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I upvoted you because I agree that it is actually pretty easy to eat healthily for pretty cheap if you are willing to manage it correctly. I will say that you

by hvs 11y ago

I upvoted you because I agree that it is actually pretty easy to eat healthily for pretty cheap if you are willing to manage it correctly. I will say that you seem to have a surprising low daily caloric intake, though. I have a high metabolism, but sit in front of computer all day and I still need 2500 calories/day to maintain my weight.

cblock811 11y ago
Yeah my roommate has commented on this as well. I'm thinking of adding in more nuts and other calorically dense foods. I've only been doing this for a few months so it's a bit of an experiment.
- beachstartup 11y ago
  you probably just have a low natural appetite but most people need far, far more fat in order to feel satisfied and not crave food all day and binge on crap later. nuts work great, but my personal favorite fat-booster is eggs, followed by lots of olive oil.
comrh 11y ago
Whey protein & milk and he would be fine I think.
throw_away 11y ago
At rough estimate, like half the calories most people need: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+cup+oatmeal+%2B+1+tbsp+honey+%2B+12+oz+spinach+%2B+2+tbsp+olive+oil+%2B+2+cups+broccoli+%2B+8+oz+tilapia http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+cup+oatmeal+%2B+1+tbs... scaled to the 2000'calories in soylent: 2000/951*$6.20 = $13.04 or 43% more expensive than soylent's $9.11. shopping and cooking and eating and cleaning for this must take at least around 1/2 hour - hour each day (compared to about 5 minutes for soylent) equals about 3-6% of your waking hours. Also, for the first time in my adult life, I'm pretty well prepared for natural disaster. before I would only keep a couple days of food in my apt and a lot of that needed refrigeration or cooking. Now I have a couple of weeks worth at the ready. I think, though that the value prop probably makes far more sense for single people without children. For them, preparing food is far less efficient and they have to coordinate their eating with others less often. Also, it probably makes less sense if your employer provides you with free meals.

by hvs 11y ago

cblock811 11y ago

Yeah my roommate has commented on this as well. I'm thinking of adding in more nuts and other calorically dense foods. I've only been doing this for a few months so it's a bit of an experiment.

beachstartup 11y ago
you probably just have a low natural appetite but most people need far, far more fat in order to feel satisfied and not crave food all day and binge on crap later. nuts work great, but my personal favorite fat-booster is eggs, followed by lots of olive oil.

comrh 11y ago

Whey protein & milk and he would be fine I think.

throw_away 11y ago

At rough estimate, like half the calories most people need: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+cup+oatmeal+%2B+1+tbsp+honey+%2B+12+oz+spinach+%2B+2+tbsp+olive+oil+%2B+2+cups+broccoli+%2B+8+oz+tilapia http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+cup+oatmeal+%2B+1+tbs... scaled to the 2000'calories in soylent: 2000/951*$6.20 = $13.04 or 43% more expensive than soylent's $9.11. shopping and cooking and eating and cleaning for this must take at least around 1/2 hour - hour each day (compared to about 5 minutes for soylent) equals about 3-6% of your waking hours. Also, for the first time in my adult life, I'm pretty well prepared for natural disaster. before I would only keep a couple days of food in my apt and a lot of that needed refrigeration or cooking. Now I have a couple of weeks worth at the ready. I think, though that the value prop probably makes far more sense for single people without children. For them, preparing food is far less efficient and they have to coordinate their eating with others less often. Also, it probably makes less sense if your employer provides you with free meals.