So, at first glance the premise of this seems faintly ridiculous to me - people actively looking for faster, more convenient ways of getting their calories and nutrition than good, old-fashioned meals.
I work with people who use Huel and claim it's doing them some good. My instinct is to think this is all just a form of placebo, and that people so committed/pressured into working at the expense of eating 'properly' must be mad.
And, indeed, from the above articles comes the assertion that:
But then it makes a point about the success of pre-packaged meals and it made me realise that most of us are probably guilty of this to some extent - choosing convenience over effort regardless of the pay-off.
Now, I don't mind cooking, and sometimes I very much enjoy it - the process of constructing a meal is rewarding. But there are times, perhaps 2-3 week periods at a time, when I struggle to motivate myself to do it, and often don't.
I really should force myself to do it more regularly.
I work with people who use Huel and claim it's doing them some good. My instinct is to think this is all just a form of placebo, and that people so committed/pressured into working at the expense of eating 'properly' must be mad.
And, indeed, from the above articles comes the assertion that:
Right now I think the companies who produce these [products] are the ones really benefiting from them.
Now, I don't mind cooking, and sometimes I very much enjoy it - the process of constructing a meal is rewarding. But there are times, perhaps 2-3 week periods at a time, when I struggle to motivate myself to do it, and often don't.
I really should force myself to do it more regularly.
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