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If you buy the powder, it's easy to blend in some fruit or other flavoring, which gives it more variety and a better taste. Or by itself, it's pretty easy to pr
by farnsworth 11y ago
If you buy the powder, it's easy to blend in some fruit or other flavoring, which gives it more variety and a better taste. Or by itself, it's pretty easy to prepare even in just a shaker bottle if you don't have a blender. I'm curious to see how the texture of 2.0 will compare to way it turns out when I make it at home, though. I assume we'll see the bottled form in stores whenever they're able to produce enough, and that's where they'll really start making money.
- Nadya 11y agoI've tried cinnamon, peanut butter powder, cocoa powder, Nesquik, banana, mango, chocolate syrup, vanilla extract, and even tried to mix coffee in after the initial mixing. Nothing has gotten rid of the horribly overpowering taste. I have 3 weeks of 1.5 sitting in my cabinets because I'm unable to stomach it. I don't have overly sensitive taste buds (I will eat almost anything) but simply cannot stomach Soylent. I feel like the odd-ball out as most compare it to a slightly off or flavorless protein shake or "easily better if you add ___ while mixing". I'm wondering what I'm tasting that others' aren't. I want to try 2.0 but am afraid it will still taste exactly like 1.5 and with no way to try and change the flavor by adding it during the mixing phase...as trying to add flavor after the mixing step is more difficult./diluted. Any suggestions from anyone? Am I not adding enough fruit perhaps?
- jamii 11y agoI had the same reaction. I started buying http://www.mealsquares.com/ http://www.mealsquares.com/ instead. They are very dry if not warmed up but they taste like chocolatey oatmeal instead of rotten milk.
- Nadya 11y agoI'm waiting for them to mature more before I give it a try. I waited a long time on Soylent for the same reason.
- ryaneager 11y agoI had the same problem with 1.4, I found adding 2 tbsp of cocoa powder, and 2 tbsp of sugar, per pouch made it taste more like a chocolate protein shake, and way more bearable.
- Nadya 11y agoIt never crossed my mind to try and add sugar... I mean, my goal is to be "healthier than current diet" and not "as healthy as can be" so I'm not against it (as can be seen by my attempts at adding chocolate syrup). Maybe I'll give that a try tonight and see how it is in the morning. Thanks for the suggestion.
- nosuchthing 11y agoOrgain is brown rice based, soy free, dairy free. They carry them at whole foods usually. Often ≤$3 per bottle. http://orgain.com/products/organic-vegan-nutritional-shakes/ http://orgain.com/products/organic-vegan-nutritional-shakes/ Nutritional Info: http://orgain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NFP-Vegan-Chocolate.jpg http://orgain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NFP-Vegan-Choco... Ingredients: http://orgain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/LOI-Vegan-Chocolate1.jpg http://orgain.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/LOI-Vegan-Choco...
- drewrv 11y agoI add torani syrup, they are easy to mix in (don't require a blender or anything) and have a wide variety of flavors (including a good selection of sugar free).