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So, you've already seen how great Blue Apron is. It's easy, a good value, and, most importantly, it's educational. Instead of continuing to settle on microwaved grease and congealed noodles, learn to cook like a real person. You'll eat fewer calories, spend less money, learn a life skill, and feel generally less ashamed of the life you've begun to lead. Here, to illustrate:

For $4.50, you could treat yourself to this frozen delight.

Romantic Hot Pocket dinner for one. #strugglemeal #shittyfoodporn
A photo posted by ⓔⓡⓘⓝ ⓜ🍳🍳ⓡⓔ (@erin_m00re) on Jul 7, 2014 at 7:44pm PDT

Or, for $5.50 more, you could make three orders of summer rolls with actual shrimp and actual vegetables.

Did I really just make Vietnamese Spring Rolls for Lunch? #BlueApron Wonders
A photo posted by @erictfloyd on Jul 7, 2014 at 1:42pm PDT

In 10 seconds, you could be back in college.

Easy cheese, "cheddar", over whole grain wheat thins served on a napkin #ShittyFoodPorn #picoftheday
A photo posted by Steven Delgado (@stevough) on Jul 7, 2014 at 2:09pm PDT

Or, in 30 minutes, you could have ~~one~~ two glasses of wine (not from a box) with chicken and cheddar biscuits (not from a can).

The ultimate 2 in 1: chicken casserole with cheddar biscuits right on top! Recipe in our bio.
A photo posted by Blue Apron (@blueapron) on Oct 10, 2014 at 4:13pm PDT

For 20 minutes in the drive-thru, you could have dinner for two.

For lunch, we have a delectable #3 meal from Taco Time with a cherry-vanilla Coke, a tub of hot sauce, and exactly eight ketchup packets.
A photo posted by Fark (@farkeatingstuff) on Jul 7, 2014 at 4:18pm PDT

Or you could make these lamb & beef sliders for some fast food worth a damn, then eat them all yourself.

Best of both worlds: mini burgers, giant flavor. Double tap for National Cheeseburger Day!
A photo posted by Blue Apron (@blueapron) on Sep 9, 2014 at 9:16am PDT

With the finesse of a drunk person, you could make this.

#shittyfoodporn #reddit
A photo posted by Stephen Morrissey (@emmmofffff) on Jul 7, 2014 at 4:19pm PDT

Or, with the finesse of a drunk person, you could put some blackened fish on some cheese grits. Just as humble as the above, but less... white.

#blueapron making me look good. A bit fancy for just me but fun to make and delish to eat. Fish and grits. Feeling #southern #fishandgrits
A photo posted by Kelly Herron (@mskellybee) on May 5, 2014 at 9:32pm PDT

You could put on sweatpants for this.

Hillbilly steak sandwich. #shittyfoodporn
A photo posted by Korey Pangburn (@4th_line_grind) on Jun 6, 2014 at 10:04am PDT

Or you could eat this maple ginger-glazed salmon and run a 5K. Should you? No. But at least there are farm-fresh parsnips?

We won't deny that the maple and ginger glazed salmon is the star of this recipe. Still, the sweet spring parsnips do give that salmon a run for its money!
A photo posted by Blue Apron (@blueapron) on Jun 6, 2014 at 2:19pm PDT

Alone, you could eat... this.

🍜😂👌 #ramen #ramennoodles #ratchet #classy
A photo posted by Skye Siebrecht (@sohighicantouchtheskye) on Oct 10, 2014 at 8:17pm PDT

Or you could impress your date/wife/hot neighbor with this chicken tsukune ramen. This ramen is prepared with Sun Noodles, not despair.

Tonight's #blueapron dinner: Chicken Tsukune Spring Ramen!
A photo posted by melpanda (@melsharlene) on Jun 6, 2014 at 7:47pm PDT

Do you skip right to the family-size pizza rolls in the freezer aisle? Does the delivery guy address you by name? Do you sometimes wake up smelling like Spaghettios? Maybe it's time to try Blue Apron, a service that delivers gourmet ingredients for gourmet meals right to your door. Learn to cook, discover new tastes, and save a little bit of your pride, all at the same time.

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