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> a lot of people are seeing reduction in triglycerides or cholesterol I suspect that the powder may be oat-based. Oats is a very nutritient-rich cereal, and d
by zvrba 13y ago
> a lot of people are seeing reduction in triglycerides or cholesterol
I suspect that the powder may be oat-based. Oats is a very nutritient-rich cereal, and does in fact lower cholesterol. It has high carbohydrate content, but it is also a rich source of minerals and proteins. See http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/5708/2 http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/...
If I were to mix my own "soylent", I'd base it on oat porridge, probably some protein supplements, some vitamin and mineral supplement, and a can of fatty fish. At probably a fraction of the soylent price.
- thisishugo 13y agoIf you are interested in creating your own Soylent, there's a dedicated subsection of the website[0] for sharing recipes. Frankly, I doubt you could recreate, or equivalently replace, Soylent-the-product for as little money as it will cost to buy[1], but it's definitely possible to replicate Soylent-the-idea yourself. It's much easier if you don't intend to replace every meal with a Soylent-like, as you can substitute the harder-to-source ingredients with foods that already contain them. [0] http://diy.soylent.me http://diy.soylent.me [1] Partly because of economies of scale, partly because some of the ingredients are complicated to source.