Review of Angel Food Ministries

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

As I mentioned previously, Angel Food Ministries is one way to save money on groceries. We picked up our first order last week and have been cooking from it the last few days.

So, how does the food stack up? Weeeeeeell, ummmm, it’s not as good as I had hoped. I don’t think the meat quality is the same as what I would buy at my grocery store. There’s less meat, more fat and I have to really reach into my bag of tricks to make filling meals with the small amounts of meat AFM gave us.

This month’s ’signature box’ featured the following proteins:

1lb of ground beef (about the size of a house brick–I made chili using 2 bags of dried beans as filler so we would have enough for more than one meal.)

1.5 pork roast (which looks smaller than the beef brick even though it weighs more)

2 lbs of NY Strip steak (4 small, thin steaks with lots of fat, but tasty.)

1 lb chicken fajita strips (this was by far the worst meat item in the box; low quality, fatty, weird flavor and not enough meat for our family to make a meal of)

Chicken tenders (tasty, even the toddler ate them and she doesn’t like meat)

Fish sticks (we aren’t fish people so will probably give these to someone else)

The portion sizes are…well, you know how a protein portion is supposedly the size of a deck of cards? Angel Food Ministries has taken that portion size to heart and they are gospel strict about it.

If you are on a diet or want to lose weight, AFM might be a good place for you to get your groceries. We are certainly eating less this week.

What it boils down to is this, you will struggle mightily to feed more than 2 people with 1 signature box. Also, the quality is a mixed bag–there’s more gristle and fat than I would buy and in that sense, I think AFM is probably a poor value for the money.

I think, for us, AFM would be something we would do only if we were both unemployed and had our backs to the wall financially. It’s not something we would willingly eat if we could afford other options.

I’m glad I tried it. I know it’s there if we need it. I also know I’ll need lots of pasta and beans to extend the portion sizes so that the meals are filling. Nor will I plan on having any leftovers.

Have you tried Angel Food Ministries? What did you think?

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