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New Soylent Website

mrfusion 12y ago
I wish they had a sampler. It seems crazy to spend $85 without trying it or knowing if you'll like it. Also at $12/day it seems pretty expensive. I thought a selling point was that it would be cheaper than alternatives like Ensure.
- id10t 12y ago
  Soylent is a scam. Also, it will probably give you diabetes in the long run.
  - eco 12y ago
    To be fair, so will a typical American diet.
    - fidlefodl 12y ago
      I actually see this claim/worry relatively frequently.. i wish someone would actually address it. Note that i've bought a full month of it already, so it's not stopping me.. i'd just like actual conversation on the subject heh
      - eco 12y ago
        High carbohydrate diets can over time lead to insulin resistance which can lead to type 2 diabetes. Soylent has 225 net (total minus fiber) grams of carbohydrates, 15 grams of fat, and 114 grams of protein in your daily serving. 225 is high but not outrageous.
        mrfusion 12y ago
        How many carbs are good to be healthy?
  - saiko-chriskun 12y ago
    says the user created one hour ago...
    - id10t 12y ago
      1. Actually the user is barely a minute old at the time I posted. I'm a long time reader but never saw the need to register. But this made me want to comment. And I stand by what i said. Selling a mixture of maltodextrin and powdered oatmeal with some vitamins and minerals mixed in for $85 a bag (~3kg) while claiming that you can live healthy eating only this IS a scam. 2. Can't you address the content of my post instead?
- saiko-chriskun 12y ago
  I think it's more like $9/day
  - DonGateley 12y ago
    When it's half that I will start to get interested. I can't see what advantage it has over food, other than fad appeal, when it's more expensive.
    - saiko-chriskun 12y ago
      I already spend more than $9/day usually. Definitely worth it over here.
- danudey 12y ago
  It's a better/more complete nutritional product than Ensure (which has a lot of things that some people, like myself, can't drink). And $12/day is actually really inexpensive for a nutritionally complete meal. A lot of people (especially the people this is geared towards for now) will easily spend that on one meal. Reducing my entire food budget to $250/month would be a dream come true.

I wish they had a sampler. It seems crazy to spend $85 without trying it or knowing if you'll like it. Also at $12/day it seems pretty expensive. I thought a selling point was that it would be cheaper than alternatives like Ensure.

id10t 12y ago
Soylent is a scam. Also, it will probably give you diabetes in the long run.
- eco 12y ago
  To be fair, so will a typical American diet.
  - fidlefodl 12y ago
    I actually see this claim/worry relatively frequently.. i wish someone would actually address it. Note that i've bought a full month of it already, so it's not stopping me.. i'd just like actual conversation on the subject heh
    - eco 12y ago
      High carbohydrate diets can over time lead to insulin resistance which can lead to type 2 diabetes. Soylent has 225 net (total minus fiber) grams of carbohydrates, 15 grams of fat, and 114 grams of protein in your daily serving. 225 is high but not outrageous.
      - mrfusion 12y ago
        How many carbs are good to be healthy?
- saiko-chriskun 12y ago
  says the user created one hour ago...
  - id10t 12y ago
    1. Actually the user is barely a minute old at the time I posted. I'm a long time reader but never saw the need to register. But this made me want to comment. And I stand by what i said. Selling a mixture of maltodextrin and powdered oatmeal with some vitamins and minerals mixed in for $85 a bag (~3kg) while claiming that you can live healthy eating only this IS a scam. 2. Can't you address the content of my post instead?
saiko-chriskun 12y ago
I think it's more like $9/day
- DonGateley 12y ago
  When it's half that I will start to get interested. I can't see what advantage it has over food, other than fad appeal, when it's more expensive.
  - saiko-chriskun 12y ago
    I already spend more than $9/day usually. Definitely worth it over here.
danudey 12y ago
It's a better/more complete nutritional product than Ensure (which has a lot of things that some people, like myself, can't drink). And $12/day is actually really inexpensive for a nutritionally complete meal. A lot of people (especially the people this is geared towards for now) will easily spend that on one meal. Reducing my entire food budget to $250/month would be a dream come true.