I’m starting to really miss YFood. Especially the coconut. I think I might go back.
If the coconut flavour was available in their vegan variant, I’d order some. Chocolate and Vanilla aren’t compelling enough for me as there’s a lot of products out already with those flavours.
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oh it isn’t vegan? actually looking at it its major ingredient is milk protein, I see. That kinda rules it out for me too, Huel being Vegan is a big draw (I’m not strictly vegan but I like to be vegan where it’s possible and really wouldn’t take a cattle-derived product as my main calorie source)
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They won’t though. I’m not sure why the effects of a completely impossible scenario are relevant to our personal choices or mean you shouldn’t choose a vegan option where you can 
Anyway, veganism is a bit off topic. Point for me is, it does rule out YFood coconut and most of their flavours.
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I eat Huel for breakfast and lunch, and an ordinary dinner.
That’s because for those meals, I was often too busy so I skipped them, or ate junk. I rarely found myself preparing or eating something delicious for those. If it’s a Saturday and I get the time, I will still happily make something nicer than a meal shake, but during the week this is what I have
Dinner is a different affair for me. I love cooking dinner and we eat as a family, I’d never skip it.
Like most things I guess finding your own routine is key but this works for me.
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I agree with that. I’m all for making positive changes that aren’t punishing yourself, that’s the only way to make changes stick.
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I am contemplating trying the Huel Mac and Cheese thingy. Might be good for a quick lunch. Has anyone tried it?
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This stuff is great, mixes really well and so tasty, really easy to pack the protein in. It’s not classed as a complete meal though.
Interesting rebrand… i’ve not seen the new packaging as I’ve found I’m drinking it far less these days and have a stock.
Same flavours as before, except adding a couple of nut flavours (not keen on nuts so won’t be trying those).
Yes, but probably you’d get bored I reckon. Unless you aren’t really a food person I guess. I think I’d still put some fresh fruit and vegetables in the diet if that was the plan too, somehow.
Huel is still my personal favourite. YFood is much sweeter and smoother, probably a gentler introduction to the things.
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A few years back, I tried to regularly consume Huel for all my meals and started well with the shakes. I did this for a good few months but I didn’t like drinking them cold in winter so slowly stopped during that time and fell off the wagon.
When Huel Hot n’ Spicy came out, I tried having that as a good hot alternative but unfortunately I just always felt hungry straight after eating it. I even tried adding noodles, which kind of helped. I never had that feeling with the shakes, they just felt more filling for a longer period so I started slowly stopping the hot and spicy.
I never got back into the routine of the first time I did it hardcore. I now sporadically have either but plan to see if the Mac and cheese is more filling and start up again.
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I have some coming in the next couple of days- excited to try a pasta-based Huel, rather than grain-based.
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It looks good and potentially easy to transport and make somewhere else as well. Like pop two scoops in the travel mug and add hot water later.
Please report back 
That’s where meal planning comes in. Plan your meals for the week and do most of the prep work at the weekend.
Most stuff you can even cook and just reheat when you’re ready to eat it. I find they’re sometimes better this way because the sauce has thickened and such.
I think this is where meal shakes do help for me. As said this is a problem I have mainly with lunch and breakfast, but it’s actually easier than anything else I can produce, meaning when it’s in the cupboard I go to it not even through a desire to eat healthy or anything but just via sheer laziness.
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So Mac n Cheeze review!
Like many of the Hot and Savouries it needed a bit less Water than the instructions recommend (I went with about 230g not 250)
The texture is a bit thinner than I’d like after the 5 minutes, even with less water - like it definitely has cup of soup vibes about it, but isn’t terrible.
The flavour is quite nice for a vegan cheese at least. Definitely get a cheese flavour, savoury/nutmeggy sort of richness. Comparing it to a restaurants Mac and cheese is a bit lacking, but it’s got way more depth to it than say a microwave one from the supermarket.
After first taste I did add salt + pepper and a bit of garlic which is nice.
One weird thing is the pasta is still a bit crunchy - it’s not terrible, but unexpected for sure. Maybe cooking in a microwave would be different.
I ate it with a bagel to dip in as I was extra hungry. That was nice too.
Overall, would eat again for lunch. Probably the better flavour out of the savoury ones.
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I eat a lot of freeze dried meals when hiking and the pasta is always like that. Not sure why, must be the process.
You can always pretend it’s ‘al dente’
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After lunch today, pretty much agree with all of this. I did find I enjoyed it more as I kept eating- I’ve not had much experience with vegan cheese flavours in the past, so it took some getting used to the flavour.
Yeah, a taster pack of Hot & Savory seems like a no brainier to me.
You can normally find (sealed!) bags floating around on eBay. Not going to save you much, but means you don’t have to order 3 whole bags from Huel.