# Huel co-creator discusses his vision for Huel **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [May 8, 2016, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-co-creator-discusses-his-vision-for-huel/2462 "2016-05-08T09:31:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Duffai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@Duffai](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Duffai)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-co-creator-discusses-his-vision-for-huel/2462/1 "2016-05-08T09:31:48Z")
In case anyone hasn’t already come across it, Julian Hearn (Huel CEO and co-creator) was recently a guest on the Verison 3.0 podcast. He discusses his inspiration for starting Huel, the environmental benefits and how he worked to get the nutritional balance just right. It includes a discussion on vegan plant based proteins vs meat which I personally found really interesting. The full podcast is [here](http://podcastldn.com/version-30/2016/4/10/6-julian-hearn) ---
**Author:** ![LordChuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/839c29/32.png) [@LordChuff](https://discuss.huel.com/u/LordChuff)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 10:13am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-co-creator-discusses-his-vision-for-huel/2462/2 "2016-05-08T10:13:50Z")
Julian’s definitely dreaming big! 🙂 I wonder if Huel really could be a ‘nutritionally complete’ solution to food shortages in 3rd world countries? ---
**Author:** ![JJMC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/jjmc/32/440_2.png) [@JJMC](https://discuss.huel.com/u/JJMC)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-co-creator-discusses-his-vision-for-huel/2462/3 "2016-05-08T16:48:07Z")
Thanks for the link - a good listen. ---
**Author:** ![Quidditch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/quidditch/32/832_2.png) [@Quidditch](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Quidditch)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-co-creator-discusses-his-vision-for-huel/2462/4 "2016-05-08T16:53:33Z")
Discussed [here](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-versus-world-hunger/1531?u=quidditch); TLDR probably only helpful in disaster relief, not so good for chronic hunger issues. ---
**Author:** ![LordChuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/839c29/32.png) [@LordChuff](https://discuss.huel.com/u/LordChuff)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 7:12am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-co-creator-discusses-his-vision-for-huel/2462/5 "2016-05-09T07:12:58Z")
Thanks, a good discussion. Maybe the ‘give a man a fish’ idea means it could cause damage in developing countries. Interestingly it’s mentioned in the podcast that some old people in the UK are buying Huel as it’s a cheap way to get their nutrients. Weird! ---
**Author:** ![Quidditch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/quidditch/32/832_2.png) [@Quidditch](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Quidditch)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-co-creator-discusses-his-vision-for-huel/2462/6 "2016-05-09T08:04:00Z")
Yeh, I’m one of those people. Although its not just because its one of the cheapest options available, being low waste and low carbon is also pretty awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Duffai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@Duffai](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Duffai)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 1:08pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-co-creator-discusses-his-vision-for-huel/2462/7 "2016-05-09T13:08:54Z")
Oops sorry, I should have said ‘distinguished people’ not ‘old people’ 😉 It’s cool that it appeals to such a wide demographic! There’s some interesting chat in the podcast about the environmental benefits. However even Julian says that we are omnivores and should eat some meat. Just not for every meal like some people do! ---
**Author:** ![Louise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Louise](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Louise)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2016, 9:41am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-co-creator-discusses-his-vision-for-huel/2462/8 "2016-05-11T09:41:07Z")
Cheers for the link