GoPicnic

I’m going to have to update this review as we ordered a little over 2 months worth of lunches and snacks but had to toss a lot of it out. We hit up their black Friday sell and got the products almost mid-​December which wouldn’t have been a big deal except for the fact that half the products expired by the end of that month and pretty much the rest of it expired mid-​January. How are we supposed to eat a couple months worth of food in just a few weeks? Their products are good when fresh but it was upsetting to trash that much food. I don’t think we will order from them again.

I bought GoPicnic as a groupon deal looking for quick healthy food for lunches and snacks. I was sorely disappointed by the taste of the food. It was a bit stale, small portions, and all the combos are a very slight variation of each other. On top of that the amount of packaging for each is highly wasteful. There is more packaging than food in each box. They are low in overall nutrition (protein, fiber, fat content, etc.) and quite pricey if you look at what you’re getting. I will never buy these again and discourage anyone else from either.

I used a groupon deal to initially place my order and have since ordered a few more times after that. The shipping was very quick since we’re in the same state. They have a very good variety of products and always have different sales and specials going on all the time. Hubby and the kids like these also – could these be a meal, sure, could they be broken up into multiple snacks – for sure. Definitely a great choice for on the go!

This review is based on the salami and cheese package.
I find it a little strange that none of this food needs to be refrigerated. In fact, I was slightly worried about the cheese. It tasted ok, and I enjoyed the cheese with the salami on the crackers. The dried fruit and nut mix was a little stingy on portion size, but it was tasty enough. The chocolate cream filled cookie thingies were very tasty, but super smashed up. Based on this box, I would say that this is good for a snack, but I doubt I would be content if this were my full lunch for the day.
I think the presentation is super cute and convenient. The box has a little tab so you can close it if you want to save some (though, I doubt anyone would be saving any of this cuz it isn’t a lot of food). Everything is individually wrapped, so you don’t have to open anything you’re not ready to eat.
The quality of the food seemed high, like I didn’t feel like I was eating some kind of gas station meal. I look forward to trying the plaintain ones, which I also purchased.
Lastly, I must say that I agree with the other Unilocalers that it is annoying that the company has NOTHING you can purchase for $ 30. I was like a few cents too short, so I had to purchase extra crap to make the total above $ 30 (for the purposes of a Groupon I purchased). I think that was strategic on their part, and that irritated me a bit. If i hated this meal, for instance, I would have wasted money on 6 others, even though I had a Groupon.
I probably would not buy these again without the Groupon or some other form of savings.

These things are delicious, and I eat them regularly — especially the one with turkey pepperoni. They should not, however, be considered meals. The portions are only snack-​sized. With an apple, banana, granola bar or yogurt, they do work as (small) meals, but by themselves they will not come close to filling you up.
Odd little note: the asiago cheese spread that comes with the turkey pepperoni «meals» contains no asiago cheese. According to the label, it only contains cheddar. It’s still very tasty, but why is it called asiago cheese spread? Does that just sound better?
As far as prices go, they’re not really that bad if you break them down. These «meals» cost around four bucks a piece. If you eat one with an apple, banana, granola bar or yogurt, the total cost of your meal ends up being around $ 5.50. That’s less than a sandwich at Subway.
I will continue to buy and enjoy these things — I just ate one this morning, as a matter of fact — but they should not be called meals. If you bring one to work for lunch, make sure you pack one or two other things as well.

The delivery of the food was very slow. The food itself was ok, although the snacks had something to be desired. Good for travel, I take them on planes for snacks.

very convenient! tasty. portion size adequate, but slightly small. I use for traveling and for local events when I’m not near reasonably priced and healthy food.
I’ve been further won over by great customer service when they quickly honored a coupon code that I hadn’t entered, even though the order had already been processed.

I’m a vegetarian, which can sometimes make it tricky to eat on the healthier side while on the go, hiking, or traveling. I can’t speak to the omnivorous GoPicnic varieties, but the hummus and crackers variety is awesome. They are high in protein and reasonable on the fat while being shelf-​stable and delicious. I don’t buy the sunbutter and peanut butter varieties because they are much lower in protein and higher in fat.
I agree with the other reviewers — they are a bit pricey. But, you do get fair-​trade chocolate and a lot of convenience.

These are my new favorite meals for work and on-​the-​go! So convenient to carry anywhere, not expensive, and very tasty. Plus, I try to avoid gluten and dairy and they have tons of options for me. Best part — all of the meals are very healthy which means I can give them to my kids without any guilt. Great concept and products!

It’s really 2.5 stars… while I love the meals (they are so convenient and I feel good about what I’m eating), the prices are… too much, in my opinion. Maybe that’s cause I’m a college student and really can’t afford anything haha but like Jessica said, I get the feeling that they’re a bit money hungry. For instance, I took advantage of a sale and made a purchase, and at the end they have a survey for me to take with «a $ 100 reward» upon completion. Usually I’d assume it was a pop-​up, but it had GoPicnic’s label and so I did. I took the survey, and the reward at the end was a magazine subscription. Very misleading in my opinion lol but I guess that’s what I get for taking their pop-​up survey -.-

Very bad form. They advertised on LivingSocial for a deal where you would spend $ 15 to get $ 30 credit on their website.
However, the trick that they use to get you is that they require for you to spend at least $ 30 to place this order (NOT a requirement if you are paying cash!) and there is nothing you can buy for exactly $ 30, so what it comes down to is that you have to spend more to even use your deal.
I contacted GoPicnic but they were not willing to take my order for less than $ 30, even when I said «look, it’s for $ 29.19, just keep the 81 cents».
I was willing to give them a try, but not any more. I’ll be getting a refund from Living Social, and hope no one else got burned on this «deal».