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I've been doing this for about 5 or 6 weeks now. I usually mix several days worth at a time, putting each day into a separate ziplock bag. Then I take the bag with me to work, and I bring the bag home. I keep a tiny blender at home and at work. I put…

i had to change mine as well. bodybuilding people say 1gr per lb body weight. zone people say 1gr per lb lean body mass. I calculated mine using the zone profile in the calculator and it is still about 50 grams low. i would make it to spec and ad protein…

i get the niacin allergy when i used to take pre workouts. i get really flushed and really tingly around my ears nose and arms. i think the gnc has the niacin.

maybe put in blender or food processor. you can probably make it like a powder if you do it long enough. or eat something even grittier then go back and realize its not as bad as you thought :D:D

Scaled it up to my bmr and could barely drink it. tasted like corn flower water. do you get used to it? i guess ill try to make it with some nutmeg and cinnamon. would like to add some other carbs as i am worried of blood glucose going sky high from all…

Soy protein isolate has iron. I don't think it's too dangerously high, but when included it puts the iron level above the max level for the diet profile

Misschien is het wel zo eerlijk even te vermelden dat de links in het recept naar bulkpowders.co.uk affiliate links zijn. Dit houdt (waarschijnlijk) in dat de plaatser van die link geld krijgt voor iedere bestelling die daarna op bulkpowders.co.uk gedaan…

I think it's an update to the site. You can select a "country" when you set up a recipe, my guess is that for EU countries they simply changed the currency.

I guess when you consider its 500 pills its good value but I think 500 pills = 500 days servings = 1 Year and 4 months worth of pills its just too much bulk investment for me. I've plugged in the numbers for boots cheap 30 tablet multivitamins http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Multivitamins-30-Tablets-_1141590/…

Calcium and Magnesium aren't vitamins. No Calcium/Magnesium in this recipe will give you muscle cramps after a week, but will go away as soon as you start adding it.

I know how to write or get €, but how do you do it when editing ingredient? Because there where you have price...its only one input box and outside it is $ sign which you cannot change.

On a German Keyboard you can either press Ctrl+Alt+E or Alt Gr + E (which is technically the same). But I don't know how you do it on an another key layout. At least you can always copy the € symbol, and just always insert it with Ctrl+V.

You chose 'Soylent' as the name for your beverage? Are you not aware of the movie 'Soylent Green', where 'Soylent' refers to a food that is made from human remains... "To this end, Thorn stows himself aboard a garbagetruck to the disposal center, where…

it tastes like shit - like liquid cornbread. how can we fix this??

Awesome, thanks voor je hulp, ik wacht geduldig af!

Een 40/30/30 profiel mbt. calorieen + wat lichaamsbeweging werkt goed voor mij (dus 40% carbs, 30% proteinen en 30% vet). Je kan deze waarden zeer makkelijk aanpassen naar je calorieen behoefte met dit recept. Kwestie van de maltodextrin (carbs), wei…

Ik ben zeer geïnteresseerd om een keer aan een 'lent-recept te beginnen, maar dan voornamelijk met als doelstelling om af te vallen. Waar kan ik het beste op letten met betrekking tot het aanpassen van de waarden?

How long have you been using it? If it is just in the first day or two, it is possible your body is adjusting to the fiber content in the drinks. The vast majority of people probably don't even get half of the fiber they should in their diet, so your…

Hey Michael, Firstly - you can mix the soylent without the calcium/magnesium and everything will be fine (you just temporarily won't get those vitamins, but those are easy to get in pill form to bridge the gap). I ran into the exact same problem as…

Anyone know a different place to buy the calcium/magnesium from? I ordered it on Amazon about 2 weeks ago, and just today I got an email from the seller that they won't be shipping it. I've been without soylent for 2 weeks :(.

Cheers for the quick reply CultofMonkey. You know if anyone's tried a recipe increasing the oat flour? Just worried about thickening it up, might try maltodextrin (if I can get a lower GI type).

I used to just mix it, but now I've graduated to using a hand blender. Either works fine as long as you mix the powder & water first, then mix in the oil. I use 500ml water

Haloha, Quick question for you - how do you guys prepare your DIY soylent? Do you whack it all into a blender or just mix it up and throw it into a protein shake bottle? Also - how much water do you use? I was looking to up the carb ratios (since I…

The mesa serving size is 30g and it says there is 1g of fat in that serving size. So take 345 and divide by 30. The mesa should provide 11.5g of fat. (Data Source: Mesa label shown by amazon.) The "calories from fat" portion tells you how many of the…

Thanks for replying cultofmonkey. I have changed the recipe a bit based more on your version 1.1 with the unflavoured stuff. I am now milling the oats into a flour, and I added some Cadbury's sweetened chocolate powder and I blend the mix with cold water.…

Where did you get your nutrition info? I copied your recipe wanting to change some values for different brands of product and a lot of your numbers are WAY off, Even on the ingredients I did not change from yours have drastically different numbers compared…

Be careful with that much banana making up the majority of your caloric intake, There are other minerals and compounds in foods that need to be considered when designing your meal plans. Rule of thumb is never go over 300g of banana or 2 large bananas…

There's no limit to how much or how little water you need to mix it with. Water has zero impact on any of the nutritional value. Try adding more water so it's not as thick (and a blender helps to make it smoother). There are even people who try baking…

Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately, I had trouble finding a kosher potassium supplement with an adequate dosage (I needed about 2.2 grams).

If you use really hot water with the blender it helps alot.

i have no clue where to find out what a Macro Ratio is, or what it even is.

I find that the thicker the mixture, the less the grittiness bothers me. I also think I got used to it a little. I thought it was a deal-breaker at first, but now it's not really an issue.

So I finally tried this today and it was okay, but too gooey. I really prefer the original recipe (Ph03n1x's one). I'm not sure if it's the flax or the oats or both that's giving it that consistency. So I'm going to do a few experiments. It also tasted…

What is the fastest way to remove the grityness of the masa? I was fortunate enough to try the legitimate soylent from a coworker and it took 2-3 minutes to just shake up the water, powder and oil in a protein shaker bottle and the texture was fine.…

Further slight adjustments made, also made a low carb recipe. https://diy.soylent.me/recipes/automaton-fuel-low-carb

I haven't noticed any sour taste, but I would recommend consuming all of it within 24 hours.

Getting potassium from Morton's salt substitute sounds like a great idea, but note that http://www.cookingfor20.com/2013/06/18/hacker-school-soylent-recipe/ asserts that potassium chloride is "inferior potassium" compared with potassium gluconate or potassium…

Hi - I hope you're enjoying the recipe. I'm not a fan of leaving it to sit. The liquid does separate over time, but I also find the taste changes. Have you found this to be the case?

I do get a little nauseous if I drink it too quickly - try dividing a day into six meals instead. I've found flavouring to be quite difficult. If you plan to be using this recipe for a while, you could buy a bag of vanilla whey & mix 50/50 with the…

Hi Ragdoll, If you look at the bottom of the recipe, it gives you a cost per day value. Multiply this by 20 and you've got your answer ;) Check out the updates to the recipe & the new FAQ for any important information you might need to consider

News of my death has been greatly exaggerated ;) I'm back & working on Liquid Cake v1.3 HUGE thanks to Synthank for not only pointing out problems with previous recipe values, but also for researching & posting the correct values. Awesome work! As…

Kirkland is Costco's own brand. They are expensive if you buy them from Amazon. Cheap if you buy them from Costco. Also the bottle is huge - are you comparing them with 500 of Boots own brand? Buy them from Costco and you are unlikely to find any better…

Has anyone tried using any other multivitamins? the kirklands seem particularly expensive compared to supermarket/Boots own brands.

Vanwegen een vertraging bij een leverancier duurt het helaas wat langer dan gehoopt. We doen er alles aan om de produktie op gang te brengen maar helaas kunnen we niets verschepen zonder heat-sealable zakjes. Nog even geduld dus. Ik hou jullie op de hoogte.…

Any idea why one would get diarrhea after every meal of this?

finding it pretty damn hard to down Maseca flour in the amount given because it makes the drink incredibly thick

Hi - I'm looking for one very important website tip... What in the world do you do with these recipes? I have no idea how to prepare these soylents - take this one for example, which seems to be very popular: http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/quidnycs-superfood-for-him.…

Hey man, how do you get € symbol for price instead of default $? Thanks

Hi, one question...how did you manage to get € for the prices...instead of $? Thanks

Really nice recipe...one question. How can you make symbol € when setting a price? Thanks

Zu deinen Fragen: 1) Du kannst eigentlich jedes Jodsalz nehmen. Wenn deine Werte abweichen, solltest du einfach ein bisschen mehr oder weniger nehmen. Ich habe TIP und Bad Reichenhaler (?) probiert. Funktionieren beide. Wenn du Sodium in ein englisches…

I haven't had much luck stomaching the drink redipes, so I came up with this "meal". Prepare the Scottish Oats per the package instructions (salt the water with the Table Salt). Mix in Choline Bitartrate, Potassium Citrate, Magnesium Citrate, Vitamin…

Hi Lennart, Habe grade den ersten Test hinter mir. Konsistenz ist super, Geschmack ist nicht so toll (viel, viel, VIEL zu süß). Schreibe grade meinen Bericht für den Blog und bin ausserdem dabei das Rezept von vorne bis hinten zu überarbeiten (Die Flohsamen…

Trovo che prepararlo sia un processo lunghissimo, più che altro il fatto di ordinare le cose e pesarle, si fa prima a cucinare, lo metteranno mai in commercio già pronto in Italia? Sapete qualcosa?

Does 345g of masa sound like a bit much to anyone else? I have been doing this for about two weeks now replacing 2.5/3 of my meals with it. My observations are as follows: 1) Do NOT drink a whole days worth at once. I have done this twice now and have…

I have found this recipe does not seem to "set" nearly as much as standard people chow. Probably a combination of reduced Masa and increased protein. Instead, after a morning chill I still have a rather thick mixture but one that still flows freely.

Hey, hast dein Rezept schonmal getestet? Konsistenz würd mich am meisten interessieren! Greetz

Danke Dir. Hab die vorgeschl. Waage bestellt, hab aber noch ne andere für größere Mengen bis 5kg hier. Ich bin recht leicht, 64kg bei 176, sitze ca. 12 Stunden am Tag am Schreibtisch. Meine Kalorienaufnahme war an zwei Berechnungstagen um die 1900,…

can someone check that fat content on masa harina? my bag says the calories from fat are around 10%...if my math is correct 10% of 300+ grams is not 3grams (1%)

I'd like to work on a new one that's more complete, and with items more easily found here

I upped the choline bitartrate just a bit to get enough choline (even at only 2/3 consumption). I also increased the calcium to 2 pills per batch, rather than only one. Consuming only 2/3 batch per day, I then get enough calcium :)

I don't like the graininess of the flax seed in my original recipe, so I'm upping the psyllium husk to replace it. I'm worried that it'll make the drink slimy... Also worried about the effect on my output :p

My cut rate version of people chow designed to use what I could get quick at the local GNC + what items I had on the shelf.

Iron is something you don't want to be ingesting 300%+ everyday. The body has no way of removing excess iron from the blood and these levels of intake will result in permanent organ damage.

Anyone else think the Masa Harina is too grainy? Well, try this blend instead.

Why is it so difficult to have feedback ?

I dunno, good question. I know that Quid likes to avoid seed oils due to the oxidative stress but I'm not sure if that applies to the lecithin as well.

Does liquid sunflower lechitin work as well? and does the nutrition match up? Sunflower lechitin seems to contain an enormous amount of choline, I'm not sure if it's healthy to use the same amount as the soy.

Is it gluten free?

Anyone else getting a sour taste if they let it sit for more than 24 hours, even refrigerated?

Auch, ist mit 50g Rapsöl wirklich gemeint dass man das öl abwiegen soll oder sollen das ml sein? Fass gramm gemeint ist, wieso? Nicht kritisch gemeint sondern aus reinem Interesse.

Hi, darf ich fragen ob du mit dem Maltodextrin in der letzten Version ein Problem festgestellt oder war die Änderung geschmackssache?

I converted all the days/unit values into 20 day blocks (since 5kg of protein is 20 days) It came out to: 20 1 44 2.2 42 2.1 746 37.3 22 1 202 10.1 500 25 270 13.5 270 13.5 139 6.95 (Left is days/unit and right is…

Update: So ich habe jetzt alles bestellt. Leider ist der frühste Liefertermin für Nature's Way, Cholin 500 mg Bitartrat und Now Foods Vitamin D-3 & K-2 leider erst am 22.07.2014. Der Rest sollte noch diese Woche ankommen. Des Weiteren möchte ich noch…

Don't worry about the urine. It's all the extra B vitamins. The Mega Man mix has a lot more than you can absorb.

Nice job. I don't have much time now but I will fix the formula in the future, you are totally right with the suggested changes. The vitamine mix is not ideal as you said and I will change it for the next batch. About texture, I suggest to prepare…

Changes made: added Oat Flour (be sure to heat it first, dry or wet, in the microwave) and Maltodextrin. Other measurements adjusted and some incorrect numbers (Almond Flour had a typo) fixed.

This has not been taste tested, working to replace bananas and strawberries from http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/automaton-fuel

It tastes really good.

Ich warte noch auf die Lieferung der Vitamine. Habe zu spät gesehen, dass diese aus den USA verschickt werden. Sollten aber diese oder nächste Woche eintreffen. Alles andere ist bereits da! Dann starte ich den Versuch zusammen mit einem Freund.

How are you guys preparing your recipe? Meal by meal? Or prepare it for the day?

Okay, Thank you!

Thank you so much for your response! I am planning to try to add Psyllium Husk for fiber so that maybe I can lower my calories and maintain my fiber. I think I experienced a Niacin Flush which is unfortunate. I think I will try to lower the amount of…

how does it taste?

You use a third of a bottle of Tabasco in a day's batch?!? Some like it hot, I suppose.

Many of the micronutrients may not be listed on the label. They can't lie about what isn't there but companies often omit trace nutrients if they don't deem it important to their customers. Quid's approach has been more flexible than relying on labels.…

Don't know if it helps, but during my first day of this recipe (my first time trying any type of Soylent or meal replacement) I had what can only be described as "a purge." I didn't have the other issues you describe, but headaches are very rare for me…

I'm a few days into this (I am actually using this more as a meal replacement for 2/3 meals each day rather than all 3) and thought I would share my experience thus far. 1. Since starting this, my digestion seems to be "performing" a lot better. Without…

Hello Wian. Are you still working on this formula? Im considering trying this myself, what are your experiences after one and a half months? Im from Zürich too, perhaps we can exchange?

Sigue vivo esto?

Hi Wian, thanks for the recipe fix. Are you still using it? Can you share your results?

Dropped Choline to 1g (instead of 2g)

On second batch. The Choline bitartrate made things taste awful. Added 2x bannas to offset.

I increased the Vitamin C max.

Auf der deutschen Seite gibts anscheinend nur Liquids für e-Zigaretten. Hier gibts auch die Aromastoffe für die Küche: http://flavourartexpress.biz/

Die 100g Waage wird dir nicht viel bringen, weil viele Zutaten mehr verlangen. Du solltest also die größte Menge mit einer Messung abdecken können. Ich habe entsprechend die selbe Waage in der 300gr/0,01gr Ausführung genommen. http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B003Y3VYIM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1…

Danke, Andy, das klingt interessant! Hier noch der Link dazu: http://www.flavourart-gmbh.de/

Hi - this is actually a great idea - thanks. My DIY is struggling with the minerals section since it requires buying a number of different products. Unfortunately your recipe also requires buying from multiple internet sites. I'm time poor - which…

Hey Alex, very good point. I added a comment in the Notes section to reflect this, thanks! And no problems taking creatine with this recipe. In fact, I'd recommend mixing it right in and then it can be a convenient and natural way to evenly distribute…

Thanks Mark! Glad to hear you found a way to make it taste good. :)