# Question about Portion size

**URL:** <https://discourse.huel.com/t/question-about-portion-size/77>\
**Category:** Experiences\
**Created:** [July 16, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.huel.com/t/question-about-portion-size/77 "2017-07-16T22:36:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://discourse.huel.com/t/question-about-portion-size/77/11 "2017-09-18T22:32:47Z")

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I was always confused by this as well so just completely discounted the directions as something I did not have the facilities to easily measure because of the mix of weight and volume measures.

> [@Teresa\_Huel](#):
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> It’s a 5:1 ratio in terms of volume, not weight.

I would read that to mean 5 scoops of water to 1 scoop of Huel. This would mean 1050 ml of water per 3 scoops. That seems a lot thinner than I expect and would not even fit in the shaker bottle.

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