{"id":2850,"date":"2020-11-02T10:37:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T10:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/?p=2850"},"modified":"2020-11-02T16:27:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T16:27:09","slug":"how-were-helping-you-through-lockdown-mindful-chef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/how-were-helping-you-through-lockdown-mindful-chef\/","title":{"rendered":"How we&#8217;re helping you through lockdown | Mindful Chef"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the first national lockdown, we made a commitment to accept new and returning customers to our service as other online delivery services shut their doors.&nbsp;&nbsp;Today, as news is announced that England re-enters lockdown on Thursday,&nbsp;we are making that same pledge.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We thought we&#8217;d share what we&#8217;re doing to be prepared in light of the increase in demand that we are already seeing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Multiple deliveries per week<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-packaging-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-packaging-1-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-packaging-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers who would like more than one delivery a week are able to do this.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can select your desired delivery days in your account:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/my-account\/subscription\" target=\"_blank\">click&nbsp;here<\/a>&nbsp;and scroll down to &#8216;Delivery Days&#8217;. We deliver contact-free, nationwide 7 days a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Full recipe choice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first lockdown, we reduced our menu due to supply chain disruption &#8211; and also made a number of produce substitutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;This time we are more prepared so will do our best to maintain our full recipe selection of 16 recipes per week.&nbsp;You can help us by selecting your recipes as early as possible.&nbsp; The menus are online and can be selected up to 23rd December, our last delivery date of the year (our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/get-your-christmas-meals-sorted-mindful-chef\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">festive menu<\/a> has just landed!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adding additional meals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to increase the number of meals in your weekly delivery, simply&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/email.mindfulchef.com\/e\/c\/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6IlJLR0hBd01BQVhXRlRlUmF2S0JoaXhFS0o1TTZjUT09IiwiaHJlZiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1pbmRmdWxjaGVmLmNvbS9teS1hY2NvdW50L3N1YnNjcmlwdGlvbj91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2Vjb25kK0xvY2tkb3duK1VwZGF0ZVx1MDAyNnV0bV9jb250ZW50PUNPVklELTE5K1VwZGF0ZVx1MDAyNnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWxcdTAwMjZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWN1c3RvbWVyLmlvIiwibGlua19pZCI6NjE5NjA5OTksInBvc2l0aW9uIjoxfQ\/665b64e74e3077fb84e59decf9230b78cf104690cf5f5a59c1b6e9e336dd7463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click&nbsp;here<\/a>&nbsp;and scroll to &#8216;Number of recipes per delivery&#8217;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chef-prepared frozen meals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Frozen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Frozen.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Frozen-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In April, we sold out very quickly, so we have fired up the kitchens over the weekend and our&nbsp;chefs are working flat out to make sure that we have enough stock.&nbsp;&nbsp;We now have a range of 24 healthy meals, which are available on&nbsp;<strong>Next Day delivery if ordered before 9pm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mindfulchef.com\/collections\/frozen-meals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">8 meals on sale<\/a>&nbsp;for the last few weeks. We have decided to keep that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mindfulchef.com\/collections\/frozen-meals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20% discount<\/a>, even as demand rises.&nbsp;&nbsp;In return, we ask that customers do not buy more than 8 of any individual recipe &#8211; so that there is enough to go around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nutritious smoothies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-smoothie-pour-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-smoothie-pour-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-smoothie-pour-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, during the last lockdown, our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mindfulchef.com\/collections\/smoothies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">healthy smoothies<\/a>&nbsp;sold out quickly. We now have 16 to choose from, and this weekend we have doubled our production to ensure we have enough.&nbsp; They are available for&nbsp;<strong>Next Day delivery if ordered before 9pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Next Day Care Boxes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We launched&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/email.mindfulchef.com\/e\/c\/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6IlJLR0hBd01BQVhXRlRlUmF2S0JoaXhFS0o1TTZjUT09IiwiaHJlZiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vc2hvcC5taW5kZnVsY2hlZi5jb20vY29sbGVjdGlvbnMvY2FyZS1ib3g_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNlY29uZCtMb2NrZG93bitVcGRhdGVcdTAwMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1DT1ZJRC0xOStVcGRhdGVcdTAwMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsXHUwMDI2dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jdXN0b21lci5pbyIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjYxOTYxMjQ0LCJwb3NpdGlvbiI6NX0\/e2c82dc3bbd31d29b1c2191b24631040bc65e7a08ba121d251cdad2b102df649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Next Day Care Boxes<\/a>&nbsp;during the first lockdown to make sending healthy food to loved ones easy and quick. They have remained online ever since.&nbsp;&nbsp;We have now removed the delivery charge, have extended the cut-off to 9pm for Next Day delivery, and we have also increased our staffing levels to make sure we can keep up.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/email.mindfulchef.com\/e\/c\/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6IlJLR0hBd01BQVhXRlRlUmF2S0JoaXhFS0o1TTZjUT09IiwiaHJlZiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vc2hvcC5taW5kZnVsY2hlZi5jb20vY29sbGVjdGlvbnMvY2FyZS1ib3g_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNlY29uZCtMb2NrZG93bitVcGRhdGVcdTAwMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1DT1ZJRC0xOStVcGRhdGVcdTAwMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsXHUwMDI2dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jdXN0b21lci5pbyIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjYxOTYxMjQ0LCJwb3NpdGlvbiI6Nn0\/0f5597f2ec687d7c8fb154ee16a13800fc1051699ac541c10e194970b8c6a7c0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Care Box<\/a>&nbsp;contains 3 meals for 2 people &#8211; if you&#8217;d like to send one to friends or relatives at any time during the next lockdown, we are ready to make that happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>30% NHS discount<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lifestyle_-_8_-20_-_day_2_liv_box-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lifestyle_-_8_-20_-_day_2_liv_box-copy-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lifestyle_-_8_-20_-_day_2_liv_box-copy-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our NHS\u00a0staff\u00a0discount is our small way of thanking those on the frontline,\u00a0and\u00a0has remained since the outbreak of COVID-19.\u00a0This week,\u00a0we\u00a0will conduct another outreach to all NHS organisations to make sure they know\u00a0<strong>we are here for them<\/strong>. Find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/help.mindfulchef.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360010899797-Is-there-a-discount-for-NHS-workers-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you very much for being a&nbsp;Mindful&nbsp;Chef&nbsp;customer. A number of these measures were customer suggestions from the last lockdown, so if there&#8217;s anything else that you think we can do, then please let us know by emailing hello@mindfulchef.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And don&#8217;t forget to join our supportive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/mindfulchef\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook Community<\/a> of likeminded customers if you aren&#8217;t already a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the first national lockdown, we made a commitment to accept new and returning customers to our service as other online delivery services shut their doors.&nbsp;&nbsp;Today, as news is announced that England re-enters lockdown on Thursday,&nbsp;we are making that same pledge.&nbsp;&nbsp; We thought we&#8217;d share what we&#8217;re doing to be prepared in light of the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/how-were-helping-you-through-lockdown-mindful-chef\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2850","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle","8":"entry"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1.jpg",600,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1.jpg",600,400,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1.jpg",600,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1.jpg",600,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1.jpg",600,400,false],"horizontal-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1.jpg",600,400,false],"horizontal-thumbnail-small":["https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1-340x225.jpg",340,225,true],"vertical-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1.jpg",600,400,false],"vertical-thumbnail-small":["https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1-340x400.jpg",340,400,true],"square-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lifestyle-8-20-Day-2-Liv-fridge-1-320x321.jpg",320,321,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Olivia Parker","author_link":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/author\/olivia\/"},"uagb_comment_info":2,"uagb_excerpt":"With the first national lockdown, we made a commitment to accept new and returning customers to our service as other online delivery services shut their doors.&nbsp;&nbsp;Today, as news is announced that England re-enters lockdown on Thursday,&nbsp;we are making that same pledge.&nbsp;&nbsp; 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