LeafSide is perfect for you 🤩 if:

• You enjoy eating — and are committed to — high quality, nutrient-rich whole vegan meals (aka whole food plant-based or WFPB meals).
• You generally avoid processed food, and avoid fast food.
• You have an active lifestyle, and often lack the time to plan, shop, prep, and cook healthy meals for yourself or loved ones.
• You prioritize superior nutrition and health.

However, LeafSide may NOT 🤔 be for you if:

• You regularly eat and crave processed foods with added salt, sugar, and processed oils/fats. Unfortunately, the Standard American Diet is heavily laden with those three processed additives, which “hijack” our taste buds with neurological effects similar to addictive drugs.
  • If you currently find healthy unprocessed meals bland, but you’re committed to eating healthier, be aware of these general trends: It may take 1-2 months of clean eating (i.e. over 2/3 of your caloric intake is unprocessed whole vegan) to wean off from high salt and sugar, to the normal levels in whole unprocessed foods. And 2-4 months to shed processed-fats cravings, to enjoy whole plants’ fat levels.
  • You can use whole vegan condiments to make the transition easier, e.g.
    • whole dates powder is an unprocessed sweetener that’s perfectly healthy;
    • low-sodium soy sauce can provide salty tastes;
    • nut/seed butters give plenty of healthy, creamy plant-fats, like tahini or almond butter
  • The good news is, your senses can & will adapt, and you can re-gain even more enjoyment of eating real, wholesome food, with far more layers and nuances of taste than ever before.
• You don’t currently eat a majority whole foods plant-based diet. Per above, LeafSide meals may taste bland to you.
  • Note that most Americans have a “healthy eating score” (aka phytochemical index) of 12/100. Whereas health benefits become significant above 50/100, i.e. when over 50% of your calories come from whole plant foods.
• You regularly eat animal products (dairy, eggs, meat, fish, etc) high in salt and saturated fats.
• You prefer bland food rather than a wide range of flavors, herbs, and spices. Out of habit, some people simply don’t enjoy flavorful foods. If that’s you, but you still want the health benefits of whole vegan eating, we’d suggest trying our Smoothies and Sweet-bowls first.

You’ll find the ingredients and nutritional information for all LeafSide meals here: https://www.goleafside.com/nutrition-summary/

Please note that all of our 23 meals are already and always free of added sugar and oil, and our Sweet-bowls and Smoothies do not have any added salt.

Our Savory-bowls and Soups are low-sodium by default, but for SOS-free eaters (e.g. medically prescribed, or already adapted to no-salt eating), we can omit the sea salt and miso powder in those meals upon request: Just write “SOS-free” in the Order Notes section, or contact our Customer Success team.

Looking for meals that are gluten-free, nut-free, low-fat, soy-free, or SOS-free?

For LeafSide subscriptions, each complete LeafSide meal is initially priced at $9.99, while renewal orders receive a further 10% discount.  From the start, we’ve aimed to provide the healthiest meal value available anywhere ✅, at a price that beats most fast/junk food options.

• Every LeafSide meal follows the highest standard 🥇 for plant-based nutrition — Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen — while also being delicious and super convenient.
• Each LeafSide meal contains 15-30 whole plant ingredients 🌱, the majority of which are organic.
• LeafSide meals range from about 400 to over 650 calories 😋 — they’re real, filling meals that will power you for hours.
• Many LeafSiders find a single meal pack to be very filling, so they split one pack across 2-3 meals/servings. That’s easy to do with “bases” like whole grains, bread/toast, tortilla wraps, over baked potatoes, etc. Try them and discover their value!

We have 23 meals available, and a 12-item minimum order requirement (total $119.88), but many LeafSiders start with one of each recipe so they can try everything (total $229.77), and confidently select their favorites for their next order .

Please note that loyal LeafSiders with an active subscription receive a 10% discount on all renewal orders, from an already active subscription, making the price per pack only $8.99.

Our shipping fees are $6.99 for orders within the contiguous United States. Shipping to Hawaii and Alaska is $12.99 for up to 24 meals, $34.99 for 25-41 meals, and $49.99 for 42-70 meals.

You’re welcome to get started with your LeafSide subscription by going here: https://www.goleafside.com/order/

Currently, we offer monthly subscriptions (with the option to skip a month) with a 12-item minimum order requirement, but we will have other options with different pricing and minimums available in the future. If you don’t need meals each month, you’re welcome to order, then cancel your subscription immediately afterward. 

The first order default includes one of each recipe (23), and while we recommend you try them all to see which ones you like best, you can customize the selections to fit your preferences, as long as you fulfill the minimum order requirement of 12-items.

Although initial orders are priced at $9.99 per pack, active subscribers’ renewal orders receive a 10% discount, $8.99 per pack. 😊

Currently, we offer only month-to-month subscriptions (with a skip-month option) with a 12-item minimum order requirement, but we will have other options with different pricing and minimums available in the future. In the meantime, if you don’t need meals each month, you’re welcome to order and cancel your subscription immediately afterward.

You have the ability to update your selections for your next renewal at any time, and you will receive both a text message and email 48 hours prior to the renewal order processing, so that you have enough time to make any updates before then.

For renewal orders: click on Account (rather than Order) in the topbar, then click ‘My Subscription” (on the left) to see options to update your subscription, including changing the quantities of any LeafSide meal. This process updates your current active subscription, and avoids creating multiple subscriptions (which are possible if desired; click Order to create a separate new subscription). 

Due to the low moisture content of our meals, and the use of 100% whole plant ingredients, LeafSide meals are shelf-stable and maintain the best taste and texture for a meal-specific 2-6 month timeframe (see back label) from its creation date, when stored in a cool, dry (non-refrigerated) place. Depending on a specific recipe’s ingredients, the timeframe varies, and is updated based on our ongoing tests of each recipe, and evolving packaging.

Typically, the limiting factor is any higher-fat ingredients used in the meal (nuts, seeds, dates, coconut, etc.). If you want to extend the storage duration, you can put your pack(s) in the fridge, just as refrigerating those higher-fat ingredients would help add several months or more of shelf life. You may even store the meals in your freezer, which is likely to add years of shelf life.

LeafSide meals contain no preservatives or additives! Many of our ingredients are shelf-stable due to a special freeze-drying process that gently removes their moisture content. Freeze-drying maximizes nutrition and keep the ingredients safe to consume, without adding any unnatural preservatives.

All LeafSide meal packs will have a “Created On” date, and also a specific time frame of 2 to 6 months after that date on the back label, to ensure you enjoy the best taste and texture possible.

See below for an example:

Another quick reminder: The best-by time frame of dried foods is very different from an expiration date; the latter is needed for high moisture, perishable products with active microbial risk. By contrast, LeafSide meals are safe to consume weeks or months past the best-by time frame (yes, we’ve tested old meals on ourselves), though taste & texture may decline.

Finally, if you think you’ll need your LeafSide meals beyond their usual best-by time frame, remember that you can always store them in a fridge/freezer, to greatly extend their best-taste/texture lifetime. It’s yet another way to get more value & flexibility from LeafSide, while never wasting food!

Just add water!   The majority of our whole plant ingredients are freeze-dried, which maximizes the nutrition and keeps the ingredients safe to consume without refrigeration, nor preservatives. 

To prepare LeafSide Sweet-bowls, Savory-bowls, or Soups, you simply pour the meal into a 1-quart bowl, add boiling water, stir, cover, wait 10 minutes..and enjoy! 😋

LeafSide Smoothies are blended with water (or plant milk if you prefer) in a high-speed blender having 800+ Watts or more power. 

Preparation instructions can be found by clicking on each meal at this link: https://www.goleafside.com/meals/