Updated September 2026
If you or someone you care for has trouble getting to a grocery store or preparing meals, several Minnesota organizations can bring food to your home. Some programs serve people with specific medical needs or offer help paying for meals; grocery stores and meal companies provide additional paid options. Start with the program that fits your needs, then check your address, eligibility, cost and current availability on its website before signing up.
Meal delivery and grocery assistance programs
Open Arms of Minnesota
Open Arms of Minnesota prepares medically tailored meals for eligible people living with serious illnesses and their families. Meals are provided at no cost to clients. Its delivery area includes the Twin Cities metro and surrounding suburbs, with other options listed for people outside that area.
- Best for: People who may qualify for medically tailored meals.
- How to start: Review the eligibility information and application on the Open Arms website.
Metro Meals on Wheels
Metro Meals on Wheels connects people with local meal delivery programs in the Twin Cities. It focuses on older adults and people with disabilities, including those who have difficulty preparing nutritious meals. Financial assistance may be available.
- Best for: Twin Cities residents who need regular prepared meals.
- How to start: Enter your ZIP code on the Meals on Wheels website to find the program serving your area.
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
LSS Meals offers home delivered meals through local programs. Its Meals to Go program also ships frozen meals statewide. Meal options, eligibility and payment vary by program.
- Best for: People seeking meal delivery in the Twin Cities or Greater Minnesota.
- How to start: Check LSS meal services and locations to find an option for your address.
Help At Your Door
Help At Your Door helps older adults and people with disabilities in the seven-county Twin Cities metro get groceries. Clients can place orders by phone, and the service includes delivery and help putting groceries away. Fees are based on household size and income.
Availability note: Help At Your Door currently says it is not accepting new grocery clients because of high demand and limited staffing. Check its service request page for the latest intake information before applying.
Prepared family meals delivered to your home
Let’s Dish!
Let’s Dish! sells ready-to-cook family meals that are shipped frozen via UPS. These are meals you finish cooking at home, so they serve a different need from the ready-to-eat meals offered by some assistance programs.
- Best for: Households that can prepare a meal but want to skip shopping and most of the prep work.
- How to start: Browse the delivery menu and check shipping details before ordering.
Grocery delivery in Minnesota
These paid services can bring groceries to your door. Delivery areas, fees and available stores depend on your address; enter your ZIP code before filling a cart.
- Cub offers online grocery ordering with delivery where available.
- Hy-Vee offers grocery delivery at participating locations. Check your store or delivery address for availability.
- Kowalski’s Markets lists grocery delivery options on its shopping page.
- Lunds & Byerlys offers grocery delivery through its online shopping service.
- Walmart lets shoppers check whether their address qualifies for grocery delivery.
- Whole Foods Market offers grocery delivery in eligible areas for Prime members. Check current fees and membership requirements before ordering.
- Instacart and Shipt let shoppers order from participating stores. Store selection and delivery availability vary by address.
If you’re helping a neighbor or family member, ask whether they need ready-to-eat meals, groceries or meals they can cook at home. That answer will help you choose the right service—and avoid signing them up for food they cannot prepare.
Provider information checked September 2026. Confirm eligibility, fees and availability directly with each organization before ordering or applying.
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