YOLO Group
Online Store 12 Gopeng Street
#01-01 Icon Village
1 Vista Exchange Green
#01-48 The Star Vista
3 Fraser Street
#05-28 DUO Tower
http://yolofood.com.sg/
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Healthy Meal Plans Made Easy
(Ratings: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 = Worst and 10 = Best)
Overall: 8
Equipment & Logistics: 6
Food & Beverage: 9
Service: 8
Value for Money: 8
Spent about SGD $17 per person.
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Established since August 2015 by Alexis Bauduin, YOLO Group is a halal-certified meal plan food delivery service that formerly operated physical stores, but has since pivoted to a full online shopfront. While my experience with the dine-in option at YOLO Group back in 2018 was lacklustre, they've since improved the quality and presentation of their dishes, even despite the delivery.
At YOLO Group, all receipes for their weekly meal plans are still accredited by internationally acclaimed Dietician and IOC-certified Sports Nutritionist Jane Freeman. Dishes on the weekly menus are crafted to be fun, tasty, halal, and accessible, now improved from when they started out years ago. Prepared fresh daily by chefs in the central kitchen, YOLO Group meal plans are clearly a fusion of Western and Asian influences, spanning Australian, British, French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, American, South African, Chinese, Indian, South Korean, Japanese, Malay, Thai, and Modern Singaporean cuisines.
The YOLO Group meal plans are catered for your lifestyle; from losing weight to staying in check. Ordering online is simple and hassle-free, and with their standardised meal plans, each lunch or dinner is already planned for you. Meals arrive ready-to-eat, they're quick and easy to reheat, or can be refrigerated for up to 1 day. I like that YOLO Group meals are balanced and controlled, healthy yet tasty, and convenient. This does come at a slight premium, YOLO Group meal plans average about SGD $17 per person per meal, slightly more than other brands.
Orders for YOLO Group meal plans have to be placed at least 2 days in advance. Meals can be delivered daily within the block of 9:30am - 12:30pm, and the delivery service from YOLO Group is prompt and efficient, with items neatly packed. Even if you don't want meals delivered daily, you have the flexibility to choose; from once, twice, or 5 times a week for the delivery. Meals are rotated on a 2-weekly schedule, with a full-day plan consisting of lunch, dinner, and 1 snack. Overall, they've improved since I previously visited them, am pleased with my YOLO Group experience thus far.
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The Beef Bulgogi With Sweet Potato Noodles, Spinach, And Shredded Carrot is a hearty bowl, of tender chewy marinated beef bulgogi and caramelised white onion slices with meaty sweet savoury flavour, crunchy shredded carrots and crisp spinach with vegetal sweet flavour, and springy sweet potato noodles with starchy sweet flavour. Some cut red chili and gochujang / red chili paste lend a dash of sweet spicy flavour. Highly recommended!
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| Beef Bulgogi With Sweet Potato Noodles, Spinach, And Shredded Carrot |
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| Beef Bulgogi With Sweet Potato Noodles, Spinach, And Shredded Carrot |
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| Beef Bulgogi With Sweet Potato Noodles, Spinach, And Shredded Carrot |
The Peanut Butter Cookie is crisp and crumbly, studded with chocolate chips and having deep peanut butter taste. The result is a mouthful of deep chocolatey sweet nutty buttery flavour in each bite. Good!
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| Peanut Butter Cookie |
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| Peanut Butter Cookie |
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| Peanut Butter Cookie |
The Gong Bao Chicken With Brown Rice, Spicy Eggplant, Garlic Bok Choy was perhaps the only dish that didn't appeal to me. While the chicken tossed with dried red chili is nicely tender chewy moist in texture, it lacks the spicy edge, coming across as more savoury sweet in flavour. The juicy eggplant / aubergine / brinjal is vegetal sweet but not spicy or soft enough. At least the fluffy brown rice has nice grainy sweet earthy flavour, and the crisp garlic bok choy / Chinese cabbage is fresh with vegetal sweet taste. Some cashew nuts with nutty flavour lend a good contrasting crunch to texture. Could be improved.
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| Gong Bao Chicken With Brown Rice, Spicy Eggplant, Garlic Bok Choy |
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| Gong Bao Chicken With Brown Rice, Spicy Eggplant, Garlic Bok Choy |
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| Gong Bao Chicken With Brown Rice, Spicy Eggplant, Garlic Bok Choy |
The Herb Chicken With Roasted Potato, String Beans, Harissa Sauce surprised me with the ultra tender moist herb chicken breast, with its sweet savoury herbal spice flavour. The juicy string beans have bright vegetal sweet flavour, while the tender roasted potatoes have smoky starchy herbal sweet flavour. Completed with a grainy harissa sauce, which holds vibrant floral herbal spice sweet flavour. More appetizing than it looks. Worth ordering!
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| Herb Chicken With Roasted Potato, String Beans, Harissa Sauce |
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| Herb Chicken With Roasted Potato, String Beans, Harissa Sauce |
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| Herb Chicken With Roasted Potato, String Beans, Harissa Sauce |
The Mango Chia Seeds Pudding feels healthy. The wobbly gelatinous mango pudding has mild fruity sweet flavour, while the neutral-tasting chia seeds lend a crunch to texture. Dressed with soybean powder, which lends an odd grainy flavour that I didn't quite like. Could be improved.
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| Mango Chia Seeds Pudding |
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| Mango Chia Seeds Pudding |
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| Mango Chia Seeds Pudding |
The Beef Bolognese With Pasta, Mixed Mushrooms, And Green Peas is properly filling. The base of penne pasta tubes is soft with grainy sweet flavour, and there's bouncy mixed mushrooms (straw, shiitake) with vegetal earthy salty flavour, as well as juicy garden green peas with vibrant vegetal grassy sweet flavour. The rich minced beef and tomato bolognese has robust vegetal meaty sweet savoury flavour, and makes this bowl delicious. Good!
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| Beef Bolognese With Pasta, Mixed Mushrooms, And Green Peas |
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| Beef Bolognese With Pasta, Mixed Mushrooms, And Green Peas |
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| Beef Bolognese With Pasta, Mixed Mushrooms, And Green Peas |
Loved the Rendang Chicken With Coconut Basmati Rice, Roasted Cauliflower, with its base of fluffy coconut milk infused basmati rice that holds milky earthy sweet grainy flavour, and crunchy florets of roasted spiced cauliflower with vegetal sweet flavour. But the star is the tender juicy rendang chicken, with its bold savoury spice salty sweet flavour, coating the palate in its yummy notes. Highly recommended!
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| Rendang Chicken With Coconut Basmati Rice, Roasted Cauliflower |
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| Rendang Chicken With Coconut Basmati Rice, Roasted Cauliflower |
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| Rendang Chicken With Coconut Basmati Rice, Roasted Cauliflower |
Loved the Banana Bread, with its dense moist crumbly cake-like texture, and bright fruity sweet flavour of banana. A perfect snack. Highly recommended!
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| Banana Bread |
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| Banana Bread |
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| Banana Bread |
Felt the Fresh Herb And Lemon Barramundi Fish With Cajun Roasted Sweet Potato, Herb Veggies was above average. The herb roasted mixed vegetables (zucchini, yellow squash, red bell peppers / capsicum) have bright smoky vegetal sweet bitter earthy flavour, while the cajun spice marinated and roasted sweet potato has deep smoky earthy starchy sweet flavour. The large fillets of tender flaky moist barramundi fish are marinated in lemon juice and herbs, lending a herbal zesty sour tangy flavour to the natural sweet savoury flavour of the fish. Completed with pine nuts for a nutty crunch. Worth ordering!
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| Fresh Herb And Lemon Barramundi Fish With Cajun Roasted Sweet Potato, Herb Veggies |
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| Fresh Herb And Lemon Barramundi Fish With Cajun Roasted Sweet Potato, Herb Veggies |
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| Fresh Herb And Lemon Barramundi Fish With Cajun Roasted Sweet Potato, Herb Veggies |
Looking at the Salmon Chicken Balls With Quinoa, Baked Spinach Egg, Broccoli, House Made Chili Sauce and already feeling healthy. The grainy quinoa has earthy grainy sweet flavour, while the crunchy fresh broccoli has vegetal sweet notes. The juicy soft baked egg omelette with spinach has a contrasting eggy vegetal sweet flavour, while the minced salmon fish and chicken meat balls are bouncy chewy with meaty sweet savoury flavour. The best thing here is the house made chili sauce, bright and fiery with a bold spicy kick, that makes everything taste so much more addictive. Good!
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| Salmon Chicken Balls With Quinoa, Baked Spinach Egg, Broccoli, House Made Chili Sauce |
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| Salmon Chicken Balls With Quinoa, Baked Spinach Egg, Broccoli, House Made Chili Sauce |
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| Salmon Chicken Balls With Quinoa, Baked Spinach Egg, Broccoli, House Made Chili Sauce |
The Low-Fat Cheese Cake, as expected, tastes like a healthy version of a cheesecake. Lacking in creamy richness, this manages to retain a mild cheesy sweet flavour, and the crumbly graham cracker base holds decent grainy sweet flavour. Feels so light too. Worth ordering!
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| Low-Fat Cheese Cake |
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| Low-Fat Cheese Cake |
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| Low-Fat Cheese Cake |
The Peri Peri Chicken With Cauliflower Rice, Braised Purple Cabbage features more of their ultra tender moist chicken breast, this time dressed in a sour spicy sweet savoury peri peri sauce. Served over a base of crumbly cauliflower rice and corn kernels with vegetal sweet flavour, along with braised purple cabbage with a soft crunch to texture and robust vegetal sweet flavour. More tasty peri peri sauce helps this dish along. Worth ordering!
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| Peri Peri Chicken With Cauliflower Rice, Braised Purple Cabbage |
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| Peri Peri Chicken With Cauliflower Rice, Braised Purple Cabbage |
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| Peri Peri Chicken With Cauliflower Rice, Braised Purple Cabbage |
Loved the Lamb Kofta With Couscous, Mint Yoghurt, Cucumber Tomato Salad, as the grainy crumbly minced lamb kofta wasn't gamey at all, instead having beautiful meaty herbal savoury sweet flavour. The juicy cucumber and tomato salad lends bright vegetal sweet flavour, complementing the dish nicely. Completed with fluffy couscous with grainy sweet flavour, and a thin mint yoghurt that has bright herbal milky sweet notes. Loved every bite of this. Highly recommended!
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| Lamb Kofta With Couscous, Mint Yoghurt, Cucumber Tomato Salad |
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| Lamb Kofta With Couscous, Mint Yoghurt, Cucumber Tomato Salad |
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| Lamb Kofta With Couscous, Mint Yoghurt, Cucumber Tomato Salad |
The Peanut Butter Energy Bites are small round bites of crushed peanuts and peanut butter, having a crumbly texture with nutty sweet flavour. So yummy. Good!
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| Peanut Butter Energy Bites |
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| Peanut Butter Energy Bites |
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| Peanut Butter Energy Bites |
The Basil Minced Chicken With Brown Rice, Soy Egg, Kai-Lan is a filling bowl. Felt the crunchy stalks of kai-lan / Chinese kale / Chinese broccoli held a bit too much bitter flavour, overwhelming the natural vegetal sweet notes it has. The base of fluffy brown rice has mild grainy sweet flavour, almost imperceptible. But I like the tender juicy minced chicken with basil leaves and red chili, and its deep meaty salty savoury spice flavour. Completed with a wobbly egg braised in light soy sauce, giving it an eggy salty sweet flavour. Good!
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| Basil Minced Chicken With Brown Rice, Soy Egg, Kai-Lan |
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| Basil Minced Chicken With Brown Rice, Soy Egg, Kai-Lan |
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| Basil Minced Chicken With Brown Rice, Soy Egg, Kai-Lan |
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