Huel food. Any good?

[pidsy]

Mexican Chilli has been launched.

[hebangsthedrums]

Just too expensive now do going to try the myprotein. Would try the savoury but no samples so not going to commit to a load. Few people who also have it are moving away too - think they might plateau soon ,has grown massively!

[TCruise]

Vanilla Shakes - taste ok

Sweet & Sour - disgusting. It's like a sludge with bits in it. Horrible. Horrible texture. Poor taste.

Have I made it wrong?

Hurl not Huel.

[Don1]

I had Huel 1 for a few months - was utterly miserable but lost weight.

Tried Huel 2 two years ago and reacted strangely to it - was producing loads of strongly clear phlegm so binned it.

Would potentially look at alternatives...

[louiebaby]

Just ordered some of the Black in Banana flavour. Will report back.

Also looking for alternatives with high protein mixtures, that are fairly low carbohydrate as well.

[dsl2]

Got to say I absolutely love the Coffee Caramel Black powder mixed with a 100ml coconut milk.

The Huel chocolate & orange bars arn't bad either.

Did not get on with the Thai curry thing though.

[sbarclay62]

Got 4 bags of huel hot n savoury on order. My first order from them.

Really to just replace the ready meals and pot noodles when on the backshift at work.

[Mr Pointy]

I tried the Korma flavoured meal substitute last night; it was utterly vile & I threw most of it away. I'm hoping the Thai & Sweet & Sour are better as otherwise I've wasted £55.

[sbarclay62]

Mr Pointy said:

I tried the Korma flavoured meal substitute last night; it was utterly vile & I threw most of it away. I'm hoping the Thai & Sweet & Sour are better as otherwise I've wasted £55.

You've got me worried.

Opted for 2 x green thai curry, 1 x madras and 1 x chilli.

[Mr Pointy]

sbarclay62 said:

Mr Pointy said:

I tried the Korma flavoured meal substitute last night; it was utterly vile & I threw most of it away. I'm hoping the Thai & Sweet & Sour are better as otherwise I've wasted £55.

You've got me worried.

Opted for 2 x green thai curry, 1 x madras and 1 x chilli.

I tried the Green Thai tonight; much better. Not fantastic mind but I will at least get to finish the bag. Here's hoping the Sweet & Sour is edible.

[BrewsterBear]

The Hot Huel is, for me, a swing and a miss from them. I get the concept - kind of a healthy Pot Noodle - but the reality is disappointing. I'm very much liking the Black Salted Caramel and Coffee Caramel though. The Coffee Caramel has a slight twang of a weird aftertaste, but it doesn't put me off.

[UpTheIron]

Hot Huel so far:

Thai - good
Madras - good
Korma - ok
Tomato - no thanks
Chilli - no thanks

I'll finish the ones I like and go back to the cold stuff.

If I ever end up going back to the office I'll use the hot ones there though.

[Philvrs]

https://youtu.be/5AIzbG69GqI

Not looking to plug a random channel, but my mate amateur-vlogs about dieting and huel over the years (he would be made up with more subscribers too )

[anonymous-user]

Have temporarily took the huff with Huel as they now don’t offer me free postage and next day delivery, didn’t even email “remote” living people of this change.

[Mr Pointy]

Iwantafusca said:

Have temporarily took the huff with Huel as they now don’t offer me free postage and next day delivery, didn’t even email “remote” living people of this change.

I will never buy from Huel again following the abysmal Hot Huel products:

The marketing:





The reality:



The taste is even worse than the appearance & I now know why they don't do trial packs. OK they got £55 out of me but I'll never spend another penny with them & I'll do my best to make sure to promote alternative suppliers whenever I can.

[gregs656]

I don't think you would eat anything at all if you expected it to look like the advertising picture. Food advertising is a joke.

[pidsy]

Hurl has priced itself out of the market for me.

[Mr Pointy]

gregs656 said:

I don't think you would eat anything at all if you expected it to look like the advertising picture. Food advertising is a joke.

I could put up with the look but I find the taste of all three varieties I tried most unpleasant - I couldn't finish the pot.

[anonymous-user]

Got a bag of Whole Fuel Blend by MyProtein to see if there is a better/cheaper alternative. See what that tastes like lol.

[sbarclay62]

Mr Pointy said:

I could put up with the look but I find the taste of all three varieties I tried most unpleasant - I couldn't finish the pot.

I've had the thai curry, madras and chilli versions and for that they are - a posh pot noodle - i think they're nice.

Great for the canteen that has limited cooking options. Wouldn't have it in the house.

Was looking at their shakes but they look too expensive IMO. I can save a 3rd per portion and only loss a few grams of protein with their competitors. They do have a slick website though and advertising campaign so can see how they are attracting customers even at their mentally high prices.