Huel: The Future of Food ..

George Hincapie · 5 Feb 2017 at 23:49

I have read of issues with cleanliness for that Soylent company...

reiyushin · 6 Feb 2017 at 09:40

Not 100% sold on the MP stuff, might try mixing it with huel to create some sort of mutant potion.

ramdrive · 6 Feb 2017 at 10:08

reiyushin said:
Not 100% sold on the MP stuff, might try mixing it with huel to create some sort of mutant potion.

Are you sure...

madindehead · 6 Feb 2017 at 10:41

George Hincapie said:
I have read of issues with cleanliness for that Soylent company...

I think that's all in the past now. At least, I would hope so. It's pretty popular now in the US, you'd hope it would have all been sorted out!

I still haven't actually got round to trying my Huel, but I'm thinking it will make a good breakfast and lunch replacement. I need something to fill me up so I can go to the gym for an hour before dinner, so Huel sounds perfect for lunch.

Somnambulist · 6 Feb 2017 at 12:34

Clearly a heathen as I didn't find that first vanilla Whole Fuel too bad. 100g and 500ml of water. Reasonably thick, might try 450ml tomorrow. Premixed at 6am this morning with my milk frother thingy so no clumps (although it was a faff having put the powder in first, will do it in the reverse order tomorrow to see how that fares) then taken to work and left in the fridge for a few hours before glugging it slowly just now. I'll give the chocolate a go tomorrow...

ramdrive · 6 Feb 2017 at 20:24

Another UK option, anybody tried these:-

https://www.purition.co.uk/

reiyushin · 7 Feb 2017 at 07:17

Looks tasty but at £22.95 per 500g it is very expensive!

Huel £45 for 14400 calories or 320 calories/£
Purition £23 for 2300 calories or 100 calories/£

MikeTheNative · 7 Feb 2017 at 08:14

I don't like the macro split either carbs:fat: protein 10:30:40, fine if your low carb but I like them.

Also as said the price is ridiculous.

reiyushin · 7 Feb 2017 at 08:57

Somnambulist said:
Clearly a heathen as I didn't find that first vanilla Whole Fuel too bad. 100g and 500ml of water. Reasonably thick, might try 450ml tomorrow. Premixed at 6am this morning with my milk frother thingy so no clumps (although it was a faff having put the powder in first, will do it in the reverse order tomorrow to see how that fares) then taken to work and left in the fridge for a few hours before glugging it slowly just now. I'll give the chocolate a go tomorrow...

That taste and consistency aren't bad at all, I just can't convince mine to not clump

ramdrive · 7 Feb 2017 at 09:08

Another European option:-

https://www.joylent.eu/

ramdrive · 7 Feb 2017 at 09:16

reiyushin said:
Looks tasty but at £22.95 per 500g it is very expensive!

Huel £45 for 14400 calories or 320 calories/£
Purition £23 for 2300 calories or 100 calories/£

Indeed, you can make something very similar yourself for a lot less:-

https://linwoodshealthfoods.com/uk/product/milled-organic-flaxseed-sunflower-and-pumpkin-seeds/

And then add some Almonds and Whey Isolate of your choice.

ramdrive · 8 Feb 2017 at 09:18

Anybody looking for a good blender for there meal replacement shakes I can recommend this:-

http://www.johnlewis.com/sage-by-heston-blumenthal-bpb550ba-the-boss-to-go-blender/p2463287

Night and day better than my old Nutri Bullet, for one it obliterates seeds something the nutri bullet could not do!

I also tried the Vitamix S30, the S30 is slightly better but @ £299 compared to £89 for the Sage that is about 98% as good was a no brainier...

neoboy · 8 Feb 2017 at 11:39

I'm just blitzing everything in my sub £20 Breville blender and works well, of course probably want to invest into something better if you want to start making smoothies, etc.

madindehead · 8 Feb 2017 at 12:36

The Breville blender is really good (assuming it's the one with the bottles than you can put the lid on).

Rannoch · 8 Feb 2017 at 12:38

I like lumpy Huel, tastes great with water from the mountians.

neoboy · 8 Feb 2017 at 12:58

madindehead;30482656 said:
The Breville blender is really good (assuming it's the one with the bottles than you can put the lid on).

This thing, got it on sale for £15 and they often pop up around £20. Absolute steal for the money and surprisingly powerful for regular smoothies too. I've even been chucking frozen avocado halves into it and blends that no problem. Been waiting for it to blow up so I've an excuse to get a more expensive unit but it's a stubborn little fella

ramdrive · 8 Feb 2017 at 13:21

neoboy;30482741 said:
This thing, got it on sale for £15 and they often pop up around £20. Absolute steal for the money and surprisingly powerful for regular smoothies too. I've even been chucking frozen avocado halves into it and blends that no problem. Been waiting for it to blow up so I've an excuse to get a more expensive unit but it's a stubborn little fella

A good blender for Huel, but for fresh smoothies you will never get that silky smooth consistency you get with a Sage or Vitamix.

tom_e · 8 Feb 2017 at 13:33

Are you blending Huel or rocks!? That Breville will get you a perfectly smooth Huel shake even with a full 4 scoops.

Freefaller · 8 Feb 2017 at 17:11

I think you definitely need a blender for Huel. It just makes it hard to have at work

reiyushin · 10 Feb 2017 at 09:02

Mixing huel with the mp whole fuel is the way forward