Pick Me Meal Club celebrates one of life's greatest pleasures: freshly made food. The meal-planning company helps subscribers avoid take-out and preservative-filled prepared meals in favor of home-cooked vegetarian meals. Supplied with recipes and budget-friendly shopping lists that emphasize local and seasonal produce, both established cooks and newbies can whip up entrees within 30 minutes. A day's menu might include caramel pumpkin fritters for breakfast, oven-fried zucchini at lunch, and spiced black-bean tacos for dinner.

Cofounders Jeff and Letitia have their own personal reasons for investing in fresh, organic, and meat-free eats. Jeff is a longtime vegetarian with a knack for food education, while Letitia spent time stoking her passion for gourmet flavors in Europe and later while working on a Pennsylvania farm.