I’ve been seeing Huel pop up on Facebook for quite some time now. But it never really appealed to me.
At the time, it kind of seemed like a gimmicky thing that would probably taste horrible. (The ads didn’t really sell it to me…)
But one day, I realised I’ve been working so much recently that I’ve been forgetting to eat!
So I thought, hey ho, I’ll give it a try. I hate having to prepare meals sometime. Even though it really doesn’t take that long to make like a tuna and mayo sandwich.
I also didn’t get it as a meal replacement, more of an easy meal until I have time a little later. (I don’t want to lose weight at all, I’d rather gain weight!)
So I ordered the vanilla, unflavoured and flavours. And after just a couple days, it came!
In a crushed box…
With a shattered shaker/mixer…
I didn’t really care for the shaker to begin with, just the Huel, but it was still a little annoying.
Anyways, I decided to open the unflavoured one first, shook it up in an old shaker but the lumps were pretty gross… I shook it longer but it was still pretty lumpy. So I blended it up to make it smooth.
But then I thought “wait, the whole point was to have something quick. If I can spend time blending, I might as well make a sanswhich!”.
Maybe it would have been different in another shaker? Possibly the one that was broken upon arrival.
Afterwards, I guess it kind of tasted okay. Oaty and chalky, but bearable.
Then yeah… alright… I could get used to this.
So I chucked in a random flavour packet.
But oh my gosh.
I felt so sick. That strawberry was… so bad…
I forced myself to drink a few more gulps, but I hadn’t even finished it before I felt REALLY sick. And I had to pour it down the toilet in the end…
So, so far the experience isn’t going too well. I’ll see how things go with the other flavours packets, fruits etc.
But if it takes more than a shake, I might as well eat actual food. I mean a sandwich takes 2 mins, noodles takes a minute and a half… although I guess there’s the whole going shopping thing…
Idk. We’ll see. I really want to like this. It’d make things so much easier.
Especially for someone like me who finds it hard to gain and maintain weight.