So today was the day! My Huel has arrived, 11am delivery, so a little late for breakfast but thats down to dpd not Huel.
It came in a brown cardboard box with an unassuming Huel logo on it. Not much else so unless anyone googles it, they’d have no idea.
Inside was 2 larger than expected bags (weight was expected, but size of the bags, i was basing it on sugar… ) These bags are ( I have no tape measure… ) just a little shorter than from my elbow to my finger tips. Going to have to decant these to store them in my cupboard! The shaker (I chose frosted ) was wrapped in some brown paper packaging to protect it. The t-shirt is again a simple, unassuming plain grey with a small Huel logo on it. Only downer with the tee is made in bangladesh, what with the prevalence of child workers and sweatshops over there, would of liked to of seen british made. (Was only a small point, I was buying for the drink not the tee! ). There is a product card with a getting started info and welcome note on it. NO SCOOP! Luckily I have scales so I can still measure this out. @Julian any chance this can be sorted please?
Wanting to try it ASAP I tear the precut notch only to notice I’m rubbish at tearing and the rip goes up and down all over the place, sometimes going near the resealable strip. Loose powder falls out, my fault should of not been so hasty and shaken the powder to the bottom! This stuff smells AMAZING.
I go to close the bag to check the rest of the stuff out, I notice it doesnt stay closed. I’m decanting it anyway due to bag size, but for those with the same issue take a look HERE.
Eagerly wanting to try Huel I opened the shaker and measured out 550ml of water like the card said only to notice the shaker has a basic measuring scale on the side! in goes 114g of powder, on goes the shaker grate and lid and a quick shake later ( I say a quick shake, I hate lumps, so I went a bit overboard and vigorously shook it for like a minute using both hands… Hey, it def works for weight loss at this rate! ) I now have a drink that smells amazing (a bit like icecream and horlicks) and should be lump free!
First taste! it has an odd texture (it is smooth, yet has suspended bits in it (visible as a darker brown in the mixture).
It tastes good but not great. Not something I’d go for a snack or be tempted when full up, but pleasant enough to eat. I only took a small sip, but it has a long aftertaste. Vanilla is fairly strong in the aftertaste but not in the first mouthful. There is a powdery taste to it, but it itself is not powdery. It’s hard to explain being so neutral. Certainly nothing to be offended by. Other people have compared it to a very sweet weetabix and I’d certainly agree. It’s moreish though, once the aftertaste fades a bit, I found I wanted another mouthful. Like that it takes around half an hour to drink 3 scoops.
I prefer the aftertaste than the actual mouthful.
I have noticed that like other, I burp a bit after drinking it. This could be the slowness that I’m drinking it, and so swallowing more air than if I just downed it. It could also be that I was hungry anyway, due to not eating before this.
Overall I like the taste. I like the packaging ( everything apart from the bags are easily recycleable) and the shaker has some nice touches to it.
