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Comparison: ready-to-eat meal services in Quebec
Comparing ready-to-eat meal services in Quebec
There are about a dozen prepared-meal services delivering in Quebec, and they don't do the same thing at all. Some freeze, some don't. Some require a subscription, some don't. Some give you a fixed portion, only one lets you have it weighed to the gram. Here are the criteria that actually count, and where we sit.
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| Criterion | BigMig | Antoine | HulkMeal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh or frozen | Fresh, never frozen | Prepared ready-to-eat meals, to reheat | Cooked fresh then frozen immediately |
| Subscription | None | None, everything à la carte | None |
| Adjustable portions | Protein from 100 g to 250 g, weighed to the gram | Not stated on their site | Preset formulas |
| Choice of carbs / vegetables | Yes, including zero carbs | Not stated | Not stated |
| Delivery area | Almost everywhere in Quebec | Greater Montreal area, North Shore and South Shore | All of Quebec |
| Delivery fee | Maximum $12 | Not stated, minimum order of $85 | Free from $150, otherwise $9 |
| Starting price | From $12.90 per meal | Not shown on their homepage | Packages from $229 to $319 |
Data taken from each company's official website on August 21, 2026. Offers change often: check directly with the supplier before ordering. When the information wasn't published, we wrote « not stated » rather than guessing.
The 5 criteria that actually change something
1. Fresh or frozen
That's the first real dividing line. A frozen meal keeps for months and can be ordered in bulk, but the texture changes: the rice turns mushy, the chicken loses its juice, the vegetables go soft. A fresh meal keeps a few days in the fridge and reheats in 2 minutes without the texture falling apart. At BigMig, nothing is ever frozen. That's also what explains our order deadlines: we cook after we get the week's orders.
2. Fixed portions or weighed portions
Most services sell you a meal that's already put together: so many grams of protein, so many carbs, the same for everyone. That works if you just want to eat properly. It doesn't work if you're following a nutrition plan, if you're cutting, or if you take 200 g of protein per meal. That's exactly the gap we fill: you pick your protein from 100 g to 250 g and your carbs are weighed to the gram.
3. Subscription or à la carte
A lot of American services run on a recurring subscription with a box that ships automatically every week. In Quebec, several players have dropped that model. Us, we never had one: you order when you feel like it, in the quantity you want.
4. The real cost, delivery included
An $11 meal with $15 of delivery and an $85 minimum costs more than a $12.90 meal with $12 of delivery max. Always do the math on the full order, not on the unit price on display.
5. The delivery area and day
Getting your box on Thursday when your week starts on Monday doesn't solve much. Look at the real delivery day in your area. On the South Shore, we deliver on Sunday. In Montreal, on the North Shore and in the rest of Quebec, we deliver on Thursday.
So which one should you pick?
If you want frozen volume to keep for months and exact macros don't matter to you, a frozen-meal service does the job. If you want fresh, flexible and local, look at the services that cook every week.
If you follow a nutrition plan, if you're bulking or in a deficit, and the difference between 140 g and 200 g of protein counts for you, there aren't 12 options in Quebec. That's why BigMig exists.
Questions
What's the best prepared-meal service in Quebec?
It depends on what you need. For frozen in big volume, frozen-meal services are more practical. For fresh delivered in Greater Montreal with no subscription, several options exist. For portions adjusted to the gram to match a nutrition plan, there's a lot less out there.
Do ready-to-eat meals cost more than cooking?
On the price of the ingredients alone, yes. Once you include the groceries, the prep time, the dishes and the food waste, the gap narrows a lot. Also count the restaurant meals you stop buying.
Do you need a subscription to order from BigMig?
No. No commitment, no automatic deliveries. You order when you want, in the quantity you want.
Are BigMig meals frozen?
Never. They're cooked fresh every week in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and delivered chilled, ready in 2 minutes in the microwave.
Where do you deliver?
Almost everywhere in Quebec. See Montreal, Laval, South Shore, North Shore, Quebec City and Gatineau.