PlateJoy doesn’t limit users to a weekly set menu of, say, only three meals. By enabling grocers to participate in the meal-planning subscription game, PlateJoy can provide more variety than other services and cater to a wider spectrum of dietary restrictions.

PlateJoy comes up with a meal plan for you based on a quiz you take at signup. They then let you customize the meal—taking out ingredients you don't care for, etc.—and compile a grocery list.

Especially smart: The algorithm pairs meals together to minimize the items on your grocery list, and tracks what you have at home.

Thanks to PlateJoy, people like me—busy, hopeless cooks with big appetites for delicious, nutritious food—can eat healthy, save time, and even save money.

PlateJoy addresses every obstacle—aside from cooking the meal—for $8 per month. The site will build a menu for you, generate a grocery list (that remembers which ingredients you already have), and allows you to send the list to a local grocery store for delivery via Instacart if you so choose.