100% vegan meal prep in Des Moines
Order Monday–Thursday for pick up or delivery the following Monday. A whole new menu every week!
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NWK Gift Card
Treat the people you love to a gift card, so they can choose their favorite fresh vegan food and meal prep!
We do not currently have physical gift cards available for pick up. You will be emailed a digital code that can be used to pre-order any of our products on our website. You can have the gift certificate emailed to the recipient, forward the email to them after you receive it, or print it off for them!
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digital code for vegan food
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Order Your Favorites in Bulk, Made Fresh
Each week, we carry a limited number of items in bulk, made fresh. These have included our ALT Strips, Crispy Chickpea Patties, Breakfast Burritos, and more. Check back each week to see if your favorites are included!
How Ordering Works
Choose the dishes you want to order and check out. If you want your order delivered, be sure to add delivery to your cart. Orders are open Monday-Thursday each week, but ordering hours expand on special occasions.
Pick Up on Monday
Unless you added delivery to your cart, pick up your food at the Mickle Center in Des Moines on the following Monday, between 4pm and 6pm. Park in the lot off of 16th Street. Text us at (515) 257-6879 with your name, car make, and color. Then we'll bring your food out shortly!
Enjoy Your Meals!
Check out the labels on the packaging for easy instructions to heat up your food! If you liked your food, please leave us a review or send a gift card to a friend! Remember to check back on Monday for a whole new menu!
How Ordering Works
Ordering for fresh items is open Monday-Thursday each week. Choose the dishes you want to order and check out. If you want your order delivered, be sure to add delivery to your cart. You'll pick up your food the following Monday.
Pick Up on Monday
Unless you added delivery to your cart, pick up your food at the Mickle Center in Des Moines on the following Monday, between 4pm and 6pm. Park in the lot off of 16th Street. Text us at (515) 257-6879 with your name, car make, and color. Then we'll bring your food out shortly!
Enjoy Your Meals!
Check out the labels on the packaging for easy instructions to heat up your food! If you liked your food, please leave us a review or send a gift card to a friend! Remember to check back on Monday for a whole new menu!
Our Customers Love Their Food
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"Some of the best vegan food in Des Moines. Whole food, plant based, ingredients that you can pronounce. I’ve been ordering for a year now and love ALL that I’ve ordered."
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— Craig D. (Google)
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"The food is amazing, the ordering and pick up process is easy, and we love that it’s all plant based! We’re going to add New World Kitchen meals to our regular meal plans!"
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— Quinn B. (Google)
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"I’ve tried several meal prep services, both vegan and non-vegan, and New World Kitchen is the best. They always have delicious, healthy food delivered by friendly staff."
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— Kavya P. (Google)
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"So good, the sauces especially are so packed full of flavor 🔥 huge portions, the sunflower seed ranch is better then any ranch I've ever eaten & I am a ranch lover! I'm not even vegan but I am now."
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— Aginda L. (Google)
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"Unlike any other place in Des Moines (and beyond)! The meals are beautifully and thoughtfully crafted with high quality ingredients. It's food you want to eat - comfort meals - but elevated!"
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— Nadia G. (Google)
Our Origin Story
New World Kitchen began as New World Café — Des Moines' first all-vegan restaurant, which opened on December 12th, 2012 in the East Village.
Enduring Plant-based Goodness
Some of the recipes we still serve today started at the restaurant, including our ALT Strips, the Smoky Mac, New World Salad, and our dairy-free New Mac Sauce.
Relaunch
Five years after closing, we relaunched New World Café as a meal-prep service in the Sherman Hill neighborhood of Des Moines, offering plant-based meals, sides, and desserts on a weekly basis!
New World Kitchen T-Shirt
Soft, sweatshop-free, USA-made unisex New World Kitchen logo t-shirt. Printed locally by our friends at The Side Garage in Valley Junction!
T-shirts are almost sold out! The last few shirts are discounted by 20%. If you add one to your order, we'll have it ready for you at our next Monday pick up date!
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Our Latest Blog Posts
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Our newest vegan protein cup: Cherry Berry!
Thank you for all of your support lately! We love getting to help make your weeks easier and filled with more plants. 💚 We'll be taking a little spring break after this week! There will not be a menu for March 23rd, so we hope to see you before our time off. Lots of old favorites this week, and a new protein cup flavor — cherry berry!
Our newest vegan protein cup: Cherry Berry!
Thank you for all of your support lately! We love getting to help make your weeks easier and filled with more plants. 💚 We'll be taking a little spring break...
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Video: The chef tries her own food
This week, Madeline and I collaborated on a short video. Like many chefs, she often doesn't eat every item on the menu, so she wanted to try out eating her own recipes for a week! Hope you enjoy it! What are your favorite New World Kitchen items? Join the conversation on our Instagram. Music: "Every Day Is a Game" by Night Tapes
Video: The chef tries her own food
This week, Madeline and I collaborated on a short video. Like many chefs, she often doesn't eat every item on the menu, so she wanted to try out eating her...
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Vegan Protein Bars Are Here!
So excited to finally get these new Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars to you! It's a chewy no-bake protein bar made with peanut butter, pea protein, PB Fit powdered peanut butter, dates, peanuts, gluten-free oats, flax seeds, and a touch of maple syrup. Topped with melted dairy-free chocolate, crushed peanuts, and flaky sea salt.I worked on this recipe for a long time before it was good enough to add to the menu—maybe too long, but I had really high standards for these 😂 I wanted something that felt fancier and less sugary than your typical protein bar, and of...
Vegan Protein Bars Are Here!
So excited to finally get these new Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars to you! It's a chewy no-bake protein bar made with peanut butter, pea protein, PB Fit powdered...
