Hoboken’s Ready Strong Meals Brings Healthy Eating Home

It’s 6:30 PM on a Tuesday, and you’re staring into your fridge. The bag of spinach is wilting. The leftover pasta from Monday looks sad. You think about ordering takeout again — pad thai, maybe a slice of pizza. It’s fast, it’s easy, and you’ve had a long day.

But what if there was a way to eat well without the prep? Without the chopping and the measuring and the planning? That’s exactly the question Nick Mattia set out to answer when he founded Ready Strong Meals, a Hoboken-based meal prep business that’s now serving customers across Hudson County.

Ready Strong Meals is based at Xcel Athletic Lifestyle on 125 Marshall Street in Hoboken, but its reach goes far beyond that single location. With pickup spots and delivery options throughout Jersey City, Hoboken, Union City, and beyond, this is a local operation designed for people who want healthy food without the hassle.

Mattia spent over a decade in the corporate world before deciding to follow his passion. He started cooking healthy, portioned meals for friends, and word spread quickly. “Most people want to eat healthy, but life gets busy,” the Ready Strong Meals team told Hoboken Girl. “They order takeout or an overpriced salad with not enough protein. We help professionals stay consistent with their eating.”

That consistency comes from a simple model: You order your meals online — there are more than 40 options — and either pick them up at one of several locations or have them delivered. Each meal costs between $13 and $17. High-protein snacks run $5 to $7. The ingredients are sourced from local farms, and the recipes are small-batch, protein-focused, and use organic ingredients whenever possible.

Where to pick up

Pickup locations are spread across the area. In Jersey City, you can grab your meals at Crossfit on Christopher Columbus Drive or Ironbound Performance Athletics on 2nd Street. In Hoboken, options include Brazen Athletics, Hudson River Athletics, J Train, and Xcel Athletic Lifestyle — which also has a grab-and-go fridge for quick stops. Union City CrossFit on 3rd Street serves Union City customers.

Delivery is available too, covering Hudson County, Bergen County, Essex County, and parts of New York City.

What this means for your weekly routine

For commuters and busy parents, the appeal is obvious. Instead of spending Sunday afternoon meal prepping, you can place an order and pick it up on your way home from work. Instead of reaching for fast food at lunch, you’ve got a balanced meal ready to go.

And there are ways to make it more affordable. If you order weekly and subscribe, you get 10% off for 5 to 9 meals per week, 12% off for 10 to 14 meals, and 15% off for 14 or more meals. For a family or a serious fitness enthusiast, that adds up.

New customers can also use the code HOBOKENGIRL50 to get $50 off their first four orders — that’s $12.50 off each week, as long as you order at least $125 worth of food per week.

A local business with local roots

Mattia’s story resonates because it’s a Hudson County story. Someone who spent years in cubicles, dreaming of something different, and built a business that helps others live better. It’s not a huge corporation or a national chain. It’s a neighbor who figured out how to make healthy eating work for real people.

The business has grown organically, one order at a time. And it’s part of a larger trend in Hudson County: more people looking for ways to eat well without spending hours in the kitchen.

What to watch for

As the weather warms up and more people head to the gym or the park, demand for meal prep services tends to rise. Ready Strong Meals updates its menu regularly, so it’s worth checking online to see what’s new. The business also offers one-time orders, so you don’t have to commit to a subscription right away.

If you’re curious, the easiest step is to visit their website and browse the menu. You might just find a way to make weeknight dinners a little less stressful.

That wilting spinach in your fridge? It might be time to let it go.