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Anyone here with experience when it comes to meal-replacements?
I have, on a few occasions, tried various flavors of Huel:
asschalk.A diet of takeout, even something fancy, will almost certainly beat it on calories per unit of currency. I don't really see the point unless I'm traveling and don't want to deal with a "normal" snack. It's very much not a full meal either way.
Why do I even ask? I'm consumed with exam anxiety, my meds suppress my appetite, and I can't be arsed to cook right now (even if, in all honesty, it won't cut down into study time). Plus a moderate caloric deficit is something I don't mind, from a weight loss perspective, I just don't like getting stiffed on the calories I get. I would be happy getting 1800-2000 a day, which is about what I can reasonably continue for days/weeks without feeling like I'm starving.
In other words, can you think of something superior on metrics such as taste, price per calorie, which I can stock up on?
(Please don't suggest sticks of butter, pemmican or drinking cooking oil. I'm only human. If all else fails, it's McDonald's and their shakes that have calorie densities comparable to nuclear fission)
The point of Huel is it's complete nutrition that's convenient, in the sense you don't have to think about the micros and phytochemicals, there's various options for macros, it's easy to prepare, and has minimal cleanup.
Less easy to prepare and more cleanup for the powdered version vs RTD but has the advantage of very long shelf life and compact storage. The essentials line is (I think) £26.70 per 22x400 kcal servings in the UK, or 330 kcal/£. It's not meant to be the cheapest per-calorie though. Assuming you are in pure survival mode, you can probably get away with three scoop (600 kcal) servings twice a day, supplemented with one meal of rice and beans or rice and lentils to make up the calories. In the US they have retort package rice and retort Dal, not nearly as cheap as making from scratch, but something even a student could afford.
Tamago kake gohan with furikake on top was an old standby of cheap, taste, pretty shelf stable ingredients of mine. Even made with microwave rice, it was pretty cheap and still decent tasting. But it's not clear to me if eggs can be found cheaply in the UK right now, or if they were if they would be safe to be eaten very lightly cooked.
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