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I don't really care about food. If I didn't have to eat anymore, that would be amazing! I tried Soylent and it was disgusting, though. Couldn't stomach it.

matt_wulfeck 10y ago
Honest question: Why not just make yourself a bowl of lentils? Definitely more nutritious than this stuff and very easy to make it bulk/reheat.
- Karunamon 10y ago
  More nutritious? Uh... no. I have no idea why you'd think that. The nutrition facts[1] on the powder show that you can basically live on the stuff and receive 100% of your micro and macro nutrients. Which is the whole point. [1]: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/5993/t/4/assets/Complete-Soylent-Nutrition-Facts.pdf https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/5993/t/4/assets/Compl...
  - greglindahl 10y ago
    Uh, you realize that nutrient absorption means that you can't just eat the molecules that you need and stay healthy? That's why products in the same space as Soylent, like Ensure, have a lot of research involved.
    - Karunamon 10y ago
      Given the amount of people that are consuming large amounts of this stuff and reporting their progress, I'd have expected any serious nutrient deficiencies to have been reported quite a while ago.
      - greglindahl 10y ago
        I'd suggest that you read research on the topic instead of having expectations. Some things only affect some people. Other things take a long time to develop.
      - Confusion 10y ago
        Absolutely not. You can be deficient in some mineral for your entire life, with the only thing to show for it a permanent light rash and an increased chance of colon cancer. E.g over 50% of the population is deficient in magnesium, even following conservative daily suggested intakes. People report Soylent 'curing' rashes: that's exactly the opposite happening. They were deficient in e.g. zinc until now and finally got enough through Soylent. A good multivitamin would also have solved it.
        J-dawg 10y ago
        Is there a test to find out whether you're deficient in Zinc, Magnesium etc? Tailored vitamin/mineral supplements could be a pretty cool startup.
        Karunamon 10y ago
        Multivitamins are starting to get the stink-eye from medical science [1][2] There's argument to be made for supplementing a known deficiency, but it seems as if you're better off eating it in food rather than a supplement. [1]: http://annals.org/aim/article/1789253/enough-enough-stop-wasting-money-vitamin-mineral-supplements http://annals.org/aim/article/1789253/enough-enough-stop-was... [2]: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/07/the-vitamin-myth-why-we-think-we-need-supplements/277947/ http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/07/the-vitami...
enraged_camel 10y ago
Coffiest actually tastes pretty good. Doesn't have the soy-ish taste and texture of regular Soylent, and if you like coffee then you'll also enjoy the mild coffee flavor in it.

matt_wulfeck 10y ago

Honest question: Why not just make yourself a bowl of lentils? Definitely more nutritious than this stuff and very easy to make it bulk/reheat.

Karunamon 10y ago
More nutritious? Uh... no. I have no idea why you'd think that. The nutrition facts[1] on the powder show that you can basically live on the stuff and receive 100% of your micro and macro nutrients. Which is the whole point. [1]: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/5993/t/4/assets/Complete-Soylent-Nutrition-Facts.pdf https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0421/5993/t/4/assets/Compl...
- greglindahl 10y ago
  Uh, you realize that nutrient absorption means that you can't just eat the molecules that you need and stay healthy? That's why products in the same space as Soylent, like Ensure, have a lot of research involved.
  - Karunamon 10y ago
    Given the amount of people that are consuming large amounts of this stuff and reporting their progress, I'd have expected any serious nutrient deficiencies to have been reported quite a while ago.
    - greglindahl 10y ago
      I'd suggest that you read research on the topic instead of having expectations. Some things only affect some people. Other things take a long time to develop.
    - Confusion 10y ago
      Absolutely not. You can be deficient in some mineral for your entire life, with the only thing to show for it a permanent light rash and an increased chance of colon cancer. E.g over 50% of the population is deficient in magnesium, even following conservative daily suggested intakes. People report Soylent 'curing' rashes: that's exactly the opposite happening. They were deficient in e.g. zinc until now and finally got enough through Soylent. A good multivitamin would also have solved it.
      - J-dawg 10y ago
        Is there a test to find out whether you're deficient in Zinc, Magnesium etc? Tailored vitamin/mineral supplements could be a pretty cool startup.
      - Karunamon 10y ago
        Multivitamins are starting to get the stink-eye from medical science [1][2] There's argument to be made for supplementing a known deficiency, but it seems as if you're better off eating it in food rather than a supplement. [1]: http://annals.org/aim/article/1789253/enough-enough-stop-wasting-money-vitamin-mineral-supplements http://annals.org/aim/article/1789253/enough-enough-stop-was... [2]: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/07/the-vitamin-myth-why-we-think-we-need-supplements/277947/ http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/07/the-vitami...

enraged_camel 10y ago

Coffiest actually tastes pretty good. Doesn't have the soy-ish taste and texture of regular Soylent, and if you like coffee then you'll also enjoy the mild coffee flavor in it.