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Re:Soylent halts sales of its powder as customers keep getti... by jonathanjaeger on Friday October 28, 2016 @12:09AM (#12813006)
The latest version of Soylent powder is the best-tasting version to date and I get no uneasy feeling from it. The original powder versions I could more easily believe gastro issues, so I'm surprised this is cropping up now rather than before, but I guess it could be ingredient/allergy-specific.

I tend to eat 3000 calories to maintain my weight so Soylent is great for my busy schedule. I'm still eating 1500-2000 calories of regular food per day, which is certainly enough. I don't get why people keep harping on the all-or-nothing idea behind Soylent. Most people advocate this as part of a balanced diet.

Even if Soylent isn't perfect, I'd rather down something the FDA considers a food than an excess of weight gainers/protein bars/protein powder supplements filled with ingredients I don't want. That being said, I could throw oats, protein powder, peanut butter, milk, and a banana in a blender.. but that's not necessarily something I want to do consistently.

I also consider Soylent a bang for the buck when looking at things at price per 100 calories. Soylent 2.0 is far tastier, but I find it annoying that you have to get a ton of heavy bottles shipped to you and it's more expensive.

Re:Soylent halts sales of its powder as customers keep getti... by lmm on Friday October 28, 2016 @03:49AM (#12813847)
> I don't get why people keep harping on the all-or-nothing idea behind Soylent.

Because that's what all Soylent's advertising and messaging has focused on?

Re:Soylent halts sales of its powder as customers keep getti... by aRationalMoose on Friday October 28, 2016 @06:29AM (#12814560)
No it isn't. Their slogan is something like: Not meant to replace every meal, but it can replace any meal.
Re:Soylent halts sales of its powder as customers keep getti... by kuschku on Saturday October 29, 2016 @07:34AM (#12823543)
The original launch page suggested to only eat it, though, and the founder does exactly that, too prove its viability.
Re:Soylent halts sales of its powder as customers keep getti... by pinot on Friday October 28, 2016 @12:52PM (#12818031)
"This gun isn't for killing people, but you could"