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From Oddbox To Abel & Cole, our expert panel pick their favourites!

What if we told you there was a way you could eat healthier and make life easier for yourself, all at the same time?

While many of us first developed a habit for grocery deliveries during the various lockdowns, they’ve become a useful tool for swerving the supermarket, adding a little more variety to our diets, and eating more seasonally to boot.

Convenient, and often organic, sustainably farmed and with compostable or recyclable packaging, they’re often better for the planet, too. What’s not to love?

For those days when you need added recipe inspiration, or a gentle push towards your five-a-day, a fruit and vegetable box can help. Depending on the size of box you order, and the selection you choose, they’re suitable for everyone from single households to large families. All you need to do is decide how often you want to receive one...

Our panel of 10 testers tried a selection of fruit and vegetable delivery services. They were looking for excellent customer service, a varied selection, great value for money and, of course, super tasty produce.

If you’ve become a little bored by the selection in the local supermarket, but have a number of hungry mouths to feed, then this one’s for you. Containing an incredible 60 items of organic fruit and veg, the sheer variety on offer means you won’t be stuck eating the same thing every day.

Alongside useful items such as spinach, cauliflower and potatoes, you’ll find fennel, blueberries and oak leaf fennel. What’s more, the customer service was some of the best on test.

If the name hasn’t already given it away, let us tell you, this one does exactly what it says on the tin. Think of it as the 21st-century version of the milkman. Its seasonal box contains at least seven different organic fruits and vegetables, but you can also shop meat, dairy, bakery and even household cleaning staples.

There’s even zero-waste and plastic alternative ranges to choose from. The best bit? All deliveries are scheduled for before 7am, so you’ll wake up to your order.

Just need a few bits without loads of leftovers? If you’re catering just for yourself, the last thing you want is a mountain of fresh produce to get through, or worse, to be eating the same meal for a week.

Each box contains a seasonal array of six organic seasonal veg, and two portions of fruit. Plus, there’s a useful tool to add to log anything you don’t want to receive.

For every box sold, the company will also donate a portion of fruit and veg to food charity partners including the Felix Project, Dons Local Action Group and School Food Matters too. Good stuff.

For those that believe taste comes before beauty – that's us – Oddbox allows you to rescue misshapen fruit and veg, preventing it from going to waste.

Rejected by the supermarkets for reasons such as being too small, or too big, a medium box of eight different veg and four fruits saves on average 6kgs of CO2 and a staggering 1,328 litres of water.

With a rotating array of seasonal organic produce, our worthy winner is ideal if you want to supplement your regular shop with a little variety. You’ll get five items, all grown on Daylesford’s Cotswold’s farm. Forget carrots, potatoes et al.

Though you’ll receive the staples, you can also expect more unusual produce such as wild garlic, Jerusalem artichokes, black radish and more. Perfect if you’re looking to expand your repertoire. Dig out those recipe books and prepare to try some new dishes.

Want to know exactly what you’re getting? Boxxfresh allows you to choose which fruits, veggies, salads, herbs and cupboard essentials go into your box. And there’s no subscription required.

Simply order when you want to. Choose from seasonal produce, and add up to an impressive 15 items; that’s good value if you ask us.

If you’re sick of filling up your recycling bin every time an order arrives, look no further. Riverford aims to use as little packaging as possible, and where it does, it uses paper or materials that can be composted at home. What’s more, its boxes can be used up to 10 times; simply return them to your delivery driver.

As for what’s in the box, order a small and you’ll find five seasonal veg (including the basics such as potatoes, carrots and onions, with more varied items such as rainbow chard or fennel), and two types of fruit. Though larger boxes are also available.

Natoora started life as a supplier to high-end restaurants, so you know its produce is going to be top notch. Now available to the home chef, you can expect up to 10 different items of hyper-seasonal produce in each box, picked at their flavour peak. Tarocco orange, black Iberiko tomato, or purple sprouting broccoli anyone?

You can even add sustainably sourced dairy, charcuterie and store cupboard essentials to your order. And no, ordering this doesn’t mean you get to scream orders across the kitchen to your better half, no matter how chef-worthy your resulting creations are.

Feeding three to five people for one week – or two if your portion sizes are like ours – you’ll find a organic, seasonal spread of useful ingredients such as carrots and parsnips, mixed in with fancier fare such as kale and blueberries.

If you’re not in to take delivery, fret not. Sheep wool liners insulate the box until you’re ready to tuck in. Even better, you can chuck them on the compost heap when you’re done.