Everybody likes and dislikes different packs and some people hate the ones I love and vice versa (although I dont really hate any of them). I've found that I get the best consistency for the shakes with a shaker with a metal ball in it, they dont come out grainy at all. The soups I make with 400ml of water, I find I need the extra water to get a consistency that works for me and I add garlic powder to it. Exante do encourage us to add herbs and spices to the packs to make them to suit us. As for being satisfying, it can take a few weeks but now I find them quite filling, especially the carbonara which looks like a tiny portion when you make it, but sometimes I find it hard to finish, despite the fact that I love it.