Huel is expensive but if you are going to try it

[FluffyCat17]

I have a £10 code for newbies.

I have only been using it since New Year but it is helping me count calories and have all my nutrients alongside using MFP.

I think it is very pricey and they should allow more mixing and matching. I will only be getting more whenever I have a discount (I got a second lot by using a special offer with a new email address).

That being said, if anyone wants to chat about my experiences so far I am happy to do so, all the other Huel threads are fairly old.

I know its been a while since you posted - but how have you found it on huel?

Hi,
It took me a while to get used to the aftertaste I find the products can have but I have now worked out what I like and what I don’t. I got a few more things on the FB buy/swap page.
I find it good for nutrition, so if I use it for breakfast and lunch I know I am getting a good spread of nutrients, whereas before all my lunches were some kind of sandwich.
However because I am using MFP to count calories, if I have a Huel breakfast and lunch that’s 800cals gone. So it doesn’t leave me much for dinner. I have started playing around with quantities to counter this but that means a bit more measuring and maths.
I have just hit the loss of half a stone, which is really positive and is spurring me on to continue the diet.
It’s a gimmick but at the moment for me it’s a helpful gimmick!

Ha just realised I started this thread on a second identity.

Great news! Well done on the loss, sounds like it's going really well! I went ahead and ordered some that was delivered yesterday (unbelievably quick turnaround) and based on yesterday I think I'm going to go for 600 cals from Huel a day. Like you say, I felt that 800 didn't leave me enough for a great dinner but I should prob move towards that over time. The fact that I want an 800 calorie dinner is probably part of the problem

Yes the delivery is super speedy! Good luck with it all.

It’s just harder when trying to eat with the family to have a lower calorie count (plus maybe add an evening tipple ) so I need the numbers to be weighted then.

Not what was asked but I use the protein works .com which is lovely along with carb killa Grenade bars. I’ve lost 16lbs in a few months :)

I have the shakes, a few flavours that I mix and match one scoop of each, but I kind of missed chewing... absolutely love the hot and savoury though, I have six flavours!

I looked at Huel but the cost and flavour choices put me off a bit. Would you say it's worth the money?

I'm doing the New You plan, not rigidly so am still having a few bits of real food but 18lb lost in 5 weeks so it's working. They do a Total Meal Replacement version and a version called Switch where you eat some of the products and some of your own healthy low cal meals so a bit less restrictive.

I was so glad when DH gave up on this stuff… he did shift a fair bit of weight on it but my god the Huel farts were deadly!

Huel is a good product - but extremely expensive. They are a number of like products which are around half price, so suggest you do you research.

It sounds joyless

I love the concept of huel but I just couldn’t get on with the taste. It was just so bad! I know they keep changing the recipe- has it got any better?

I like the nutrition content and the fact that the Black is less carbs, more protein. I don’t know if there is an equivalent for half the price as I saw Huel on an offer at New Year and went for it.
Yes the farts are impressive but they wear off!
@TibetanTerrah which H&S flavours have you tried? I hate the chick mushroom one but am getting quite addicted to Mac Cheez. Would like to try the Thai one.

Well I'm on day 2 and honestly the shakes are SO filling. I think it's because I'm not used to this amount of protein (I went for the black protein option) so it's filling me up in a way carbs never did (and I love carbs!)
It's also a MILLION times better if you make it and stick it in the fridge for a couple of hours. I'm sure I won't be saying this later in the week, but today honestly could have gone without dinner.
I'd would really like to try the savoury but I think they do just tip into too expensive/extravagant for me to justify when making dinner for everyone else already.
Anyway, so far so good!

@ChoccyJules Mac n Cheeze and Thai Green Curry are my favourites, closely followed by Madras, Mexican Chilli and Tomato & Herb. I also got the sweet and sour but don't really rate that one. I got quite a few bags just before the price went up and just before the two new pasta ones Chick n Mushroom etc so haven't tried those.

I have coffee, banana chocolate and vanilla in various black and white shake versions, but only have them a couple of times a week if I've worked out hard. Choc and coffee is lovely, as is banana and vanilla!

I have a hot and savoury for lunch every day. Genuinely love them, because they taste good - like a real curry without the chicken etc - and also because I would make some really poor choices when having to think about what to eat!

I make my shakes with almond milk, as with water I just didn’t like the aftertaste. It doesn’t add too many calories. I have never been an ‘alternative milk’ person but researched the options and this seemed the best for me (I can’t have soy).

I am now having a H&S for lunch three or four times a week, to stop me just making a sandwich. On the other one or two days I do have a sandwich because I like them. But five a week wasn’t healthy.

The only things I am not sure I needed to buy were the bars, as they are 200cals and for example I can have an apple and a biscuit for the same amount. But occasionally I grab one as I know they are balanced rather than all sugar like a cookie would be!