Re:Soylent halts sales of its powder as customers keep getti...
by babaganoosh223 on Friday October 28, 2016 @01:12AM
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Maybe checkout http://diy.soylent.com, some guy made a webapp for you to come up with custom soylent recipes. I made a variant based on Keto chow and it's pretty good.
Re:Soylent halts sales of its powder as customers keep getti...
by neilsharma on Friday October 28, 2016 @02:24AM
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Thanks for the link -- I remember spending a good 10-15 minutes before giving up on the DIY suggestions. There were a few recipes that piqued my interest, but most seemed like a chemical sludge. And since I don't live off soylent, I figured it was too much effort to invest the time/energy in a drink that I consume maybe once a week.
That said, I'm not a big fan of its macros. I don't really care about following food pyramid guidelines and would prefer something with less sugar, fewer starches, and a different oil blend. I make "life-changing bread" [0] on occasion, and its basically my all-natural soylent alternative (I substitute out most of the oats for more seeds + bran and add protein powder). It doesn't taste great, but that's not the point here.
Was looking into getting the powder when my current batch of drinks finish, but I suppose I'll revisit this decision after soylent addresses these issues.
Still not sure if soylent actually replaces meals -- I end up chugging a bottle and then buying food most of the time. 400kcals makes for a nice snack, but simply isn't enough food to replace a meal.
[0] https://www.google.com/search?q=lifechanging+bread&oq=lifech...