsbury's basket, in about three minutes.

  

  None. The ingredients arrive measured. You need oil, salt and pepper.

• Cost

  susten

  Free during early access. You pay your supermarket for the food you buy.

  

  £4.50 to £15.00 a portion, by recipe and box size, plus £5.99 delivery a box.

• Commitment

  susten

  No box to skip or cancel. You plan the weeks you want.

  

  A subscription. Skip, pause or cancel by midnight four days before delivery. Account holders can also order one-off boxes.

• Delivery

  susten

  Your supermarket delivers, or you collect. You book the slot with them.

  

  7 days a week, on mainland UK. You don't need to be in.

Question	susten
What it is	A meal planner. It plans your week and writes your Tesco or Sainsbury's shopping list.	A recipe box. It delivers ingredients and a recipe booklet for the dinners you choose.
Meals it covers	Breakfast, lunch and dinner for every day you plan, and snacks if you want them.	2 to 5 dinners a week. Its Ready to Go range sells frozen meals, smoothies, soups, breakfasts, snacks, desserts and drinks.
Who it feeds	You and up to 10 others. Each person gets a small, medium or large portion.	1, 2 or 4 people. Everyone in a box gets the same portion size.
The menu	180 recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.	28 recipes a week for 1 or 2 people, and another 28 for families (menu for 9 October 2026). The menu changes every week.
Your goals	Plans each day to your own calorie and macro targets. Without targets, you pick your portion size.	Calories and macros on every recipe. Its menu sorts by lowest calories or highest protein, and has High Protein and Nutrient Dense filters. It asks no calorie or macro question before you make an account.
Diets and allergies	Vegetarian, 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.	A gluten-free filter on its menu, and vegan and pescatarian recipes each week. Its help centre says it is “not formally coeliac-certified”.
The shopping	You add the list to your Tesco or Sainsbury's basket, in about three minutes.	None. The ingredients arrive measured. You need oil, salt and pepper.
Cost	Free during early access. You pay your supermarket for the food you buy.	£4.50 to £15.00 a portion, by recipe and box size, plus £5.99 delivery a box.
Commitment	No box to skip or cancel. You plan the weeks you want.	A subscription. Skip, pause or cancel by midnight four days before delivery. Account holders can also order one-off boxes.
Delivery	Your supermarket delivers, or you collect. You book the slot with them.	7 days a week, on mainland UK. You don't need to be in.