Meal Replacement reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 250 Reddit reviews across 38 subreddits and 56 posts to rank the best Meal Replacement brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/soylent, r/ARFID, r/Gastroparesis, r/medicalschool, r/UlcerativeColitis. Top-rated brands include Huel (4.2/5), Soylent (4.0/5), Orgain (4.2/5).

Stats

Reviews250

Subreddits38

Posts56

Brands79

Products22

Top communities

r/soylent30 r/ARFID29 r/Gastroparesis21 r/medicalschool16 r/UlcerativeColitis13

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Huel

4.2

(33)

"Meal replacement yes Huel for sure, i can’t handle another sweet option and love the savory ones."

"I’ve been having Huel Black as a frequent lunch for a few years. I like it!"

"My best experiences are from Huel, JimmyJoy and recently I ordered a brand called Heey!"

"I found Huel Black Edition to be a much better option for me."

"I got something called huel. It’s calorie dense with 40g of protein per serving."

"Nutritionally complete and relatively nice tasting."

"Huel Ready-to-drink and huel black powder are both good candidates."

"Huel was the one meal replacement which fit into my diet."

"Huel. The one in the white bag."

"Yeah Huel is great."

Soylent

4.0

(24)

"My favorite has been the Soylent bottled drinks in chocolate or strawberry flavor. They are very smooth and have a cereal milk like consistency and they don’t taste like vitamin powder or anything."

"I would eat 2 of those a day for an easy 860+ calories plus a soylent protein drink."

"Soylent is the only meal replacement that makes me feel full."

"Soylent"

"I use soylent a lot, with snacks for texture when food is horrible"

"There are some consumer brands, like Soylent, Huel, Plenny, and Basically Food that sell meal replacement shakes."

"I like soylent, specifically their chocolate mint flavor."

"It's been my lunch for the last three years."

"I’d vote for Soylent :) you can thin it out pretty well if you get the powder version and keeps you full for a long time."

"I honestly like it and its not bad to down in one sitting."

Orgain

4.2

(14)

"Orgain +superfoods is the way to go. It has the best flavor of any protein powders I’ve tried."

"I like the taste of Orgain grass fed protein shake (vanilla bean) better."

"I recommend the orgain organic shakes. they really helped me during treatment."

"Orgain protein powder. It’s how I’m surviving until I get my jerk of a gallbladder removed."

"I really like Orgain and every now and then they come out with a tasty LE flavor just to make it fun."

"I really liked the not name brand of orgain."

"We make smoothies with the orgain powder and fruit and other stuff."

"My mom liked the Orgain ones when she was going through chemo."

"I also like orgain shakes, and keep a box of those from Costco."

"I drink orgain drinks when I cant stomach much else."

Ensure

4.0

(14)

"Ensure. I also had to drink them when I was pregnant because I had no appetite so it’s always my go to."

"Ensure Clear Pomegranate blueberry is like juice, not gritty and tastes great."

"I’m drinking vanilla flavor Ensure shakes."

"My mom had stage 2 oral cancer and really enjoyed the higher calorie ensures."

"We used the highest protein version of Ensure we could find."

"I like Ensures."

"Ensure extra protein shakes really helped me."

"If you can find it, they said the Butter Pecan flavour is apparently better."

"Ensure Protein Plus."

"I've been using Ensure Breakfast drinks."

Premier Protein

4.3

(12)

"To me taste the least protein shake like, especially the Caramel flavor!"

"I loved the Premier Protein shakes."

"Premier protein shakes are great with 30g protein for only 160 calories."

"I use the Premier Protein Energy shake powder."

"Premier Protein shakes are good also."

"My husband liked Premier Protein drinks from Costco."

"I like the liquid chocolate Premier Protein if you can find it at your airport."

"Premier protein (better cold but fine room temp)."

"I really like Premier Protein shakes."

"The only ones I like are the pre-made ‘Premier Protein’."

Boost

4.2

(12)

"Boost Very High Calorie shakes, they're 530 calories per drink and come in the standard flavors, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry."

"Boost Very High Calorie is my go-to."

"The best tasting one I’ve found is boost."

"I like boost :) however every true meal replacement drink i’ve seen still says only to have some actual food alongside it due to how low they are in calories"

"I use the Boost High Protein. They’re fortified with vitamins and minerals."

"Boost for sure!"

"High protein chocolate boost — don’t know if it’s the “best” but it’s my favourite."

"I like boost plus more than ensure plus."

"My gastroenterologist recommended Boost powder."

"Boost, Ensure, Ensure Clear."

Kate Farms

4.4

(7)

"I found the Kate Farms shakes to be superior."

"Game Changer."

"Kate farms nutrition shakes and huel are my two favorites."

"I’ve heard good things about kate farms"

"Our pallative care team recommended Kate Farms."

"Kate Farms and Orgain meal replacement were my go to liquid meals."

"I found that the protein shakes that Kate Farms makes taste the least artificial."

Keto Chow

4.3

(7)

"Once or twice a week, I use ketochow with either heavy cream, coconut milk, or whole fat Greek yogurt."

"Ketochow without a doubt. I prefer cookies and cream."

"There's one called keto chow. Stupid name but really great product."

"I have been using Keto Chow they have shakes that use either whey or beef protein."

"It tastes good to me and you can really personalize it with different fats or just water."

"I love ketochow but it’s expensive!"

"I like ketochow."

Fairlife

4.3

(6)

"I would recommend the Core Power shakes (brand is Fairlife)."

"Fairlife core power protein drinks are SO good."

"I like the taste of Fairlife best."

"I like the Fairlife the best for nutrients."

"Fairlife core power protein drinks are SO good."

"I bought my mom some of the Fairlife protein shakes."

#10

OWYN

4.0

(6)

"I love OWYN."

"Only What You Need. (OWYN) are amazing."

"I drink the OWYN 32g Protein ones as meal replacement occasionally."

"I started drinking the Owyn drinks lately."

"I love OWYN meal replacement shakes."

"Owyn protein shakes work for me."

#11

Jimmy Joy

3.7

(6)

"Jimmy Joy is another good one!"

"My husband used to eat the Jimmy Joy shakes."

"It sounds like it tastes really good and the price is right in the money."

"I'd recommend jimmy joy, I also have a similar issue with appetite suppression."

"I like Jimmy Joy and Huel."

"The Plenny Chocolate Shakes are.... Not as delicious."

#12

Plenny Shake

4.4

(5)

"It was the healthiest I've ever been."

"I liked it so much, that even after my experiment, I still use it as my default food."

"Look into Plenny Shake as well."

"Some popular brands are Soylent, Plenny Shake, Huel, and Queal."

"I would start by checking out Super Body Fuel and Plenny Shake."

#13

Sustagen

4.5

(4)

"I love sustagen, it definitely helped keep me from wasting away when I lost my appetite last year. The chocolate one with extra fibre is *chefs kiss*"

"Sustagen protein powder was my go to!"

"Here in Australia we have Sustagen which is something my dietician recommended... Sustagen is solid though."

"In Australia they're called things like Sustagen, Ensure and Nutren."

#14

Huel Black

4.0

(4)

"My dad with colorectal cancer drinks huel when he didn't have any appetite."

"I’m a fan of Huel Black."

"I really enjoy Huel black edition banana flavor."

"I’ve personally been using Huel Black."

#15

Plenny

3.8

4.0

(1)

"The Dutch Chocolate is the best."

#79

Dairy Free Whey Protein

4.0

(1)

"Good luck to you."

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