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That's what I don't get. Most people have difficulties keeping their weight in check rather than vice versa, and you can get all kind of snacks, ranging from he

That's what I don't get. Most people have difficulties keeping their weight in check rather than vice versa, and you can get all kind of snacks, ranging from healthy to extremely unhealthy, practically everywhere. Streets and shops and cafés are plastered with food, the abundance is mind-boggling if you think about it (or come from some really poor country). How is mixing & drinking a glass of Soylent easier or less time consuming than eating a sandwich with cheese & lettuce? Or an apple?

stonewhite 10y ago
It is just more nutritionally sound and low effort compared to almost all other quick fixes.
Klathmon 10y ago
For me it's the storage. Lettuce goes bad, fruits rot, bread gets moldy, all within a short timeframe. I buy some Soylent and it will be good there for a while. So when I'm hungry and we are out of bread, now it's a 30 second meal vs a 30 minutes or more to run to the store.
- ksherlock 10y ago
  > Soylent halts sales of its powder as customers keep getting sick >I buy some Soylent and it will be good there for a while.
  - Klathmon 10y ago
    ... Which as far as I or anyone else knows has nothing to do with it's shelf-life. Regardless, I'm hoping you realize that I was being general and using "Soylent" as the example there because that was the topic of conversation. Also your comment is especially funny to me as I've never purchased Soylent the product. I have things similar to it, but I've never bought any Soylent. Once they get this figured out, I might try their bars, but they seem a bit expensive for me which is why I'm always apprehensive to pull the trigger.