Are you a walking Cathy comic? Constantly frazzled and shoving cookies down your throat? Being busy and eating well do not go hand in hand. But if you have a healthy (see: $$$) weekly budget for food, a cook-your-own meal delivery service could work for you. Yes, there are a handful of local and national companies that will send you all the ingredients needed to toss together meals, both fancy and simple. Much better than eating salted noodles again, right?

A Scratch DC meal. Via Facebook.

SCRATCH DC: The concept of Scratch DC is simple: This local company sends you pre-chopped, measured and mixed ingredients, many locally sourced, and you cook it up. While this may seem like an indulgence, it’s a great way for busy people to eat well. You also don’t have to make a weekly commitment. Pick a meal that speaks to you, like perhaps this week’s roasted garlic, parmesan and white wine farfalle with sundried tomatoes, pancetta, chicken, mushrooms and peas. They even break down the nutritional information for each meal. Meals are delivered Monday through Thursday, from 3 to 8 p.m. — Sarah Anne Hughes

PLATED: Plated is a mail-order meal kit that my roommate has been using for the better part of a year. If you hate grocery shopping but don’t mind cooking, this is probably the service for you. Each week, subscribers choose from seven different chef-designed recipes and Plated ships all the ingredients — down to a teaspoon of paprika or a tiny vial of balsamic vinegar — each week. Just add cooking and you’ve got dinner. The portions are generous to say the least: meals designed for two often easily feed four. (I know because I sometimes get to eat the leftovers.) Options include meat, seafood, and vegetarian meals; this week’s menu includes balsamic skirt steak with corn polenta, mushroom paparadelle, and teriyaki salmon. My roommate has been pleased with the service so far, saying, “I feel like I eat a wider variety of foods than I did before I started using it. I often make things that I would have never thought to make on my own. They try to use mostly local ingredients (it ships from New York though) so I’m also eating seasonally. Their customer service is also really great. There have been a couple of times when I’ve had problems with FedEx delivering the box on time, and the Plated customer service people are really on top of things.” Meals cost $15 a “plate” or serving, or $12/plate if you become a member. — Alicia Mazzara

A Healthy Bites dish. Via Facebook.

HEALTHY BITES: The D.C.-based business, with a cafe in Brightwood, prepares breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks per day for customers. Healthy Bites delivers three to four days worth of food at a time, cutting down on the times you have to be home to accept a delivery. In addition to the regular Lite Bite menu ($275 per week for 35 meals), they also offer separate options for vegetarians ($250 per week for 35 meals) and children ($50 per week for dinner only). — Sarah Anne Hughes

MOMME MEALS: This company caters to a specific demographic: Moms and moms-to-be. Momme Meals sends frozen dishes — like chicken barley stew and Moroccan lentil stew — to Arlington, Alexandria, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Falls Church, McLean, Silver Spring, Springfield and Washington, D.C. Ingredients are sourced locally when possible, and dishes are guided by a nutritionist. — Sarah Anne Hughes

BLUE APRON: If you’ve heard of dinner kits, you’re likely familiar with Blue Apron. Once a week, the national food service sends enough ingredients to make three meals for about $60. But as the Billfold warned, the food may be too much for one person. Invite some friends over. — Sarah Anne Hughes