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I agree with this. The texture is pretty much the same as any protein shake I've had, and the flavor is much milder and more enjoyable. Friends who have tried Soylent who have never had a protein shake seemed more likely to be turned off by the texture,…

As it stands now, the economics of Soylent get worse the more people there are in a household since food waste is usually less of an issue. I know plenty of working class people who easily spend $200 per month just feeding themselves, and a lot of that…

You can gain and lose 5lbs with easy, so I wouldn't put too much stock in a gain of so little and are you that concerned about weight that you get on the scale every single day, sounds obsessive.

Have none of you ever had a protein shake? It tastes exactly the same, in fact I'd say the flavor is much milder than a regular protein shake.

Thanks for posting this. It's a new article but the information in it is no surprise. Yes, I also would be interested in low-carb Soylent.

Khyron42 said: The reason so many Americans are living on incredibly unhealthy diets is because it's the only affordable option - and at these prices, Soylent is simply another premium foodie product for upper-class rich kids with no financial responsibilities.…

I expect the price will go down with time. DIY soylent costs much less. If you eat 2 meals/day of DIY soylent (like I do), depending on your recipe, it will cost you $100/month. This leaves you $100/month to spend on dinner and "real" food. There are…

Currently, my fiance and I spend roughly $200 on food for the two of us per month. The price of Soylent makes it completely unfeasible as even a supplementary food source to anyone who lives in the real world. The reason so many Americans are living…

No offense taken. My intent with that post was to gently encourage an open mind, without causing any confrontation. Also, to say that I know what gives a certain person headaches better than they do can be belittling to that person, and I haven't personally…

Per site policy, selling Soylent here is not allowed. This topic is now closed. New replies are no longer allowed.

www.npr.org Cutting Back On Carbs, Not Fat, May Lead To More Weight Loss A new diet study concludes that a low-carbohydrate diet leads to almost three times more weight loss than a traditional low-fat diet where carbs…

If you don't like the texture of Soylent you may not like the texture of 100%Food. Then again, maybe lots more texture is the way to go for you, since it may not be possible to ever get the texture down to nothing.

I didn't experience an unbearable amount of gas, but found Beano eliminated what I did.

I'm totally trolling, and I'm totally honest about it. (This bug thing is a great idea)

I don't need to eat bugs, I'm drinking soylent.

Don't bother, mate. We don't matter.

grnarrow said: Found out cocoa does not mix into already-made soylent. It just floated on top no matter how much I stirred it. Tried cinnamon for lunch. It did not mix well either, and did not much help the cloying sweetness. Cinnamon doesn't really…

I tried my first week worth of Soylent, and experienced the sulfuric gas issue that has been mentioned many times... (Went 66% soylent - 2 soylent meals, 1 solid meal for that week). Decided to give it more of a chance, because I really do want it to…

I'm in for France so you have at least one

Hello, I had the exact same problem with the taste of vanilla... It was so bad that I ended up puking and felt quite sick for the rest of the day. One of the reasons for it is because of my GERD symptoms which basically means my stumach acid is always…

It sounds like the rubber o-ring is either broken or has fallen out? Perhaps you tightened it too much?

Thanks Spaceman for the suggestion. The frozen berries are a big help in getting the mixture cold after blending, but you are right that dried berries would be good for travelling and I could always blend with ice if I have a blender. I have to admit…

This site appears to have info on RFI Ingredients' suppliers. Perhaps if someone on the internet actually has an account on there they might be able to help clarify for the rest of us?

I love this quote from the article: "There's a need among moms who want to get more protein in their kids' diets, but it can be hard to feed them things like a steak", she says. "If you can give them foods that are appealing, like a cookie [with cricket…

I'd like to think that the O-ring is damaged, and if that is the case, you can order replacements for that easily enough. I'd check to make sure the plastic isn't cracked or damaged to be sure. The Takeya pitchers seem to be pretty well made, and I haven't…

I'm enjoying the Soylent 1.0... I love how full it makes me feel. I will admit that the gas lasted much longer than a week, and the acid reflux was terrible for the first two weeks, but now I seem to have overcome that. However, I've noticed that I can…

Don't underestimate Drug traffickers & customs officers.One shipment of 100%FOOD to Spain was suspended due to suspicion in drugs.I think they had previous cases that gave them reasons for that

For long time storage we use freeze dried berries instead of frozen.It helps when you take your blend out of home. You also may try to add freeze dried coffee to your cocoa blend. Hard mornings go away

@grnarrow - if you like cocoa, do not like gas and want to stay in nutritionally complete paradigm you might be more happy with 100%FOOD Choco.

It's been a week and I'm sticking to Vicc's Egg Basket, as best I can. It's challenging to eat everything on the menu; several days my consumption has been short. No hunger, and no cravings for sweets. I think low-carb agrees with me. I canceled my…

Matt PM'd me and let me know that my order was accidentally 2 orders in their world and that it has been resolved. Just thought I should let people know the resolution, since I asked the question here.

It's his job, he presumably gets to have a weekend--even a holiday weekend.

Thanks @nickp! The icon fonts don't look like they're loading though... getting a cross-origin policy error.

Yeah I noticed too! Nice job @nickp.

Most people I share it with end up coughing shortly after drinking it because of the scratchiness. I've actually done the same thing too. I don't think I'll recommend Soylent to anyone until there's a fix for this, it's not a great experience. I will…

Thanks for the update...Finally got my hands on some second hand official Soylent and it's DEFINITELY for me!! with this update i can plan on how to ration what i have left...hope the estimates are correct...fingers crossed...don;t want to think about…

For you it sounds like a high-fat, low-carb soylent would be the best.

I received my month's worth of Soylent about a week and a half ago, and just made my last bag out of a weeks box. I think at this point, I don't think I can continue to eat Soylent. I've been unable to "ease into it" as the suggestions provide. I won't…

My diet is fairly healthy. A lot of fruit, whole grain breads, and most workdays I have a Fiber One high-fiber bar. I don't think the quantity of gas on my regular diet is much less, but at least it's usually odorless.

Hello- I have 13 days worth of Soylent available. If you are still waiting for your order, I can send you this supply. Send me a PM so we can figure out the most cost-effective way to ship it to you. It was $130 for two weeks, so subtract one day…

Hey guys, day 16 is up. fitting-pajamas.ghost.io Soylent Day 16 - A Change of Pace Today has been an uneventful day. I discovered last night that today is Labor day and that I had the off. There goes my structured work…

Hahaha, yeah I'm not strong enough . Free booze and food at beach resort is so very tempting. I've been thinking about the sacrifices that are necessary to achieve 7% body fat. It takes some serious dedication and saying no. I may have to start saying…

Please check your PMs.

It would be a shame to inflict mustard gas on a group of hurricane survivors . I've noticed similar experiences reported, including my own. You mentioned that your previous diet was high fiber. Was it generally plant-based and healthy, as opposed to…

Please tell me how you could ever get that I want to be moved up the shipment line by my original post. I very, very clearly stated that I simply wanted to be upgraded to a subscription, and that for my first shipment to be that 1-month supply. I never…

I was 2-week supply purchaser, so I got my official Soylent 1.0 just a few days ago. I had read of the bloating and smelly gas problems some people experienced, so I decided to ease in with two half days of Soylent, then switch to full days for the remainder.…

When @JulioMiles or @MattCauble sees this we should get an explanation for how you can do that.

Thanks! This is why I tried hip hop Abbs I love dancing since I started a few days ago I have had more energy!!

Hi Ruipacheco, as Johnp_ already pointed out, this is my linkedin profile: http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/pablo-pena/2a/60a/9a83Feel absolutely free to get in touch at any time. As for your second question, we've tailored our vitablend to fit the RDAs of…

I think he meant that he would rather just get a month's worth when it does come in. Not to try move up the line.

I think they only have one Pablo Pena working at Joylent right now: http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/pablo-pena/2a/60a/9a8

Thanks for the report - should be fixed now.

I just canceled my 14 bag subscription and was going to re-subscribe for 28 bags. It looks like that isn't a great way to solve this problem. On the customer portal page at that point there wasn't any way to place a 28 bag order. When I returned to…

PenaAbellan said: Hi everyone, Pablo Pena here new Head of R&D at Joylent. Can we see a LinkedIn profile? This is meaningless as it is. Our current vitamin/mineral blend has been custom made for us and therefore poses close to zero risk of creating…

Since an excess of protein does not go into muscles (our body has an upper limit for that) - I think that people just looking for loose weight options. Studies show that people on low-carb diets lose more weight and faster, than people on low-fat diets……

That is great idea, @asympt it would prevent less profitable single bag orders or thereabouts.

I recently received my batch of Soylent 1.0, and I am also finding this to be the biggest problem with the product. The sandiness/grittiness is a real distraction and an impediment to enjoyment. I follow the included pitcher-preparation instructions…

I get the same thing in Firefox. Just click in the Ingredient box and you'll only get 1 popup.

When clicking on the amount field for an ingredient, two pop ups are spawned and you can't enter a new amount in, you must use the + or - icons if you want the adjustment to be saved. True for iOS and ChromeOS. ChromeOS also renders the text in buttons…

My Soylent finally arrived (yea!). After drinking the first days supply plain, I added 2 tbl of the Malt powder to the second batch along with a little chocolate syrup and I really liked it. I think it tastes much better, the malt gives it a much better…

I make one meal at a time. 150g of soylent in the blender, 150g of ice, 350g of water (probably a bit less than the recommended amount of water). Then I blend on the smoothie setting, and stop it a few seconds after the first speed increase.

I did a double-take this morning when I went to my recipe page. Pretty spiffy looking! Much nicer layout than the recipe editor for gandering. I must say this site has some impressive programming and usability behind it and it is great fun to use. Thanks…

I also want a 3 week supply. I see myself switching monthly from 4 to 2 and back unless they fix this.

Hi everyone, Pablo Pena here new Head of R&D at Joylent.The old formula (which was developed by Joey himself with little to no prior knowledge of food technology/Nutrition) has now been adapted to overcome these setbacks. Our current vitamin/mineral blend…

Hi @Koningsbruggen Order #1222 from August the 11th... No shipment followup has been provided so far, nor any answer to my several emails (I've tried every single email available on the website...).So, I'm wondering when I will get my shipment? Are…

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If that were possible I think a lot more people would be doing it..including myself...

Love the new look and the nutrition label on the right.Great redesign and thanks for all the work you do for the DIY crowd.

My DIY has now progressed to the 1.1 stage and I am happier than ever with it, I can't see staying with Soylent, there are just to many compromises. I haven't had any gas or headache issues, and no problems with sugar spikes causing hunger in a few hours.…

As long as they pack a week's worth into a box, the number of bags ordered should at least have to be a multiple of 7.

Any word on international deliveries (3 months) from the original campaign? Long time without any emails.

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Well might try separate it into fine particles somehow? It would be gritty though.

How about this: Let customers select # of bags? Subs can be certain user selected # of bags per month too. Perfect for people who do NOT use Soylent for all meals for example.

Loving the improvements! You're gonna make me get back to writing recipes just so I can play with the new site. 😊

I'm in a similar boat. I ordered the official Soylent to a US address, but am still waiting. Meanwhile, I've gone the DIY route, and am intending to go more or less 100%, once I work out the kinks. One of those kinks is gas / bloating. Almost the effect…

Notes in the Overview is PERFECT. The ability to reorder ingredients in the edit recipe is great. The slider bar if I'm not mistaken was in a different place? At any rate it is great now. The Nutrition Facts panel in the Overview is splendid.…

This is rad Is there a way to unset a volume for a given ingredient? Some of my items now say "cup" in them even though I never actually set a volume. Others don't, not sure what the difference is between the two items though.[edit: seems that editing…

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Love the new look. The DIY site is what I like best about Soylent. It's a whole new way to think about nutrition for me. The DIYs I've created with it have me feeling the best I've felt in years. Thank you! As for additions, amino acids are at the top…

I'd rather eat a dirty sock.

I've just posted a fairly significant update to the DIY site. You'll notice that Recipe pages look a little different now Added 'Nutritional Facts' to the right of recipes. Items go red if under the target or over the max. Easier to read ingredients…

@unsynchronized I tried mine over breakfast/lunch over 2 days (except for people chow) so I could get a feel for what its like to eat it during the work week. My review/thoughts follow below (I had never tasted any soylent type products so apart from…

meat shmeat. toss in tofu!

Got it working, finally. Created my account, info was already in there and I was able to update it.

You can just click my username, then click Private Message to PM me. I might already have received enough requests, though.

Seriously, you think THAT vacation was more fun than staying home and drinking Soylent? You are a weak-willed loser. 😉 BTW does your company have any openings? 😃

High temperatures can denature a bunch of the vitamins and amino acids found in multi-vitamins. Also, melted gummy liquid hardens very rapidly back into gelatin form, so I have no idea how that would mix with soylent. It'd be a fun experiment but I don't…

You might be able to melt the gummy down to a syrup and then mix it in... I don't see a reason not to try at least.

@JulioMiles I placed an order on 5/15/2014 (order number 6016) for a 1 week supply of Soylent. I am one of the unlucky people who got the delayed e-mail, which sucks, because I really want to get this Soylent in my hands and in my body. Is there a way…

While I appreciate the team's concern for taste, I doubt that they did enough testing with a sufficiently diverse sample of people. Many people on the forum, myself included, find that Soylent 1.0 is way too sweet for them. If a sweetener is absolutely…

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I had tried that with peanut butter cookies, but there were so many of them I don't think I can realistically eat them all in one day... Although, I suppose if I kept extra ingredients to a minimum it might not be a whole lot of them... Maybe I could…

I serioulsy doubt "Drug traffickers" would put cocaine in a baggie and label it "protein powder" and think they'd be "good to go."

It's been 5 days since my last posting guys, sorry about that guys. I was on a retreat and was occupied Friday and Saturday. This weight loss journey is a lot trickier than I had anticipated and it's not Soylent's fault. Here is a recap of the last 5…

According to feedback to our 21 flavor Set - the best options to make it more yummy are: Chocolate (not raw cocoa - it's too boring, but chocolate mix) Strawberry (natural or freeze dried) Shredded coconut Blueberry (natural or freeze dried) You may…

I have 5 weeks worth of actual Soylent to sell. I will take orders in any multiple of one week. Please PM me; we'll figure out pricing there. The main issue is that I don't know how much shipping it is going to cost me; it might also cost different…

I think it would be hard to disperse a gum and you will need to swallow it in parts.But if you swallow - why not to swallow multivitamin you have?

In my attempts to make my own diy soylent, I found that the multivitamin, for how little of the overall mass it represented, made a significant negative impact on the texture and flavor of the end result. Has anyone tried using gummy multivitamins instead?…

I'm not sure if this kind of problem has come up for anyone else so I thought I'd post here and ask: I'm a backer and received my initial 4 week shipment near the end of June. I've just finished it and wanted to reorder so I went to the web page and…