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I ask this in every thread when it's brought up and almost never get a real answer. Are there any examples of drinks with a flavorless (or very mild) option, th
by squeaky-clean 10y ago
I ask this in every thread when it's brought up and almost never get a real answer. Are there any examples of drinks with a flavorless (or very mild) option, that don't focus on imbalanced amounts of protein and body-building?
I like Soylent because it's relatively cheap (if I was just going for cost effectiveness, nothing beats bulk-buying beans and rice), I don't get sick of the taste after having it 3 times in a row, and it has a good balance of micro/macro nutrients.
I'd gladly save money by buying a cheaper competitor. Or even just support a less popular brand that's comparatively priced. But they all either have imbalanced amounts of protein that make me feel sick eating 3+ a day, or only come in "double chocolate shake" flavors which also feel disgusting after having more than one in a day.
The only comparable products I've found are Huel [0], but they don't offer shipping to the USA.
[0] https://huel.com/ https://huel.com/
- codingdave 10y agohttps://myvega.com/vega-one-nutritional-shake?option_Flavor=Natural https://myvega.com/vega-one-nutritional-shake?option_Flavor=... It has flavors, but is not a "gimme protein!" formula, so it is what I consume.
- squeaky-clean 10y agoThanks for this! Looks like I can pick the "Natural" flavor at a nearby store, so I'll probably be trying this soon. A little higher on protein than Soylent, but it doesn't seem to be in the protein-shake range that normally upsets my stomach, everything else looks pretty good.
- Mtinie 10y agoAnecdotal experience about Vega that might help others. I tried Vega 4 or 6 times during one month to see if I could use it as my protein shake replacement for the whey-based product I'd been using. Every time I had a Vega shake in the morning I experienced abdominal bloating, digestive issues, and nausea two or three hours after consuming it. The first couple of times I wasn't sure if the Vega was the cause or if it was something else going on, but after trying it in isolation (no other food products within 8 hours, only water and the powder) I was able to consistently replicate the issues. Something in their formulation doesn't agree with me. I'm not 100% sure what it was.
- DanBC 10y agoHave you looked at medical product supply houses? There's a wide variety of tube feeding products, and many of those are unflavoured. (There's no point putting flavour in a product delivered into the stomach via a tube through the nose). Some of these are fibre free, and most of them are high calorie, but there are normal calorie and with fibre versions available.
- PeterisP 10y agoI recall looking them up back when Soylent was just getting started - aren't they horribly expensive, just as most other medical products?
- DanBC 10y agoThey're comparable in price if you're buying in bulk. I guess if you want quality assurance you're going to have to pay for it. 2015: https://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/comments/3o1uit/a_note_about_the_mold/ https://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/comments/3o1uit/a_note_abou... 2016: https://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/comments/4tabm4/found_mold_in_new_bottle_of_soylent_20/ https://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/comments/4tabm4/found_mold_... 2016: https://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/comments/55q9ga/is_this_mold/ https://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/comments/55q9ga/is_this_mol...
- baby 10y agoQueal, Joylent, Jake, ... I've tried Queal myself and was given a "bad batch" that was making me nauseous. But I forced myself to drink it until a friend told me he received an email from them about the problem (they never contacted me). I complained and got a whole new batch and the taste was completely different, not making me nauseous anymore.
- nommm-nommm 10y agoAny product designed to be used with a feeding tube.