What we think of FACTOR - Healthy, Meal Delivery Service (not sponsored)

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  • Опубліковано 27 кві 2023
  • We've been letting a little too loose with our diet that we decided to check out FACTOR - a company that curates healthy, never frozen, meals made by professional chefs. We decided to document our first week of receiving our FACTOR delivery and outline the pros and cons to this meal delivery service.
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  • @kimberleysunchuk2909
    @kimberleysunchuk2909 2 місяці тому +24

    I have been getting Factor for a few months. I love how easy it makes eating healthy. I have saved so much money by not ordering from Uber Eats and have lost 25 pounds.

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  2 місяці тому +1

      Congrats on your success!!

    • @TheCarlitos213
      @TheCarlitos213 Місяць тому +1

      Kimberly how many meals a day do you eat? In order to achieve that amazing weight loss?

    • @kimberleysunchuk2909
      @kimberleysunchuk2909 Місяць тому +1

      @@TheCarlitos213 I usually have one a day. I have just coffee for breakfast, sometimes cereal. Then I take a factor to work for lunch. I either have a Factor for dinner or eat something very light. 2 days a week I eat very little, just coffee and then a Factor for dinner. I get home late those days so I just go to bed.

    • @Aviation_hub-kr7hw
      @Aviation_hub-kr7hw 6 днів тому

      -sponsored. Any microwaved meals aren’t “real food”.

    • @kimberleysunchuk2909
      @kimberleysunchuk2909 6 днів тому

      @@Aviation_hub-kr7hwwho is sponsored? The video?

  • @CharlieCabralos
    @CharlieCabralos Рік тому +22

    Hell yeah! I've been waiting for a non-sponsored opinion on this specific service.

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  Рік тому

      Let us know if you have any more questions and we'd be happy to answer! We've done another week of this (since) filming.

  • @karend5880
    @karend5880 4 місяці тому +17

    I did factor last year for a while, I'm back now, i hate cooking and end up door dashing fast food too many times. I like that this is quick, healthy and the meals are tasty. It's also really not meals your going to get at a restaurant.

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  4 місяці тому +1

      Yeah would love to get back into cooking!

  • @MsKumbi
    @MsKumbi 7 місяців тому +6

    Love this. Would love to see a UA-cam short version of all the factor meals you eat. Love the first impression faces and very detailed in explaining the taste.

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  7 місяців тому +1

      We've taken a pause from this but a short wouldn't be a bad idea if we ever pick it up again!

    • @BostonKnick
      @BostonKnick 3 місяці тому

      Agreed...but were they filling? Wondering if you guys were hungry afterwards 🤔

  • @paulamurphy5054
    @paulamurphy5054 5 місяців тому +3

    Thanks so much, you guys are adorable and sooo helpful :)

  • @mengwu1113
    @mengwu1113 15 годин тому +1

    Great video, but only if I play it at 1.75 speed. At first I thought it was playing slow mo

  • @MikeeRogers
    @MikeeRogers 11 місяців тому +3

    Lol at Mark putting on an Apron. I’ve been using them for a couple months now. I usually skip every other week. I get to be “healthy” in that we are less likely to order Wingstop (lol) when we’re too lazy to cook. Definitely not getting it because I crave it though lol. I replaced Hello Fresh with it because I wasted so many being lazy lol.

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  11 місяців тому

      I think Hello Fresh would make me leave the home lol

  • @xkkerrriix
    @xkkerrriix Рік тому +2

    How perfect is this? I’ve been considering this for us as well-but wasn’t sure about the taste & value. I may have to consider it now after watching your review 😊

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  Рік тому +2

      Feel free to ask more in depth questions if you have any! We did have a promo coupon that made it cheaper starting out. If I think about $80 providing 3 meals for 2 people, it doesn't sound bad compared to eating out, just other "factors" to consider like the monotony of eating these.

    • @xkkerrriix
      @xkkerrriix Рік тому +1

      @@ItsJamesandMark I initially considered it because of 50% off promo code I saw on one of the podcasts I watch on YT 😂🤣 It definitely isn’t bad considering how much money we spend on eating out or buying dinner. I like the convenience and portion control with the meals, but also want to be able to balance it out with easy meal prepping I could do to compliment it as well. Have you both tried any other meals besides the ones in this video? I feel like adding a salad or more veggies to all the meals 😂

  • @justinhill5608
    @justinhill5608 21 день тому +1

    James is funny af, love the style of this review 🤝🏾

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  21 день тому

      Thanks Justin!! You got us to rewatch this video :) 😂

  • @mykelmtl514
    @mykelmtl514 Рік тому +1

    I would have chosen blackened salmon also, mainly because the mango is probably not ripe yet. We have a dish this week from good food that includes fresh mango and plantain and the mango is finally (after four days) starting to ripen.

    • @mykelmtl514
      @mykelmtl514 Рік тому +1

      Oh, you just need to reheat them. Never mind about the mango ripeness.

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  Рік тому +2

      I'm starting to think I don't really care for mango salsas to begin with lol

    • @mykelmtl514
      @mykelmtl514 Рік тому +1

      @@ItsJamesandMark I don’t think mango salsa should be heated up. It needs to stay fresh. But you’re not going to go in and remove it before heating the salmon up.

  • @smartypants1980
    @smartypants1980 Місяць тому +1

    Were there instructions for cooking in the Oven?

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  Місяць тому +1

      Yes they included it but it varies depends on the content, the one we had says it'll take 7 mins

  • @mattclarke3671
    @mattclarke3671 Місяць тому +1

    Just got my first box!

  • @lobbyrobby
    @lobbyrobby Місяць тому +1

    I just placed my first order. We'll see how it goes. I don't cook. If you ever opened my fridge you question how I'm alive haha. I'm watching this as I'm in 2 day of my water fast. Surprisingly it's not bothering me too much

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  Місяць тому

      Good luck on your water fast! And come back and let us know what you think of the meals

  • @donnagreenleaf7
    @donnagreenleaf7 Рік тому +3

    Those actually looked really good I think I would enjoy the blackened salmon

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  Рік тому +1

      Taste was better than what I would have thought, portion size is what I struggle with lol

  • @dremarwil6456
    @dremarwil6456 День тому

    Pretty delicious meals. Not fulling though. They come in handy when u dont want to cook or wait for an order of food.

  • @djtoxicdhg
    @djtoxicdhg 16 днів тому +1

    My question is is it actually hellthy i would be down to try it but only if its actually helthy im weryed about sodiom and suger counts maby if you have time can you gies please let me know if its actually helthy and werth a shot im a bit skeptical sins its just microwaved meals

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  15 днів тому

      You can check out the nutrition value online and you can also cook in oven!

    • @djtoxicdhg
      @djtoxicdhg 12 днів тому

      ​@ItsJamesandMark I just bot my order now 18 meals I'll let you know how it goes

  • @alexanderriku9716
    @alexanderriku9716 Місяць тому +1

    This looked so good until you compared the chicken meal to cafeteria food lolll, I'm curious are you still using Factor? Great video, best review on Factor I've seen!

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  25 днів тому

      We used it recently because we forgot to skip a delivery lol, it actually worked out cause we needed food that week and didn't want to grocery shop or go out

  • @smartypants1980
    @smartypants1980 Місяць тому +1

    That Garlic Chicken sounds fun.

  • @LiLgPnoy15
    @LiLgPnoy15 2 місяці тому +1

    I just ordered my first box. It arrives next week. I hope its good, but more importantly I just want to eat healthier. Eat for fuel, not for taste.

  • @voidexploration9470
    @voidexploration9470 2 місяці тому +1

    I hear a lot of people saying that there is too much sodium in their meals, so is it truly healthy

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  21 день тому +1

      Possibly! If they cut fat you wonder what might get added in!

    • @voidexploration9470
      @voidexploration9470 20 днів тому +1

      @ItsJamesandMark I've been using them for about a month or so now and they do seem like a healthier option

  • @ryanmcdonald2326
    @ryanmcdonald2326 6 місяців тому +2

    FACTOR is beyond amazing

  • @EskoBomb
    @EskoBomb 8 днів тому +1

    Yeah but is it hard to cancel

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  7 днів тому

      We didn't know that til after signing up, yes they don't make it easy

    • @EskoBomb
      @EskoBomb 7 днів тому +1

      @@ItsJamesandMark yeah I was researching these and that's how I came on your video which was super helpful but I was like coming there specifically to find out if it was hard to cancel. Something about gyms and certain subscription services like I don't know it's almost cult like in this world how these things work.
      Thank you so much for responding!

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  7 днів тому

      Sure, we've had to continuously skip deliveries via emails and they let you do it two weeks out, one time we forgot in the last month and ended up with delivery but serendipitously we needed it that week. I would like to find a way to cancel so we don't have to do this anymore.

    • @EskoBomb
      @EskoBomb 7 днів тому +1

      @@ItsJamesandMark I can't remember the phone number but when I asked Google home mini at my house straightforward how to cancel it it said you have to call a phone number and they mentioned a website so there's probably an actual phone number you have to call on the website to cancel it.
      Good luck guys I wasn't expecting to hear that you were still in a scenario like that

    • @calidrone2193
      @calidrone2193 6 днів тому

      It takes like 5 buttons to cancel… super easy.

  • @Aviation_hub-kr7hw
    @Aviation_hub-kr7hw 6 днів тому +1

    My parents force me to eat these for dinner every day. I’m so done with it. I want real food. The meals aren’t even filling.

  • @newfnshow031
    @newfnshow031 2 місяці тому +2

    those are some tiny portions I would starve

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  2 місяці тому

      Yeahhh usually still need a piece of fruit or something after

  • @Rei.Eatsfoods
    @Rei.Eatsfoods Рік тому +3

    James before he eats the meal: I'm dying already I need wings. LOL Just teasing. I feel like you guys might like something like Hello fresh because the food seems more hearty & you cook it yourself. I've never used it but it seems good.

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  Рік тому

      Hello Fresh is one we never got onto, we've done Blue Apron and Freshly! I think I want to make dinner already next week lol

  • @Since-80s
    @Since-80s 5 місяців тому +2

    you have so much likeability i was smiling the entire video

  • @emeritamiranda3353
    @emeritamiranda3353 Рік тому +2

    Add a salad with your meals.
    Love your matching shirts at the beginning. You both look great.

  • @raphaelsanluis9711
    @raphaelsanluis9711 11 місяців тому +1

    The rice is quite good .

  • @EricMcD15
    @EricMcD15 Місяць тому +1

    Yall seem like Disney Adults

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  Місяць тому

      More recently became them, but wasn't for most of our life.

  • @emeritamiranda3353
    @emeritamiranda3353 Рік тому +2

    Garlic mushroom chicken thighs 💕

  • @daliaarodriguez
    @daliaarodriguez Рік тому +1

    I would have eaten the 3rd dish first (don’t like mango with salmon).
    I get it James, it feels like a punishment.

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  Рік тому

      I think I wanted to start on a high note so opted for the other salmon first lol

    • @daliaarodriguez
      @daliaarodriguez Рік тому +1

      @@ItsJamesandMark I get that too, but it (ending on a low) didn’t seem to discourage Mark from wanting to reorder.

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  Рік тому

      We're on a second week of this now heh

  • @MrsJulieSmith
    @MrsJulieSmith Рік тому +2

    Bubba would need to eat like 6 of those at meal to feel full.

  • @mykelmtl514
    @mykelmtl514 Рік тому +1

    It hurt me to see how disappointed James was when the microwave wouldn’t work. 😢

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  Рік тому

      I don't think the camera was rolling when mark said we could use the oven as alternative lol

  • @rayrg1979
    @rayrg1979 7 місяців тому +1

    Garlic mushroom chicken

  • @mykelmtl514
    @mykelmtl514 Рік тому +1

    The chicken dish could have been smeared on a baguette. Screw Keto!! 😂

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  Рік тому

      We did look back at the photo and turns out it wasn't a whole piece either, but also shredded and blended in with the cheese lol

  • @Shay_Moniq
    @Shay_Moniq Рік тому +1

    Any salmon

  • @mykelmtl514
    @mykelmtl514 Рік тому +1

    BTW, your thumbnail looks like you’re being forced to eat this. 😂

  • @peridot1977
    @peridot1977 Рік тому +1

    I would start off with a salmon and end with a salmon, so I don’t have to eat salmon 2 days in a row. 😂

  • @newfnshow031
    @newfnshow031 2 місяці тому +1

    3 days ... lol you have thousands of days in front of you not 3. Sounds like u don't want to be on a diet.

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  2 місяці тому

      Correct we found other means to maintain our weight besides using this meal service

  • @lisavu2629
    @lisavu2629 Рік тому +1

    Belly happiness = mental happiness 😂

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  Рік тому +1

      And this is why you're in your field, you just get ppl!! Lol

  • @Straycat733
    @Straycat733 3 місяці тому +1

    Start with chicken

  • @raphaelsanluis9711
    @raphaelsanluis9711 11 місяців тому +1

    The food taste as good but salmon is healthy.

  • @evelynr3639
    @evelynr3639 Рік тому +1

    Nothing looked good

  • @lamarodom
    @lamarodom 4 місяці тому

    I couldn’t watch the review. Listening to you how moist dudes talk was irritating

    • @ItsJamesandMark
      @ItsJamesandMark  4 місяці тому

      Ok

    • @voidexploration9470
      @voidexploration9470 2 місяці тому +2

      I suppose some people haven't woken up in 2024, if you don't have something nice to say don't

    • @nichellehowell
      @nichellehowell Місяць тому +2

      Scroll & roll. You're rude.

    • @illseal7951
      @illseal7951 Місяць тому

      Audibly said ew reading your comment, sucks to think people like you exist

  • @MrCaptainSafety
    @MrCaptainSafety 5 місяців тому +2

    Came here looking for a better meal service, left realizing I married the wrong person 🙃
    Thanks for the honest review! 🫶🏻