Huel Review | Why I don't recommend Huel...
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2024
- My bad experience with Huel...
The one item I liked (Mexican Chili) - amzn.to/3REF4NL
Video Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:19 - What is Huel?
0:59 - My order & delivery
2:43 - Nutrition
3:47 - Trying the Bars
5:36 - Trying the pre-made drinks
10:47 - Hot items
13:32 - Black Edition Powder
15:55 - Conclusion
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80% of this review is focused on the taste/texture. For those of you more interested in a deep dive on the nutrition, & who don't care much about taste, you're probably looking for other reviews.
Agreed! ☺️
When things taste apalling i cannot get it down ... i was SO excited about huel ... everything is SO good EXCEPT for the fact that I cannot cope with the taste😢 which means I cannot use the product ... I REALLY love the CONCEPT but I do need to be able to swallow it ... sorry about that
Who woulda thought that taste would be important when eating something how about love yourself and eat decent food
Its not v nutritous though, read what nutritionists say about, they are underwhelmed, its rubbish food, its appeal is how easy it is and the false idea that it is v good for you, it isnt...
If you're into the hot and savoury products remember to shake the bag and use a spoon afterwards to mix the ingredients properly. Also, leave it for 8-10 mins to cook rather than the recommended 5 minutes. The difference will be massive! And the meals will look and taste better. Their protein bars don't taste good and are over priced. If you're into the ready to drink products skip version 1 and go to version 2 which is much better. Hope this helps!
Thanks for the tips! I’m thinking about giving it a go. I just don’t have the energy to be cooking every day right now.
As someone who's used Huel for a long time you're completely right on the taste. I'm more charitable to the chocolate and strawberry powders (which I usually mix with a scoop of protein powder so that also probably helps) but I generally avoid the premade drinks because of their bizarre aftertaste. Of the hot and readys I've basically never found one that was very good. You'd be better off just making dehydrated camping food, because that's essentially what Hot and Ready is.
That all being said, this kind of product isn't for people who would prefer it to regular food, it's mostly for people who are very busy or otherwise don't want to invest the time in the making meals. I started with these kinds of foods when I was in graduate school while working full time as a nurse. There were days where I'd work for 12 hours from 7 am to 7 pm, then exercise afterwards until 9, and then I'd really only have a sliver of time in the evening before bed and in the morning before work to eat. On other days I'd have clinical hours, class, all manner of responsibilities. It was extremely convenient to have a high calorie nutritionally complete meal that I could literally just drink in seconds while I go out the door, or something I could bring to work or class with me as a powder that I could just mix with some water. The Black edition powders especially have great caloric and macronutrient combos for my particular nutrition goals, and a single drink of black edition in the morning (along with a scoop of protein powder) will keep me full and satiated well into lunch. I don't have to be at a hospital at 7 am sharp anymore, but even working from home not having to make a real breakfast lets me sleep in an extra half hour. You could make shakes that approximate the nutrient content, and they'd taste better, but even then the time commitment would be very slanted in Huel's favor. I make my own shakes for many of my lunches, and it takes me maybe 15 - 20 minutes to gather all the ingredients, mix, blend, and then clean up. Huel I can be completely done drinking it and cleaned up inside of 5.
That being said, unless you're some kind of sociopath these products (Huel, Soylent, etc...) will not sufficiently replace real food. I agree with you on the micronutrient side, and on that front these should not replace real foods like leafy greens, whole grains, etc... but if you're in a pinch, and the alternative is either not eating at all, or just eating a bowl of cereal which will not meet your nutrient needs and will leave you feeling famished an hour later, it's hard to find something better than this. Believe it or not, Huel tastes significantly better than some alternatives on the market...
I'd be interested in a review of Soylent, though! Soylent tastes a bit better and is smoother, but to me feels more "artificial." At least with Huel (the powders and hot and readts) you can tell you're drinking something approximating food. Soylent feels truly foreign.
Agree. I love cooking but I eat huel hot and savory when I need a break from cooking and cleaning or haven't had time to meal prep for work that day and don't want to resort to fast food.
Wait so this Huel thing...like Green powders and protein shakes...like the longer you drink these the more effect it's gonna have on your skin with acne and diarrhea maybe...even tho it has a decent amount of macronutrients...idk about the micronutrients...and does it have decent amount of good fats? I know it has the 40g for protein but what kind of protein?
Sure this doesn't replace whole foods but...some days I don't want to cook or even go out with these damn gas prices or if I'm working and don't want to get food. So the protein bars are hard to eat this I'll opt for the powder...
Idk guess I'll have to taste it and see if I can stick with it and shouldn't be a struggle or make me bloated and gassy.
I'd been interested in trying Huel due to the expense involved with buying food from the grocery store being pretty high since I have to pay delivery fees for store shopping services like insta-cart and being on a severely fixed income to boot.
$105 is still far cheaper than what I'm paying otherwise for basic ingredients that usually don't last me a full month.
This helped put things into perspective for me. Thank you.
As far as Soylent... I don't care how good it is because all I can think of is Soylent green and what that contained in the movie ...
Wrote a essay💀
Soylant Green... a great movie with Charlton Heston....allso about "food´ and even your last movie LOL
I used Huel shakes for a while once a day. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the flavour and wouldn’t crave it, but what I did notice was that I was feeling really good and had more energy. Their biggest selling point is not to taste amazing, it is to make it easier to get the nutrients you need and save time. You can get the nutrients you need by going to the grocery store but obviously that takes planning and time.
Same, when I first tried them out since I WFH, I've felt more energetic. I take it only for breakfast as it's quick to make and it does fill me up until lunch time.
Good review. The bad taste isn't a deal breaker. I personally appreciate the nutrition over the taste. Losing 75 pounds in 15 weeks. (along with excersie) Getting healthier blood pressure and cholesterol ect. Once you ready to choose health and eat to live besides live to eat then you're ready.
NOTE: I only tried the powder shakes
Awesome
Wow, were you on 800 calories a day plus 500 cal in cardio?
Asking for a "friend"
A lot of Huel products have an 'oaty' aftertaste. It's definitely an acquired taste. I grew up on all things oat, and I love it.
Been a Hueligan for 2.5 years and best nutrition decision I've ever made.
can i ask, are you huel only or do you sprinkle huel throughout the day?
@@rafaelramoscardona3108 Hi, I usually have a Huel for breakfast and a Huel for lunch and a traditional evening meal. I have on occasion had Huel for all three meals but twice daily works for me. I hsvectbe black powder and make at home and keep overnight in the fridge. The colder the better I find!
@@anthonylangford7797 ok cool because i just ordered 3 bags of huel black edition and i was wondering how viable is it to do it all day.
Couldn’t agree more. 👍🏼
@@rafaelramoscardona3108 I been on it for a little under a year. Routine similar to Anthony. Huel powder shake for Breakfast , lunch and a normal meal for dinner. Healthy snacks in between if I feel an urge. Nuts, fruit, ect. Thus far I never had a problem. It's just easy and quick and saves money from trying to buy these nutrients from real foods. In the past I could eat let's say half of a large pizza probably more. Now a slice or barely 2 slices and I'm full. Works for me.
Thank you for the honest review. Just watched couple of these but this is the first that doesn't feel like a paid promotion.
I just got my first Huel delivery today and honestly, i don't mind it. Been having issues with a hernia that causes me severe stomach pain whenever i eat solid food but it can't be fixed yet as I'm too overweight for the surgery. Had my first shake about 2 hours ago and normally I'd be reaching for a packet of crisps or something by now and i still feel full thanks to all the protein that's in it (40g per serving, black edition). I also have a disability and struggle to prepare proper meals for myself (which lead to the weight gain as i was living off takeout food) so to not really have to do anything strenuous like stand preparing a meal, then clean the kitchen and do dishes, feels great as I'll finally be getting the vitamins i need and more importantly lose some weight so i can get my hernia fixed. It takes a real toll on your mental health when you can't do a basic thing like cook a meal without someone's help so in a way it's given me a bit of my independence back too. It's not for everyone and that's okay, the world would be a freakin boring place if we all liked the same things, but for me it's hitting the spot
What kinda hernia did you have, having similar issue, eating large meals causes discomfort. Did you get surgery?
@Matt it's a hiatus hernia that I've got. They can't do the surgery as yet as I'm too large for general anaesthetic. They said i need to lose about 16 stone to have the surgery. Since I started on Huel about 4.5 months ago I've lost 4 stone so it's working. It's nice feeling full but without the pain I used to get from eating an actual meal
@@CraftyWitch1990 I hope you’ve been doing good so far. 4 stones is very impressive. I’m about to order their Bundle kit. Very tempting for the price.
I’m about 290lb or 21 stones. So I could stand to lose 7 stones to be at somewhat decent shape to play with my kids.
I hope you are doing well.
Thank you for a real review instead of a disguised product promo. You got your money's worth in taste! That's why I enjoy spending the extra $ to have a delicious dish of green Thai curry with pork or Texan chili with beef - the flavors are so brilliant and outstanding that it can be difficult for people to avoid weight gain with real food!
Huel made me healthy. I was fat and very unhealthy before. It’s for sure my favourite company
I’ve been on Huel since like 2018. On and off of course. I use it to diet and control weight gain especially when I’m busy and at work. It’s a quick and easy good choice. I don’t have to worry about balancing cause it’s balanced for me. It’s definitely not for every one. And after using for a about 3 days straight only drinking Huel I’ll crave actual foods or more importantly fat and salt. But that’s just me and my cravings. It can help you lose weight and it’s best for when you don’t have time and want to grab chips and stuff.
To update having watched a bit more… I appreciate you are reviewing taste but to each their own. Every one that I have let try likes it. It’s definitely a personal choice. But I like the way it taste. Then again I’ve been doing it since 2018.
Thank you for the honest review. I feel like there are a lot of reviews, especially regarding the Huel liquid meals that are a bit suspect on YT. I've had a few of the drinks, and just got the V2 selection box recently and they all (so far) have this odd after taste, but it's not just that, most of that flavours/recipes are just unnecessarily bad ie Vanilla, which is WAY better from other brands, so there's really no excuse (tried Ice Coffee Caramel yesterday and it was a REAL struggle to get through). Unfortunately I get the impression, from Huel's FB page, that they don't really care about trying to improve these drink recipes, which is a shame, because nutritionally, for convenience and diet-wise they're very good. So far though I can say the Hot and Savoury meals I've tried are decent and intend to try some of the other flavours.
Wooah it’s this dude :) Pleasent surprise to see you here!
@@SaschaEderer Haha, thanks :)
Pretty much all Protein Powder shakes have that after taste that you kept mentioning, I bought the Huel Choc Drink today and its not too bad.
Great to see reviews coming from a place of the products themselves and not so much "the lifestyle" - a lot of stuff on here is a tiny bit cultish with how people are "bought in".
Still likely to try some if I get the opportunity, given some of these are in stores now and it's not locked behind those large orders
try the mushroom pasta one its so good
I've found if supplements taste really good I overindulge. I prefer them "not terrible". I think she's missing the point. I work 16 hours a day and getting my proper nutrition is difficult.
The problem isn’t hurl the problem is why do you have to work 16 hrs a day hurl can’t fix your mind
I was really thinking about trying this 🤣..
You're reactions are priceless 🤣
Thanks for saving me my money 🙏😀
Have to disagree, I use the Huel Black bag and mix it with some water and some semi skimmed milk. The Banana flavour and the Cookies and Cream flavour are lovely, definitely dont get the cough syrup vibe at all, but each to their own. Not tried their bars I think they are overpriced.
The powders are worth it a lot, the hot and savioury though, tried 3 different flavors and only mac and cheese was edible, highly recommend huel black edition banana flavour though.
The problem is this: All the HUEL products are gross EXCEPT "Hot & Savory - Chicken N Mushroom"
I've been eating it twice a day for the last year -- placed atop cut up chicken breast.
Sooooooooooooooooo Gooooooooooooooooood
I was about to order some of the meals on the site but thought to check out some reviews first; it's crazy they force you to buy 3 bags in order to place an order, without even offering a sample pack. I wanted to ask though, are you used to eating a lot of sugar and maybe that's why it tasted weird to you - or do you eat healthy? thanks for the review!
Thanks for your comment! I try to eat pretty healthy. I stick mostly to whole foods when I can (I don't eat a lot of processed sugary foods). I've heard Huel does have an acquired taste that some people can get used to - hopefully that's the case for you if you try it out!
I enjoyed it .All of the hot and savory products were good accept the green Tai curry .the cinnamon swirl black label was the best meal replacement
I have just started on Huel Shakes and Hot and Savoury for weight loss and I can definitely confirm it an acquired taste. I'm not expecting it to be as super tasty or as pleasurable as food, but to be honest the pleasures of food is what got me here in the first place. The shakes are ok and you can add a teaspoon of honey for favour and the hot meals are actually averagely nice. I think the video completely misses why Huel is an option. Do you need to lose weight. Do you struggle to cook healthy foods regularly for various reasons? Do you struggle to control your calorie intake? Do you always feel hungry even though you have eaten sufficiently? If the answer is yes to all these questions then Huel is a really great way to lose and control weight gain. I have Huel 5 out of 7 days and once I reach my weight goal I plan to adjust to a normal dinner and Huel inbetween. I have lost 8lbs in the first week so far and I am happy with the progress and I'm definitely not as hungry all the time as I used to be.
I honestly really enjoy huel. Both hot and savory, as well as the powders, for the exception of coffee latte. I haven’t had one I disliked and I will be trying out the cinnamon roll one here in a little bit.
That’s awesome! Glad you are liking it more than I did 😊
Bruh what Cafe latte flavor is my life
Cinnamon Roll is one of my favorites, it tastes a bit like drinking the milk after eating cinnamon toast crunch.
I’ve been using Huel for over 2 years now and typically have 3 black powder meals per day and a hot and savory meal. This gives me a little over 140 grams of protein per day and right at 1600 calories per day. It has helped me stay away from fast food and eating less when going out on the weekends. You’ll find yourself not ordering an appetizer and maybe sharing a meal with a friend because you ate one of these before leaving the house. I love Huel, it’s a great solution to unhealthy eating.
I completely agree with you the extremely bad oat taste in the powder shakes chocolate flavour was what made me cancel. I tried to push through it so hard and think of the health benefits, I tried it with water as suggested on the product, but it was horrible. Then tried it with milk as I was trying to gain weight, but it made it even worse as the oats just make the milk curdle and go thick. But realised I was forcing it down myself and not enjoying it at all. The chocolate flavoured shakes tasted nothing like chocolate at all and just like sickly tasting oats. After having a 1 or 2 shakes per day it started to taste like what I can only describe as a stomach churning vomit.
I've been thinking about Huel for a while. Considering what you said about the Mexican Chili, I wonder if adding my own spices would make them palatable
I think anything you add could only improve it 🌶🙃
Meal replacement and protein shakes don't usually taste like something you would drink just for the flavor.
It's not meant to be comfort food.
You might like ka'chava. I've heard it tastes good.
Great honest review however only based on taste! I'm buying Huel purely to lose weight and still feel full... so far Sweet & Sour was good!
The mv is a good idea but how do you get the protein that’s the main issue that’s why people go for these. Other option is cooking a load of chicken breast I guess and defrost for each meal you have.
Wait so this Huel thing...like Green powders and protein shakes...like the longer you drink these the more effect it's gonna have on your skin with acne and diarrhea maybe...even tho it has a decent amount of macronutrients...idk about the micronutrients...and does it have decent amount of good fats? I know it has the 40g for protein but what kind of protein?
Sure this doesn't replace whole foods but...some days I don't want to cook or even go out with these damn gas prices or if I'm working and don't want to get food. So the protein bars are hard to eat this I'll opt for the powder...
Idk guess I'll have to taste it and see if I can stick with it and shouldn't be a struggle or make me bloated and gassy.
Can you try Soylent and tell what you think of those? I like Soylent, but the soy gives it a weird flavor and I’m always searching for something to replace meals because I never have a ton of time to make food
Thanks for the suggestion!
Yeah this is for people in a rush. I started a while ago because I back in August started with 2 separate jobs and was looking for something that would be easier to make and sustain me while moving or atheist with less time.
I couldn't handle the vanilla flavor. I really didn't like it.
The cookies and cream flavor was bearable and since I need sustenance it worked out nice.
I just ordered the hot and savory and I planned on adding some other items to it like meat and or hot sauce. But I totally understand how it doesn't taste good.
Same sort of experience with the Hot 'n' Savoury. Made the mistake in going for the Chicken 'n' Pasta one. I nearly barfed as the pasta, no matter how long I left it would not soften. I wasn't expecting it to be crunchy. They seem to use a lot of nuts in their products as well, which didn't make sense in a chilli. Again, that caught be off guard a little. I think their products are also really over priced and I hate the fact, they force you to buy three packets, in a bundle even as a new customer.
The V3 powers would probably be a better pick. Of the hot and savory it looks like you got 2 of the worst out of the bunch. The Yellow Coconut Curry and Thai Green curry are some of the best. For preparing the H&S I'd also recommend measuring and heating up with water first, then pouring over the powder in the black plastic container and letting sit for 5 minutes.
Thanks for the tips!
This is a very interesting review. I've been a fan of huel since they started with just powder and I liked it right away, but couldn't get used to the bottle drinks or the bars when they came out. I guess if you are used to the "huel" taste, you are more likely to like the products. I like most hot&savories but not all of them. Definitely not for everyone. Also I mix my powder with milk. Can't stand it with water
Interesting! The taste seems quite polarizing 🙃. Glad you like it though!
@welcome welcome unless you are going to become a nutritionist, it’ll be really hard to get all of your vitamins every meal you make.
@welcome welcome huel is the most "real" food I ever eat. Definitely FEELS more real than chips, fast food, and candy. I don't like preparing food cuz I'm a lazy shit, huel has saved me from being 300 pounds by now lol
I've come into Huel via the RTG drinks. However, I've recently tried the bars and I am most definately not going to try them again.
I've seen the reccomendations for the 'Greens' option recently so might be trying that.
Of the drinks, the chocolate is the nicest version because of its thickness. All of the others are too thin for me.
I have used them as meal replacements though and they have worked out really well for that. I'm a OTR/Lorry driver and I'd prefer not to eat at the places I deliver too unless there is no other choice. Carrying a bottle of RTG chocolate huel has freed me from that prison and does actually help for food. I'm also drinking a lot more water these days but I want to steer away from snacking on chocolate bars. So the Huel Chocolate covers me for that.
I've yet to try the other stuff. I'm sure I will though because there are times I come home from work starving but I should really goto bed straight away because I'm back in work 9 hours later....
I’m going to be trying huel powder soon. I commonly use soylent when I don’t have time or am too lazy for a proper meal. But huel seems to have more whole foods where soylent is mostly isolated refined nutrients. The biggest difference I’m interested in is that fibrous oats that’ll slow absorption seems like a healthier way to consume carbs than the refined maltodextrin in soylent.
Starting with original & unflavored unsweetened, seems like most of the flavored items aren’t really worth it by the looks of it. And as long as what I get is filling & palatable I don’t care too much about flavor. Just compensating for nutritional shortfalls & making sure I don’t go through the day on an empty stomach
I have chronic illness and often eat just toast or just potatoes as it's cheap and quick. So I don't care if it doesn't taste amazing, I'm just looking for quick meals I can make myself that have actual nutritional value
looooolll i kind live off those pre-made huel shakes since they sell them at my local grocery store. Guess its an acquired taste 😂😂
Thanks for reviewing! It’s nice to get an honest opinion. I see a lot of Huel fans in the comments upset that you didn’t enjoy the product, but if you didn’t like it you didn’t like it! Simple as that.
Thank you! I agree 🙃
@@MissSarahEK sometimes those drinks and foods have some evaporation to do first, afterwards they taste better. I don't know what causes it to be bad if you drink it immediatly, but it deffinitly tasted better after serving it out and wait a few minutes or sturr it
Appreciate the honest review. I really want to straighten the artwork on the wall though :)
These are great product for me when I can’t cook, and don’t want to get food. There’s a lot of sodium perhaps in the shakes.
I like Strawberry cheesecake and cinnamon roll. their macaroni and cheese. If you don’t make it correctly, then you won’t like. The “savory “ is only about 7 meals!
I think my favourite comment that appears on their Facebook advertising is that "Huel is the noise you make when you try and swallow the stuff" 🤣🤣 Thanks for doing a realy review, appreciate an honest ooinion
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Nice review but the sad thing with alot of products like gnc etc had really affective products but people didn't like the taste then end up discontinuing them or remake them towards favors and making them weak just what I seen could be wrong!
The strange taste is indeed the protein addons. They taste the same in my opinion , but i can imagine that someone not used to protein shakes find it odd. After a while you get used to the special taste.
so funny to see your reactions because it was so expected the taste of everything 🤣🤣
i love huel hot and savory. but only the mac n cheese and chicken n mushrooms. the curry ones and mexican chilli i tried was wack imo. but that's just me.
you definitely gotta experiment with the water level and how long you let it sit for each one. also gotta add your own salt and pepper
Really enjoyed watching you review this I'm laughing along with your reactions. You're talking me out of trying this stuff but I also have to factor in that you don't have much experience with meal replacement/protein supplements, etc. which...if you've been accustomed to this stuff since like 2005 like I am, you might actually change your mind about where this stuff ranks in the flavor hierarchy.
Thanks for watching 😊. And that’s definitely true!
I'm a trucker. I've been using huel on the road for 2 years because it's nutritionally superior to eating out every meal. I agree that the bars are terrible but the meals and shakes are fine. But trust me, nobody's eating this for the fine cuisine. I think this review misses the point.
Vanilla is my most favourite! Love it
You can use those meal replacement shakes like slimfast instead
huels shakes are pretty good Unoffensive and mild as someone that has had tons of supplements shakes and comparing the level of nutrition in it huel is damn good and that mac and cheese is an absolute resolution but their cooking instructions are way off i probably use over 5× the amount of recommended water and and extra 2 minutes of cook time and its amazing
Excellent review
I almost tried hurl but I'm glad I didn't. I dont know if you tried Kencko but it's another smoothie mix subscription plus they now have gummies and bowls. I want to try but 😬
I haven’t tried Kencko, but it’s been on my list to check out!
Ok weird question. Do you live in the Denver tower? I lived there for 5 years and your place looks exactly like it!!
Haha no I don’t live there! Maybe a similar builder 🤷♀️
So you are recommending not to buy, based in taste and smell?
I tried the strawberry and cream and it was absolutely fantastic.
Yes…just like I wouldn’t recommend people go to a restaurant if I went there and I thought the food was terrible.
Glad you enjoyed it though!
@@MissSarahEK But people go to restaurant once in a while probably to meet friends or with family. This is probably not the case here. I think your title might be slightly misleading. I wouldn't ask people not to buy a product just based on this, I would tell them this is what I think, but if others find it beneficial go for it. This is a business run by people and probably their livelihood. I am not with Huel and but just telling the fact. Sorry if I have intruded. Good luck
@@fahad-binzahid6794 I get what you are saying, but my top priority is my viewers and not protecting brands. I have done ~40 food reviews on my channels, and this is only one of 2 I told people I don't recommend buying. Personally I spent >$100 on this order so I could sample a wide range of items, and I had to throw 90%+ of it away because I found the taste so unusually unpalatable. The title of my video is "Huel Review | Why I don't recommend Huel..." which I think is an accurate representation of what I share in this video.
I like to think my audience is full of free-thinking adults, and I don't have control over how they spend their money. If my viewers think other attributes of Huel outweighs one person's opinion that the taste is bad, they should give it a go! This is just my personal review and my own experience :). I'm sure there are plenty of other reviews that are more positive.
I've also heard the Huel formulations are different in each country, so maybe it tastes better elsewhere.
This was a really helpful review for me since im only getting the meals 😅 and my coworker HATES the mac and cheeze but likes other flavors better
I’ve got a fairly high tolerance for odd tasting food so I’m going to give this a shot. Mainly because I have zero time in the morning and lunch to make real food plus tracking macros with this will be significantly easier than real food.
We’ll see how it goes. If nothing else, I’ll have another shaker bottle to add to the other 500 in my pantry.
Hope you enjoy! Did you end up trying it out?
Yep. Been through a bag of chocolate and vanilla and just got the next two bags (same flavor). I’m doing half almond milk/half water and a frozen banana and on the vanilla, adding a hand full of frozen strawberries.
It didn’t take long to adjust to the texture and taste. The frozen fruit helps.
@@FastRedPonyCarooh nice! Good tip to add fruit 🍓
10 months later: Thank you! I've been looking for a more non-perishable way to boost my potassium, their website looked like the holy grail but nah. I'll either find another way or accept the fact that I can't eat bananas fast enough ♥
Have tried just about every diet but been unable to stick with them.
With Huel I see the weight is dropping.
I do intermittent fasting too.
At the weekend I just eat normal food and don't do intermittent fasting. This is because I could get tired of Huel all the time. I actually like the taste of the shakes. I make it up in a Breville blender and put it in the fridge until the next meal. For breakfast the night before. I take it out with me as don't have it until midday.
Absolutely LOVE your honest review of your experience with this product. It is mind blowing how many people are so quick to jump up and trash your review to defend their decision to purchase the same product. Cultish tribalism on full display in your comments. Thank you for sharing YOUR experience and ignore the idiots trying to bully you for having your own opinion. Your honesty gained you a new follower today!
Thanks Alan! I really appreciate your comment :) Thanks for watching and following!
1 Huel meal = 400 calories. You need 5 meals a day for normal calories intake. 1 bag will last you 3 days if you use it for meal replacement. 9 bags per month.
I probably wouldn’t recommend only eating Huel for all of your meals (I think it would be better for maybe a meal per day)
Ah thanks so much. They bombard me with ads which itself is a bad warning to me
I had a milkshake a while ago. It had an odd 'playdoh' sort of flavour what is that??
Perfect. Thanks for the honest review. I'll pass on Huel.
When it comes to Huel, I enjoy all the pre-made drinks and the hot & savoury meals that are based on pasta. I think the curry ones are horrible. I often use it as a quick lunch during work hours which works well for me.
It's a huge no no when a company won't let you do a free/low cost trial need a large upfront spend which is ridiculous
The only hot and savory Im not keen on his sweet and sour but it's not that bad. The Mac and cheese if you make right is alright but a touch of hot sauce and it's 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I think people are forgetting alot of people struggle to prepare low calorie, good macro food and for 500 calories 25g protein and high fibre this is for me. I have one for lunch maybe a snack everyday. The only ready to drinks I like are vanilla and banana.
Is it really that bad? Was looking into it to use as a lunch or breakfast replacement (I eat kinda crappy as it is)
Personally I think so 😕. Although a lot of people commenting like it so 🤷♀️
@@MissSarahEK Oh okay, thanks. Ima try it out, just wish they had a sample or something. Hope it's not *that* bad (thanks for the reply)
@@MissSarahEK Yeah.. The taste isn't my thing.. Taste like cardboard and I'm not trying to be funny or rude about them.. But I can't. So pretty much just wasted $70 and have em sitting in pantry. Ah well. Was worth a try but now I see why there's no samples.
I love the pre-made drinks, the vanilla is delicious imo
I don't know what this princess eats all day. Must be strawberries and ice cream if she thinks this is the worst food on the planet.
If any of you can "stomach" protein shakes you can easily eat/drink these.
How did you know?! 🍓🍦😉
Thank you for this review, I found the video really entertaining 😅 Your reaction to the flavors was quite funny to me, because I like a lot of the products, although not all of them are equally nice. I wouldn’t say „they taste trash“, because taste is so subjective. The black chocolate powder was the only one my mom and I couldn’t stomach. But a few of the other flavors are really nice and a great way to have a quick und nutritious breakfast or lunch. I find that with Huel you have to find your perfect way to prepare them. I make my shakes with more water in a blender und let them sit in the fridge for at least an hour. The hot & savory are better with more water and a little sriracha 😅
Thanks for your comment! I’m glad you are enjoying them 😊. Perhaps I would like the items I tried more with different preparation!
Huel is the best changed my life
That’s awesome! ☺️
Thanks for the review. I’ll stick with KetoChow. That stuff is sooo deelish!
It's been two weeks and I'm in love with Huel and I'm a Huel Influencer... After I work out I eat a Huel Meal...
I only like the banana flavour (chocolate it OKAY). But, it feels as though the review was paid for by a competitor.
They are really not as bad as described here 😂
Regardless of how they tasted, it's pretty clear that after the first few tries you had already decided that the next drinks weren't going to taste good. I understand that it's nearly impossible to remove bias from something, but the amount of bias in this review was very extreme. To recommend that someone doesn't buy food because you don't like the way that it tastes? Many people do enjoy it and I found several review videos that actually included taste as one of the pros. Also, that black bag is not the chocolate edition, it's the additional protein addition.
Hey Christian! Perhaps you are right that I wasn’t expecting to like them by the end, but I definitely would have loved to enjoy them since I ended up throwing the rest of the my $100+ order away. I would have hoped to not waste my money. I’m not sure how I would be biased though going in…I purchased these myself and have no affiliation with the company. I have no bias to try to get people to buy Huel or not…I’m just sharing my personal opinion (which is kind of the point of a review 🙃).
I think it’s pretty reasonable to not recommend food if you don’t like it. Just like I wouldn’t recommend a recipe or a restaurant if I tried it and didn’t like, I wouldn’t recommend a food product like Huel if I tried it and found it totally unpalatable. I honestly don’t think I could trust someone’s review if they recommended it despite not enjoying it at all…(that would be weird and probably unethical to a certain extent for them to do lol). But maybe lying would have been better to not tarnish peoples expectations?
But anyways, I’m glad some people enjoy it! I’m not wishing anyone to have a bad experience with it…so I hope everyone likes it more than I did! There are different formulations in different countries as well, so perhaps that could be a reason for differences in preferences.
Did Huel refund you in full?
Must be subjective. I really love the shakes
A buddy of mine gave me a bag of his Huel because he thought it was gross. I tried it and I felt the same. Absolutely disgusting. I kept thinking to myself....im drinking plaster. One product that I absolutely do recommend though which has a better source of protein would be Redcon1's MRE. Its also a meal replacement but actually tastes amazing.
Those nutrients you are scrolling past aren't added separately; they are in the foods themselves. All those amino acids are naturally in the plants. So, to your point about adding those nutrients or if you really need them: They aren't added, and YES you need them. It's nice that they are tracking these nutrient levels for you, which is not normally done or listed on regular nutrition labels. There are some nutrients added that you will see in the ingredients list, and yes, you need those, too. They are good for you. Most people aren't getting enough micronutrients, and quite honestly, it's very difficult to overdose on them, so be happy that they are there. You do realize these products were designed with the help of nutritionists, right?
Have you looked at the ingredient list? Looks like a lot of added vitamins to me. Either way, I didn’t like my experience, so I won’t be using Huel.
We are all entitled to our own opinions, so I’m glad you have a more favorable opinion of it than I did!
@@MissSarahEK I already mentioned that there are added nutrients in the ingredient list, so did you read my comment well enough? I was commenting on how you were scrolling through all those amino acids while you were saying they added so many things. In fact, they didn't add very much; they only added some basic nutrients to the ingredients which is very usual and very healthy.
I was not commenting on your opinion of the product at all. I was commenting on your misleading the viewer.
You're coming to a lot of assumptions and being defensive. I don't have a particularly favorable opinion of Huel. They use Sucralose which is not a good thing to consume. Studies show it leads to inflammation in rats, among other negative effects. However, some people will definitely benefit from Huel, especially if they are not meeting their nutrient requirements from illness or old age, so I would recommend it to certain people if they could tolerate some Sucralose intake.
I certainly don't mean to be overly defensive, but I think you are misinterpreting what I said in the video and accusing me of "misleading the viewer", so I feel the need to respond to defend myself. I don't think your comment is a fair assessment of what I said or implied in this video. In the "nutrition" portion of the video, I scrolled past the nutrition facts as well as the ingredient list (on the bar). From website screen recording, I did scroll past the amino acids list on the website, but I also scrolled past many other sections of the nutrition section, including the part when they are talking about the plant-based proteins they use and their ingredients.
In the "nutrition" portion of the video, below is exactly what I said. I never said that every nutrient listed on the nutritional facts is added separately (I never even mentioned individually added ingredients at all in this section). Did I do a line-by-line comparison of the nutrient facts and the ingredient list, to see what ones which added separately? No...I did not do that. The purpose of this video was a review of my experience, not to do an in-depth examination of every single nutrient and ingredient. But I think it's clear from the nutrient facts many of these are added as individual ingredients.
Transcript:
"Really the biggest selling point of Huel is the nutritional aspect of their products. So what they say on their website is 'not only does Huel meet the US Daily Values (DV) for all macro- and micronutrients, but it provides a sustained source of energy and has a wealth of other benefits'
And I can definitely see what they are talking about, because when I looked at the nutrition facts for the items I ordered, it was the longest nutritional facts I have literally ever seen. There were so many nutrients tracked, it was basically like it was some sort of multivitamin or something.
And then on top of that, all of the Huel products are plant-based, which I think is great. That being said, of course with any type of supplement, you should really be thinking about your specific situation. Talk to your doctor if you are not sure about what you should be consuming.
Personally, I’m a little skeptical of things like this when it’s so many different nutrients where…. Do we really need all of that? You know, I don’t know, Make your own decision on that. But that is really the “unique” factor of Huel."
(sorry for the long comment... but it gets exhausting dealing with the seemingly endless negative comments on this video 😔).
@@MissSarahEK I'm sorry you are getting so many negative comments. Not to condescend, but I'll try to explain better so maybe I can be helpful.
One way to reduce negative comments is to be accurate in your assessments. You are misleading the viewer when you show all the amino acids and promptly say things such as "it's so many different nutrients," that you are "skeptical," and you question the necessity of nutrients. (This is your last paragraph you cited).
This is misleading because:
1. Huel did not add "so many things." They added a few vitamins (and none of the amino acids), which is quite typical for products like Huel. You didn't explicitly say they added the amino acids, but your video leads the viewer to believe they did.
2. Saying you're skeptical and "do we really need all that?" further implies they added much more than what is typical, and it makes the viewer think Huel could be unhealthy.
3. The nutrients that were added actually are very healthy, and yes, we do need them. This comment is misleading, because the viewer is pushed to think about if Huel is unhealthy or if they added any fad ingredients. The ingredients that were added are well-researched and provide optimal health.
It would have been better to rephrase your concerns as it applies to you and not people as a whole. You use the term "we" when you say "Do we really need all that?" When you use "we" here, it implies that this product is sensational in a bad way. You could've said something more like: "I don't find any value in these nutrients for myself, and I'm not sure if I need them."
You almost revoke your sentiment when you say "Make your own decision on that," but you've already bashed Huel as possibly unhealthy or fad-like, so it doesn't make up for your negative skepticism prior.
@@incognitocat555 Thanks for all of your comments and suggestions. I don't really have energy to continue to debate semantics. I watched the video again, and disagree that I am misleading anyone. I am not selling myself as a nutrition expert giving professional advice...I am just a person who bought Huel and is sharing my own personal thoughts on it on my channel. I also never "bashed" Huel for being unhealthy. If anything..I bashed Huel for tasting terrible, and I raised my skepticism about whether the supposed health benefits of drinking it were worth suffering though the terrible taste. I'm sorry if my clip showing amino acids was somehow "misleading." I can promise you the exact timing of which part of the website was showing during that part of the voiceover was purely coincidental.
I am just sharing my honest thoughts and opinions on Huel (and yes...my skepticism ...which I still have). I still am skeptical about whether highly processed "foods" like this are health promoting or not for the average person compared to eating actual whole food. I’ll try to add more caveats though in the future that I am just a random person and I’m not giving nutritional advice to others.
Thanks 4 the warning.
I can see this being good for bodybuilders, who eat 6-10 meals a day. They need food thats quick to make and consume.
I use the protein works now less than half the price, also no GMO, so artificial sweeteners!
Caramel coffee flavour is really nice
I don't like how this is marketed as a "meal replacement" I'll drink the powder and I just view it as a vitamin/protein boost to already eating a complete diet.
Still have the bottle for drinking water out of 😂 the products are to expensive imo, I would sooner be fat and eat what I want.
It’s hard to find vegan food that is high protein and easy so I definitely want to try it
This whole video sounds and looks like Kachava paid you to make it. Ironic that they're the only ad that plays directly after your video LMaO
Lol! I wish someone paid me to make this video 😂
I happen to like the taste! Especially drinks and the savoury!
Glad to hear you enjoy it!
Try Soylent, it tasted a lot better than huel imo.
I'm buying it I'm replacing grocery with this
I had to bin mine, totally disgusting, hard to mix even in a blender and didn’t digest at all well for me - annoyed I got sucked into the marketing. Liked the T-shirt tho.
Unfortunately me too 🙁. Sorry to hear you had a bad experience!
i love cough syrup so i might like the shakes
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Loved her honest review. I was interested in this brand until watching her reaction, and she seems trusting. Cute too 😊
One of the better reviews I've seen! Have to say, it sounds like it's really hard to get a real grasp on Huel without just trying it.
Yeah it's annoying that they don't have a sample size. I'm a very picky eater though and I thought their drinks/powders taste pretty good. The premade drinks are very smooth which is a huge plus over the powder drinks. The bars I thought were bad and the hot and savory mac and cheese wasn't for me but wasn't bad. I've given huel to a number of other people to try too since they were interested and no one said the powder/premade drink taste bad. They all thought it was either good or just fine. There are a lot of Huel fans and they aren't fans for no reason. They became fans because they like the product.
I don’t really care how it taste tbf it’s made my 100% more healthy and has helped me lose weight. Real change takes sacrifice. Moaning about how something tastes sounds weak
I was going to try it and saw the Lead warning ....it's a no no for me if it has heavy metals in there.
Thanks for pointing that out!
Yeah the bars are awful, but I Huel mixed with whole milk is nice and the Hot and Savoury is fine for work. It isn't claiming to be haute cuisine - it's decent, quick option if you're busy at work.
I don’t drink Huel just for taste or nutrition. I drink it because it’s much quicker to make and clean than anything I’ve used before. The taste by itself is pretty “meh”
Huel black mixed with some coffee is usually my breakfast, sometimes lunch is the Huel mixed with some PB or banana. Dinner is usually cooked or bought food for the taste & social aspect. Since I drink Huel black, it lets me be a bit more loose with the carbs/fat in other areas of my life. I also cook it into cookies or muffins which taste quite well (and again, it balances out the other ingredients)
Good review