Lunchly Review

Mr. Beast? More like Mr. Feast, which is exactly what we did with Lunchly, his newest project. Mr. Beast, along with other popular YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI, recently launched Lunchly, their brand inspired by Lunchables. Taking Mr. Beast’s chocolate bars Feastables and Logan Paul and KSI’s energy drink Prime, the group has developed a “new” product that mimics Lunchables’ classic packaged lunch, which is mainly targeted towards children. They launched three main boxes: Turkey Stack ‘Ems, Fiesta Nachos, and The Pizza. However, the launch of this product has not been without controversy. Many people question the true intentions behind the creation of this product and how safe it really is for children to consume. Lunchly boasts a lack of preservatives in their products, which allegedly makes it a healthier alternative to Lunchables, but a lack of preservatives has actually led to the formation of mold on cheese products in Lunchly, according to some who took their complaints online. With so many allegations and controversies floating around this product, I knew I had to try it myself.

By Lunchly, 2024.

Anna Rosciszewski and I made it our mission to find and try Lunchly for ourselves. Neither of us have ever had Lunchables before, so we would be able to judge the product fairly without any bias or nostalgia attached to Lunchables. After visiting roughly three grocery stores around the Los Angeles area, we finally found Lunchly at the Ralphs on W Olympic Boulevard. We were able to purchase the Fiesta Nachos, which included nacho chips, queso blanco, salsa, a milk chocolate Feastables, and a strawberry banana flavored Prime; and The Pizza, which included pizza crusts, tomato sauce, cheese, pepperoni, a milk crunch Feastables, and a cherry freeze Prime.

Lunchly Fiesta Nachos. Photo by Isaac Zilvitis.

First, we indulged in the Fiesta Nachos, which was popularized by a video of Logan Paul claiming, in regard to the kit, “I like my cheese drippy, bruh.” The meal came with a strawberry banana flavored Prime, which Anna thoroughly enjoyed, but I was not the biggest fan of. The food itself was not the best, as the chips were very small, making it difficult to dip them into the cheese and salsa. Although it could be understandable since the meal is targeted towards children that the chips do not have to be too large, we had to hold onto the very edge of each chip to avoid our fingers getting covered in dip. Speaking of the dips, my fellow taste-tester found the cheese to be a bit too cheesy, which I would agree with as well. The meal kit is advertised to be free of any preservatives or artificial flavors, but somehow this cheese still tasted fake. I thought that the salsa was pretty good, although not the most flavorful salsa I have ever had. According to Therina Brutus, who ate the chocolate from the kit, it was pretty good, but it was not very different from any other grocery store chocolate bars.

Next up was The Pizza, which was very controversial online because multiple people who purchased it in the past found mold in the product… Luckily, our pack did not have any mold in it, but we did consume it with caution nonetheless. The Prime for this kit was cherry freeze flavored, which both of us enjoyed. We each assembled our own personal pizzas: I put sauce, cheese, and pepperoni on mine while my fellow lab rat just stuck with simple cheese and sauce. This meal kit was definitely messier than the nachos as we had to assemble the product ourselves, but our end results were pretty good. I was concerned about the sauce because of the salsa in the nachos, but we both found the sauce to be pretty sweet for a pizza sauce. The cheese was pretty standard, but the dough itself was unique. The texture was something I have never encountered before as it was pretty soft to the point of almost seeming raw. It didn’t help that the entire meal was refrigerated, so it felt like we were eating cold, day-old food. Just like the Feastables from the last meal kit, this one was pretty basic and did not stand out in any way. 

Overall, is Lunchly as terrible as everyone says it is? Honestly, I don’t think so. Neither Anna nor I went into this experience with high expectations and it was certainly not the worst meal either of us have ever had. The only real problem with Lunchly is that it is definitely not a lunch: the portions were incredibly small and would not be filling at all, even for the children that they are advertising to. If I was in elementary school and that is what I had packed for lunch, I would be very disappointed. I think that Lunchly is definitely worth a try if you are curious, but, personally, I would not purchase it again. After all of the controversies that the Lunchly founders have been in recently, I would not be surprised if this product disappears off the shelves soon!

Photo credit: Mr. Beast, 2024.