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It's more like a meal replacement shake than dog food. It's very much like Ensure or Jevity or whatever. All of those do the same basic thing of trying to cov

by nemo 12y ago

It's more like a meal replacement shake than dog food. It's very much like Ensure or Jevity or whatever. All of those do the same basic thing of trying to cover basic nutritional requirements. The big difference is the marketing. Most of those products assumed you were either unable to eat or trying to lose weight. Soylent is roughly the same product but marketed to people who aren't interested in eating.

sirdogealot 12y ago
I realize that it's not literally dog food. By "dog food", I was referring to kibble and how it's made (and demonized in our culture because of it). Nothing more.
techtalsky 12y ago
I think there's a significant difference in that Ensure and Jevity aren't meant to be sustainable as a long term food source, and don't optimize for cost per meal.
- 2muchcoffeeman 12y ago
  There must be some long term solution that exists already. Think about people in comas, people who have parts of their jaw removed due to various oral and throat cancers. If they can get the price down I'd probably try it too. Can't be worse than a protein shake as a post-workout supplement.
  - colechristensen 12y ago
    http://www.amazon.com/s/?&field-keywords=tube+feeding+formula http://www.amazon.com/s/?&field-keywords=tube+feeding+formul... It's not exactly expensive, not that I'd recommend trying it.
    - sirdogealot 12y ago
      Yea really, you want to live off of an IV drip and never move? Go for it, you will probably survive. Just not experiencing a very fulfilling life.
      - JetSpiegel 12y ago
        Well, if you have an Oculus Rift, you can jack into the Matrix.
  - serf 12y ago
    people like that are often times under medical care, and have very little physical activity. Nutrition is an easier thing to balance with the aid of daily blood testing and a low caloric requirement. As someone who experienced the reality of tube feeding, it's not so easy as a single product. I was given supplemental amino acids, fish oils and vitamin boosters which were powdered and mixed with sterile water before use, alongside whatever the meal supplementation was during that day (things similar to ensure)
- DanBC 12y ago
  There are very many products that are complete nutrition sources. The fact that the manufacturers fear the regulators enough to slap disclaimers on the products and to carefully differentiate between over the counter product and specialist medical product should give Soylent users paise for thought. Those companies, with dietitians and registered nutritionists and years of data from patients know that patients need careful monitoring.

by nemo 12y ago

sirdogealot 12y ago

I realize that it's not literally dog food. By "dog food", I was referring to kibble and how it's made (and demonized in our culture because of it). Nothing more.

techtalsky 12y ago

I think there's a significant difference in that Ensure and Jevity aren't meant to be sustainable as a long term food source, and don't optimize for cost per meal.

2muchcoffeeman 12y ago
There must be some long term solution that exists already. Think about people in comas, people who have parts of their jaw removed due to various oral and throat cancers. If they can get the price down I'd probably try it too. Can't be worse than a protein shake as a post-workout supplement.
- colechristensen 12y ago
  http://www.amazon.com/s/?&field-keywords=tube+feeding+formula http://www.amazon.com/s/?&field-keywords=tube+feeding+formul... It's not exactly expensive, not that I'd recommend trying it.
  - sirdogealot 12y ago
    Yea really, you want to live off of an IV drip and never move? Go for it, you will probably survive. Just not experiencing a very fulfilling life.
    - JetSpiegel 12y ago
      Well, if you have an Oculus Rift, you can jack into the Matrix.
- serf 12y ago
  people like that are often times under medical care, and have very little physical activity. Nutrition is an easier thing to balance with the aid of daily blood testing and a low caloric requirement. As someone who experienced the reality of tube feeding, it's not so easy as a single product. I was given supplemental amino acids, fish oils and vitamin boosters which were powdered and mixed with sterile water before use, alongside whatever the meal supplementation was during that day (things similar to ensure)
DanBC 12y ago
There are very many products that are complete nutrition sources. The fact that the manufacturers fear the regulators enough to slap disclaimers on the products and to carefully differentiate between over the counter product and specialist medical product should give Soylent users paise for thought. Those companies, with dietitians and registered nutritionists and years of data from patients know that patients need careful monitoring.