# Adding whey protein to Huel **URL:** \ **Category:** Nutrition\ **Created:** [July 13, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adding-whey-protein-to-huel/8804 "2018-07-13T17:08:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bunny79](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/bunny79/32/4992_2.png) [@Bunny79](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Bunny79)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adding-whey-protein-to-huel/8804/1 "2018-07-13T17:08:16Z")
I was wondering if anyone has tried adding a whey protein powder to their Huel. I am wanting to increase my protein intake but want to continue using Huel as my main food source. Any advice would be appreciated! 💪💪💪 ---
**Author:** ![Squizzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Squizzle](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Squizzle)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adding-whey-protein-to-huel/8804/2 "2018-07-13T17:14:27Z")
Yes, some people do this. @GTIPuG @jeffy89 to name two ---
**Author:** ![Bunny79](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/bunny79/32/4992_2.png) [@Bunny79](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Bunny79)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adding-whey-protein-to-huel/8804/3 "2018-07-13T17:17:58Z")
Thanks. Wasn’t sure if it was a good idea or not…fairly new to the Huel revolution! ---
**Author:** ![Squizzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Squizzle](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Squizzle)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adding-whey-protein-to-huel/8804/4 "2018-07-13T17:19:09Z")
Welcome to Huel, bud As far as I can tell, it works fine. And adds flavour, if your whey has one that is. It should be fine! ---
**Author:** ![GTIPuG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/gtipug/32/9175_2.png) [@GTIPuG](https://discuss.huel.com/u/GTIPuG)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adding-whey-protein-to-huel/8804/5 "2018-07-13T20:16:24Z")
Yup, as Squiz said, I’ve been at it for about three years now. My breakfast pretty much every single day is this: ![](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex020/uploads/huel/original/2X/1/169e9affe26c5ebdbc936192785893b5c60ef2a5.jpg) Either coffee or vanilla, only just got some coffee so mainly vanilla. ---
**Author:** ![jeffy89](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/jeffy89/32/5665_2.png) [@jeffy89](https://discuss.huel.com/u/jeffy89)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 10:30pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adding-whey-protein-to-huel/8804/6 "2018-07-13T22:30:40Z")
Haha yeah similar for me but not exactly; I do prefer just Huel because the 40:30:30 ratio is great, but there are days I know would be more carb heavy if I eat out/consume alcohol, so I make my Huel with 75g Huel and 20g protein, which is around 460kcal. Tl;dr nothing wrong with adding whey to your Huel, at least from my experience! ---
**Author:** ![Djfusion.london](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Djfusion.london](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Djfusion.london)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adding-whey-protein-to-huel/8804/7 "2018-07-14T07:24:54Z")
Hi, I used Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey Protein Powder, I was travelling in South East Asia, with lots of vegetarians for 3 months, 2 spoons of Huel and one spoon of Whey powder. I am gluten unfriendly as well. So it really kept me happy. ---
**Author:** ![AndrewHill1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@AndrewHill1](https://discuss.huel.com/u/AndrewHill1)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adding-whey-protein-to-huel/8804/8 "2018-07-21T11:01:31Z")
Could adding extra whey protien boost my calorie intake and help muscle gains? I only really use huel as a breakfast and a whey protien after a gym session. But could I use 3 scoops of huel and 1 whey in morning then the same after a gym session? ---
**Author:** ![Bunny79](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/bunny79/32/4992_2.png) [@Bunny79](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Bunny79)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adding-whey-protein-to-huel/8804/9 "2018-07-21T12:46:27Z")
I’ve been adding a scoop of whey protein to my 2 scoops of Huel after the gym for about a week now and I’m loving it. The flavour of the whey flavours my Huel so I haven’t had to add a flavour boost. Adding they extra protein obviously has increased my calorie intake, so I have to keep that monitored. ---
**Author:** ![GTIPuG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/gtipug/32/9175_2.png) [@GTIPuG](https://discuss.huel.com/u/GTIPuG)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adding-whey-protein-to-huel/8804/10 "2018-07-21T13:29:06Z")
> [@AndrewHill1](#): > > Could adding extra whey protien boost my calorie intake and help muscle gains? Open ended question. If you’re eating at a caloric surplus with sufficient protein intake you’ll be gaining just fine. No need to chug scoop after scoop of protein as the marketing companies would have you believe. ---
**Author:** ![AndrewHill1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@AndrewHill1](https://discuss.huel.com/u/AndrewHill1)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/adding-whey-protein-to-huel/8804/11 "2018-07-21T16:00:33Z")
Your right after 're reading it was a bit of an open question lol. I think I might try it just for an extra protein boost and extra favouring like bunny79 has suggested as i do find huel a bit lacking in flavour.