> why would someone eat Soylent? Oily farty flavorless sand milkshake? You seem to be reacting to version 1.0; the current shipping versions are 1.5 (in powder

> why would someone eat Soylent? Oily farty flavorless sand milkshake? You seem to be reacting to version 1.0; the current shipping versions are 1.5 (in powder packs) and 2.0 (in liquid bottles) Soylent being an engineered food which is versioned, it gradually improves over time as issues are discovered and solutions found. The "oily" attribute only applied to the first couple versions of the product when you had to add oil separately and it didn't mix well. (Now that the oil is sourced in powdered form this is no longer an issue.) The "farty" and "gritty" attributes were similarly resolved by tweaking other ingredients. The "neutral flavor profile" is a deliberate product feature that makes it easy to add your own flavoring if you care to. but if adding a little cocoa powder or peanut butter or cinnamon when you mix it up is just too hard I'm sure they'll eventually come out with pre-flavored variants. (Though I personally like the bland version) (1.4 was probably the biggest change. Here's a review of it: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/04/soylent-1-4-formula-changes-taste-shifts-macronutrients-ditches-oils/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/04/soylent-1-4-formula-c... )