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Where Soylent falls short in this respect is that it's nutrition is only ideal given that the rest of your diet is Soylent too. It has a ton of carbs, and if yo
by ggnore 11y ago
Where Soylent falls short in this respect is that it's nutrition is only ideal given that the rest of your diet is Soylent too. It has a ton of carbs, and if you're anything like most Americans, you already have way too many carbs in your diet. Unless you're doing a lot of physical activity and you need those carbs, most people would do better just drinking a regular whey protein shake.
- sneak 11y agoSoylent and other meal replacement shakes are a lot more than just protein and carbohydrates.
- Cushman 11y agoJust in case you aren't aware, the latest update of Soylent (v1.4) has upped the fat. Carbs now account for 43% of the calorie count, which is (slightly) less than you'll see any mainstream source recommending. Still nothing that counts as "low carb", but not exactly "a ton" either.
- ShotgunSnipist 11y agoSoylent 1.4 (the most recent formulation) is 40/43/17 fat/carbs/protein and the carbohydrates that is supplies are slow digesting. So I would say supplementation of Soylent to an average diet would improve it overall.
- tormeh 11y agoYeah, but there's no better solution. They could offer versions that correct your diet given a proportion of avg. American diet to Soylent intake, but it would be complicated and very inaccurate.
- shanusmagnus 11y agoThe thing that keeps me from really jumping in on Soylent is the lack of a low-carb option. I've made my own LC version, based on recipes online, but it takes a long time and is a pain in the ass, which is a killer considering Soylent's main virtue is that you dump it on the shaker, shake it up, and are done. I'm hopeful that if things keep going well for the company eventually they'll offer a LC version; or maybe a competitor will. [I know there are things like Keto fuel, but these all require buying a bunch of oil and stuff and mixing it in, which is not the seamless solution I really want.]
- throwaway12309 11y agomulti vitamin/mineral + fish oil capsules (a few depending on quality) + normal decent quality protein powder. If you don't eat any fiber rich foods, add a spoon of fiber (phylum husks or something) Unless you go 100% soylent (why though?) that will sort pretty much any deficiencies you may have from the rest of your meals.