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I am more or less a foodie, and yet am watching Soylent intently for exactly the opposite reason: I could conceivably only eat when I'm able to have an excellen

I am more or less a foodie, and yet am watching Soylent intently for exactly the opposite reason: I could conceivably only eat when I'm able to have an excellent meal. Maybe that means setting aside time to cook an exquisite dinner a few times a month, and only going out to eat when I want to try a new restaurant or to socialize. I could actually see Soylent as the hardcore foodie's dream come true: Never eat a boring meal again, because you don't have to eat until your next feast.

Pxtl 13y ago
Good point. Nobody has the time, money, and energy to construct perfectly-sourced and meticulously prepared meals three times a day. I cook a lot and I get to do a fun experimental food project maybe every second week - most of the time I'm falling back to the grind of stand-by stuff since I've got a family of 5 to take care of. Obviously it wouldn't work for my case because there's no way I'd feed this stuff to my kids, but I can't really blame folks - even food-lovers - for wanting to just skip the effort with a big chunk of their meals.
- kjjw 13y ago
  Bad point. Make time for cooking.
genwin 13y ago
Can't you already use Ensure, the stuff people drink after they have stomach surgery and the like? I thought people could survive indefinitely on that.
- pbreit 13y ago
  It's generally not marketed that way and it's unclear if it would work like that. Possibly the relatively new "Ensure Complete" (announced less than a year ago) might work.
ssharp 13y ago
I'm not sure if anyone is so binary with their food that they will only give themselves a choice between an exquisite meal or powdered, bland goop. Maybe I'm just not "hardcore" enough. I can crack a few eggs in the morning, toss in some veggies and have a hot, delicious breakfast to enjoy with plenty of protein and it all cooks in just a few minutes. For the most part with "weekday cooking", the most time consuming part is the prep work and that stuff can be easily batched as long as you plan ahead. I just don't see how anyone who would consider themselves as foodies could be happy drinking this stuff for the majority of their meals.
- erikpukinskis 13y ago
  If you can effortless get healthy, whole foods into your body whenever you want then you probably have cooking/shopping/organizing skills well outside the norm. I love to cook, and am good at it. But I run out of food all the time, or have weird random stuff lying around that doesn't fit easily into a quick recipe. I wish I had your skills/organization.
bambax 13y ago
I'm exactly like that! Agree 100% with your comment. However I find the current Soylent version a little disgusting, not very convenient, and quite expensive. If/when they have a dry pill that costs $2 per day I'll be completely sold (hope a pill is possible? maybe not?)

Pxtl 13y ago

Good point. Nobody has the time, money, and energy to construct perfectly-sourced and meticulously prepared meals three times a day. I cook a lot and I get to do a fun experimental food project maybe every second week - most of the time I'm falling back to the grind of stand-by stuff since I've got a family of 5 to take care of. Obviously it wouldn't work for my case because there's no way I'd feed this stuff to my kids, but I can't really blame folks - even food-lovers - for wanting to just skip the effort with a big chunk of their meals.

kjjw 13y ago
Bad point. Make time for cooking.

genwin 13y ago

Can't you already use Ensure, the stuff people drink after they have stomach surgery and the like? I thought people could survive indefinitely on that.

pbreit 13y ago
It's generally not marketed that way and it's unclear if it would work like that. Possibly the relatively new "Ensure Complete" (announced less than a year ago) might work.

ssharp 13y ago

I'm not sure if anyone is so binary with their food that they will only give themselves a choice between an exquisite meal or powdered, bland goop. Maybe I'm just not "hardcore" enough. I can crack a few eggs in the morning, toss in some veggies and have a hot, delicious breakfast to enjoy with plenty of protein and it all cooks in just a few minutes. For the most part with "weekday cooking", the most time consuming part is the prep work and that stuff can be easily batched as long as you plan ahead. I just don't see how anyone who would consider themselves as foodies could be happy drinking this stuff for the majority of their meals.

erikpukinskis 13y ago
If you can effortless get healthy, whole foods into your body whenever you want then you probably have cooking/shopping/organizing skills well outside the norm. I love to cook, and am good at it. But I run out of food all the time, or have weird random stuff lying around that doesn't fit easily into a quick recipe. I wish I had your skills/organization.

bambax 13y ago

I'm exactly like that! Agree 100% with your comment. However I find the current Soylent version a little disgusting, not very convenient, and quite expensive. If/when they have a dry pill that costs $2 per day I'll be completely sold (hope a pill is possible? maybe not?)