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14 meals from a chef-founded kitchen in Kittery, Maine - and its cheapest meal ranks #9 for value of all 284 meals we track.

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#9of 284 meals in our database by value - Kale and White Bean Stew, Good To-Go's cheapest meal, at $12.43 per 1,000 kcal.

14 of 14meals carry a real USD price - full coverage, unlike Radix Nutrition, which publishes none in our data.

14meals in our DB #10 of 14 brands by size
116.4avg cal/oz (411 kcal/100g) #11 of 14
45.7avg protein g/1,000kcal #7 of 14
$25.28avg cost/1,000kcal #9 cheapest of 13 priced

Kale and White Bean Stew package, Good To-Go

Brand profile

Good To-Go was founded in 2014 in Kittery, Maine, by chef Jennifer Scism, a French Culinary Institute graduate who spent a decade as co-owner of the Michelin-starred Annisa in New York's Greenwich Village and, with the restaurant's team, won Food Network's Iron Chef against Mario Batali in 2005, and her husband and business partner David Koorits.
Its own site says every meal is gluten-free, low in sodium, and made with no preservatives; its FAQ adds the nuance that the facility itself is not certified gluten-free, but products are third-party lab tested below the FDA's 20ppm gluten threshold. Its Thai Curry won Backpacker Magazine's Editors' Choice Award in 2014, the brand's first year.

Sources: goodto-go.com/pages/who-we-are · goodto-go.com/pages/our-chef · goodto-go.com/pages/faq · goodto-go.com, Thai Curry product page · Pure Adirondacks gear review

Who Good To-Go suits - and who should look elsewhere

Built from the 284-meal database, not opinion - the same facts anyone can check in the table below.

Good fit if…

You want breakfast and dinner covered with a published price on every meal: 4 breakfast and 10 main meals, with a real USD price on all 14 of 14 (from $7.49 to $14.99, median $10.99).
You care about cost per calorie more than raw density: Kale and White Bean Stew, the brand's biggest single meal at 720 calories, comes in at $12.43 per 1,000 kcal - the #9 best value of all 284 meals in our database, cheaper than the single best-value meal from either Mountain House ($15.23) or Peak Refuel ($12.86).

Look elsewhere if…

You need a lunch, snack, or dessert: Good To-Go publishes none in our data - every one of its 14 meals is tagged breakfast or main.
You're shopping strictly by diet label or checking a specific allergen: 0 of 14 meals carry a diet tag in our database, and allergen data is missing for all 14 of them - even though Good To-Go's own site claims every product is gluten-free and low in sodium. That's a gap in our records, not a contradiction of the brand's claim, but check the package yourself before relying on it.
You're chasing the lightest, most calorie-dense pack per ounce: Good To-Go's own densest meal, Cowboy Casserole at 125.5 cal/oz, is lower than the single densest meal published by every one of the other 13 brands we track - even Adventure Food's 130.2 cal/oz, the next-lowest ceiling in our database.

Our pick

Kale and White Bean Stew is the standout buy in the lineup: at $12.43 per 1,000 kcal it's not just Good To-Go's cheapest meal, it's the #9 best value of all 284 meals in our database - cheaper than the single best-value meal from either Mountain House ($15.23/1000kcal) or Peak Refuel ($12.86/1000kcal). It's also the brand's biggest single meal at 720 calories and 186 g, with 32 g of protein, even though its 109.7 cal/oz density sits below the brand's own average.

Source: Kale and White Bean Stew on goodto-go.com

Every Good To-Go meal in our database

14 meals, sorted by calorie density by default - click a column header (or focus it and press Enter) to re-sort.


Cowboy Casserole Check price	126443 kcal/100g	620	35	24.18	4.9 oz140 g	-
Peanut Chicken Salad Check price	125442 kcal/100g	420	29	28.55	3.4 oz95 g	-
Mushroom Risotto Check price	122432 kcal/100g	410	13	26.80	3.4 oz95 g	-
Whiskey BBQ Pork Check price	122430 kcal/100g	610	31	24.57	5.0 oz142 g	-
Granola	121426 kcal/100g	580	17	13.78	4.8 oz136 g	-
Ranchero Scramble Check price	117412 kcal/100g	330	15	36.33	2.8 oz80 g	-
White Bean Chicken Chili Check price	116411 kcal/100g	390	33	30.74	3.4 oz95 g	-
Chicken Pho Check price	116411 kcal/100g	390	27	28.18	3.4 oz95 g	-
Pad Thai	114404 kcal/100g	460	17	23.89	4.0 oz114 g	-
Oatmeal	114402 kcal/100g	490	16	15.29	4.3 oz122 g	-
Thai Curry Check price	113400 kcal/100g	380	10	28.92	3.4 oz95 g	-
Kale and White Bean Stew	110387 kcal/100g	720	32	12.43	6.6 oz186 g	-
Breakfast Hash	107379 kcal/100g	360	11	30.53	3.4 oz95 g	-
Pasta Marinara Check price	105370 kcal/100g	370	12	29.70	3.5 oz100 g	-

Where the data says Good To-Go is strong - and weak

Computed from all 284 meals in our database, not opinion.

Strong

Full USD price coverage: all 14 of 14 meals carry a real price, same as Mountain House and unlike Radix Nutrition, which publishes no usable price in our data at all.
Its cheapest meal, Kale and White Bean Stew, is the #9 best value of all 284 meals in our 14-brand database at $12.43 per 1,000 kcal - cheaper than Peak Refuel's own best-value meal ($12.86) or Mountain House's own best-value meal ($15.23).
Its highest-protein meal, White Bean Chicken Chili, delivers 84.6 g of protein per 1,000 kcal - nearly double the brand's own 45.7 average, just short of the cutoff for our global top 15 (85.0 g per 1,000 kcal).

Weak

Below-average calorie density: 116.4 cal/oz on average, 11th of 14 brands. Its own densest meal, Cowboy Casserole at 125.5 cal/oz, is lower than the single densest meal of every other brand we track - even Adventure Food's next-lowest ceiling of 130.2 cal/oz.
No lunch, snack, or dessert in our data: all 14 meals are tagged breakfast (4) or main (10).
No diet tag or allergen data recorded for any of its 14 meals in our database - notable since Good To-Go's own site claims every product is gluten-free and low in sodium, a claim our own records cannot confirm or check meal by meal.
Mid-pack on average cost despite its single best meal: $25.28 per 1,000 kcal on average, only the 9th-cheapest of the 13 USD-priced brands we track - Tent Meals, Strive Food, Peak Refuel, Expedition Foods, Backpacker's Pantry, Trailtopia, and Mountain House all beat it on average price.

What people say

Independent reviews of Good To-Go, quoted briefly with a link to the full source. We have not tested these meals ourselves - this is what other outlets report.

“dehydrated trail food doesn't have to be bland, mushy, or nutritionally hollow”
Pure Adirondacks - gear review, updated 2026

“we haven't found a better option at this price point”
Pure Adirondacks - same review, on Good To-Go for multi-day trips

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