The TRUTH about Meal Replacements
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- Опубликовано: 16 янв 2024
- Meal replacements are rapidly gaining popularity, the brands that have emerged to meet this demand promise that you can fuel your active and busy lifestyle with a simple, healthy, and affordable and scoopable version of the food that we all rely on… but these meals in a bag might mean something very different for the future of our food.
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As a person who struggles with mental illness and her relationship with food as well as having money for food. Hule has been a lifesaver and a crutch i can come back to time and time again. I love cooking and it can never replace that, but without it I think i would be in a much worse position today then I am. Im glad Hule is "not the wrost" and I hope they can keep that title, because without them Life just wouldn't be as accessible for someone like me.
I met someone once who said he used Huel for most of his meals because he couldn't afford regular food or even fast food. It was the only thing keeping him from starving. I can see a lot of reasons why something like Huel would be a lifesaver for people suffering from poverty, chronic illness and/or extreme work schedules. Probably not the customer-base those meal replacement companies were originally aiming for....
Yes! I think meal replacements have their place, but end goal is making nutritious foods more accessible 👍
I don't believe for a second that you don't think those videos wouldn't perform well on your channel. Otherwise, print them behind a paywall wouldn't entice anybody to join your Patreon. Just be honest
I have had Huel for breakfast or lunch or both every day pretty much since 2015 when they launched, it was the main thing which helped me come out of my eating disorder and I genuinely don’t think I’d be here without it. It saved me in my depression pits, it saves me on anxious days or agoraphobia ridden days. I work an office job and it helped me stay consistent in my recovery and to this day I stick with it even though I work from home now! I recommend to anyone with mental health struggles even though it’s mainly aimed at busy professionals
As a physician, I would strongly advise AGAINST more than 1 liquid meal replacement per day. I have had several patients who went on meal replacements for all their daily meals and almost all of them developed moderate to serious gastrointestinal issues. Our intestines and stomach were designed and intended to break down solid mass to extract nutrients. When you stop eating solid food, the intestines no longer need to work much to absorb nutrients from what we eat. They become weak and effectively atrophy. Your intestines can eventually lose the ability to properly absorb nutrients, causing bouts of severe diarrhea, constipation and trouble eating in general. It took my patients around 2 months of VERY slowly eating solid food again in very small quantities before they mostly returned to normal (though some still have persistent GI issues after half a year.)
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I tried Huel and Saturo. Here's where it stands to me: sometimes I'm too focused on other things and I get really hungry. At that point I will eat anything, crisps, other random crap, etc... I always place meal replacement packs before snacks in the cupboard. Since it's easy to prepare and generally doesn't taste bad, that becomes my choice for a snack or quick in-between-meetings-lunch.
At some point I’ve come to the understanding that this channel is the definition of DOOM SCROLLING.
I came to this video prepared to call you out but I think you tackled this really well. I have an ED that makes it very difficult to eat at times and having a stock of soylent and Jimmy Joy around is crucial for me. I'm so grateful options like this exist for people like me. Or people like my sibling who naturally can't get enough calories because their high metabolism and drinks like ensure are just so full of sugar. It's nice to have a low sugar option that is still high cal for them to consume. However, the goal really should be making food more accessible. These meal replacers are not that cheap compared to actual food but we need to do more to make real food accessible to more people. Still, to the naysayers in the comments, products like this really are great for people like me and have more of a place in the mainstream too (when is the last time sat down to eat a proper breakfast?). But it can be a cure all.
I've found Huel to be instrumental in building a well-rounded healthy relationship with food. Instead of worrying about planning and prepping three meals and multiple snacks each day, I can consume Huel for breakfast and/or lunch, know I'm meeting my caloric and nutritional needs, and spend the time I do cook making fresh, healthy meals with local ingredients. If meal replacements are replacing dining out or worse from processed foods, it's an improvement for most people.
"If you want to be sad about that, too." This line made me chuckle, but I don't just feel sad when I watch your videos. I feel like I'm enjoying another informative deep-dive into an aspect I've not given much thought to. Thank you for producing them.
Something that annoys me is when people don't realise not
I liked Huel for my office job. Basically, it replaced my lunch meal which would either be terrible canteen food or terrible supermarket food (at 2x the price of huel).
I’ve been using Huel for over a year now. As a vegetarian who is trying to get more protein in my diet, it’s kinda hard to hit over 100g of protein each day. The Huel Black Edition helps this out so much. I have for breakfast probably 3 times a week. It has 400 calories with 40 grams of protein and I usually have that with a fruit or something. It’s really a great way to jumpstart my protein for the day. I still do eggs, overnight oats, or something else for breakfast on other days cause you gotta change it up. I have tried all their other products and honestly they all taste awful. Pouring water into a bowl and microwaving some stale rice and quinoa does not taste good. Get your food normally and every now and then do the Huel Black Edition for breakfast.
I AM OUTRAGED AT HOW MUCH YOUR VIDEO ALIGNS WITH MY OPINIONN!!! THANK YOU FOR TAKING SUCH A NUANCED STANCE ON A TECHNOLOGY TREND THAT MAKES PRACTICAL SENSE IN TODAY'S WORLD, YET FORESHADOWS A POSSIBLY BLEAK FUTURE. I MYSELF FIND HUEL A HELPFUL TOOL IN MANAGING MY 1-PERSON HOUSEHOLD AS A STRUGGLING STUDEND. AND I USE IT DESPITE THAT I LOVE COOKING AND CONNECTING WITH THE SOURCE OF MY FOOD, SO MUCH THAT I HAVE GROWN TOMATOES AND PEPPERS FOR MY FAMILY WHEN I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND KEEP IT REAL!
Real food is an experience for all the senses: taste, smell, mouth feel, and even the sounds of cooking and crunching a fresh carrot. That's something Huel can never replace. But as so many other commenters have said, powdered food does have its place, and is better than going without any nutrition at all.
As a person who used to reach for snacks between meals, Huel has been a life saver to help me eat healthier and not more expensive. Not to mention it’s a good workout drink.
I have IBS, and just having huel for lunch at work has saved me a lot of hassle and stress. It being low Fodmap, affordable and quick to prepare is pretty great.
As someone struggling with mental health and often falling way short of my minimum daily nutrition target, the idea of an easy complete nutritious meal that requires zero thinking or preparation time is appealing for the days when a freezer meal is too hard.