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Yep would be very interesting to hear what you notice. I wasn't expecting really any of the tangible benefits we've received. I never even remotely thought it would affect my desire for sweets for example. And I sure as hell didn't expect it to turn…

For sure, I wouldn't mind ditching coffee if my energy levels really are affected like that. As an aging athlete, it's hard for me to deal w/anything less than a constant feeling high energy. Not that I seek it out from caffeine & sugar (okay, maybe sugar)…

From your previous post it sounded like you were specifically speaking about the FBA service, but yes Amazon can order product directly and actually sell it themselves, and not simply be fulfilling a shipping obligation. But Rosa will have to get a whole…

Something to consider if you have Soylent (probably goes for DIY too I would imagine): A friend of ours is visiting and he normally does like you, coffee in the morning to suppress appetite until lunch. But on his first morning here, he had some Soylent…

I'm pretty sure it's the ritual. The smell. The jolt of sugar. Plus, it's a nice appetite suppressant for me. Gets me through the morning w/o needing to eat.

@scotch7 @vanclute YOU are both private sellers, or small businesses selling through Amazon, that's why you pay a high percentage, either of the sale or of their warehouse space you occupy. You are using their fulfillment through amazon service, and…

bump. forgot to tag @nickp

This is a "nice to have" feature and I suspect it might have too little appeal to be worth your while doing, but I'm going to post it anyway in case people "like it" enough to click "like" and cast their vote for such a feature... For recipes that contain…

@mrob I think it's the 'https everywhere' plugin causing the issue but I'll try and get https enabled in the next few days to fix it. Cheers, Nick

I'll be putting one on my desk and I'll keep a few in the car just in case someone asks about it.

Spankadoodle said: Their set-up is absolutely horrible right now. Whoever is in charge of their e-commerce end is doing them a huge disservice. Continually taking international orders a full 8 months before shipping, without stating that on the order…

Maybe you could benefit from a low carb DIY soylent, like the one I am selling. It is ketogenic and it has few carbs that are absorbed slowly. You get your energy from high quality fats, including coconut oil. If you are interested I am shipping to the…

Hi, my ketogenic soylent recipe has demonstrated to be very good. I'm full of energy, always satisfied and the flavor is good. I have seen that there are people interested in purchasing DIY soylent. I am willing to prepare my recipe for you. Its quite…

Thanks kennufs. This helps. I'll request a refund. Their set-up is absolutely horrible right now. Whoever is in charge of their e-commerce end is doing them a huge disservice. Continually taking international orders a full 8 months before shipping,…

Julio (a company VP) has stated that they are hoping to start international shipping before the end of the year, but that there is a significant chance it won't be until 2015. They are not getting any more specific than that right now and have said…

@RandomMrdan As it happens, I do sell via Amazon.com. If you want to comment on their business models, you really should take some time to study them. As you are already in retail, I will recommend that you actually take that time. Amazon.com is an…

If 2015 is the ship date for international orders, Why are they not mentioning this on their website, especially on the order page.

I still have all of mine... I don't work in an office or anything so I don't have much occasion to hand them to anyone who would be interested.

There is a filter for Keto recipes which have a low carb/high fat base. I use a variation on QuidNYC's Ongoing Keto recipe. Here is my current recipe. I have added milk (and at times a banana).

Each week of Soylent comes with a fantastic placard explaining alot. Simply pin that to the clipbord in the office (if your office has a clipboard). Or otherwise just bring a few and have it around your desk so when someone asks you'll have literature…

Where is that statement, exactly? I've only seen people (non company representatives) mentioning it in forum posts. I would expect something like this to show up in a blog post or similar, but I haven't seen anything. Am I missing something? (Actually,…

There is an official statement: 2015. They're still fine tuning the ordering website. Eve

Actually no, I sell on Amazon and FBA is exactly what you suspected it wasn't. They facilitate anyone who wants to sell something on Amazon. You just ship them the product, and they sell it and keep a % of every sale. They don't own the product.

@scotch7 I think what you're referring to is "Fulfillment through Amazon". Mind you, I don't work for Amazon, but I imagine it works similarly to other retailers/e-tailers... if Amazon just wanted to buy the product from Soylent and sell it for a profit…

I really, really wish we would get some official statement on this. It's been way too long, and this whole international thing is starting to look incredibly unprofessional.

What's distinct about this product is that everyone who uses it will be known as a Soylent user to everyone else in their lives. You can't use Soylent without everyone in your life knowing it. Everyone at your office, everyone in your family, and all…

It looks like they changed some stuff on the form. When I purchased (I didn't want to subscribe at this point), I did it through a re-shipper and didn't have access to "Canada" as a country code at all. I wrote about it on the forums here that I had…

Hi @nickp: Got an odd error where (both firefox & chrome) the DIY site's CSS wasn't displaying. Checking the network log, it was showing the CSS as being pulled in via HTTPS. However, going to https://diy.soylent.me gives me a certificate error (clicking…

I don't want a refund. I want to support this product, as I think it is amazing. My issue is that nowhere on the official Soylent order site does it state anything about international orders not shipping yet. It simply lets you subscribe to the monthly…

melplainsboiler said: I would like to have pamphlets/cards to just hand out to people when they ask where I get all my energy....they could include them with orders of Soylent for users to distribute. This is a simple, yet fantastic idea. @rob @JulioMiles…

@Spankadoodle - If you would like a refund for your order, or have any questions about it you would like an official answer to, emailing info@soylent.me should take care of it. Please keep in mind that nearly all of the responses you are going to get…

I just discovered Soylent. As a physician and a type 2 diabetic, I am surprised that there is not more information on DIY recipes for diabetics. Can you share your recipe? I was unable to find it in the DIY recipe list. I'd like to use it as a starting…

Totally... this kind of "encouraged word of mouth" can be huge. If you make it easy enough for people, they'll do it.

I've ordered from other products that do that. With your order they send you a dozen or so cards to hand out to people who ask you about it. Struck me as a good idea.

New customer here, first I'm hearing about this whole we don't know how to ship our products nonsense. If this is the case why are they still allowing international orders. I placed an order 10 days ago for a 28 day supply recurring. My card was charged,…

They have said they are hoping to get it out before the end of the year, but that it will likely be next year.

I would like to have pamphlets/cards to just hand out to people when they ask where I get all my energy....they could include them with orders of Soylent for users to distribute.

So what ended up being the situation here? What's the expected date for being able to order Soylent to Ireland? The website isn't very clear about that. Were they firm about 2015 somewhere, or is that speculation?

noxylophone said: And be sure to include lawyers. We all know lawyers only eat babies. noxylophone said:

Yeah that was my response... that they get the best possible food for them - raw - and we spend far more on their food than on our own. But still... the whole "Soylent isn't real food" thing needs to be nipped in the bud.

@RandomMrdan, just so you know: Amazon.com sellers either(A) ship direct after giving Amazon.com as much as 30% of the gross as "commission," or(B) have Amazon.com ship from their warehouses where "free shipping over $35" isn't free, it's packed into…

I'd assume they manufacture it in Europe too no? I don't see why would anyone want to lose the world's biggest economic block in terms of sales.

If you use a thermos or equivalent type of container, it will continue to heat up by a considerable amount before cooling down. Your best bet would be to add ice. Though, if you Can open it to begin with, by that point you should probably just dump it.…

It does work well indeed! I found the texture/thickness a problem until I tried hydrating it prior to blending... I did this originally to improve the texture but was surprised to find it made it much thinner as well. One of my concerns when I posted…

For seven days: Size: 22in x 6in x 11inWeight: About 10lbs Shipping cost: Probably $80 excluding VAT and import tax (if any).

YEAR. End of the YEAR. No clue why I wrote month.

Yep, it's just going to keep dropping a little at a time. Each new auction that goes up will be willing to take slightly less than the last in order to be more likely to sell, sell quicker, etc. And buyers will want to pay slightly less than the latest…

I wouldn't mind buying a month worth of Soylent of Ebay but not at the prices they are trying to get here.Give me a month for around 300-350$ and that's fine but this ~130$/week is just ridiculous.But since it is a sellers market I guess nothing is over…

Let's hear it for supply! Prices should begin falling and more people will be able to get their hands on Soylent sooner. Yay!

Too many listings to keep up on. Just added a link to find soylent on eBay.

So does anyone know the dimensions and wieght of the 14 bag starter pack. This way I can get it delivered to a courier who will process it for delivery to Europe. TIA

Hah. Month? Try year

Does anybody have any idea how much it would cost to ship 1 month of soylent to the UK of another country in europe ?

Checkout their website for details but EU shipping won't happen until the end of the month year: http://soylent.me/

gilahacker said: @vanclute, how daring are you? If there's anything that might possibly be used as a binding agent (e.g. honey) that you are not opposed to consuming would you be willing to try making a Soylent bar? Not that daring I'm afraid. =)…

Hi all, I read about this in today's UK edition of The Times! I find cooking/shopping/food planning so much of an irritation that I got really excited when reading. I came to the website then became really deflated when I found out it only ships within…

Ah, yeah, I looked into this more and you are right. I hope my memory was of using 1/4 tsp measuring spoons instead of 1 tsp. I may have been thinking that 1 Tbsp was the daily RDA, not 1 tsp, when I know that is not true.

Once it hits your intestines, there's not much of a difference between something you've chewed and something you've drunk. However, you need hydration, and you want water to maximize the surface area of what you've eaten (so it gets spread out evenly…

similac said: I think the body may not be able to absorb the nutrients as well as liquid form but it would still bbe a great option in the soylent store. From what I understand it's more likely that the opposite is true, as before you can even to begin…

If someone wanted to create a no-bake cookie recipe from soylent then the nutrient absorption wouldn't even need to be worried about.

I did make PB cookies with beta and recently brownies with 1.0. After several attempts I got the cookies to a very light consistency. The brownies/cake was a little dense. Lucky for me I am spending this week with a master baker. The lack of gluten is…

Agreed, but since they're literally giving away the secret formula, I don't think they feel the need to fill every market niche. I suspect the plan is to stay on the bleeding edge of what's possible while disregarding a lot of the normal "baby-step" iterations…

CarltonLemley said: He addressed it in the fireside chat. He felt simple bars were uninspired and said he'd rather have something along the lines of Soylent apples. I love the way he thinks One has to work the present technology. I think soylent cookies…

He addressed it in the fireside chat. He felt simple bars were uninspired and said he'd rather have something along the lines of Soylent apples. I love the way he thinks.

Yeah, I think Lee made peanut butter cookies? I'm assuming hers would have been using a beta version of the official Soylent. Also, @isaackotlicky has baked all manner of things with DIY soylent, IIRC. One of the worries of baking is damaging certain…

Fin said: I have gone back to using psyllium husk as the main source of fiber in my recipe I did the same thing. I decided to try a popular inulin fiber (soluble). While it was smooth and blended well, it did not have the same results as psyllium…

There have been people who have baked with Soylent, I think @leecauble1 might have been the one to mention having made cookies before? Not sure so if I'm wrong, sorry for tagging you Lee But as far as a pre-made product, I'd love to see it as well…

Welp I haven't got my order yet but when will they put it in cookies or snack bars. I just don't wanna go to work carrying a thermos every day. I'd rather have a nicely wrapped soylent power bar in the back of my pocket. And screw mixing I wouldn't…

Yup. 2 tsp is about 11 grams of salt, then the sodium would be about 38% of that.

Not quite. Remember, Sodium is only part of the compound NaCl.

I have gone back to using psyllium husk as the main source of fiber in my recipe, I know many others do this as well. Psyllium husk as far as I know has about 4 parts soluble to every 1 part insoluble fiber. Recommendations I see tend toward 25-30% soluble…

frickshun said: What about my daily cup of coffee? This is interesting, in light of your self-professed slow descent into food neutrality. How do you feel about that morning cup of coffee? Is it the physiological high that the coffee gives that you…

Just a thought for the future... If you find you have left out or otherwise accidentally created a soylent bomb, I'd imagine freezing it before opening will significantly reduce the pressure as well as smell. Not to derail this whole webcam sweepstakes…

While CRISPR is a promising technology for practicing biologists and geneticists, it's not really a viable option to do anything with in humans in the near future. Using CRISPR to insert modifications requires first generating organisms with the Cas9…

That was scary. skdkfkfkf

Hi guys ! I'm quite new in the DIY community and I am strugling with these mineral ratios. Is the table posted by @Mqrius in September still "state of the art" ? Mqrius said: Ratios min max Accepted ActualCalcium:Phosphorus 2.5ish 2.5ish TRUE 2.21Calcium:Magnesium…

Oh yeah. 2 tsp is almost twice the RDA at around 4.2 g of sodium. Ouch!

The body can't retain water without salt. Yes, craving salt can be a sign of dehydration, but in this case the body needs more salt, not more water. If a person craves salt and figures, "OK, I'm dehydrated, I'll just drink more and more and more water..."…

I do not remember the exact amount, but I drank approximately 2 tsp of table salt over the course of 20 minutes. I don't remember off the top of my head how much sodium that is, pretty sure less than one gram though. But I forgot to put any into that…

LOL no... it's utterly safe, inoffensive, and funny. Go ahead and click, then you'll get the joke.

I haven't been able to try the recipe again, but I definitely will go back to it next week.

Wait, is there a blog post with the pic of a turd? I don't want to click on that link.

Yup. I'm adding it into my batches every night now. I wasn't too worried about drinking it from a glass as 500 mg of table salt is roughly the same amount of sodium in a glass of Gatorade. If I was drinking multiple glasses of it, it'd be an issue…

Since they're still not shipping to the Americans very fast, I'd guess that Rosa Labs' biggest problem at the moment is producing Soylent in quantity, so they probably wouldn't be able to just fill a container and sail it to Belgium if they wanted to.…

Thank you for your prompt replies!I had thought the math couldn't be right on one of the two cal:phos stats but was reluctant to say it like that because you clearly are much more knowledgeable on the subject! I should be more forward next time I guess.…

@j8048188, keto-flu symptons have more to do with feeling fatigued, sleepy, dizzyheaded, and it is due to a lack of electrolytes. the amount of these that need to be ingested on a keto diet is a lot more than the amount needed on diets with carbs. if…

it has calcium, magnesium, phosphurus and choline. in my recipe, it also amounted to 127 calories (from fat and carbs) as @j8048188 says, it's main purpose is to act as an emulsifier.

Also, if I understand your question, it sounds like you're having trouble getting the 1.3:1 ratio and you want to know if this is a health concern? I have 2 answers for you: Narcissist Answer: I would personally only be concerned if your ratios were…

Holy crap. I really hope nobody has gone out of their way to make a 1:3 recipe. That was a typo! Thank you very much for pointing this out, @Fin. It is supposed to be 1.3:1... I must have messed it up while trying to beautify it in the last edit... months…

Calcium : Phosphorus ratio = at least 1:3 (2.5:140 for blood content, not diet)RDI for calcium is 1.3x phosphorus I apologise for my lack of understanding... I have a recipe in the making with 1.1g calcium and 1.8g phosphorus, this is more than 1:3 c:p…

How much salt gave you a sodium overdose? P.S. I hope someday we can custom order our Soylent through the web so that Soylent is then really complete for any given person (eg has as much salt as you need/want, D3, right calories, etc.).

Someone should set up a still image that looks like a stream and see how many hits it can get.

Depends on the micronutrients. I will be getting a house in August or September and dedicating a room as a lab - I want to set up a bioreactor with LED grow lights. I'll start producing algae and processing it into purified macros, and then determine…

jrowe47 said: I have no idea what the vitamin profiles of the isolated protein and oils look like, I'm not quite sure what this is referring to, but I am tired so it may come to me later... but for those anti-chemical names people who may read this:…

But about an experiment. Even just a webcam that we can look in on and monitor it's progress would be cool. Just like the famous online coffee pot of the 90's, we could call it "soylent bomb cam". We could run a sweepstake to guess the closest time to…

I would add a tsp of table salt to your daily mix and see how that goes. As others have pointed out, official Soylent is 45% RDA of sodium. The RDA is no more than 2.4g, but that is affected by several variables such as gender, weight, activity level,…

en.wikipedia.org Protein precipitation Protein Precipitation is widely used in downstream processing of biological products in order to concentrate proteins and purify them from various contaminants. For example, in the biotechnology industry…

and I wonder what the legend of that hole in the ceiling ultimately became! =D

These stories sound so much like they should start "there was this one time, at soylent camp...." the last one, from @nc1701d reminded me of an ill fated experiment I conducted at high school in a back room lab. (I was a "lab boy", a bit like a hall…

Definitely the sodium. Extra water didn't help, but adding kosher salt did the trick. No more cravings.