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If you're in Europe I suggest you try Joylent. Great many flavors, nice texture, and comparably cheap. I am not on it now but I used it to replace one meal per
by maweki 9y ago
If you're in Europe I suggest you try Joylent. Great many flavors, nice texture, and comparably cheap. I am not on it now but I used it to replace one meal per day for weeks at a time with no adverse effects.
But yeah, I've also heared many Soylent-Horror-Stories.
- drakonka 9y agoI hear they renamed Joylent to Jimmy Joy. I have never tried it, but know someone at work who says good things about it. My own meal replacement drink of choice is Keto Chow.
- metafex 9y agoTo make it a sample-size of two, I can also confirm that I did not have any adverse effects, it just tastes funny.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoMake it sample-size of three. Used it instead of lunch for two months. No adverse effects, and I liked the taste.
- collyw 9y agoI live in Spain. We have good food at cheap prices and restaurants everywhere. I see absolutely no reason to try overly processed crap like that.
- blunte 9y agoJoylent/JimmyJoy shakes cost 1.83€ per shake. They provide 45g of protein per shake, 33% of daily vitamins and minerals, and 700kcal. They take about 2 minutes to make, and another 2-3 to consume. I challenge you to find the same benefits any other way.
- DiThi 9y agoNot OP. My meals in Spain cost 1€ on average and it takes me around 5 minutes on average to prepare. Example: Premade spanish tortilla with olive oil, for 1.75€ in Mercadona, 798 kcal[0]. Just heat in the microwave for a minute. (spaniards say premade spanish tortilla is awful but I think the Mercadona one, while not as good as home made, is pretty good) [0] https://www.mercadona.es/detall_producte.php?id=80772 https://www.mercadona.es/detall_producte.php?id=80772
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- tpeo 9y agoI'm not keen on Soylent either, but I think you're forgetting about the micro nutrients. Macro nutrients are rather easy to get on the cheap, but micro nutrients can be somewhat of a hassle.
- DiThi 9y agoFresh produce is very cheap here, as well as premade dishes from local produce. What you say may be true in the US but not in Spain, at least for non-vegans.
- blunte 9y agoYour suggested quick food is 5.3g of protein. I'm sure it's more enjoyable to eat than my shake, but it doesn't give me the protein that I want. It's also not something I can take as a little bag of powder and "just add water" to anywhere. So as the hot chick on the Lil Dicky video says, "apples to oranges".
- DiThi 9y ago5.3g per 100g of product, that is 5.3%. It says the serving is 100g but I eat 200-300g for a full meal. For the whole 600g of product (which is the caloric equivalent of two soylent servings) you have 32g. If you want a higher protein-to-calories ratio, just boil eggs which are even cheaper. In 10-15 minutes one can boil eggs once a week for the whole week. edit: Before complaining about cholesterol, please watch this (or read the text version linked in the description, with sources) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S6-v37nOtY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S6-v37nOtY I recommend the rest of the channel as well.
- dgut 9y agoWhere are you based? I'm moving to Madrid with my fam soon and looking to making some friends in the "community".
- collyw 9y agoBarcelona. Pretty sure there will be meetup groups for your interests in Madrid.
- romanovcode 9y agoYeah, I guess that's the thing, it's pretty easy to find good food no matter where you live in Europe. Except maybe UK.
- morsch 9y agoI sometimes don't want good food, I just want to get it over with. Ideally with "it" being more sensible than a buttery croissant. Good food is something I spend time on and with, mostly in the evening.
- 6t6t6t6 9y agoIf you rely on "menu del día" for lunch, you are probably doing a poor dietary choice. I know very few restaurants that offer a healthy lunch menu.
- DiThi 9y agoWhat do you consider unhealthy?
- Oletros 9y agoUntil some years ago, the "menu del dia" was basically french fries with something fried. At least in Barcelona, now I can find equilibrated menus
- DiThi 9y agoI see. French fries are not very good, yeah. Unless I'm traveling I tend to avoid restaurants in Spain because there's a lot of food that is easy to make at home. And because restaurants tend to be expensive in comparison.
- maxehmookau 9y agoIf you're in Europe, I suggest you eat actual food.
- balfirevic 9y agoHuel is also great of you are in Europe and are interested in meal replacement powders.