Tovala Meals: Cost, Reviews, and the Oven

Tovala Meals and Oven

Dietary Options

compost Vegetarian

(2-3/week)

grass Vegan

adjust Paleo

pie_chart Keto

(3-5/week)

calendar_month Whole30

set_meal Mediterranean

breakfast_dining Gluten-Free

(5/week)

local_drink Dairy-Free

medical_information Diabetic-Friendly

monitor_weight Low Calorie

(10+ Under 600 cal)

For those with various dietary needs, Tovala has options to meet some of the most common ones. On the Tovala menu, you can find entrees that meet special diets such as Calorie Smart, Carb Conscious, Gluten-Free, and Vegetarian.

Calorie Smart

Calorie Smart

Carb Conscious

Carb Conscious

There are also ways to customize some of their meals by changing the sides or proteins, which can help to meet dietary needs and preferences as well. For instance, you can get Smoky Coffee-Rubbed Salmon or Chicken Breast.

Tovala meal customization protein

Meal Prep

tovala ingredients in the box
Tovala preparation steps

Each of the fresh meals come with a few ingredients and preparation steps to make one meal. And, if you are cooking for two, order two of the same meal and you’ll cut down on the prep time. The Tovala Smart Oven easily fits two trays. 

These are not like your average meal prep kits with extra chopping or cooking. The prep here takes a minute or two, and needs no special cooking skills. The Smart Oven takes care of that for you!

Meal Cost

Tovala Meal Cost

With Tovala, you can choose between four and sixteen meals per week. The four-meal plan starts at $51.96 per week, while the sixteen-meal plan is $207.84 per week. The average Tovala meal cost is $12.99/serving, but you can choose their lowest price meals at $9.99/serving, and they have special meals at $17.98 at the highest. There are no price breaks for ordering more meals.

It is important to note that each meal is only a single portion. Tovala is no longer offering free shipping, so you’ll need to add $9.99 to each weekly cost for shipping.

Meals Per Week

Avg Cost Per Serving

Estimated Weekly Cost

4 Meals/week

$12.99

$51.96

6 Meals/week

$12.99

$77.94

8 Meals/week

$12.99

$103.92

10 Meals/week

$12.99

$129.90

12 Meals/week

$12.99

$155.88

16 Meals/week

$12.99

$207.84

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Tovala Smart Oven

Tovala Meals and Oven

The Tovala Smart Oven is what makes the Tovala meals so easy. The Tovala Smart Oven is connected to Wifi and has scan-to-cook technology. This means that you can scan the recipe card from Tovala meals, press start, and it will cook them perfectly without you having to enter any settings.

You can also scan more than 850 grocery products like frozen foods or a frozen meal from Trader Joe’s that are registered to cook perfectly in the Tovala Smart oven when scanned. Of course, you can also use the oven to make your own food or use the Tovala recipe library and cook from scratch with your own ingredients. 

Tovala smart oven scan bar code

Tovala Meals Bar Code

Tovala scannable groceries

Scan Groceries

tovala preset recipes

Library of Recipes

Its versatility is one of the biggest benefits. You can steam, bake, broil, toast, air fry and reheat with one appliance. These multiple cook modes are the secret to how the Tovala meals come out perfectly every time.

Each recipe uses specific cooking cycles, each using different cook methods. Using the barcode, the oven already knows which cook methods to use and for how long so that you get a tasty, perfectly cooked meal every time.

Air Fry Option

I wanted to make a special note about the air fry option in the Tovala Smart Oven. It really does replace a separate air fryer, and puts out fantastic, crispy foods. I like it better than my solo air fryer.

Tovala air fry

Customer Service

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The customer service is a hit or miss with Tovala. Some customers have great experiences, and others continue to be frustrated. Tovala offers chat, email, and phone support. The chat option seems to be more helpful than the phone, as a common complaint is that all agents are busy when calling by phone.

However, there is a lot that you can accomplish through your account online. You can change your weekly deliveries, including skipping a week, choosing your meals, and changing the number of meals you receive. Additionally, you can also cancel at any time through your online account, so the only time you should need the customer support is if something is awry with the delivery once you receive it.

Reviews

Tovala has a 4.6-star rating with more than 5,000 reviews. Most reviews boast about how easy the meals are to cook, the perfect portions, and the well-seasoned great taste. One Tovala review states, “once you go Tovala, you can’t go back” after trying many other meal services. It certainly seems that Tovala has won the hearts of the masses.

Even large media outlets have discovered the wonder of Tovala. Business Insider claims, “Every dish tasted like a gourmet home-cooked meal but without any hassle or effort.” and the Tasting Table states, “These quick and easy meals beat takeout any night of the week.”. Those are some high praises from some significant sources!

FAQs

Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about the Tovala meals.

Can you cook Tovala meals in a regular oven?

You can cook Tovala meals in a regular oven, but the recipes are designed to cook perfectly in the Tovala oven, so they do not come with regular oven instructions.

Are Tovala meals for one or two?

The Tovala meals are portioned for one person.

Are Tovala meals healthy?

Tovala meals are healthy and can fit into multiple dietary preferences.

How are Tovala meals delivered?

Tovala meals are delivered fresh to your doorstep in recyclable packaging.

Bottom Line

Cook at home with ease using Tovala meals in the Tovala Smart Oven. This is an unstoppable duo that will have a perfectly cooked, well-seasoned meal on your table in under 20 minutes with virtually no work from you. Give them a try and see what you think!

41 thoughts on “Tovala Meals: Cost, Reviews, and the Oven”

  1. Sounds very interesting. Must a meal be purchased every week? For a single person this may be difficult. Is it possible to have three meals very other week?
    Thank you for your answer.

    1. The least number of meals you can order is the 4 meals per week plan. You can skip any week you want to with a click of a button on the website. Super easy.

  2. I wish the meals were a bit lower in cholesterol and sodium. True – some are low calorie. I’m on my second week of meals (4 meal plan) and they are delicious.

    1. Jennifer Gregory

      Tovala meals arrive fresh and last 3-7 days in the fridge. You’ll see an “Enjoy By” date on each meal.

      1. Are there instructions on how to operate the oven? Can the oven be used manually for heating up other foods?

        1. Jennifer Gregory

          Yes, instructions are provided with the Tovala oven. You can use the oven to do any cooking you’d normally do in your conventional oven. You can also steam, toast with 5 settings, reheat, cook from the app’s library of recipes, and Scan-to-Cook hundreds of brand-name grocery products—like Eggo Waffles and Pop-Tarts!

  3. Can you cook other things( reg food items) BESIDES your expensive plan meals in this oven? I have a huge family of 5 kids and although this seems like a great ” quick” before game ,concert..etc or when we are in a hurry..in all honesty…just too expensive to be used all the time for our family.

    1. Jennifer Gregory

      Yes you can cook anything in the Tovala oven and their app even has Scan-to-Cook functionality for hundreds of brand name grocery items – not just Tovala.

  4. If I am going to the mountains where there is no internet, the cooking length is provided on each card, but not the temp. Where can I find that info?

    1. Jennifer Gregory

      They have the code and instructions on the Tovala App for each meal, so if you have access to 4G/5G then you should be good to go!

      1. She said she was in area with no wi-fi. And The length of time is on there but not temp. Which makes no sense. Does tovala have any partnership or deal with any wi-fi companies? Lastly what meal plan do you committed to when you get the oven for free?

  5. I am a widow, 82 yrs old and a staunch vegetarian (no meat any kind or gravy) so does your menu offer northern beans,pinto beans or black-eye peas? Do you provide desserts?

  6. This comment is about Tovala as a company. Someone hacked my debit card and ordered meals from Tovala. When I saw the charges, I immediately contacted Tovala and with just a few msgs, they reversed the charges. Less effort than I expected. If I was gonna use a meal delivery service, It would definitely be Tovala.

  7. Johnna Hopkins

    I am so very impressed!! The food is amazing and couldn’t be any easier to prepare. I’ll never cook again!!

  8. Received our Tovala microwave 2 week’s ago. We loved the meals. Just received our 2nd week, can’t wait to cook them. I like the adjustment of skipping meals when not home or not liking the meal preference.

  9. I currently own a tovala oven but have put orders on hold because their selections (without extra charges) we’re very limited. I would like to know how I could re-qualify for another Tovala (discounted new oven )deal delivered to my home again? Would I have to go as far as deleting my account?

  10. We just order our first Tovala Oven and excited to get it. Looking forward to the prepared meals and also having a shot at using the oven on our self-prepared meals plus trying out the items I can scan a bar code. Can’t wait!

  11. Never received the oven, but sent me two weeks of food that I can’t cook. Charged me over $200 for product I had to trash!
    Said, “Sorry, you canceled your oven order.” Two years ago!!!!! So when I reactivated it, they said I reactivated it without an oven……right, why would anyone do that????

  12. Is it possible to cook 2 meals at the same time? Anytime I have seen an ad it shows what appears to be just one meal, possibly two containers but, for example, one protein and one veggie. I would want to cook for myself and my husband at the same time.

  13. Tovala used to offer three meals per week. Recently it went to a minimum of four. Considering for Tuesday delivery, the meals leave Chicago on Friday via FedEx. Arriving on Tuesday, the ingrediants are over a week old before I finish them if I eat just one a day. Tovala should keep in mind there are a lot of people who live alone who want fresh meals without leftovers. Even three Tovala meals can be pushing it some weeks. I would be willing to oprder just 2 meals almost every week. The meals are good, but lack variety. Sauces and sides are frequently repeated with different entrees for example. Green vegetables are missing from most choices, but it is easy enough to add a salad. The extra cost meals are worth the price. The regular meals are typical home cooking, many of which can be put together with little effort if one has the groceries. Grocery stores used to sell fruit and vegetables in bins where shoppers could select the quantity. Now they too are packaging in quantities like Tovala that are not for the single person. Tovala meal choices are heavy on chicken and have mayo in many recipes. Please bring back 3 meals per week, even two. Remember single people eat too.

    1. Unfortunately, neither Non-GMO or organic are guaranteed. When I asked the company, they said they occasionally have organic or non-GMO ingredients, but its not something they can say across all meals. If you go to https://www.tovala.com/menu you can click on any of the meals and see their ingredients list, but I’ve yet to see any organic ingredients listed. Which is very disappointing even for the dirties produce like Spinach, strawberries, etc:
      Tovala Ingredients list

  14. Loving my oven and the meals I have ordered so far. Great gift from my son for Christmas ! I strongly agree with the lady who suggested a return to the 3 meal option or even a 2 meal option. Then I wouldn’t skip entire weeks. This is an ideal option for seniors living alone. Just saying !!

    1. YES! from another single person who likes to know food is as fresh as possible. I am looking forward to receiving my oven and starting my meals A bit apprehensive due to the fact that I used to cook and bake a lot, but find that a bit harder at 80.

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      Tovala does not offer a vegan meal plan, but they do offer vegetarian meals that are similar in price to the non-vegetarian meals.

  15. How many weeks can you skip without closing the account?? Can these meals be frozen?? I don’t need 4 meals a week!!! I am a good cook, just a tired one!! Plush I eat Asparagus 24/7 in the spring, veggies in the summer!! But I love the look of some of the meals shown on TV, but they could be 2 meals for me!!!

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      You can skip up to 5 weeks at a time. The meals can be frozen, just thaw them overnight in the fridge before cooking. You can easily split your meal into two portions, too! Save the second portion for an easy lunch the next day. 🙂

  16. I am retired, elderly not liking to cook using the stove or cooking frozen dinners in the microwave. Buying at the store is stressful everything is for families. I don’t eat large portions, as you sell would be ideal, except for the amount we have to buy. This sounds ideal for Seniors otherwise.

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      If you think you can’t eat the minimum order amount of 4 meals per week, you can freeze the meals before their “best by” date. Just thaw the meal in the fridge overnight before cooking, and you’re all set!

      Tovala allows you to skip up to 5 weeks of deliveries at a time, too, so you don’t have to get a delivery if you don’t need the meals.

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