Thanks for the video! I completely relate to everything you said, up to the initial bloatedness that's not quite a fodmap-induced one and don't last after a few days. And I do agree, it would be miserable to eat only Huel and in my opinion it will never beat the satisfaction of real food. That being said, I discovered Huel early on my low-fodmap journey and it has been a game-changer, it is indeed convenient, efficient, and good-value. I take it with me to parties if I am not sure to find safe food there (definitely a good conversation-starter when you are ready to speak about your bowels with perfect strangers) and it's my go-to lunch when I am not working from home, because it's joyless but quick, cheap, easy and safe and I compensate by a tasty home-made dinner in the evening. Because it's safe, I also use it on days where I need to make sure my belly won't act up, like for a full day of yoga workshop for instance. To fight the lumpiness, I often prepare it the evening before and put in the fridge for the night, it somehow disolve better with time. I also always leave the ice-cube plastic grid in the shaker to help beat the lumps out when shaking. In terms of flavour, I found it worth taking the original vanilla flavour and playing with the box of flavour boost to find out which one I liked or dislike, and indeed, banana is awful. Careful though, apparently all flavour boost are not necessarily low-fodmap.
Thanks for your video Wildgut. Super useful to hear a review from another IBS affected person. I am trying my first Huel this week. Regarding low fodmaps, Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't pea protein (one of the main ingredients in Huel) a high fodmap food? Wondering how other IBS people stomachs are with huel, as I'm concerned about possible unwanted side effects from using it.
Hi there, i never had huel but for anyone who has really bad IBS (like me, even low fodmap doesnt work) i have another vegan protein shake i order from Amazon that is tasty (i buy chocolate salted caramel flavour, avoid vanilla!) . I am pretty sure you can only get in UK but reasonable on amazon. It’s called Form. Double check if suits you but this really saved me (also has probiotics inside).
I tried the plain and got a sample pack of all the flavours. I hate banana "flavoured" anything so didn't try that but quite enjoyed most of the others. Also when I was at home in the mornings I would add no flavour instead a banana and some berries or banana and peanut butter, even berries and cinnamon was a nice autumn/winter flavour. Side note- found that I always had to fill about a third of the shaker with water first, then powder, then the rest of the water to stop the lumps. Hope that helps.
Huel is fine, I use it everyday for lunch (past 2 years now). Shake wise, fill it with water first then add powder and then seal with the mesh and lid then shake hard up and down not side to side. I almost never get any lumps.
I’ve been drinking Huel Black for a couple weeks now, and I’m really enjoying it. I had problems with lumps the first week or so. I mostly solved the problem by filling up the shaker to about 3:4 full, shaking it well, filling it up the rest of the way, and then shaking again. Still thick and a couple small lumps, but way better than before.
I only tried the 'original' flavour a couple of years ago and it was actually quite pleasant. Like a mild vanilla flavour. I enjoyed it blended with a real banana and a little bit of cinnamon. My friend is really into the coffee flavour, but I am not a coffee drinker so have not tried it. I agree with you about banana flavoured stuff...just gross. I don't even like real banana once it is dehydrated. Weird! I think these powders definitely have their place as you say. I'm not into their shiny plastic packaging or branded bottles though...
I also tried it, for a month as dinner on working days. I liked the berry flavour. The ease of it is really great and the effects on my IBS were good too. However, I do need to eat so could not do more than one meal per day. I had a pre-made mix with my second order, in vanilla flavour and did not like it at all. I don't like vanilla that much in general. I do always use a blender and find it mixes really well that way. You could also mix in other items, e.g. fruits or cocoa powder (if you can digest) to spice it up.
I initially tried some Huel and some of the ready to drink. The ready to drink is so-so and I'm not sure if it's low fodmap. Since then I've found "Super Body Fuel" and gotten some of those samples. The taste and texture is much better! It does still have some of those initial challenges though such as the slight bloating and extra fiber intake. I plan to work it into my elimination for lunches... but like you said 100% would be miserable. All these meal replacements feel difficult to finish one serving of
I mix a scoop of chocolate and a scoop of vanilla, it tastes like cake batter. I tried a few of the other flavors but I haven't had one that i would purchase twice.
Hey! Thanks for the video, I've just orderded mine. Just a heads up, the link told me it would get me a discount, but then when I tried to actually buy my Huel, it said the coupon code was not correct. Not sure what caused the issue
@@CarrieGill_TheWildGutProject search for shaker balls and you will find it right away, it's great for when you don't have time for the blender. Also finding your chanel has been a god send, I'm eternally grateful!
Honestly I don't like the meal alternative powder, it stuffs me too much, it would take literally hours to finish the shaker and it would make me sick like I was overeating. Plus a lot of bloating. I'm using the complete protein powder snack and it does it for me.
Thanks for the video!
I completely relate to everything you said, up to the initial bloatedness that's not quite a fodmap-induced one and don't last after a few days. And I do agree, it would be miserable to eat only Huel and in my opinion it will never beat the satisfaction of real food.
That being said, I discovered Huel early on my low-fodmap journey and it has been a game-changer, it is indeed convenient, efficient, and good-value. I take it with me to parties if I am not sure to find safe food there (definitely a good conversation-starter when you are ready to speak about your bowels with perfect strangers) and it's my go-to lunch when I am not working from home, because it's joyless but quick, cheap, easy and safe and I compensate by a tasty home-made dinner in the evening.
Because it's safe, I also use it on days where I need to make sure my belly won't act up, like for a full day of yoga workshop for instance.
To fight the lumpiness, I often prepare it the evening before and put in the fridge for the night, it somehow disolve better with time. I also always leave the ice-cube plastic grid in the shaker to help beat the lumps out when shaking. In terms of flavour, I found it worth taking the original vanilla flavour and playing with the box of flavour boost to find out which one I liked or dislike, and indeed, banana is awful. Careful though, apparently all flavour boost are not necessarily low-fodmap.
Thanks for your video Wildgut. Super useful to hear a review from another IBS affected person. I am trying my first Huel this week. Regarding low fodmaps, Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't pea protein (one of the main ingredients in Huel) a high fodmap food? Wondering how other IBS people stomachs are with huel, as I'm concerned about possible unwanted side effects from using it.
Hi there, i never had huel but for anyone who has really bad IBS (like me, even low fodmap doesnt work) i have another vegan protein shake i order from Amazon that is tasty (i buy chocolate salted caramel flavour, avoid vanilla!) . I am pretty sure you can only get in UK but reasonable on amazon. It’s called Form. Double check if suits you but this really saved me (also has probiotics inside).
I tried the plain and got a sample pack of all the flavours. I hate banana "flavoured" anything so didn't try that but quite enjoyed most of the others. Also when I was at home in the mornings I would add no flavour instead a banana and some berries or banana and peanut butter, even berries and cinnamon was a nice autumn/winter flavour. Side note- found that I always had to fill about a third of the shaker with water first, then powder, then the rest of the water to stop the lumps. Hope that helps.
Huel is fine, I use it everyday for lunch (past 2 years now). Shake wise, fill it with water first then add powder and then seal with the mesh and lid then shake hard up and down not side to side. I almost never get any lumps.
I’ve been drinking Huel Black for a couple weeks now, and I’m really enjoying it.
I had problems with lumps the first week or so. I mostly solved the problem by filling up the shaker to about 3:4 full, shaking it well, filling it up the rest of the way, and then shaking again. Still thick and a couple small lumps, but way better than before.
I only tried the 'original' flavour a couple of years ago and it was actually quite pleasant. Like a mild vanilla flavour. I enjoyed it blended with a real banana and a little bit of cinnamon. My friend is really into the coffee flavour, but I am not a coffee drinker so have not tried it. I agree with you about banana flavoured stuff...just gross. I don't even like real banana once it is dehydrated. Weird! I think these powders definitely have their place as you say. I'm not into their shiny plastic packaging or branded bottles though...
I also tried it, for a month as dinner on working days. I liked the berry flavour. The ease of it is really great and the effects on my IBS were good too. However, I do need to eat so could not do more than one meal per day. I had a pre-made mix with my second order, in vanilla flavour and did not like it at all. I don't like vanilla that much in general. I do always use a blender and find it mixes really well that way. You could also mix in other items, e.g. fruits or cocoa powder (if you can digest) to spice it up.
I initially tried some Huel and some of the ready to drink. The ready to drink is so-so and I'm not sure if it's low fodmap. Since then I've found "Super Body Fuel" and gotten some of those samples. The taste and texture is much better! It does still have some of those initial challenges though such as the slight bloating and extra fiber intake. I plan to work it into my elimination for lunches... but like you said 100% would be miserable. All these meal replacements feel difficult to finish one serving of
I mix a scoop of chocolate and a scoop of vanilla, it tastes like cake batter. I tried a few of the other flavors but I haven't had one that i would purchase twice.
Maybe you could add ginger to the banana one to mask the flavour a bit :)
Hey! Thanks for the video, I've just orderded mine. Just a heads up, the link told me it would get me a discount, but then when I tried to actually buy my Huel, it said the coupon code was not correct. Not sure what caused the issue
There are mixing spring like balls you can buy to put in the shake bottle that kind of whisk the mixture while you shake to mix
Thanks for the recommendation - I will give it a try :)
@@CarrieGill_TheWildGutProject search for shaker balls and you will find it right away, it's great for when you don't have time for the blender. Also finding your chanel has been a god send, I'm eternally grateful!
Anyone tried it in porridge as protein porridge? How did you get along , let me know!
How did you get banana flavor? Wtf! I wanted that over chocolate
Hi the Huel still working goid for you all please?
Anyone get tingling thigh muscles amd tight legs with IBS not sure if it's related obviously I get nausea and very bad motions
Honestly I don't like the meal alternative powder, it stuffs me too much, it would take literally hours to finish the shaker and it would make me sick like I was overeating. Plus a lot of bloating. I'm using the complete protein powder snack and it does it for me.
im on my first week, i got chocolate and banana flavors. I wish i could send the banana back though.
Really? I love banana and also Vanilla.
Do you still take this daily?
No, just as an alternative to the occasional "crappy no time for a meal" meal
Hi Carrie..
Vanilla 🙂
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The lumps make you want to throw up? What?
Wow Carrie you are looking very nice beautiful and amazing video well done 😊😊❤️❤️👍👍