A genuine revolution in what meal plans can do for you
Like it or not, we’re prompt-deep in humanity’s quick fix era. You can get almost anything your ickle fickle heart desires, delivered straight to your door within a matter of hours through the ever-growing community of eCommerce apps.
You can command AI to read and write your emails for you; use algorithms to find your life partner; binge on a physically unwatchable volume of on-demand cinematic content; and the route to achieving that ‘no sucking in’ beach body has been made infinitely more achievable (if not always accessible) through the use of GLP-1 inhibitors.
The weaning of life
It may be saving us time and brow sweat, but immaculate convenience comes at a cost. Much of life’s richness emerges from the minutiae of existence. It’s hewn out of effort, mined from the rockface of struggle, and found in abundance through the active pursuit of hurdling adversity. In taking the easy road, we rob ourselves of much potential joy and meaning.
That was my internal monologue at least, in accepting an invitation to guinea pig Right Bite’s new holistic longevity product.
You’re likely already well aware of the work done by Right Bite, essentially a meal plan service offering catered solutions for slimming down, muscling up, and just generally sculpting a new you from the graft of calorie deficit or macro alignment.
You can sign up for subscriptions, or just order dishes ad hoc through their delivery partners. But this new service, Right Bite Plus, goes way beyond that. It’s promising nothing less than a paradigm shift in what meal plans can do for your overall health.
Something of a scientist
It’s important to be wary of products that purport huge gains in a short period. Pseudo-scientific snake oil is everywhere. But it’s equally sensible to suspend that cynicism when the claims and your prospective results are underlined by hard, study-informed science.
Your Right Bite Plus package includes a consultation with a nutritionist who performs an InBody scan, you’ll also get a blood test – conducted in your own home for that Dubai-level convenience. A total of 34 biomarkersare analysed including nutrient levels, inflammation markers, and your body’s hormone balance, providing an accurate snapshot of your true BioAge.
BioAge is just a number
Even if the report turns out to be sober reading, the Right Bite dietary boffins will put together a tailored meal plan that sets you on a path of “wellness-focused aging”, as well as dropping a few belt notches if that’s your particular rub of the lamp. The launch package is available at an introductory price of Dhs2,999 for the first month, with subsequent months charged at Dhs2,500 for meals and ongoing support. Sure it’s a sizable commitment, but the aim here is equally hefty – quality of life extension. And what price longevity?
The food scheduling is all done through an app, where you can flag allergies, dietary requirements and non-preferred foods (perfect for the “mushrooms are slimy” contingent), and you’re given daily options on your meals and snacks. The food parcels are delivered each morning (or the evening prior), fully prepped and ready to reheat. But how good are Right Bite’s dishes?
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The food
It’s not fair to compare meal plan dinners with What’s On’s more typically targeted subject, multi-course Michelin Guide dining experiences. And I’m not immune to the irony in the fact it’s at least partly the quantity of butter in the latter, that’s causing me to seek refuge in the former.
The quality of Right Bite’s signature ensemble does stand up well though, and crucially – the variety is strong enough to stave off repetition fatigue. Which is one of the most common causes for cancellation in any meal plan agreement. There’s no “if I see one more box of chicken broccoli bake, I’m going to flip microwaves”. Though I did come close with the chicken and oat soup, and that’s on me.
You will find yourself reordering favourites, during my month’s trial, I smashed the beef shawarma shaker button every time it was presented as an option. And there are representatives from all the major world cuisines – gyro platters, moutabal, croissants, burgers, kabsa, quesadillas, pasta, paella, and bukhari, perfect for palates with wanderlust.
The verdict
It’s not an easy path, calorie deficit means you’ll likely be hungry at some points, and a side order of active lifestyle is assumed – but that’s part of the magic. You earn the scale top stripes. I don’t mind sharing my own personal goal, it was to drop weight ahead of July’s Hyrox event in Abu Dhabi, making it a little easier on my knees. I’m down body fat, up in muscular mass and I’ve lost 2kg in a month. But more than that, I feel healthier, stronger and more confident about achieving my longer-term wellness goals.
It’s wellness with body-specific science, the Goldilocks approach of getting you where you need to be, without stealing your sense of achievement in arriving there. This is the future we should be aiming for, working with algorithms, not for them.
From Dhs2,999, rightbite.com
