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As a bodybuilder/powerlifter, I would kill to have packages geared towards my sport with the proper macronutriets. Would be cool if you could customize as well
by rfnslyr 13y ago
As a bodybuilder/powerlifter, I would kill to have packages geared towards my sport with the proper macronutriets. Would be cool if you could customize as well based on meal frequency and macro-nutrient requirements.
For example, I need to eat 6 meals a day @ 40g protein / 40g carbs / 20g fat in each meal.
- djcapelis 13y agoSo grab some ingredients and make your own.
- hellopat 13y agoIt takes time to prepare, including calculating all the supplemental nutrients. I think he's looking for an instant solution.
- MarcusVorenus 13y agoYou only need to make the calculations once though. Preparation time is 5 minutes tops if you use pills instead of pure powder to achieve your micros.
- rfnslyr 13y agoI do, but it's not as efficient as it can be.
- cvburgess 13y agoI totally second this. Customizable "meals" based on your activity level, age, and weight goals (among other factors) should be a goal for the Soylent team down the road.
- alex_doom 13y agoSo far they've got 2 for male/female. I'd imagine it could be feasible to create several variants for different goal types.
- pogden 13y agoYou could supplement Soylent with maltodextrin, rice protein and olive oil. That or cheeseburgers. Meal frequency adjustments can be accomplished with a measuring cup.
- 001sky 13y agoI need to eat 6 meals a day @ 40g protein / 40g carbs / 20g fat in each meal. This is why god invented excel. So you can eat real food. Just read the labels...
- iMark 13y agoI've been trying to put on some muscle mass over the last 6 months, and simply trying to consume enough protein throughout the day is one of the hardest parts. I can certainly sympathise with someone looking for a simpler solution - it would interest me too.
- adwf 13y agoNot to mention that when you find one particular solution that works (eg. 6 chicken breasts a day), it gets very boring, very quickly. Although I doubt that drinking Soylent everyday is going to help with the boredom!
- iMark 13y agoFor me it varies. There are some foods I can eat on a daily basis without ever tiring, but some others I go off very quickly. So far I've found one protein shake I can stomach for long periods of time, the others I get sick off after about 2 weeks.
- Zancarius 13y ago> So far I've found one protein shake I can stomach for long periods of time, the others I get sick off after about 2 weeks. Which is that, if you don't mind my asking on matters of personal curiosity? I have similar eating habits insofar as finding some foods off putting if I eat them too regularly.
- iMark 13y agoGold Standard double chocolate. I tried their cookies and cream first, and was fine for a couple of weeks before I just couldn't stomach it any more. I've tried a couple of other brands and flavours with similar results.
- Eliezer 13y agoThe obvious solution would be if we could get Soylent Powder or Soylent Base containing all the nitty-gritty little vitamins and minerals and choline and whatever, and then add whatever fats, carbs, and protein we wanted. I wrote them about that (I've already ordered in the Kickstarter, just to support them) but haven't received an answer yet. BTW does anyone know the current composition of the latest Soylent?
- papa_bear 13y agoMaking it easy to do this is my goal with Eat This Much (http://www.eatthismuch.com http://www.eatthismuch.com), and before that, with http://www.Swole.me http://www.Swole.me (the name being more bodybuilding focused before I added recipes and improved the algorithm to make something that would appeal to a normal, well adjusted person :) If Soylent got popular enough, it would pretty much make my service obsolete. I doubt that'll happen anytime soon, but I'm still a huge supporter of what Soylent is trying to accomplish with taking the thinking out of what I should eat. You can actually use the two in conjunction pretty well by adding Soylent as a "custom food" on Eat This Much, making it take up about 80% of your daily calories, locking it in place, and then running the meal plan generator to fill in the last 20% of your calories with real food. Here's an example where I added Soylent similar to one of their initial recipes, each serving being 1/4 of their daily recommendation (and a higher calorie target so I don't atrophy into nothing): http://www.eatthismuch.com/diet/802429276 http://www.eatthismuch.com/diet/802429276
- anthonycerra 13y agoIf Soylent got popular enough, it would pretty much make my service obsolete. Don't count yourself out just yet. Some people will always prefer to eat real food.
- papa_bear 13y agoHaha of course, hence the "I doubt that'll happen anytime soon." Though I wouldn't be surprised if it became commonplace for people to swap out their breakfasts for something like Soylent in the near future. I already do something similar by throwing milk, protein powder, ground up oatmeal, and flax seeds into a blender every morning. The convenience is pretty overwhelming, and it has a much better nutrition profile than a bowl of cereal.
- anthonycerra 13y agoI do the same for breakfast, but I feel more comfortable doing so because most of those foods are regulated. I don't believe protein powder is, which is a little scary considering how often it's consumed. If Soylent is to be treated as a supplement (lack of regulation) that is consumed exclusively, it's even more unnerving. PS - Are you Louis? We had a quick email convo last year. If you need help implementing some of the marketing aspects of EatThisMuch, let me know.
- mtrimpe 13y agoI once had my personal trainer cook me the 6 properly balanced meals I needed a day. I got 6 tupperware boxes each day and it was heaven, apart from the price tag. I've been dreaming of starting a healthy micro-meal delivery service ever since. You even get the perfect distribution point for free: the gym.
- rfnslyr 13y agoThat's a pretty good idea. Have you made any headway with it? Yeah I stack 35 tupperware containers of food a week. 5 in the freezer, take out a new days worth 24 hours.
- mtrimpe 13y agoI haven't made any headway as my main startup takes precedence right now. Feel free to take the idea and run with it ;)
- caublestone 13y agoCan you share how much this cost you?
- mtrimpe 13y agoAn arm and a leg. I did it together with a daily (on workdays) personal training routine for €100 per day. It was amazingly effective and I'm glad I did it but, unsurprisingly, it was just too expensive to maintain in the long run.
- MarcusVorenus 13y agoYou could make yourself a DIY Soylent customized for your needs. There's an app to make things easy for you: http://diy.soylent.me/ http://diy.soylent.me/
- jimzvz 13y ago>For example, I need to eat 6 meals a day @ 40g protein / 40g carbs / 20g fat in each meal. The importance of meal frequency is pretty much regarded as bro-science these days.
- ericd 13y agoRegardless, it can be hard to pack enough protein and calories away for that kind of nutritional load if you're not constantly eating.