Huel

TacoGalaxy · 26 Jan 2020 at 12:15

Energize said:
God the amount of salt that people have in these recipes 6g, even 7g. 5g is the maximum (WHO recommendations) not a target! And many of these are low cal diets! Huel only has around 3.5g in a whole 2,000 calories.

Seems like a whole lot of effort for not much cost saving tbh compared to all the other products on the market.

Anyway just found out about the 10% student discount, so with referrals it's like £30.50 for 3.4kg which is 90p for 400 calories.

My worry with Huel is the intrinsic quality of the ingredients, for example I doubt they are using whey protein isolate for there source of protein...

Anyway I will post a recipe shortly that is similar to Huel V3, with the same macros etc.

Energize · 26 Jan 2020 at 12:36

TacoGalaxy said:
My worry with Huel is the intrinsic quality of the ingredients, for example I doubt they are using whey protein isolate for there source of protein...

Anyway I will post a recipe shortly that is similar to Huel V3, with the same macros etc.

"Intrinsic quality", protein is protein, doesn't make a nutritional difference.

TacoGalaxy · 26 Jan 2020 at 13:01

Article worth reading on Huel in this publication:-

https://issuu.com/nhpublishingltd/docs/issue_137_digital

ic1male · 26 Jan 2020 at 14:44

TacoGalaxy said:
Article worth reading on Huel in this publication:-

https://issuu.com/nhpublishingltd/docs/issue_137_digital

So no downsides at all then really.

TacoGalaxy · 26 Jan 2020 at 16:48

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/huel-soylent-meal-replacement-drinks

Energize · 26 Jan 2020 at 20:40

TacoGalaxy said:
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/huel-soylent-meal-replacement-drinks

So to summarise, she drank Huel for a month and was absolutely fine, fantastic.

And then a couple of opinions from a communications director and a "nutrition expert", with god knows what credentials.

Another amazingly insightful piece of journalism from wired. (!)

MooMoo444 · 4 Jan 2021 at 17:34

robj20 said:
Yep, if you decide to get it let me know and you can have a referral.

Bit of a necro but been considering giving this a try.

you still able to give these out by any chance?

Or anyone, hehe

robj20 · 4 Jan 2021 at 17:37

MooMoo444 said:
Bit of a necro but been considering giving this a try.

you still able to give these out by any chance?

Or anyone, hehe

Yes no problem.

Started a conversation with you.

MooMoo444 · 4 Jan 2021 at 17:53

What a star

Thanks

heard good things about this, and the above topic just kinda echoes it, ordered some.

COYS · 5 Jan 2021 at 13:14

MooMoo444 said:
What a star Thanks

heard good things about this, and the above topic just kinda echoes it, ordered some.

What flavours did you go for?

I like it more as a desert than savoury so have a bag each of chocolate and vanilla. A scoop of each blended with a banana and left overnight is delicious. It's also good over chopped fruit like strawberries as a breakfast. The key though it to give it time after preparing to thicken up.

mid_gen · 5 Jan 2021 at 14:13

MooMoo444 said:
What a star Thanks

heard good things about this, and the above topic just kinda echoes it, ordered some.

Number one pro-tip for Huel - Always leave it for a few hours, ideally overnight, after mixing.

Firstly, it has a nicer consistency. But most importantly, it lets the air bubbles settle out of it, otherwise you will have the most vile, paint-stripping gas you've ever experienced.

I have two scoops for breakfast, which I make the night before and leave in the fridge. When I finish that, another two scoops goes in the fridge for afternoon snack.

I really rate it personally, especially working from home, having a go-to healthy snack in the afternoons instead of grazing whatever toast or leftovers I can find, is grand.

Martynt74 · 5 Jan 2021 at 14:49

What's the longest anyone has made/left it made up for? I assume it must have a reasonable shelf life since they sell premade bottles, albeit probably better sealed than a shaker.

As @mid_gen says, it's better left for a few hours. I'm tempted to make some for the fridge, but without a set intention of when to have it, more as a backup to save me going on the hunt for rubbish!

Their website suggests only 24 hours, which is a little short, but wondered if anyone had gone longer and had any opinions.

MooMoo444 · 5 Jan 2021 at 16:44

COYS said:
What flavours did you go for?

I like it more as a desert than savoury so have a bag each of chocolate and vanilla. A scoop of each blended with a banana and left overnight is delicious. It's also good over chopped fruit like strawberries as a breakfast. The key though it to give it time after preparing to thicken up.

Went for premades to try - more expensive but less faff. Vanilla and Choc.

mid_gen said:
Number one pro-tip for Huel - Always leave it for a few hours, ideally overnight, after mixing.

Firstly, it has a nicer consistency. But most importantly, it lets the air bubbles settle out of it, otherwise you will have the most vile, paint-stripping gas you've ever experienced.

I have two scoops for breakfast, which I make the night before and leave in the fridge. When I finish that, another two scoops goes in the fridge for afternoon snack.

I really rate it personally, especially working from home, having a go-to healthy snack in the afternoons instead of grazing whatever toast or leftovers I can find, is grand.

Bought premades so shouldnt have to worry too much about the mixing

Puppetmaster · 12 Apr 2021 at 23:40

Anyone got a referral code

AndyCr15 · 13 Apr 2021 at 07:10

We should probably ask to lock this thread. There's a much more active one here.

Puppetmaster · 13 Apr 2021 at 09:20

Oh sorry must have missed it when searching