I really like Huel as I enjoy nutrition and the idea of having all the essential nutrients in one "drink" is very enticing to me. It also helps with time management too. I already really like oats/porridge and I eat it very often, and I feel it's a really good replacement for my morning porridge, and actually has more of the "good stuff" in it than just oats, soy milk and banana. I also find Huel is MUCH better with fruit blended in it. I don't mind the texture again as I find mealy food okay, but fruit makes the texture quite pleasant and the taste is definitely more palatable.
I've had Huel in the back of mind for years and I think it's time to take the plunge. My goal is to eat healthier, feel better for it, and to stop binging rubbish throughout the day to keep me going
Luke Hughes that’s a great goal - I think this will help in a lot of ways! I’d say it’s a good thing to make sure you’re still eating a normal meal too to help keep your eating habits fairly normal if you drop the Huel in future! Let me know how you get on!
I've drank huel for a little over a year and have gotten used to the taste and texture. I can say its a nice supplement meal that I use 2 or 3x a day but I always have at least one meal thats real food. So far I feel fine
Panda Mao that’s a similar sort of plan to mine - I’ve been absolutely fine after a bit of gas for the first couple of days - I think the problem is when people use it for every meal and start it straight away!
My personal conclusion: It’s better than fast food for the cost. It’s convenient. If you’re into fitness, you can measure calories easier. I’d spend $8-$10 bucks on a meal in the street while Huel gives me 14 serving for ~$30/bag. You can store it.
Thanks for reviewing this product from a realistic stand point. I've seen adverts for Huel for years now but have always been timid to buy it and try for myself. Used your referral code and worked out to be cheaper than expected (£56 for 3 bags, a t-shirt, a mixer and 10 flavour sachets if anyone's curious of pricing and cba checking themselves) - Which the website said is roughly 50 meals. Top job
Seizure Pony I’m so glad I could help! And good to see the code is working again! I think that’s their new T-shirt too, meant to be nice! Let me know how you get on with it all!
Doing some research about Huel today to possibly use as a breakfast during my student life at university, as I struggle with time management in the morning. Your video really helped and loved your commentary haha, cheers
definitely a good plan for breakfast, and cheap too in the long run - classic thing of big outlay for long term savings, which always super easy as a student, but should help! Thanks for your comment, and let me know how you get on!
@@LittleTipple cheers! Had it for a month now I think? I'm loving using it for breakfast, but with the whole Corona thing going on I can't quite tell if I feel much better. It's definitely easy for me to have it for breakfast and eat normally throughout the day. Hope you're staying well!
Thijs Jager we’re staying well thank you! And yeah, Huel has been helpful during quarantine - helps take the pressure off buying food! And don’t even nearly worry about the referral code - I’m just sorry you didn’t get your discount! You stay safe too!
Hi Ben. I'm on day 2 of using Huel. I really like it. I was concerned it wouldn't be enough for the amount of gym I do, but I found it works really well. I pulled the trigger on Huel after watching your videos and would just like to say thank you.
Love your Huel reviews. So down to earth, and entertaining. Your "it's fine" said it all re the soup! Waiting for my Huel to come tomorrow. Doing it for the same reasons as you myself. Looking forward to getting started. Thanks for the candid honesty. 👍🤣
Thank you for these excellent reviews. I’ve been using Huel now for over a year. Recently changed to the RTD’s as I use two per day and got fed up with how the powder mixes and tastes even with a blender. I also had a few months trying the myProtein whole fuel and stopped due to haw sickening it was. Far cheaper yes but I find HUel to be the superior product.
There are a whole lot of prodcuts out there - some are great, some, errr, not so much. I've done a few more reviews on others that you might find interesting, and a round up of all of them to show the differences, and which I preferred... Would be interesting to hear your thoughts!
My husband has last 2 stone on this. And I'm on day two! I find it hard to keep it down...the texture really gets me. Blending with ice helps. I will try coffe next x
Another commenter suggested skimmed milk instead of water - definitely smooths out the consistency! Let me know how you get on - your husband has done amazingly!
@@LittleTipple this am I had banana blended and ice added...first one that I have enjoyed yet! I'm using two scoops and about 380 water. Everyone I know is catching on to it! Are you still doing?
I am, still going strong - occasionally I have Queal instead as a treat - it’s a little more expensive, but the texture and taste are a little better...
Thank you for the review and update of the product, very informative! Hopefully your referral link works so I can give it a try. Keep up the high quality content, you have a natural "youtuber" personality.
Thanks for this vid mate, really helped me in my decision to transition over to Huel. Planning on using it for breakfast and lunch. Used your referral code, thanks for the £10 off and you get a discount too!
You're so welcome, glad you found it helpful - that's exactly what i'm doing, and it's been so helpful! Let me know how you get on! And thanks for using the code!
btw, update you huel mention link, its 15$ off now but the 10$ ones still work, i just bought my own ( had to use a diffrent youtubers link cuz he is in usa currencies cant use a pounds one sorry) but you are the reason why i bought my first order, thanks so much~ i plan on using it 2 times a day, a meal before work and my lunchbreak meal~ im excited to work and try huel out~
thank you - I had a look into it, i think it's still just £10 for us Brits - or at least, that's the one showing in my Huel Dashboard. I'm so glad I could help - let me know how you get on!
Your 653rd subscriber speaking! 😀 Really nice review of something I have been so indecisive about. Will order it now for sure. Plan is to lose weight and replace junk I have at work and boring nights. Breakfast and lunch for the beginning with some workout. Would try the code for the discount. Thanks for everything. Cheers!!
@@LittleTipple that's the first thing I'm gonna try when my shipment comes in. If it doesn't taste good with coffee, what's the point? ;-) Anyways, thanks for the video. Really helpful review!
I like it, ran out of my ready to drinks and started using the powder, I like the powder better, I actually like the texture it's the same consistency as my protein shakes a little gritty, I use ground up steal cut oats
Half of the benefit from Huel so far, in my case, have been the fact that it tastes so bad that I have felt full and almost nausious all day. If you know you're not "allowed" to eat anything else it's sure.. deterring. The hot and savoury flavors are way, way better than the rest though.
😂 The taste is definitely not it's strongest aspect. I've just ordered a couple of other meal replacement type shakes to see how they compare - It'll go up on the channel once I've tried them!
@@LittleTipple It just arrived. Will be starting 14 days of Huel only!! on Friday. So the next two days I will be playing about with the mixing quantities of water. The info they give is terrible. The booklet is the only place it tells you that one scoop is 152cal. On the pack it only gives you the info for 100 grams. It doesn't tell you anywhere that the scoop is 38 grams. So as you suggested I worked out the calories I needed and devided by 152 to give me my total scoops for the day. Thinking about doing a vid especially as I'm doing the gluten free one. Wish my luck..
@@acnebeauty5133 that's exactly why i did the video - i think some people may have thought i was exaggerating! let me know how the gluten free one gets on, and definitely let me know if you make a video, I want to see that!
Cheers for the referral code. Got my first order in for £35 for 2 bags. Worth a try at that price. Tempted by the hot and savoury but it’s just so expensive for what it is. It’s essentially £50 for 21 meals…. I can get fresh soup type things with lentils and all sorts for £2 from Tesco so I can actually get what’s probably a more complex meal for less which is a shame. If they ever get the price down I’ll give that a go. Shame you can’t re use the referral code 😂
What did you think of the huel? And you're right, the cost of the Hot and Savoury isn't ideal, but they're a lot easier to store in bulk than the soup type things!
@@LittleTipple I track my calories now and my macros and the white huel had too many carbs but the black one is a decent mix of protein to carbs so I have one for breakfast every day in the week. I mostly have a hot and savoury for lunch now too in the week because it just makes calculating what I've eaten and what I haven't really easy. I've dropped a stone in 8 weeks (and I wasn't exactly huge. I was 14 stone 6. I' mow 13 stone 6) BUT that's with checking all my other macros really carefully and training 4 times a week and walking twice a day so it's not like Huel was the magic bullet that did it but it does make those two meals really easy to calculate and prep for. I snack around it too but again, it just makes it easier to get those 800 in
I love using huel so far. Berry is my favorite flavor but I’ve yet to try the vanilla or unsweetened one. The one thing I’m missing most is just the salty snacks I used to eat all the time. I heard that after a while the cravings go away so I hope that happens soon.
Are you replacing all meals with it, or just breakfast and dinner? I'd say my cravings for the salty snacks have diminished, but actually, the curry soup helped scratch that particular itch anyway! glad you're enjoying using it, and thanks for your comments!
Little Tipple I actually have been weaning into replacing all my meals with it. I need to lose serious weight for a future career in the military, about 50lbs (about 22.7 kilos). Today was one of my first days using only huel and I was able to keep my intake to about 1600 calories.
Little Tipple well my stomach made a whole bunch of noise during the day but the only digestion issue was gas, which should soon go away. But besides that it’s just gonna take getting used to it and realizing I’m not gonna get that usual endorphin release of really good food for a while.
i know exactly what you mean! and yep, Huel is not gonna win any awards for taste, but it works, and there is an end in sight, so that's amazing! I would say good luck with it, but with all the prep you've done, I don't think you need any luck!
Thanks for the videos! I've been going about 5 weeks now and tried all the flavours. I find them too sweet/artificial in general, but will keep going with vanilla, unflavoured and the occasional Coffee flavour. Those are the most tolerable imho!
Joel Johansson you’re so welcome! Glad you liked them - and yep, they’re all too sweet, except the unsweetened one - I’m really coming around to that now! And yes - coffee one is definitely most tolerable on its own!
Great videos! You've convinced me to give it a try. I tried to use your link, but it must only work for the uk. tried your name too, but it asked for an email. Anyways, thanks for posting your thoughts!
Just watching these videos as I’m interested in trying it out. How was the weight loss? I’m under no illusions, I’m more wanting to try something where all the calorie measuring is done for me
what're the options for the US? Soylent started there before Huel launched, right? and are there different flavours etc for the US? and thank you! i hope so - barbados may do me in though... so much great food!
Little Tipple we have less flavors than the uk I believe. We have unsweetened natural, vanilla, chocolate, and berry. So far I haven’t been able to find the bars or granola over here. But I think we have all the same flavor boosters though.
Hey man not sure if you are still on the huel train but I’ve signed up after watching your videos. Was the push over the edge I needed to see a normal dude use it. Entertaining videos. I’d love another update if you are still using it 12 months down the line
Still using it, though slipped during lockdown - now using it to lose the lockdown pounds! 3.5kg in 4 weeks, so going well! Definitely thinking of an update, especially as I've now finally tried the banana variation!
@@biteme5686 Much better than I expected - was expecting a medicinal/fake banana taste, but it actually tastes like banana, and is relatively subtle - one of the most natural flavours I've tried.
I'm always a bit skeptical of of artificial sweeteners so sticking to unflavoured & unsweetened. To me it tastes fine. But I've never tried the others so maybe they're better.
warrior100girl I mean, they can, but so can burnt toast, bacon, medical x-rays or transatlantic flight at extremes. It’s about weighing risk. Each of us has about a 1 in 2 chance of getting cancer in our lifetime, and to increase that risk, you need to have the equivalent of 15 cans of “diet soda” levels of sweetener every single day...
Mariano Carlos I haven’t tried it with wheatgrass, in fact, I’ve never actually tried wheatgrass - I’m sure though, based on what I know of it, it could work?
Thanks for the tip on the granola, and the curry review, definitely things I’m going to try. Can you recommend a ratio for the smoothie bowl? Definitely something I’d like to try to switch it up i think.
You're so welcome! curry is good, but i definitely need to make it thinner... I'd say for the smoothie bowl, about 100ml water per scoop, or maybe even less, depending on what fruits you use with it!
thank you so much! and for powder or shake - i made a video on this recently - they do exactly the same thing, the texture oi the shakes is smoother, but they're also twice the price with a subscription, or 3 times the price if you buy them in a shop... hope that helps.
I haven't had that issue with huel, but I did have that issue with an old weater bottle - are you always using the same mixing bottle? It might be there's a very small amount of bacteria in there that's irritating the throat - they're a bugger to clean - maybe try a different shaker and see if it makes any difference?
Hey dude, thanks for taking the time and making this video. Seriously considering it, just wondering if I'll be satisfied after? I don't think I'd want to add anything to the shakes as I wouldn't want to add any extra calories! Are you still using Huel?
I am still using it - I think it depends on how you're using it - if you're going "pure huel" they recommend more meals closer together, but for me, I feel full after my breakfast and lunch, i tend to have my lunch at 1, and then I eat a late dinner - 8-9ish. By that time I'm normally pretty hungry, but that seems to be a good thing. Hope that helps, but let me know if you need any other info!
Great review! I'm going to try it. I tried using your referral link, and I think because I'm ordering from the US it isn't working. I tried entering your name, but its asking for an email now :/
Kyle C thank you so much! Let me know how you get on! Sadly, I don’t think you’ll be able to use the discount even with my email address, because you’re in the US, but just in case it’s Ben _ Matthews at mac dot com...
I'm thinking of getting myself some huel. I'm just not 100% sure how many bags I'll need for 4 weeks subscription when using it twice a day... any advice??
Is this a good option for someone who isn't trying to lose weight. I would be OK with even gaining a bit, I simply dont get enough nutrients and have a bad diet and little self control when it comes to junk food/ eating out. Food honestly isn't super important to me so I usually just go with what is easiest, looking to replace those easy unhealthy options with something like this
Let me check - I've had a few referrals come through recently, but there was a long time where it definitely wasn't working. sorry about that, but let me know how you get on!
I’d say it would be fine to do that for breakfast - just give it a shake before you drink - for lunch, I’m not 100% sure. My gut says it would be ok, but the safety cautious side of me says maybe not... but worth a try...? I’d say it’d definitely be safer if you’re just mixing with water - anything else might be questionable...
Been thinking about switching from huel from soylent and this has been super helpful. With Soylent original, I just put a squeeze of one of those water bottle sweeteners liquids in it (Orange works great) which turns it from bland to delicious. Curious if this method would taste alright with the plain or vanilla Huel.
Do you know, I have no idea... might have to try that... I’m not sure I’d try orange with it, but that’s just me - the flavour is slightly porridgey, and I wouldn’t put orange on porridge either, but the theory would work... I think I’d go with a berry flavour first. The theory is sound though - how sweet are the sweeteners...? Vanilla is quite sweet already, so it may work better with the plain Huel. Glad I could be of help!
@@LittleTipple Hey Ben! I tried to use your name and ur email address but they keep saying me "These details don’t match anyone who has signed up to refer their friends by name." :( Anyways, thank you for this review! :)
I'm so sorry - I'm not sure what's going on with it at the moment, because it seems to work with some people and not others... I'll look into it! Glad you liked the video though!
it depends - at the moment, now the evenings are lighter, I'm trying to get out on my bike regularly, i walk the dog most days, and i try to get to the gym. my main goal is to close the rings on my watch - currently set at an extra 800calories above baseline. hope that helps! and so glad you liked the video!
I’m so sorry about that! I’ve had a couple come through in the last day or two, so I thought it was working again - the link sometimes is a little temperamental - whereabouts are you ordering from?
@@LittleTipple No worries, ordering from the UK on Huel's site. Managed to sort it now by doing one order myself with the discount and then refer my wife to get her £10 off too. When you click your link, it says: "the discount has been delayed and Huel will contact you via email". Thanks for the vids though! helped me decide to give it a try!
Pretty regular! Can provide details of timings if you want 🤣 but hopefully the fact that I could potentially provide timings will answer your question...
It took me a week or so to get to normal. I get Huel shits similar to the beer shits for a couple days or so. After the adjustment it the increased fiber in my diet makes things dense
Is 3 scoops per bottle, considered a meal? Or does 1 scoop equal 1 meal? I ordered 34 meals, and I'm just wondering how long it would actually last me.
Hi Antonio, I'm so sorry for my slow reply - i replied through the app, but it doesn't seem like it worked! 3 scoops is equivalent to one meal, or at least, that's how i use it. 34 meals should be about 100 scoops, so 34 meals should last you 17 days if you use it the same way I did (breakfast and lunch) or 11 days if you got for all three. Some people choose to go for 4 meals of 2 scoops through the day too, so you can play with it and see what works for you!
Hi Ben. Thank you for the discount! I was emailed my code. However, the huel website is asking for your email address to identify which Ben Matthews I'm referring to. Could you please share your email?
Hiya Joseph - of course I can - it’s ben underscore Matthews at mac dot com. Hope that all makes sense? Hope you enjoy it, and let me know how you get on!
@@LittleTipple Yes it dies, thank you sir. I dug it out of another comment in your updated video. Huel still didn't accept it. I went ahead abd just placed the order. Thank you!
Joseph Brinkley they seem to have decided they don’t want my support any more - sorry about that. I hope it still does exactly what you want it to - let me know how it goes!
This is not a normal person's review...this is a youtuber's review. But it confirms my fears,just another calorie restricted diet,of course you ll lose weight,when you go back to eating normal,you ll re gain the weight and a little more. Stay away from these junk,eat properly AND EXERCISE physical activity...simple.
Ok, you’ve added to your comment now. You’re right of course, less calories in than burnt results in weight loss, and this is a calorie restricted diet. It doesn’t present itself as anything else. However, perhaps making your own video to address these issues is a good idea, rather than laying into someone else’s views...?
If only! did a huel advert come up? The latest update is that for the last 6 months, although the links seem to work, I'm no longer receiving any vouchers for them!
jonas cooper yep - if you sign up for Huel, you’ll also get a referral code with your name - it’s the way they encourage referrals for anyone that purchases from them. As I said, it’s not sponsored, I have no official affiliation with Huel, I just thought it might be nice to give people £10 off their order - I get £10 off my order in return, but can only use one per order, so they just end up backing up and expiring. Thanks for your comment!
jonas cooper I’d be breaking TH-cam’s guidelines if I was sponsored and not making it clear. I also have a personal referral code for the guys I get coffee from, from Gousto, and HelloFresh - many company’s are starting to do it, and the only reason my name is in it, is to identify that it’s my code - as I say, if you were to sign up, you’d see you’d get the same thing, but you’ll see a lot of people using codes with their names in. If you don’t want to use it, that’s not a problem at all, but I’m not sure why you think I’d lie about it, when doing that would be a strike against me from TH-cam...?
Anyone that orders can refer someone and gets the same deal. My mate takes heya and I wanted to try, new year new me and all that and I used his name to get discount and he got discount of his next order.
I really like Huel as I enjoy nutrition and the idea of having all the essential nutrients in one "drink" is very enticing to me. It also helps with time management too. I already really like oats/porridge and I eat it very often, and I feel it's a really good replacement for my morning porridge, and actually has more of the "good stuff" in it than just oats, soy milk and banana. I also find Huel is MUCH better with fruit blended in it. I don't mind the texture again as I find mealy food okay, but fruit makes the texture quite pleasant and the taste is definitely more palatable.
I've had Huel in the back of mind for years and I think it's time to take the plunge. My goal is to eat healthier, feel better for it, and to stop binging rubbish throughout the day to keep me going
Luke Hughes that’s a great goal - I think this will help in a lot of ways! I’d say it’s a good thing to make sure you’re still eating a normal meal too to help keep your eating habits fairly normal if you drop the Huel in future! Let me know how you get on!
I've drank huel for a little over a year and have gotten used to the taste and texture. I can say its a nice supplement meal that I use 2 or 3x a day but I always have at least one meal thats real food. So far I feel fine
Panda Mao that’s a similar sort of plan to mine - I’ve been absolutely fine after a bit of gas for the first couple of days - I think the problem is when people use it for every meal and start it straight away!
My personal conclusion:
It’s better than fast food for the cost.
It’s convenient.
If you’re into fitness, you can measure calories easier.
I’d spend $8-$10 bucks on a meal in the street while Huel gives me 14 serving for ~$30/bag.
You can store it.
So you have managed to sum up 16 minutes of video in 7 lines!😂🤣 that’s a far more effective summary than I made!
Thanks for reviewing this product from a realistic stand point. I've seen adverts for Huel for years now but have always been timid to buy it and try for myself. Used your referral code and worked out to be cheaper than expected (£56 for 3 bags, a t-shirt, a mixer and 10 flavour sachets if anyone's curious of pricing and cba checking themselves) - Which the website said is roughly 50 meals. Top job
Seizure Pony I’m so glad I could help! And good to see the code is working again! I think that’s their new T-shirt too, meant to be nice! Let me know how you get on with it all!
How are you so naturally entertaining? I feel like I would watch a video of you talking about anything 😂🤷🏼♀️
That's so very lovely! thank you! the good news is, there's a whole lot of content on the channel of me waffling about lots of stuff!
Lovely kitchen, kudos to his wife's interior decorating makes a change to most reviews where the backdrop is a magnolia wall.
Doing some research about Huel today to possibly use as a breakfast during my student life at university, as I struggle with time management in the morning. Your video really helped and loved your commentary haha, cheers
definitely a good plan for breakfast, and cheap too in the long run - classic thing of big outlay for long term savings, which always super easy as a student, but should help! Thanks for your comment, and let me know how you get on!
@@LittleTipple cheers! Had it for a month now I think? I'm loving using it for breakfast, but with the whole Corona thing going on I can't quite tell if I feel much better. It's definitely easy for me to have it for breakfast and eat normally throughout the day. Hope you're staying well!
Also shamefully forgot to use your referral... will do for the next order, haha
Thijs Jager we’re staying well thank you! And yeah, Huel has been helpful during quarantine - helps take the pressure off buying food! And don’t even nearly worry about the referral code - I’m just sorry you didn’t get your discount! You stay safe too!
@@LittleTipple thanks brother! Just ordered another shipment, and managed to use your referral, cheers 😜
Hi Ben. I'm on day 2 of using Huel. I really like it. I was concerned it wouldn't be enough for the amount of gym I do, but I found it works really well. I pulled the trigger on Huel after watching your videos and would just like to say thank you.
FERROCENE Classic Rock Covers Band I’m so glad it works well, and you’re so welcome - it’s so wonderful to get feedback like this!
I would recommend the Original Vanilla flavour -- I've heard it's much nicer and more natural tasting than the new one. Great vid
Excellent, I shall give that a try!
excellent, shall have to give it a try!
@@jonteece the original is much better
How do you specify the original vanilla on the site? I just see the regular and gluten free option.
@@johnpiland it's both there to order. Simple really
Love your Huel reviews. So down to earth, and entertaining. Your "it's fine" said it all re the soup! Waiting for my Huel to come tomorrow. Doing it for the same reasons as you myself. Looking forward to getting started. Thanks for the candid honesty. 👍🤣
You’re so welcome! Let me know how you get on... and yep, it was so “fine” I’ve never repeated it!😂🤣
Thank you for these excellent reviews. I’ve been using Huel now for over a year. Recently changed to the RTD’s as I use two per day and got fed up with how the powder mixes and tastes even with a blender. I also had a few months trying the myProtein whole fuel and stopped due to haw sickening it was. Far cheaper yes but I find HUel to be the superior product.
There are a whole lot of prodcuts out there - some are great, some, errr, not so much. I've done a few more reviews on others that you might find interesting, and a round up of all of them to show the differences, and which I preferred... Would be interesting to hear your thoughts!
Then used the discount, Ben. I appreciate the good honest review. 👌
Thank you so much!
My husband has last 2 stone on this. And I'm on day two! I find it hard to keep it down...the texture really gets me. Blending with ice helps. I will try coffe next x
Another commenter suggested skimmed milk instead of water - definitely smooths out the consistency! Let me know how you get on - your husband has done amazingly!
@@LittleTipple this am I had banana blended and ice added...first one that I have enjoyed yet! I'm using two scoops and about 380 water. Everyone I know is catching on to it! Are you still doing?
I am, still going strong - occasionally I have Queal instead as a treat - it’s a little more expensive, but the texture and taste are a little better...
Look up pb2, peanut butter powder and they do a chocolate one. Im going to try it with huel next month and see what its like.
Sounds good, will definitely look into that!
Thank you for the review and update of the product, very informative! Hopefully your referral link works so I can give it a try.
Keep up the high quality content, you have a natural "youtuber" personality.
Glad it was helpful! and thank you for your kind words!
Thanks for this vid mate, really helped me in my decision to transition over to Huel. Planning on using it for breakfast and lunch. Used your referral code, thanks for the £10 off and you get a discount too!
You're so welcome, glad you found it helpful - that's exactly what i'm doing, and it's been so helpful! Let me know how you get on! And thanks for using the code!
btw, update you huel mention link, its 15$ off now but the 10$ ones still work, i just bought my own ( had to use a diffrent youtubers link cuz he is in usa currencies cant use a pounds one sorry) but you are the reason why i bought my first order, thanks so much~ i plan on using it 2 times a day, a meal before work and my lunchbreak meal~ im excited to work and try huel out~
thank you - I had a look into it, i think it's still just £10 for us Brits - or at least, that's the one showing in my Huel Dashboard. I'm so glad I could help - let me know how you get on!
yep cant wait~ thanks again for making such good videos on it and explaining it so well
Your 653rd subscriber speaking! 😀
Really nice review of something I have been so indecisive about. Will order it now for sure. Plan is to lose weight and replace junk I have at work and boring nights. Breakfast and lunch for the beginning with some workout. Would try the code for the discount. Thanks for everything. Cheers!!
You’re so welcome, and thank you so much for subscribing! Glad I could help with your decision!
I have heard mixing one scoop unsweetened with one scoop vanilla give a good level of sweetness
That sounds good - that’s kinda similar to what I do with coffee - two scoops coffee to one scoop unflavoured - it’s pretty good!
@@LittleTipple that's the first thing I'm gonna try when my shipment comes in. If it doesn't taste good with coffee, what's the point? ;-)
Anyways, thanks for the video. Really helpful review!
Just ordered a case of the ready to drink, I used to drink Soylent a few years ago but huel is better nutritionaly
I like it, ran out of my ready to drinks and started using the powder, I like the powder better, I actually like the texture it's the same consistency as my protein shakes a little gritty, I use ground up steal cut oats
Great video mate. I've watched quite a few video's, but yours helped me to make a decision give it a go.
I’m so glad it helped! What was it about mine that swung you...?
Half of the benefit from Huel so far, in my case, have been the fact that it tastes so bad that I have felt full and almost nausious all day. If you know you're not "allowed" to eat anything else it's sure.. deterring.
The hot and savoury flavors are way, way better than the rest though.
😂 The taste is definitely not it's strongest aspect. I've just ordered a couple of other meal replacement type shakes to see how they compare - It'll go up on the channel once I've tried them!
Excellent review. All the information on the mixing quantities and the flavour sachets is exactly what I wanted too know. Top vid.
So glad I could help! How're you getting on with it?
@@LittleTipple It just arrived. Will be starting 14 days of Huel only!! on Friday. So the next two days I will be playing about with the mixing quantities of water. The info they give is terrible. The booklet is the only place it tells you that one scoop is 152cal. On the pack it only gives you the info for 100 grams. It doesn't tell you anywhere that the scoop is 38 grams. So as you suggested I worked out the calories I needed and devided by 152 to give me my total scoops for the day. Thinking about doing a vid especially as I'm doing the gluten free one. Wish my luck..
@@acnebeauty5133 that's exactly why i did the video - i think some people may have thought i was exaggerating! let me know how the gluten free one gets on, and definitely let me know if you make a video, I want to see that!
Cheers for the referral code. Got my first order in for £35 for 2 bags. Worth a try at that price. Tempted by the hot and savoury but it’s just so expensive for what it is. It’s essentially £50 for 21 meals…. I can get fresh soup type things with lentils and all sorts for £2 from Tesco so I can actually get what’s probably a more complex meal for less which is a shame. If they ever get the price down I’ll give that a go. Shame you can’t re use the referral code 😂
What did you think of the huel? And you're right, the cost of the Hot and Savoury isn't ideal, but they're a lot easier to store in bulk than the soup type things!
@@LittleTipple I track my calories now and my macros and the white huel had too many carbs but the black one is a decent mix of protein to carbs so I have one for breakfast every day in the week. I mostly have a hot and savoury for lunch now too in the week because it just makes calculating what I've eaten and what I haven't really easy. I've dropped a stone in 8 weeks (and I wasn't exactly huge. I was 14 stone 6. I' mow 13 stone 6) BUT that's with checking all my other macros really carefully and training 4 times a week and walking twice a day so it's not like Huel was the magic bullet that did it but it does make those two meals really easy to calculate and prep for. I snack around it too but again, it just makes it easier to get those 800 in
I love using huel so far. Berry is my favorite flavor but I’ve yet to try the vanilla or unsweetened one. The one thing I’m missing most is just the salty snacks I used to eat all the time. I heard that after a while the cravings go away so I hope that happens soon.
Are you replacing all meals with it, or just breakfast and dinner? I'd say my cravings for the salty snacks have diminished, but actually, the curry soup helped scratch that particular itch anyway! glad you're enjoying using it, and thanks for your comments!
Little Tipple I actually have been weaning into replacing all my meals with it. I need to lose serious weight for a future career in the military, about 50lbs (about 22.7 kilos). Today was one of my first days using only huel and I was able to keep my intake to about 1600 calories.
that's fantastic! well done! how was it doing a full day?
Little Tipple well my stomach made a whole bunch of noise during the day but the only digestion issue was gas, which should soon go away. But besides that it’s just gonna take getting used to it and realizing I’m not gonna get that usual endorphin release of really good food for a while.
i know exactly what you mean! and yep, Huel is not gonna win any awards for taste, but it works, and there is an end in sight, so that's amazing! I would say good luck with it, but with all the prep you've done, I don't think you need any luck!
Great videos! Literally ordered Huel after your first video. Rain check on our discount haha
Pls make a video when you made it to 3 years. I would like to see the result. ;)
Thanks for the videos! I've been going about 5 weeks now and tried all the flavours. I find them too sweet/artificial in general, but will keep going with vanilla, unflavoured and the occasional Coffee flavour. Those are the most tolerable imho!
Joel Johansson you’re so welcome! Glad you liked them - and yep, they’re all too sweet, except the unsweetened one - I’m really coming around to that now! And yes - coffee one is definitely most tolerable on its own!
Yup, like I said in your first vid, definitely giving Huel a go and will use your referral! Thank you kind sir!
You’re very welcome!
Great videos! You've convinced me to give it a try. I tried to use your link, but it must only work for the uk. tried your name too, but it asked for an email. Anyways, thanks for posting your thoughts!
You're so welcome - sorry it doesn't work outside the UK! Let me know how you get on!
Just watching these videos as I’m interested in trying it out.
How was the weight loss? I’m under no illusions, I’m more wanting to try something where all the calorie measuring is done for me
Congrats on the weight loss; keep it up!
Thanks for these videos. Its interesting to see the different options for UK vs US
what're the options for the US? Soylent started there before Huel launched, right? and are there different flavours etc for the US? and thank you! i hope so - barbados may do me in though... so much great food!
Little Tipple we have less flavors than the uk I believe. We have unsweetened natural, vanilla, chocolate, and berry. So far I haven’t been able to find the bars or granola over here. But I think we have all the same flavor boosters though.
yeah, we've got coffee and chocolate mint to add to that list, but i don't think you're missing out hugely on the bars or granola...
Hey man not sure if you are still on the huel train but I’ve signed up after watching your videos. Was the push over the edge I needed to see a normal dude use it. Entertaining videos. I’d love another update if you are still using it 12 months down the line
Still using it, though slipped during lockdown - now using it to lose the lockdown pounds! 3.5kg in 4 weeks, so going well! Definitely thinking of an update, especially as I've now finally tried the banana variation!
Little Tipple is the banana any good?
@@biteme5686 Much better than I expected - was expecting a medicinal/fake banana taste, but it actually tastes like banana, and is relatively subtle - one of the most natural flavours I've tried.
I'm always a bit skeptical of of artificial sweeteners so sticking to unflavoured & unsweetened. To me it tastes fine. But I've never tried the others so maybe they're better.
Some are better than the others - Banana is worth trying...
I heard artificial sweeteners can be a source of cancer.😱
warrior100girl I mean, they can, but so can burnt toast, bacon, medical x-rays or transatlantic flight at extremes. It’s about weighing risk. Each of us has about a 1 in 2 chance of getting cancer in our lifetime, and to increase that risk, you need to have the equivalent of 15 cans of “diet soda” levels of sweetener every single day...
Hi Ben, Link is not working at the moment. Gave me the code but is asking for your email address!
Sorry about that- i'll look into the link, but the emaill address is Ben_matthews at mac dot com. Hope that helps - let me know how you get on!
interesting videos! A few question: how about energy? would you add wheatgrass in order to feel more energy?
Mariano Carlos I haven’t tried it with wheatgrass, in fact, I’ve never actually tried wheatgrass - I’m sure though, based on what I know of it, it could work?
Thanks for the tip on the granola, and the curry review, definitely things I’m going to try. Can you recommend a ratio for the smoothie bowl? Definitely something I’d like to try to switch it up i think.
You're so welcome! curry is good, but i definitely need to make it thinner... I'd say for the smoothie bowl, about 100ml water per scoop, or maybe even less, depending on what fruits you use with it!
Powder or skake ? Do they both do the same thing please
Great review thank you .... Finally a normal video no over acting ...new subscriber
thank you so much! and for powder or shake - i made a video on this recently - they do exactly the same thing, the texture oi the shakes is smoother, but they're also twice the price with a subscription, or 3 times the price if you buy them in a shop... hope that helps.
Did anyone get a sore throat and cough using huel long term? Its great stuff but this happened to me a while back whilst on it.
I haven't had that issue with huel, but I did have that issue with an old weater bottle - are you always using the same mixing bottle? It might be there's a very small amount of bacteria in there that's irritating the throat - they're a bugger to clean - maybe try a different shaker and see if it makes any difference?
Hey dude, thanks for taking the time and making this video. Seriously considering it, just wondering if I'll be satisfied after? I don't think I'd want to add anything to the shakes as I wouldn't want to add any extra calories!
Are you still using Huel?
I am still using it - I think it depends on how you're using it - if you're going "pure huel" they recommend more meals closer together, but for me, I feel full after my breakfast and lunch, i tend to have my lunch at 1, and then I eat a late dinner - 8-9ish. By that time I'm normally pretty hungry, but that seems to be a good thing. Hope that helps, but let me know if you need any other info!
You've persuaded me to give it a go so I'll be making use of your referral link.
I'm so glad i can help! Enjoy it, and let me know how you get on!
Ordered using your code, a few months after the video but thanks for the discount
You’re so welcome! And don’t worry / the video’s still there because I believe in it, and the discount should still work!
When making your coffee banana shake how many scoops did you put in and how much water/milk 😊 thank you xx
I use 3 scoops, 450ml water, 1 shot espresso and a banana!
Little Tipple amazing thank you so much x
Wooh gonna need to try this one 😂
Great review! I'm going to try it. I tried using your referral link, and I think because I'm ordering from the US it isn't working. I tried entering your name, but its asking for an email now :/
Kyle C thank you so much! Let me know how you get on! Sadly, I don’t think you’ll be able to use the discount even with my email address, because you’re in the US, but just in case it’s Ben _ Matthews at mac dot com...
I'm thinking of getting myself some huel. I'm just not 100% sure how many bags I'll need for 4 weeks subscription when using it twice a day... any advice??
Is this a good option for someone who isn't trying to lose weight. I would be OK with even gaining a bit, I simply dont get enough nutrients and have a bad diet and little self control when it comes to junk food/ eating out. Food honestly isn't super important to me so I usually just go with what is easiest, looking to replace those easy unhealthy options with something like this
Used your link but it doesn’t seem to be working?
I’ll try next order 🙏👍🏻
Let me check - I've had a few referrals come through recently, but there was a long time where it definitely wasn't working. sorry about that, but let me know how you get on!
Can you make it the night before and whack it in the fridge overnight ready to go? Any idea if this would be alright to do?
I’d say it would be fine to do that for breakfast - just give it a shake before you drink - for lunch, I’m not 100% sure. My gut says it would be ok, but the safety cautious side of me says maybe not... but worth a try...? I’d say it’d definitely be safer if you’re just mixing with water - anything else might be questionable...
Thanks for your help! Is the discount code still working, it asked for your email...? @@LittleTipple
Bro I would literally listen to you talking about paint dry
Thank you fella, that’s very kind!
Been thinking about switching from huel from soylent and this has been super helpful. With Soylent original, I just put a squeeze of one of those water bottle sweeteners liquids in it (Orange works great) which turns it from bland to delicious. Curious if this method would taste alright with the plain or vanilla Huel.
Do you know, I have no idea... might have to try that... I’m not sure I’d try orange with it, but that’s just me - the flavour is slightly porridgey, and I wouldn’t put orange on porridge either, but the theory would work... I think I’d go with a berry flavour first. The theory is sound though - how sweet are the sweeteners...? Vanilla is quite sweet already, so it may work better with the plain Huel. Glad I could be of help!
Tried to use you as a reference but it is saying that they have a lot of Bens and were asking for an email. Oh well....
If you haven’t checked out yet, the email address is ben underscore Matthews at mac dot com, if that makes sense...?
@@LittleTipple Hey Ben! I tried to use your name and ur email address but they keep saying me "These details don’t match anyone who has signed up to refer their friends by name." :(
Anyways, thank you for this review! :)
@@LittleTipple Thank you very much. It worked! You, sir, are my hero!
Placing my order but I can't seem to get a code
I'm so sorry - I'm not 100% sure what's happening with the codes - are you outside the UK?
@@LittleTipple I'm UK
Very odd - maybe try emailling them, if it's not too late?
Great review, I've used the link thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Well you got me sold on it, However the discount code isnt working for me Ben ( Ben with one N ) ;)
I'm so sorry - I'm not sure what's going on with it at the moment, because it seems to work with some people and not others... I'll look into it! Glad you liked the video though!
@@LittleTipple Like them both and appreciate the time you took to do them. Loved the chicken sandwich Montage.
Carbon Black that was a very good sandwich. Made another sandwich recently I might need to film soon - bacon wrapped grilled cheese...
Just tried using the referral code, but it wants your email address, is this right?
Are you subscribing from the UK or the US...?
No entiendo nada ponga a alguien q traduzca al español
Great video! Do you exercise? If so, how much per week?
it depends - at the moment, now the evenings are lighter, I'm trying to get out on my bike regularly, i walk the dog most days, and i try to get to the gym. my main goal is to close the rings on my watch - currently set at an extra 800calories above baseline. hope that helps! and so glad you liked the video!
Tried the discount just now and it's not working? :-(
I’m so sorry about that! I’ve had a couple come through in the last day or two, so I thought it was working again - the link sometimes is a little temperamental - whereabouts are you ordering from?
@@LittleTipple No worries, ordering from the UK on Huel's site. Managed to sort it now by doing one order myself with the discount and then refer my wife to get her £10 off too. When you click your link, it says: "the discount has been delayed and Huel will contact you via email". Thanks for the vids though! helped me decide to give it a try!
How is your "regularity?"
Pretty regular! Can provide details of timings if you want 🤣 but hopefully the fact that I could potentially provide timings will answer your question...
It took me a week or so to get to normal. I get Huel shits similar to the beer shits for a couple days or so. After the adjustment it the increased fiber in my diet makes things dense
@@LittleTipple thats jokes !
Cheers for the referral code, I'm giving it a try
Josie S seems to be working again - which is excellent news!
Has the coffee one got caffeine in it?
Yep - a quick google shows me it's got about 90mg of caffeine, about as much as a normal cup of coffee (if there is any such thing as a "normal" cup)
@@LittleTipple Thank you
Is 3 scoops per bottle, considered a meal? Or does 1 scoop equal 1 meal? I ordered 34 meals, and I'm just wondering how long it would actually last me.
maybe you should try this ratio: th-cam.com/video/w3e3z1TUW-0/w-d-xo.html
Hi Antonio, I'm so sorry for my slow reply - i replied through the app, but it doesn't seem like it worked! 3 scoops is equivalent to one meal, or at least, that's how i use it. 34 meals should be about 100 scoops, so 34 meals should last you 17 days if you use it the same way I did (breakfast and lunch) or 11 days if you got for all three. Some people choose to go for 4 meals of 2 scoops through the day too, so you can play with it and see what works for you!
Thanks dude just used your affiliate 👍🏽
Excellent, let me know how you get on!
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Hi Ben. Thank you for the discount! I was emailed my code. However, the huel website is asking for your email address to identify which Ben Matthews I'm referring to. Could you please share your email?
Hiya Joseph - of course I can - it’s ben underscore Matthews at mac dot com. Hope that all makes sense? Hope you enjoy it, and let me know how you get on!
@@LittleTipple Yes it dies, thank you sir. I dug it out of another comment in your updated video. Huel still didn't accept it. I went ahead abd just placed the order. Thank you!
Joseph Brinkley they seem to have decided they don’t want my support any more - sorry about that. I hope it still does exactly what you want it to - let me know how it goes!
This is not a normal person's review...this is a youtuber's review.
But it confirms my fears,just another calorie restricted diet,of course you ll lose weight,when you go back to eating normal,you ll re gain the weight and a little more.
Stay away from these junk,eat properly AND EXERCISE physical activity...simple.
Giovanni Socci could you explain where the difference lies...?
Ok, you’ve added to your comment now. You’re right of course, less calories in than burnt results in weight loss, and this is a calorie restricted diet. It doesn’t present itself as anything else. However, perhaps making your own video to address these issues is a good idea, rather than laying into someone else’s views...?
@@LittleTipple Good point.touché.
I see a sponsor XD lies begin haha
If only! did a huel advert come up? The latest update is that for the last 6 months, although the links seem to work, I'm no longer receiving any vouchers for them!
My advice is dont buy its horrible
Do you still eat this crap?
This is not a sponsored video but here’s a discount code with my name 🤣
jonas cooper yep - if you sign up for Huel, you’ll also get a referral code with your name - it’s the way they encourage referrals for anyone that purchases from them. As I said, it’s not sponsored, I have no official affiliation with Huel, I just thought it might be nice to give people £10 off their order - I get £10 off my order in return, but can only use one per order, so they just end up backing up and expiring. Thanks for your comment!
Little Tipple I’ve never heard of a personal referral code given to someone who is not sponsored
jonas cooper I’d be breaking TH-cam’s guidelines if I was sponsored and not making it clear. I also have a personal referral code for the guys I get coffee from, from Gousto, and HelloFresh - many company’s are starting to do it, and the only reason my name is in it, is to identify that it’s my code - as I say, if you were to sign up, you’d see you’d get the same thing, but you’ll see a lot of people using codes with their names in. If you don’t want to use it, that’s not a problem at all, but I’m not sure why you think I’d lie about it, when doing that would be a strike against me from TH-cam...?
Little Tipple sounds dodgy to me
Anyone that orders can refer someone and gets the same deal. My mate takes heya and I wanted to try, new year new me and all that and I used his name to get discount and he got discount of his next order.