Huel

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.
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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.
 
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.
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"Intrinsic quality", protein is protein, doesn't make a nutritional difference.
 
MooMoo444 said:
What a star :) Thanks

heard good things about this, and the above topic just kinda echoes it, ordered some.
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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.
 
MooMoo444 said:
What a star :) Thanks

heard good things about this, and the above topic just kinda echoes it, ordered some.
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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.
 
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.
 
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.
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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.
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Bought premades so shouldnt have to worry too much about the mixing :P
 
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