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There is so much I like about Soylent: the research that has gone into making it a solid product, the beautiful design of each element (as a designer, good design is important to me; it's pleasing to the eye and also infers quality), and while the flavor…

That'd be @nickp Last I heard, he had some degree of interest in something along those lines. I'd find and link the appropriate thread/quotes, but I'm on mobile discourse and... not gonna do that

I'm really digging those graphs. Nicely done. Time to track down my test results from last year and graph them out like that so I can compare to the tests I will be getting 1) when my Soylent finally ships and 2) after some time on Soylent. I can't remember…

Got the blood results back, and figured out another experiment to do before I start soylent. Will post the results for you guys, will have another plot once I go back in after my first month of soylent, this is the best way I could come up with charting…

rob said: Surely day-to-day consumption would vary but we expect month-to-month to roughly average out. As for bulk orders, if there is demand for larger orders surely we'll offer it. How about a discounted 3 month option like we had during the campaign?…

I've mentioned this elsewhere, and it's a nice to have. I'm an international (Canada) customer who decided to go with a re-shipper. The only way I could place the order is to make the billing and shipping address the same because it would not allow…

naturalist said: EDIT: I also use HTTPS Everywhere. I tried it with disabling HTTPS for Shopify, and the site now works. Please fix this... casssax said: I had the same problem with HTTPS Everywhere. I have to disable it to see the site in Chrome.…

I had the same problem with HTTPS Everywhere. I have to disable it to see the site in Chrome.

The site doesn't work in Google Chrome. I'm on Windows 8.1, running the latest public version of Chrome. I use Adblock and Ghostery, and I also tried the site with them turned off and it's still not working. I had to use Firefox to use the site. EDIT:…

I am also completely for this. Any chance of something like this being in the works, @JulioMiles?

Yep, sounds like applesauce is the way to go... http://chefinyou.com/egg-substitutes-cooking/ Not great English but... If chocolate in the brownies overpowers the flavor of applesauce so it can be safely used, and is in fact, one of the best egg substitute…

You could try 1/2 cup applesauce.. I've used it as a oil substitute but not for egg. I was hoping some of the vegan folks could give a good substitute.

Awesome!! I gotta try this. Question, if I don't have an egg (and since you can't buy just one, I really don't want to buy a half dozen...) is there something I can substitute? Like more oil? Or anything else?

I think sufficiently large orders that are not subscriptions should have discount levels applied to them. It does make more sense to 'stock up' on what you need rather than subscribe for something like Soylent as you're only going to use it at the expected…

http://leecaubleblog.tumblr.com/This is the blog post with the full recipe. I'm looking for feedback and reproducible results. Hope you all enjoy! .

Oh, right. I didn't read that very carefully, apparently. In that case, I agree completely: right now, Soylent is giving a discount to the more expensive orders (one delivery each month, as opposed to one large delivery), which doesn't make sense indeed.

I don't think @ILoveLamp was saying that he couldn't order 4 months at a time. I'm pretty sure what he was saying is that it should be discounted as though it were a subscription that he ended after 4 months. In addition, it would be paid for and delivered…

Of course, you don't have to use the subscription service, but instead place an order a few weeks before you run out.

I ordered and received 4 months of Soylent (shipped to Washington), resident of Canada. I am quite disappointed at the lack of a multi-month discount. There are economies of scale to shipping 1 shipment of say 160 pounds versus 4 monthly shipments of…

That's a great first test then, very promising!

Took the whole rolled oats baked version I made to the office yesterday and shared it around. It went over pretty well even after I told them that they were eating a cooked version of the stuff I've been carrying around in a bottle for the last few months.…

isaackotlicky said: beating that price on a grocery purchase would require a price of $2.88 or less. If you shop around, you could probably find something close to this on sale (I'm thinking Price Rite), making this far and away the cheapest option.…

uhaneikaao said: Can anyone tell me if canceling the subscription is 1. free & 2. easy? Yes & yes. Please email us and we will cancel your subscription and refund your payment. uhaneikaao said:

I am adding this question here, as it matches well with the topic. Can anyone tell me if canceling the subscription is 1. free & 2. easy? The website says, cancel any time, but didn't disclose any specifics around it. I imagine, its under the manager…

dennis_v said: That being said, @vanclute please order 5 more "reorders" and send them to me since it looks like I'll be waiting a while before getting my original order. LOL I'll get right on that... dennis_v said:

Yah! Me wants some browniez!! LOL

I think "You gave me a cup of liquid that will literally burn me to the point of severe hospitalization" is a perfectly valid thing to sue about. Sure, coffee should be hot, but it doesn't have to be /that/ hot, nor is that level of temperature expected.…

did the person take mcdonalds to court? did it cost the mcdonalds folks money in legal fees+ dealing with it? would it have saved them some headache, money and made legal defense easier to have had a warning label on the cup? ok..maybe she went to…

You may want to educate yourself about the specific case you are referring to before tossing it around as an example. EDIT: Fairly good source

Warning: You might feel a lot better than with your usual diet. Warning: May contribute to increased 'Vigor' Maybe they could put one of those large black box warning with a picture of a really healthy person with a caption below "This is what could…

leecauble1 said: Full instructions to follow. Bump! MOAR INFURMAYSHUN PLEEZ! leecauble1 said:

if someone could take mcdonalds to court for spilling hot coffee on themselves because the cup didnt say "hey...this hot coffee you ordered if freaking hot so be careful dumbass"...then putting some warning on soylent aint the worst idea in the world.

I guess it's good to see they can at least get their reorders out on time. At least they seem to be telling the truth about not wanting people with soylent to have to go with out. That being said, @vanclute please order 5 more "reorders" and send them…

Sure you can. You could have multiple people consuming it, in which case 28 days per 28 days only is half your diet or less.

Walk into a McDonald's and smell their "hamburger". Walk into a Wendy's and smell their "hamburger". Walk into a Burger King and smell their "hamburger". None of them smell the same, but they claim it is 100% beef.Wouldn't 100% beef smell the same everywhere?It…

Benji said: So my comment got shot down because I was calling out someone who venomously [vehemently] denied and called me out on my original comment. Cool. I guess then I have a right to flag his post too. Yup. You have exactly as much of a right…

errantb said: But, vehemently denied, perhaps. Then again, perhaps not. I fail at English.... yes you are correct, I apologise, I did indeed mean vehemently. errantb said:

I have not ordered yet. Though I do plan on it here soon.

But, vehemently denied, perhaps. Then again, perhaps not.

Benji said: So my comment got shot down because I was calling out someone who venomously denied and called me out on my original comment. Travis said: What's the debate here? I guarantee it's only one month supply. It's scheduled to arrive today.…

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Fantastic! And yeah you are probably the first official Soylent report in Canada. Heck maybe outside the US borders entirely! Yeah the bags don't reseal terribly well, I always just make the entire bag's worth so as not to have to mess with it.…

No. I actually cancelled my order. The current version has way too many carbs, slow or otherwise. I am currently on a low carb DIY and have had great results. I would definitely volunteer for any type of study/beta testing for a reduced carb Soylent if/when…

I just had my first serving of Soylent 30 mins ago (and this just might be the first serving of Soylent consumed in Canada). All I can say is, "Wow!". Definitely VERY satisfying and filling! I need to see how long this feeling of satiation lasts, but…

JulioMiles said: Thanks for the heads-up. Ah ok, appreciate the clarification. No biggie to me, just means you guys paid to ship something you didn't have to, and someone's gonna enjoy some fish oil blend. =) kennufs said: Any idea what the shipping…

I kinda want some, but not sure it would make much difference over what I already use... might be fun to build a DIY with it while waiting. Any idea what the shipping would run to Bosque Farms, NM?

Yeah, your order was marked vegan. We're still getting the re-order fulfillment process established, it looks like there was a hiccup somewhere. Thanks for the heads-up.

My reorder just arrived, and though my initial order was vegan I was not given any option of choice on the reorder. I assumed it would default to the same as whatever the original order was, but it did not. So I have 28 bottles of fish oil I won't be…

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DEnd: I'm aware that the ADA still makes that recommendation but it is ludicrously obsolete and they've been slow to update. Every diabetic knows that carb heavy meals are what causes them problems and all new proper research backs up the fact that…

It might be nice to have them grouped out in categories such as opinion, experience diary, first taste, etc. What do you think the best categories would be? As of right now, we'd obviously be heavy on opinion, but I suspect the "first taste" category…

I think in those "four out of five doctors recommend..." categories, he'd be that 5th doctor. I actually discussed Soylent with my doctor and she's all for it and has agreed to run some blood work after I finally start using Soylent (I already have the…

Great, i'm tired of commenting on Net Neutrality articles. Been waiting for the next installment of the Ars Soylent experiment. Particularly interested in taste/texture changes from the previous articles. I love the comparison of other articles to…

Kudos on the self-restraint, it's a helluva task. Though would it be possible to mark articles as 'opinion' or not? It might start to give us an at-a-glance idea as to who's just Saying Things to Say Things, vs those outlets who are actually putting a…

It does indeed seem people like to say "This is stupid because I think it's stupid because I had a nice dinner one time and ohmygawdwhydoyouhatepoorpeople?!?!?!?!?" It's taking every ounce of self-restraint I have not to annotate the links, but I think…

The bar for writing about Soylent seems terribly low. "Doc says no to Soylent!" - Not for any real reason he can articulate, just cuz. "Soylent is tyrranical!" - because of what I assume will happen in the future, despite historical trends not supporting…

vanclute said: wish someone in the media would actually get some Soylent and try it and give a first hand accounting. Mine's due to arrive here on Friday! vanclute said:

Hi...did you post anything about how you did with your diabetes? Thanks!

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You may want to update this post per yours in the other thread. Travis said: I just asked him... CONFIRMED, he did order 2 extra months for a total of 3 months. Ugh, that means mine may not be coming so soon after all Travis said:

When they ship your initial order they will match your email to the subscriptions and your reorder will be processed as an existing customer. But not until after your initial order ships because until then you're still a new customer.

Here's one... www.thedailybeast.com Doc Says No to Soylent Liquid diets are nothing new to doctors, whose patients often live on them for short or long periods of time. So what’s the big deal about Soylent?

Get to it! Feel free to copy the recipe and modify it. I was going for overall ease and classical-normative food sensabilities. I'm a nutter who enjoys spending time in the kitchen. I find the stress relaxing.Cooking for me is a feature, not a bug.…

Yes, for some reason they are thinking of me as a new subscriber instead of a re-order.

CarltonLemley said: Yeah- just updating the top post will push it to the top though, right? Or are you saying it helps keep track because each addition is acknowledged in the thread as having been added? Updating the top post wont change status. However,…

Austria. might order from Amazon in Germany. So far I have - NOW Ca/Mg - Potassium Citrate (the Potassium Chloride is not available) - Cholin - Centrum Multivitamin for Men (the "Adults 50+" is also available, but not the "Adults under 50") It might…

I would give my opinion on the "tyrannical" article but there is really nothing constructive to say about it and all it deserves is to be pointed at and mocked. But my post would be reported for the honesty. But this is a good idea.

Updated to include Forbes article from 5/13 EDIT: Also added article from The Atlantic

I loved the piece on Forbes that's a direct response to The Week. You need to post that up there - I saw it today in the forums...

Ha ha- even so, I've added Al Jazeera to the list

Yeah I read one sentence from that article and knew it was just a completely illogical passionate rant. Didn't waste any more time on it.

Seems like media coverage is generally negative and uninformed too. The one (from Aljazeera America i think?) devolves into anti capitalist rants about corporations force feeding this instead of lunch breaks.

Awesome!! And I love the idea of letting coworkers try it without knowing it's Soylent. You gotta do that and let us know the feedback!! Tell them it's a new recipe and that you want critical feedback, that should put them in the "I'm being helpful"…

Yeah- just updating the top post will push it to the top though, right? Or are you saying it helps keep track because each addition is acknowledged in the thread as having been added?

Jealous of you non-allergic-to-nuts-and-beans people.

I wish someone in the media would actually get some Soylent and try it and give a first hand accounting. All anyone is doing is reprinting tweaked versions of what someone else has said. Bah.

Excellent suggestion. It could be something like *Updated 5-14-14" or similar. This is going to be a great ongoing post. Thanks @CarltonLemley!

nice! can you keep editing the top post? and then put a new post saying its been updated? I find it easier to keep track of them all this way! much appreciated.

7x11inch pan. Makes 12 ~2inch brownies. Eggs oil water sugar baking soda cocoa Full instructions to follow.

Where is "Here" for you? It's pretty easy to substitute a comparable multi. Centrum just happens to be well respected, good, and cheap.

I agree. it looks really good. Unfortunately, the multivitamins are not available here (except the calcium/magnesium). But the issue seems to be solvable. There is plenty of calcium in green salad, nuts and lentils; magnesium is contained in pumpkin…

That's beautiful. I'm curious to know if I was close to being right for the conversion recipe... How big is that pan?

image.jpg3264x2448 1.38 MB Need to make some tweeks. I think a little vanilla would enhance the chocolate. I'm thinking of taking it to work and not tell them it's made with Soylent ™ to get some honest feedback. I'll post the recipe when I can get my…

If you're like me, you've read every article you can find on Soylent at least twice. I've even helped with some background research for a couple. I thought it might be nice to have them all pulled together in one post. I'll start with the ones that come…

That is, in fact, vegan. I managed to omit any protein powders by using a semi-obscene amount of beans and fatty (delicious!) almonds. Just about the only things you can't source locally would be choline, cal-mag-citrate, and maybe the potassium salt.…

I was thinking about this too. I want it to be vegan and from near supermarkets. So far, I had troubles to determine the nutritional values of what i can get.

Made up another recipe for low(ish) carb soylent using almost all whole foods. Still need powders to round this out. It's basically a bean chili with a bit of rice and handfull of almonds, and a significant amount of dry roasted soybeans, which I figure…

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i am asking for clarification because with the new website...i want to make sure they recognized my email from before (possibly a different data base) also as a general rule of thumb...ive stopped trusting statements from the soylent team as automatically…

I'm thinking that we will just continue with manual reorders periodically while they sort out the subscription stuff completely. Our reorder should be here today, and it was placed on May 1, so that's 2 weeks end-to-end. Our current consumption rate…

Reorders will ship 1-2 weeks after your initial order arrives. If you used the same email you are an existing customer not a new customer.

Gareth said: Is there anything to stop people from just slopping some ready-to-drink Soylent into an ice cream maker to get Soylent Ice Cream? Nope! I just don't think anyone has tried it yet, at least not with official Soylent. Looking forward to…

isaackotlicky said: Ice cream Soylent? More like JOYlent! I think you have your new product name. isaackotlicky said:

It's funny, I've never bothered trying to use them for their originally intended purpose, but I do know that Lorann's tend to be much weaker than the higher-end stuff like TFA. Though they might be cheaper per ml you have to use more. I'll definitely…

I have. They work quite well. I think I posted this previously, but I put butterscotch in my batch for today that's delicious. Mine are LorAnn rather than Flavor Apprentice for price reasons. Tell me how Flavor Apprentice works out for you.

Aha, ok I know what you're talking about now as I have had associates in the ecig business. Yes that might be perfect, let us know how it goes!

They make flavor concentrates that were originally intended for beverages, but have been adopted by the electronic cigarette community. That's how I'm familiar with them. I'm thinking they'd be perfect for this application. Strong, no real food value,…

I've been wondering about things like Mio or other water flavorings. Probably not the favored choice for health-conscious because of the artificial sweeteners, but might be worth a shot. Unfortunately I do not yet have Soylent to test.

Looked into sunflower seeds, but there doesn't seem to be enough O3 in them to supplant using sardines as a fat source, at least according to the USDA. One thing that I've noticed is a certain amount of incompleteness in the database - not everything…

What's the debate here? I guarantee it's only one month supply. It's scheduled to arrive today.