Welcome to our Information Page

Let’s be honest, between work, parenting, meetings, and the constant hustle of adulting, it’s no wonder so many of us struggle with eating well. Whether it’s time, energy, food knowledge, or just decision fatigue, sticking to healthy habits can feel nearly impossible.

But convenience shouldn’t come at the cost of what we’re putting into our bodies.

That’s why we’ve combined our love for cooking with real knowledge of ingredients that fuel the body and soul. Our meals are built to be good for you—and just as importantly, good to you. Think: comfort, nostalgia, and bold, honest flavor in every bite.

We offer more than just monthly meal plans—we offer a little relief.

We also believe in empowering you to cook at home, when you can. That’s why we offer cooking classes (both local and online), so you can feel more confident and creative in your own kitchen.

And if you’re planning something special, we’d be honored to feed your guests too. DiCristo Meals provides catering for intimate events, meetings, and gatherings of up to 50 guests.

We’re here to help you nourish yourself and the people you love—with food that fits your life.

We want to understand what you need from this meal plan, whether it’s support with health goals, saving time during a busy week, or simply eating food that excites you again.

We work with all kinds of dietary preferences and lifestyles, including vegan, keto, vegetarian, pescatarian, and clean-eating plans. Every menu is created just for you, no cookie-cutter templates here.

To help us get started, we’ve created a Foodie Questionnaire. It only takes a few minutes and gives us insight into your favorite ingredients, your dietary needs, and how we can best support you through food.

Click here to complete your Foodie Questionnaire.

Once your form is submitted, head over to our Meal Plans page to choose the plan that works best for you. As soon as we receive both, a member of our team will reach out to confirm your order and walk you through next steps.

Meal deliveries are scheduled twice a week and coordinated based on your availability.

Our meals are calorie-conscious, with most dishes ranging from 325–750 calories per serving, designed to leave you satisfied, not weighed down.

Each week, we partner with local farmers and markets to source fresh, seasonal ingredients based on our evolving menus. We’re proud to offer meal plans that support a variety of dietary lifestyles, including:

Vegetarian
Vegan
Keto
Pescatarian
Low-sodium

Our gifted team of trained chefs, prep cooks, and service staff work from a licensed commercial kitchen in Santa Barbara, preparing meals four days a week for delivery on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

We do our best to keep things flexible for your lifestyle:

You can pause your plan anytime with 1 week's notice, for up to 4 weeks
Families of 4 to 6 receive a re-signing discount every time they renew with DiCristo Meals
All meal plans and catering services are fully prepared in a licensed commercial kitchen, documentation available upon request

We also offer partial refunds, when requested within 3 business days of purchase. From there, refunds are processed within 30 business days.

Meet the Founders of DiCristo Meals

DiCristo Meals began in 2015 with a shared belief: good food should be deeply satisfying, beautifully prepared, and still support the way you want to live.

For Chef Pamela, that idea was personal. As a professionally trained chef working through her own relationship with food and wellness, she wanted to create healthier meals without sacrificing flavor, culture, or the simple pleasure of eating well. Chris brought his background in fitness and wellness, and together they built an approach centered on balance rather than restriction.

Pamela’s culinary career spans more than 15 years, with coursework at Le Cordon Bleu, additional culinary study, and private training with master chefs. She has lived and cooked in Australia, studied at Dillard University in New Orleans, worked as General Manager of Sarabeth’s in New York City, and taught more than 2,000 cooking classes. Her cooking draws from Italian, Mediterranean, French, Cajun, Southern, and Mexican traditions, as well as a lifetime of travel, culture, and family influences.

Since bringing DiCristo Meals to Santa Barbara nearly four years ago, Pamela and Chris have continued to build the company around something surprisingly simple: listen first, then cook.

There are no rotating menus because no two clients are the same. DiCristo Meals gets to know the people they cook for, their tastes, routines, goals, dietary needs, and even the foods they miss, and creates meals around their actual lives.

More than a decade after they began, the philosophy remains the same:

Good food should support your life, not complicate it.