It’s another hot and sultry day here in middle Tennessee where I’m fortunate enough to be working inside with the gentle breeze from my ceiling fan assisting my overworked AC to keep our home cool. Soon enough though, I’ll be stepping outside to run after school errands with my daughter to get more necessary back to school class supplies. We’ll both “power through” our multiple store shopping trip until dinner time easily because we can fuel our day with a chilled Vanilla Huel, a complete food drink. I’d love to introduce you to this fast-growing nutrition brand today, so read on to learn about Huel and my thoughts on their products.
Fuel for busy days:
This
is a sponsored post on behalf of Huel. I
received information to facilitate today’s post as well as a promotional item
to thank me for my participation.
About
Huel:
According to their website: The idea for Huel was
born in 2012 when Julian Hearn set out to combat obesity by starting Body Hack,
a company he founded with the goal of creating a program
that would help people get the optimum nutrition to aid their physical
performance. In pursuit of this goal, Hearn put himself on a diet plan that
required him to stick to a strict meal and exercise regime. This involved a lot
of preparation, forcing him to carefully plan and prepare each meal to
make sure that his body was getting exactly what it needed.
While
he saw great results from this program, he found that it wasn’t possible
without dedicating almost 100% of his day to it. When he spoke about it to his
friends and relatives, they all came back saying one thing: “I don’t have the
time to do that.” Julian knew there had to be an easier way and set out to
create one. That’s when he started creating Huel:
a perfectly
balanced and nutritional complete meal that you can prepare in under two
minutes. Fast forward to today and Huel is the fastest growing nutrition brand
in the world.
Huel’s Mission:
Huel
provides complete food, simply delivered. It's completely balanced, providing
you with all 26 essential vitamins and minerals, protein, essential fats,
carbs, fiber and phytonutrients. Our mission is to make nutritionally
complete, convenient, affordable food, with minimal impact on animals and the
environment. Currently, Huel has sold over 50 million meals to over 80 countries
and just recently introduced its new chocolate Ready-to-drink complete and affordable meal
in a handy bottle. It contains all 27 essential vitamins and minerals,
making it the perfect meal whether on-the-go, at home, in school or at the
office. I received the on the go Vanilla flavor, for my busy on the go
needs, so yesterday, I whipped up a chocolate drink to enjoy at home and want
to share my thoughts on it with you now.
About Huel Powder in Chocolate:
I’m a huge chocolate
lover and have drank my fair share of meal replacement shakes and drinks over
the years. I gravitate towards chocolate, so when I saw that Huel had sent me
two bags of their powder; Vanilla and Chocolate, it was a no-brainer that I’d
try the chocolate first! Mixing up a serving of Huel is simple and straight
forward. I received the Huel shaker bottle to which I added 12 ounces cold
water, two scoops of Huel chocolate powder and three ice cubes. Then I placed
the lid on tightly and shook contents vigorously for about a minute and a half.
Then, I added an additional 3 ounces via the lid opening and shook for an
additional 30 seconds according to package directions.
My Thoughts on Huel
Chocolate drink:
Consistency:
This drink is thick! Not
quite milkshake thick, but certainly thicker than some other nutritional shakes
on the market. Next time I have a chocolate drink, I’ll add an additional ounce
and a half of water to see if I like the consistency better.
I didn’t find the drink
to be gritty or powdery at all, which was a pleasant surprise from just two
minutes of shaking to mix in the powder.
Taste:
This drink will take
some getting used to for sure! The chocolate flavor is very light and doesn’t detract
from the overall oat flavoring. I’d like it to be a little more chocolatey in
flavor, but I think I’ll grow accustomed to the flavor and consistency the more
I drink.
I had my husband daughter’s
give the chocolate drink and try and they all agreed that the chocolate tastes
better to us than the Vanilla.
Ease of Use:
Instructions are easy to
follow. This is a super easy to make a drink, especially if you have their
shaker; but any drink shaker will work!
My Thoughts on Huel Ready to Drink Vanilla:
Consistency:
Huel gets high marks for
consistency on this! I pop a bottle in the fridge at night and it’s ready to go
in the morning with a couple of shakes.
Taste:
Again, this is a flavor
profile I’m going to have to work to get used to. I like the chocolate better,
so I think I’ll try using the ready-made vanilla drinks in smoothies and then
mixing the vanilla powder with fat free milk to see if that helps with overall
flavor. I’m also going to add one of the Chia flavor boost packets I received. The flavor
boosts come in:
- Banana
- Mint Chocolate
- Strawberry
- Apple Cinnamon
- Caramel
- Chia
- Mocha
Ease of Use:
I pop a bottle in the
fridge at night and it’s ready to go in the morning with a couple of shakes.
Couldn’t be any easier for me or my family on supper busy school days!
The Takeaway:
I want to make my health
a priority as we head into fall and ease into holiday mode where I normally
start seeing the scale go up a pound or two or five! I’ve read through the
testimonials on Huel’s website, so I see that’s this drink is helping busy
people like you and I feel better, make better food choices, save time on busy
days AND lose weight! Some of the features of their products are:
- It’s Easy: Huel is a perfectly balanced and nutritionally complete meal that you can prepare in under one minute
- Nutritionally Complete: Huel Powder is a nutritionally complete food that is high in protein and fiber, low in sugar and salt, rich in phytonutrients and contains all 27 essential vitamins and minerals
- Plant-based and Lactose/Soy/GMO-Free: It contains no lactose or any animal products, no soy and no GMO
- Affordable: Huel starts at just $2.35 for a 400-calorie nutritionally complete meal and bulk and subscription discounts can be enjoyed by anyone for as low as $1.95 per meal
- Huel is Food: Huel is far superior nutrition to most conventional diets. Huel can replace any meal or even as a between-meal snack. In this way it can be an add-on improvement to your diet to ensure you’re giving your body what it needs.
- Zero food waste: Because you only use the Huel that you need to consume, and because Huel powder has a 1-year shelf life, Huel produces zero food waste
- High manufacturing standards: Huel’s facilities and equipment are held to the highest safety standards and regulations
- Vegan/environmentally friendly: Being vegan and producing zero food waste means Huel has much less of an environmental impact on the planet than many other food products
Be sure to follow them on Instagram and Twitter where you’ll see people just like you and me truly enjoying Huel. Together we can fuel our busy days with complete food drink Huel too!
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