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Medical food and meal replacement shakes existed well before soylent, they're usually intended for people who are on a feeding tube. There's a lot of common bra

Medical food and meal replacement shakes existed well before soylent, they're usually intended for people who are on a feeding tube. There's a lot of common brands like Ensure, and you can find probably at least one decent option in a reasonably well-stocked grocery store. If you want to order online there's some interesting stuff like: http://www.functionalformularies.com/liquid-hope-information.html http://www.functionalformularies.com/liquid-hope-information... Soylent's main distinguishing features are marketing and sloppiness. They are also a little cheaper than other options, but here as with most things, you get what you pay for.

thatswrong0 9y ago
Ensure has way more sugar and doesn't claim to be nutritionally complete.
- criddell 9y ago
  Ensure Complete.
geofft 9y ago
My impression is that Ensure isn't marketed to the general public for use as a 100% meal replacement, but is commonly used that way in hospitals. I drank Ensure fairly regularly in college when I had mismanaged my schedule too badly to eat a proper meal, and I never had any health trouble. I'd expect you can find as many anecdotes in favor of Ensure as in favor of Soylent.
Odin78 9y ago
From what I heard Ensure doesn't aim to be nutritionally complete. It's designed to replace unhealthy snacks with a healthier alternative. Soylent on the other hand can replace most (possibly all) of your meals, if you want that. And if you don't get a moldy batch.
- chimeracoder 9y ago
  > From what I heard Ensure doesn't aim to be nutritionally complete. It's designed to replace unhealthy snacks with a healthier alternative. The main Ensure product on the market does not, but there are versions that are used for literally this exact purpose. I forget whether Ensure (the brand) produces it or if it's under a different company/name, but it's definitely there. You just have to read the label - it'll indicate if it's meant as a complete food substitute or not.
adamwong246 9y ago
This is 100% incorrect. Soylent is nothing like Ensure.
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cx1000 9y ago
Ensure ingredients [0]: Water, Corn Maltodextrin, Sugar, Milk Protein Concentrate, Blend of Vegetable Oils (Canola, Corn), Soy Protein Isolate, Nonfat Milk. Less than 0.5% of: Magnesium Phosphate, Potassium Citrate, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Cellulose Gel, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Citrate, Cellulose Gum, Potassium Chloride, Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Carrageenan, Potassium Hydroxide, Liquid Sucralose, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Acesulfame Potassium, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Chloride Hydrochloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Palmitate, Riboflavin, Chromium Chloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Sodium Molybdate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenate, Phylloquinone, Vitamin D3, and Vitamin B12. Nutritional Facts [0]: Amount Per Serving % Daily Value Calories: 220 Calories from Fat: 50 Total Fat, g: 6 9% Saturated Fat, g: 1 5% Trans Fat, g: 0 Polyunsaturated Fat, g: 2 Monounsaturated Fat, g: 3 Cholesterol, mg: <5 <2% Sodium, mg: 200 8% Potassium, mg: 370 11% Total Carbohydrate, g: 32 11% Dietary Fiber, g: <1 <4% Sugars, g: 15 Protein, g: 9 18% Conclusion: Drinking 9 of these a day to reach 1980 calories does not make the % daily values add up to 100, so it's not balanced/complete. By the way, one bottle is only 220 calories, which won't come close to filing you up. [0] https://ensure.com/nutrition-products/ensure-original#vanilla https://ensure.com/nutrition-products/ensure-original#vanill...
- falcolas 9y ago
  Throw in a daily supplement, vitamin needs solved. Probably a bit light on the fats, though. > one bottle is only 220 calories, which won't come close to filing you up. This depends greatly on your age, your body, and your expectations. If you eat many small meals, 220 calories might be a perfect meal.
ambrice 9y ago
"a little cheaper"? That product you linked to is more than twice as expensive even compared to the Soylent 2.0 bottles. Whenever Soylent comes up there's always the "soylent is nothing new, it's just marketing" claims. But I have yet to see a link to a comparable product. Is there a pre-existing product that is a nutritionally complete meal replacement in the same price range?

thatswrong0 9y ago

Ensure has way more sugar and doesn't claim to be nutritionally complete.

criddell 9y ago
Ensure Complete.

geofft 9y ago

My impression is that Ensure isn't marketed to the general public for use as a 100% meal replacement, but is commonly used that way in hospitals. I drank Ensure fairly regularly in college when I had mismanaged my schedule too badly to eat a proper meal, and I never had any health trouble. I'd expect you can find as many anecdotes in favor of Ensure as in favor of Soylent.

Odin78 9y ago

From what I heard Ensure doesn't aim to be nutritionally complete. It's designed to replace unhealthy snacks with a healthier alternative. Soylent on the other hand can replace most (possibly all) of your meals, if you want that. And if you don't get a moldy batch.

chimeracoder 9y ago
> From what I heard Ensure doesn't aim to be nutritionally complete. It's designed to replace unhealthy snacks with a healthier alternative. The main Ensure product on the market does not, but there are versions that are used for literally this exact purpose. I forget whether Ensure (the brand) produces it or if it's under a different company/name, but it's definitely there. You just have to read the label - it'll indicate if it's meant as a complete food substitute or not.

adamwong246 9y ago

This is 100% incorrect. Soylent is nothing like Ensure.

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cx1000 9y ago

Ensure ingredients [0]: Water, Corn Maltodextrin, Sugar, Milk Protein Concentrate, Blend of Vegetable Oils (Canola, Corn), Soy Protein Isolate, Nonfat Milk. Less than 0.5% of: Magnesium Phosphate, Potassium Citrate, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Cellulose Gel, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Citrate, Cellulose Gum, Potassium Chloride, Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Carrageenan, Potassium Hydroxide, Liquid Sucralose, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Acesulfame Potassium, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Chloride Hydrochloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Palmitate, Riboflavin, Chromium Chloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Sodium Molybdate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenate, Phylloquinone, Vitamin D3, and Vitamin B12. Nutritional Facts [0]: Amount Per Serving % Daily Value Calories: 220 Calories from Fat: 50 Total Fat, g: 6 9% Saturated Fat, g: 1 5% Trans Fat, g: 0 Polyunsaturated Fat, g: 2 Monounsaturated Fat, g: 3 Cholesterol, mg: <5 <2% Sodium, mg: 200 8% Potassium, mg: 370 11% Total Carbohydrate, g: 32 11% Dietary Fiber, g: <1 <4% Sugars, g: 15 Protein, g: 9 18% Conclusion: Drinking 9 of these a day to reach 1980 calories does not make the % daily values add up to 100, so it's not balanced/complete. By the way, one bottle is only 220 calories, which won't come close to filing you up. [0] https://ensure.com/nutrition-products/ensure-original#vanilla https://ensure.com/nutrition-products/ensure-original#vanill...

falcolas 9y ago
Throw in a daily supplement, vitamin needs solved. Probably a bit light on the fats, though. > one bottle is only 220 calories, which won't come close to filing you up. This depends greatly on your age, your body, and your expectations. If you eat many small meals, 220 calories might be a perfect meal.

ambrice 9y ago

"a little cheaper"? That product you linked to is more than twice as expensive even compared to the Soylent 2.0 bottles. Whenever Soylent comes up there's always the "soylent is nothing new, it's just marketing" claims. But I have yet to see a link to a comparable product. Is there a pre-existing product that is a nutritionally complete meal replacement in the same price range?