Angel Food Ministries – Review
As promised in Episode 41 – Half Price Groceries, I’ve posted photos of my first experience with Angel Food Ministries. My overall thoughts? Fantastic!
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EDITED 09/04/2009 TO ADD:
Be sure to read all the reviews below the photos from other moms that have recently tried Angel Food Ministries before making your decision. I haven’t used the service recently and some customers are having mixed results. I’m not sure if this is a problem only in certain areas or overall. At the time that I reviewed these products in July 2008, I was pleased with my quality and service. The thing to remember is everyone’s circumstances, preferences and needs are different. My best advice to you would be to make a minimum order the first time and judge for yourself or ask other local folks if they were pleased with their last order.
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All this for $30. Think you can beat that at the grocery store with the same products? I dare you to try! You let me know if you score a deal and have a coupon for all these items, OK? 
Close up time! Yeah, that’s fresh eggs, meat & frozen vegetables! Even breakfast is covered with pancake mix!
Even got the kids covered with tator tots, pudding cups and Mac & Cheese!
So what are you waiting for? Find your local host at Angel Food Ministries.
Chele Neisler is your host for Moms Love Shopping. As a mother of three boys, Chele is happy to have Moms Love Shopping as an outlet and a connection to other women. Spending every moment with all males isn’t easy! Hosting the show also allows her the chance to return to her two first loves, shopping and chatting.
I ordered the TV dinners. 10 for 29.00. They are called Golden Cuisine. They are delicious. And they are perfect for seniors (which I am not). I ordered them for me and Grammy when I do not feel like cooking. The broccoli cooks to a more tender point than normal TV dinners which is great for seniors with dental issues. And, they are not as highly spiced or as full of fat as normal TV dinners. They come out to 2.90 cents each and are quite a helping. And I think they were worth every penny. Did I mention they had yellow turnips in some and black beans in some. One was crab cake which was full of real crab not fake. Yummy!
If any of you are worried about a senior parent or grandparent who is on their own eating right, you might opt for the Golden Cuisine. Of course, it won’t feed them for a month, but it is great for when they are not up to cooking.
This month I am trying the Bread of Life signature box for 35 and adding a 10 lb popcorn chicken for 16 bucks. And, if it works out I may opt to get rid of my big freezer and just live on a box of food a month from them and add fresh fruit and bread as needed.
May 2011 was the only month I’ve done Angel Food Ministries (1 Bountiful Blessing box), and we have been very happy with the savings we’ve seen in only the last couple of weeks. For starters, we had no problems with it at all. We brought our own box as the site said to, however, apparently they are all pre-boxed now.
The frozen veggies have all been good (better than canned). I am kind of having fun figuring out how to use the foods and it kind of changes the menu from what we usually do, which is good. We are supplementing the box with fruits and veggies from the store, as well as having to still get other things for lunches (we often have to eat away from home where no microwave is available — like for school lunch which is $3.50/lunch in elementary school and days where we go to museums or parks).
We (a family of 4) are spending about $20 additional per week in groceries (on things like juice boxes for the lunches, cheese, hot dog buns and veggies).
So for 2 weeks, we averaged $45/week on food (including the AFM box over 2 weeks) and still have 1.5 lbs pork chops, 3/4 lbs. NY strip steak, 2.5 lbs split chicken breasts, 1 bag of waffle fries, 1 lbs of hot dogs, 1 lbs of green beans, and rice left. So we’ll probably not have to buy any meat (other than what we do in lunches) this month and will continue to save.
I’m also finding that it is helping me grow as a cook. I was a recipe cook, and now I’m finding that I am using a recipe and then just making all kinds of substitutions (and they are working out).
I just started using this for me and my son. We ordered the $31 box and it keeps the freezer stocked. It keeps me from going to the grocery store several times a week and trying to figure out what to prepare for dinner and has saved us from going out to eat so much. I ordered for April 2011 as well and I hope to continue to have good experiences.
Angel Food Ministries is not timely or dependable. I ordered two boxes of food on February 26. One delivery was rescheduled due to weather, two due to “truck issues.” Personally I don’t have $70 to throw around and now am faced with ever difficult task of figuring out how to make my remaining $50 for gas to go to work now also get food for my family. I would never use Angel Food Ministries again and am furious to be dupped into believing that they were a good resource for those of us who work hard but make less and less each year.
While I know that one size never truly fits all, the savings we get from Angel Food Ministries simply outweighs any negative experiences we’ve had and they’ve only been with things like a soft onion in the produce box!
Because of the savings for my family of 4, I started challenging myself to create recipes where we use all of the food and don’t grocery shop at the store for more than staples like baking supplies, bread, extra milk, etc.
I believe in it so much that I even started my own blog to help others who want to make the most out of their Angel Food and kitchen!