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WHAT IS A MEAL PLAN? CAN I ORDER ITEMS OUTSIDE OF MY MEAL PLAN?
Thistle is a super flexible subscription service. At sign up, you selected your meal plan (how many breakfasts/lunches/dinner/snacks you want each week) – but you can order items outside your meal plan in a few different ways, or change your ongoing meal plan whenever you’d like! If you want an ongoing change, you can update your individual meal plan on the Meal Plan page.
You can also customize individual deliveries if you want to do things like add on an extra meal one week, add your favorite juice, or get double of your favorite snack! Just head to your Upcoming Deliveries page and click "Customize this delivery.
Did you save a Thistle salad for lunch but woke up craving tacos? Or maybe you're feeling a cocktail? We've been there, and so have our customers! Here are just a few ways you can "hack" your Thistle meals to suit whatever craving you're having, while still getting all the nutritional benefits of a delicious Thistle meal.
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Discover the life changing benefits of a whole food, plant-rich diet with delicious, dietician designed meals delivered to your doorstep.
Studies have shown that a healthy plant-based diet can help you:
Plant-Powered Nutrition Designed For Results
Plant-Powered Nutrition, Designed For Results
The
Healthful Guide
Our Guiding Principles
On a Mission
As a new Thistler, you're officially part of our journey to help people get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system.
Our namesake, the thistle, is a resilient pioneer plant that sustains life around it and replenishes the earth beneath it, revitalizing the very land it grows upon. Inspired by its amazing power to both nourish and heal, the thistle is the perfect metaphor for our company. Like the thistle, we are catalysts for change; enabling better health, a better food system, and a better environment.
It's In the Name
Transformative Nutrition
We believe that food is medicine – and at Thistle, that medicine is delicious. Thistle meals are expertly designed by registered dietitians and nutritionists to enhance your health, wellness, and longevity, while our innovative chefs draw inspiration from cuisines across the globe to create dishes that are as tantalizing as they are nourishing. By celebrating delicious plants at the center of every plate, your meals will make you feel amazing while tasting incredible – no compromises needed.
Plants First
What does “plant-forward” mean?
It means Thistle's meals center on plants: whole, natural, nutrient-dense vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, legumes, whole grains, and plenty of herbs and spices. They contain a healthy balance of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats to keep you energized, lots of fiber to keep you satiated and your gut healthy, and provide tons of essential vitamins and minerals. Whole food, plant-forward diets promote health and sustainability while offering flexibility for individuals who may occasionally include animal products in their meals.
~450 - 550 CALORIES
OPTIONAL 2-3OZ SUSTAINABILITY SOURCED MEAT ADD-ON
2-3 SERVINGS OF VEGGIES AND LEAFY GREENS
20G+ PLANT PROTEIN IN PLANT-BASED MEALS
~15G OF FIBER FOR IMPROVED DIGESTION
Delicious, Drinkable Nutrition
Simple, clean, organic, and familiar ingredients: that’s all you’ll find in our cold-pressed juices and shots. With zero fillers and zero added sweeteners, nothing gets in the way of their plant-powered health-boosting benefits.
Eating a diet that’s plant-forward is one of the best ways to reduce your environmental footprint. Real talk — animal products are the biggest drivers of our food system's greenhouse gas emissions and other negative environmental impacts. They are leading drivers of deforestation, species extinction, freshwater use, land use, and air and water pollution. By eating plant-forward, you’re reducing your environmental footprint by 60-80%!
Globally, 30-40% of all food that’s produced is never consumed. In Thistle’s kitchen, and tangentially in yours, food waste is always on our mind. With meticulous data and planning, we’re able to reduce food waste in our supply chain and our kitchen – and what we don’t use, we make into delicious soups or donate to those in need!
Each year, we donate tens of thousands of pounds of healthy ingredients and ready-to-eat meals to our food pantry partners. Plus, we can help you reduce food waste at home – one study found that on average, meal kits reduce total household food waste by almost 40%2.
Food Waste
Lifecycle Of A Thistle Meal
We know that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to wellness. To get you started, here are a few tips to help you get the most out of your experience with Thistle:
WHAT DO I DO WITH MY BAGS AND ICE PACKS AFTER EACH DELIVERY? (LOCAL DELIVERY ONLY)
All of our delivery materials are reusable! We collect, sterilize, and reuse the Thistle bags and ice packs for future deliveries, so please leave your empty Thistle bags (with ice packs) where your new deliveries are made. Check out below to see how to reuse and recycle our other packaging.
WHEN DOES BILLING RUN EACH WEEK?
In order to make sure we’re only making what we need to minimize food waste, billing runs at 11:59pm Pacific each Thursday for all deliveries you have scheduled for the upcoming week, so any delivery customizations, meal plan or address changes, skips, and pauses for those deliveries will need to be made by this time. If you need help adjusting your order, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help!
CAN I CHANGE MY MEAL PLAN SCHEDULE?
We have two delivery cycles: “Early Week” and “End of Week” — and you can opt into either or both, depending on your schedule. We feature different meals for each day, so please note that M/T/W meals are only available in our Early Week cycle, and Th/F/S meals are only available in our End of Week cycle. You can add or remove a second weekly delivery on an ongoing basis or just for a specific week.
Have More Questions?
Refer a friend through the Thistle PALS program – they'll get $120 off, you'll get $60! Share the love – and the lunch.
Meet Our Snacks
They're kind of famous!
We offer sweet and savory snacks for every day on our menu and our members love them. Here are a few Thistler favorites – add them to your delivery to help keep you satiated throughout the day.
Oatmeal Cookie
Energy Balls
Cashew Pub
Cheese Plate
Okinawan Sweet
Potato Bar
SALAD → PASTA
All of our salads have hearty greens that can be heated up in a pan with some freshly cooked pasta and mixed in with the dressing.
BOWL → TACOS
Heat your Thistle salad or bowl in a pan like you normally would but plate them on tortillas and top with a dressing drizzle and squeeze of lime.
JUICES → COCKTAILS
Both our juices and shots make a refreshing and flavor packed component for both cocktails and mocktails!
Check out previous nutrition Q&As on our blog, featuring questions from Thistle members that have been answered by Dani, our in-house registered dietitian.
Your Questions, Answered
We know that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to wellness. To get you started, here are a few tips to help you get the most out of your experience with Thistle:
Transformative Nutrition
We believe that food is medicine – and at Thistle, that medicine is delicious. Thistle meals are expertly designed by registered dietitians and nutritionists to enhance your health, wellness, and longevity, while our innovative chefs draw inspiration from cuisines across the globe to create dishes that are as tantalizing as they are nourishing. By celebrating delicious plants at the center of every plate, your meals will make you feel amazing while tasting incredible – no compromises needed.
Eating a diet that’s plant-forward is one of the best ways to reduce your environmental footprint1. Real talk — animal products are the biggest drivers of our food system's greenhouse gas emissions and other negative environmental impacts, including deforestation, species extinction, freshwater use, land use, and air and water pollution. A recent study found that by eating plant-based, you’re reducing your food carbon footprint by 75% while also reducing land use by three quarters, water use by half, and cutting biodiversity loss by two thirds!
Supporting The Planet
Plant-Forward Meals,
Planet-Forward Impact
Get Creative
Did you save a Thistle salad for lunch but woke up craving tacos? Or maybe you're feeling a cocktail? We've been there, and so have our customers! Here are just a few ways you can "hack" your Thistle meals to suit whatever craving you're having, while still getting all the nutritional benefits of a delicious Thistle meal.
SALAD → PASTA
All of our salads have hearty greens that can be heated up in a pan with some freshly cooked pasta and mixed in with the dressing.
BOWL → TACOS
Heat your Thistle salad or bowl in a pan like you normally would but plate them on tortillas and top with a dressing drizzle and squeeze of lime.
JUICES -> COCKTAILS
Both our juices and shots make a refreshing and flavor packed component for both cocktails and mocktails!
Making it easy to get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system.
GET TO KNOW US
CAN I RECEIVE WEEKLY REMINDERS TO UPDATE MY DELIVERIES BEFORE BILLING?
Yes! To sign up, you can text MENU to 1(855)525-0580, and each Thursday you'll receive a text message with a reminder to update your upcoming deliveries before billing runs.
HOW CAN I SEE MY WEEKLY CHARGES?
You can view all weekly invoices in your Account, under Order History. Find the week you would like to view, and click "Details" on the right hand side of the screen. You will also see any discounts or account credits that were applied to your invoice for that week.
Plant-Forward Nutrition,
Life-Changing Impact
Better For You
INDIVIDUAL HEALTH
Delivering delicious meals to improve your health, wellness, and longevity.
PLANETARY HEALTH
Protecting and promoting the health of our planet.
Better For Everyone
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Bettering our communities and amplifying our impact.
Empowering For All
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MEAL HACKS
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FAQ
How To Recycle & Reuse Our Packaging
All of our packaging is recyclable or reusable. Here’s how to reuse or recycle each container properly:
MEAL, SNACK, & JUICE CONTAINERS
Thoroughly rinse and dry any plastic food and juice containers before recycling. Some facilities may not accept plastics with lingering food or liquid residue.
JARS
Rinse and dry soup and jarred salad containers before recycling. These containers are great for storing leftovers! Please do not microwave these containers or put hot food in them.
DELIVERY BAGS
We collect, sanitize and reuse empty Thistle bags. Leave them wherever your deliveries are typically dropped off and our drivers will pick them up.
ICE PACKS
We collect these after use. You can leave your ice packs wherever your deliveries are typically dropped off and our drivers will pick them up. Otherwise, you can let the ice pack thaw, then cut a small corner and empty the non-toxic, water soluble contents into trash before recycling the plastic pack.
How To Recycle & Reuse Our Packaging
All of our packaging is recyclable or reusable. Here’s how to reuse or recycle each container properly:
Our Guiding Principles
The Healthful Guide
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Carbon Neutral Deliveries
We offset last mile emissions through supporting third-party verified, high quality offset projects that remove carbon while restoring nature.
