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+oli

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.