Hol Food: Hol Food

MetalPirate
"Great taste, and filling"
^{September 2, 2017 @ 21:32}

Shipping: Placed the order late on Tuesday, lable was created Wed, was shipped and got my notification around 6AM Thurs. Went through Canada Post, origional estimate of Tuesday (Monday being Labor day). Arrived today be surprise, which was nice.

Packaging: Comes in a big plastic tub, which I like more than the small bags as they tend to not re-seal very well. Comes with a scoop, I found it by poking aorund with a chop stick then using a spoon to get it out.

Taste: Very good dark chocolate flavor up front, no strange after tastes at all. Very impressed here, I would describe it close to Ghirardelli dark chocolate brownie mix, but less sweet due to not having all the sugar. You don’t need to do anything to this to make it taste good, though it’d probaly be good if you blended in a banana or something, too. I’ve only tried the various Soylent flavors before this, but this really knocks them out of the park. I could see this one flavor getting old if you weren’t a big chocolate fan, but I am.

Prep: I used a 20 oz blender bottle, put some water in the bottom, addded two scoops, filled up with water and then shook.

Texture: Was not thick at all, but could use less water to change that. A bit of the oat flower did not disolve particularly well, but I didn’t mind it too much as it wasn’t like large chunks.

Longevity: Since I’ve seen this come up, I thought I’d include it. My batch I received on 9/2017 has an expiration date of 12/2017, so it should be good for about 3 months, which will be more than enough time for me to use it all, however I’ve gotten soylent probably 6+ months ago that has an expiration date of 2/2018. It could be the milk involved gives it a shorter shelf life, but I probbaly wouldn’t use this to hoard. It may also be fine for a awhile after that date since it’s a powder.

Hunger: Finished my first shake at approximately 10:30 AM. Was my first meal of the day (had been waiting since I saw the out for delivery notification). Was pretty hungry then, after finishing I felt good to go, not bloated or anything, but not hungry anymore. Started feeling a bit hungry agian around 1:30 PM, which is a good time frame given the amount of calories.

Nutrition: Seems the nutritional profile is pretty on point, though I’m not an expert. Way better nutritionally than I’d be eating normally.

Overall: A solid 8.5/10, I know they are working on the formula from posts I’ve seen from u/[fill in] to resolve the texture, but even if it doesn’t bother me smoother could be nice. This is definitely my favorite *lent I’ve had so far.

disastrouslygood
"Super Tasty, affordable, filling "
^{April 19, 2017 @ 16:08}

Definitely my favorite of all the products I’ve tried. Incredibly tasty and really filling (especially when mixed with milk, which also tastes amazing).

Oh, and did I mention that it’s by far the cheapest product I’ve found in Canada?

I generally like to take my Hol Food with me in a thermos and drink it slowly throughout the day. A couple scoops of powder mixed with water or milk will generally keep me full all the way through the day.

Highly recommended!

Arno
"New packaging is good - big tub rather than multiple pouches"
^{November 22, 2016 @ 21:14}

Tried the new batch that comes in the big tubs – which are great by the way. Mixes reasonably well, but still a bit gritty, and would be nice if it was thicker.

Directions call for 250mls water to 2 scoops powder (approx 500 kcals) but it’s still a little thin. Using less water obviously thickens it up, but I prefer a bit more volume to fill me up; however using more water means it’s really thin.

Main problem is the flavour – it’s like intense almost dark chocolate. It seems like it would be awesome, and it’s perfectly nice for one meal, but it gets really cloying by the end of the shake. Also, the flavour is so strong and intense that you can’t really add anything to it that would change the flavour significantly, so you end up with the same flavour for every meal, and when that’s 2-3 a day, it gets boring really quickly.

I cancelled my subscription after receiving the first tub (I’d had some pouches from the previous batch, but the less said about that the better), but would gladly consider Hol again if they start producing a more neutral flavour like Vanilla, which you can then add your own flavourings to for variety.

thatguyehler
"Delicious Flavour"
^{November 22, 2016 @ 02:22}

I’ve really been enjoying Hol Food – of all the nutritionally complete foods I’ve tried so far, it is by far the best tasting option, and it comes at a good value dollar-wise. I personally like that they have stayed away from artificial sweeteners (allergic to sucralose) and soy products as well. I feel much better after a Hol Food meal as compared with a normal breakfast or lunch, and at this point I usually have Hol Food 2-3x per day. Can’t recommend it enough!

REVIGOR
"No refrigeration required, good flavor"
^{November 20, 2016 @ 19:46}

One great thing about HolFood is the delicious chocolate flavor, and also, refrigeration is not needed after mixing, which is a big plus if you like to leave it prepared, take it with you, and consume it at a later time, without affecting the texture nor taste. The texture is a bit grainy, but is good nonetheless .

famousfromthecut
"Taste is amazing"
^{November 20, 2016 @ 18:47}

I use Hol Food 1-2 times daily and have to say that it’s the best powdered nutritionally complete food I’ve tried in terms of taste and overall experience.

I love the chocolate flavour, the texture is good, and the nutritionally profile is on point.