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Yes, there were floaties near the top.

Your body may still be kicking and screaming about your diet change if this is your first time trying it. Took me about a week when I tried DIY for the first time before my cravings got under control. Now I can switch back and forth with minimal problems.…

Thanks for your insight! Did the orange speckles you see also float to the top of Soylent?

I have an urge to start my own nutrition web site. Maybe I could be the "food dude." Just like someone else with a similar self-bestowed title, my qualifications include a Computer Science degree.

@JulioMiles, Never mind! I got my shirt in the mail today. W00t!

This also works for a zombie invasion. When you pulverize zombie flesh into a million pieces, it cannot keep crawling after you. I've always thought that we Canadians will have the most luck during a zombie apocalypse. We simply drive north until the…

Could be caused by almost anything. Did it come back since you iced your neck? Maybe it was unrelated muscle pain. Make sure you put the extra sodium in your Soylent and drink plenty of water in addition to what is in the Soylent.

Despite observation 1 in your post, I believe it is the Masa. When I was consuming People Chow I noticed the same thing. I would have orange rings in the pitcher and orange speckles in the bottle I take to work with my Soylent. I thought maybe it was…

materialsguy said: Soylent powder is 97% bulk carbs and protein which are not critical ratios so the only concern here would be if the plastic pitcher had some strong adhesion to just certain vitamins or minerals that would let it pull them preferentially…

I think it is inherently gritty and chalky. Some people are more sensitive to the texture and taste than others. It does not bother me at all. In fact I actually kind of like it. Other people hate it. It also helps to let it sit overnight in the fridge.…

As a personal/moderatorish opinion, there's nothing wrong with threads such as these -- as long as they're labeled appropriately within categories like "other", as this one is. The forum has evolved to a legitimate social platform, and while "I had a…

Hey guys, the Day Two blog post is up. Enjoy! fitting-pajamas.ghost.io Soylent Day 2 - Heavy Eyes and Wired Mind I woke at 8AM and was exhausted. I'm not sure what caused it because I went to bed at 12:30AM and feel asleep…

I received my Soylent 1.0 just today, and I'm running into some serious issues with the texture. I mixed it up in room temperature water in the official starter kit pitcher, let it sit in the fridge for a few hours, and then tried to drink some for dinner.…

Vicc,I hope it works for you. My brother and I often lower the oats and mesa and add a little more oil when we want low carb. My brother also drinks it straight without fruit when he is away from a blender, just uses a blender ball cup. This lowers the…

1) Weigh an unopened bag of Soylent. Everyone still has their scale from DIY days right?2) Weigh a dry blender pitcher then dump the Soylent in allowing for maximum dusting.3) Weigh the now mostly empty bag and subtract from amount in part 1).4) rinse…

I have been interested in going low-carb and leery of maltodextrin. I looked at crude food 1.0 and it meets my needs almost to a T. I would like to stay under 150g of carbs per day, and around 1600 calories. I copied the recipe and just guesstimating,…

I just recently purchased People Chow. The only modification I made was using Canola Oil for my oil source, and everything else the same. First meal of People Chow was good. I didn't seem to have any problems, maybe smelly gas. I'm on second meal of…

I have (SERIOUSLY) limited time, but I'd like to help as much as I can. Maybe we can/should take this offline, but what's our architecture stack going to look like? You've got a repo apparently, but where are you tracking user stories / features / defects?…

Very interesting. My buddy at work gave me a few days worth of his DIY People Chow. I had a glass for breakfast, and 1.5 glasses for lunch. On the way home from work that day, I started getting what felt like my worst hangover headache yet. When I…

You and me both, dude.

I've tried the 1 day sampler from 100% FOOD. Pretty decent. The thing that I found most interesting about it was the sesame seeds.....or were those flax seeds? At any rate, I found that I was doing a lot more chewing with that, than with Soylent.…

Yes, she's that crazy rich-fake-hippie lady that rants about everything she doesn't like (i.e. normal stuff), and makes it sound like she can help you live forever. I've read stuff by this person before, and was seriously not impressed. Just live.…

I use this: crude food 1.0 I don't get hungry nearly as fast as on Soylent. One comparable sized glass will keep me going for 5 or 6 hours compared to Soylent and I'm hungry in 2 hours. I think it is the lack of any maltodextrin and more fat.

http://www.spacenutrientsstation.com/ Same price. Superior ingredients IMO. Flax seeds, Hemp hearts, Organic Sprouted Rice flour, Banana flakes + Vitamins and Minerals according to 2000 calorie diet are the basis of 100%FOOD. Then natural flavors added…

This is a pretty interesting question. However, I'd suspect that we're likely talking about micrograms at best (from Soylent powder floating in the air while pouring into the blender), and probably several milligrams of residue that never made it out…

I bought a sampler of the Exo bars (while still waiting for my original Soylent BackerKit order [over an entire calendar year later]) and they were actually quite good. They were a little pricey, however, but in the ballpark for similar mass-produced…

How can I get my diy into solid form? My diy is more savory than sweet, so a cracker would be ideal. Surprisingly, I haven't found any recipes or topics with the specific idea I'm looking for. Could I just pour it into a cookie sheet and bake at low…

I'm on official Soylent 1.0, about day 4 now. The entire time, I've had a strong craving for an umami flavor, meat, cheese, that sort of thing. I've tried eating those things, and it goes away after a bite or two (doesn't take much), but it doesn't…

People also use it to filter beer http://www.probrewer.com/library/filtration/filter-media-and-equipment/

yes, i use the pitcher and make my entire day the previous night. hot water + soylent powder + oil, shake for 5 seconds, stow in fridge. takes less than 5 minutes to prepare the entire day of food.

Ok, I'll start with a few I made. soylent line 4.jpeg2608x1952 1.28 MB soylent line 1.jpg1536x1005 944 KB soylent line 3.jpg1335x1019 112 KB soylent line 4.jpeg2608x1952 1.28 MB soylent line 4.jpeg2608x1952 1.28 MB soylent line 1.jpg1536x1005…

I had similar results from increasing fat content in my own Soylent, though I'm running official.

One idea is that you might eat a tuber which is high in inulin rather than starch. Maybe you can find some jerusalem artichoke flower, or camas flower? Be prepared for a huge amount of farts though...

If you only need 1 week, I am happy to assist. Send me your Twitter address and we will friend for Direct Message to discuss where to pickup. Since you are just pickup local, only going to ask for $90 for the 1 week box. This will cover the cost of…

Interesting hakabat, thanks for chiming in. My blend actually has a higher than usual fat ratio since I add 2 whole tablespoons of MCT oil to each serving (meal) of Soylent. I can try adjusting the oil ratio though.

Yes. Time, and money! And I do DIY.

About 4 weeks now on DIY, 95% of the time. My latest iteration is here. Slight dehydration headaches in the beginning but no other side effects. I transitioned from a smoothie type recipe to a more "traditional" powder-based recipe, which might have…

I experienced something similar. I know my experience is anecdotal, but my tiredness goes away when I add an extra table spoon of olive oil to my mix. I did this after taking a look at the fat/carb/protein content in the food i normally consumed and…

Breakfast and lunch discipline is definitely tough. I found that coffee helped me get into the habit of skipping breakfast. Yes, I know it's the most important meal of the day, but I wake up at 8 and have lunch at noon, so to me noontime is my breakfast.…

Thanks for all your user interface feedback guys. I'm not the creator of this UI actually. I used a free template and only did minimal tweaks (https://github.com/haydenbleasel/phantom). Since it is hard to read, I'll probably switch to a more usable…

Has anyone tried something similar to this? http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/protein-30 Zero/little fast carbs. I've reduced my maltodextrin to 30g/day over the past week and I have more energy, now I'm trying it at 0g.

She's a quack that censors the comments to the article. Previously discussed. discourse.soylent.me "The Soylent Killer" Ran across this in my Google News feed today: http://www.meghantelpner.com/blog/the-soylent-killer/…

http://www.meghantelpner.com/blog/the-soylent-killer/ Anyone care to counter the claims made for each ingredient? The writer finds serious flaws with pretty much every ingredient under the section "Let Me Break This Down For You". Is the current recipe…

Is there such a thing as a Grain free, Low GI, Zero/trace starch slow carb that can be easily be eaten raw and used in place of Oat flour in a standard looking soylent recipe?

My friend, that ordered a full month of Soylent over 2 months AFTER I told him I ordered a week to test it out, has gotten his order in the mail. I still have not gotten my order. Just blows my mind.

What's the GI on the rice flour?

Hello everyone, I'm just checking to see if anyone in the Seattle area might be willing to part with a week's worth of Soylent. I'm headed to Burning Man on Saturday, and I'd very much like to make Soylent a primary part of my experience out there.…

I get heavy fatigue right after drinking Soylent and I want to figure out why... My Soylent arrived 10 days ago. I started drinking it for about one meal a day, ~ 1/3 of my caloric intake. At first the effect was subtle but within 5 days I was fatigued…

DIY soylent has been my default supper for about 60 weeks now. I started out on an oat-based recipe, but this January I switched over to a tweaked version of QuidNYC's Superfood for Him. The move was to get away from oats in the hope that it was the main…

What about Sprouted barley http://www.bulkpowders.co.uk/shop-by-category/carbohydrates/aktivated-barley.html ? I'm looking for something with very low starches.

My cat (who regularly knocks over glasses of water) came up and knocked a full glass of Soylent off my bedside table a couple weeks ago. It landed on my carpet which was a huge fucking pain in the ass, but I did find that every animal in my house came…

Week 11 update. Even shorter than last time. I feel like my diet is getting more stabilized as time goes on, so maybe once K and whatever nutrient inevitable is selected afterwards, I'll be updating less often. No point talking if I don't have anything…

Put it in a baby bottle

I'm on official, just hit 11 weeks today, ~100% of meals are Soylent.

I saw this post on how long people have been on Soylent in my deep sea diving of unread posts. It made me curious... How long has everyone been on it now? If possible, include whether you're on official, or which DIY recipe you're using, how much…

This is what I am seeing. The text at the top is way too close in contrast. Also, the width or the writing is VERY narrow. I would like it to fill a much larger percentage of the screen. I do like the minimalist aesthetic though.

Huh. That's actually true by TSA regulations. The frozen material can't be at all slushy or mushy, but you're allowed up to five pounds of "properly vented" dry ice to keep it that way. This is not what I'd consider convenient though.

I ramped up slowly to at most 1 meal per day. I found I had to supplement with fiber (5-10g of fiber (psyllium husk) per "meal") to keep things passable. (before adding fiber, the consistency was akin to that of peanut butter and wasn't going anywhere)…

im very slowy collecting parts to build my own freeze dryer. yeah make you soylent smoothie, freeze dry it. vola! you can find industrial/ lab machines from used lab equipment supplies places ( tho your looking at at lest 3000$ and up.)

My first post i deleted because I saw this post was a joke post. Personally I am not a fan of these threads without content :/ but meh

Tordenskjold said: superhydrophobic coated titanium bottles I need this. Especially a Soylent branded one, because yeah. >.> Tordenskjold said:

That sound horrifying. O_O So much lost Soylent. So much pain. And so much "y u premix so much Soylent, subconscious?!"

I did not realize the header was anything besides a black bar, until I read @nwoll27's comment. And I'm currently working on macbook, so yeah...

Do you mean that I should use freeze dried vegetable juice powders? That was my first inclination, thinking of official Soylent. I haven't found many of these available retail. One of my first attempts used just kale and carrot juice powders in a 90%…

1 banana. it will smooth it out and mask any bitterness.

I love to cook, and eat....but after a few bites im not satisfied. ya my body prefers soylent over traditional food. and id say im addicted. food and flavour is awesome in small portions tho.

PB2 - peanut butter powder, it comes regular or with chocolate. Don't forget to calculate into your DIY recipe, the nutritional info of whatever it is you're adding, and make adjustments accordingly.

two words. Freeze Dry.

any where and every where(almost). I find my self sipping it threw the day. usually around noon-ish i take in larger quantities. When I make it home at the end of the day (bed time) I have usually finished it at least an hour before.

500ml for breakfast at my desk500ml for between breakfast and when I leave the office at like 6pm.Maybe another 500-700 in random amounts after work. Usually a bit of animal protein thrown in in the form of a chop or a chicken thigh thrown in the mix…

As much as I like the mango Jamba Juice thing, Soylent and frozen mango do not mix well. The flavor is all kinds of wrong. Soylent and banana cream pudding was pretty good. Nowhere near as good as the chocolate IMO, but I'm a huge fan of chocolate,…

superhydrophobic coated titanium bottles

I have not looked into it recently, my bad. Your right! This is exciting! Still do prefer titanium bottles tho as it possesses some anti microbial properties

Quick google tells me there are plenty non toxic superhydrophobic coatings/sprays

That would be a dream, but if I understand correctly most if not all current (super)hydrophobic coatings are currently pretty toxic/leaching...😩

5) Frozen Soylent is not a liquid.

How about a superhydrophobic water bottle/pitcher? Wouldn't that be really awesome for Soylent? every drop of Soylent would come out... The powder wouldn't clump on the sides when mixing... And the cleaning would be very fast! Kinda like this: http://www.geek.com/news/mit-creates-superhydrophobic-coating-for-condiment-bottles-1491587/

I started out doing 3 meals of 500 calories each. I've switched now to having 6 meals (250 cal. each). I mix my Soylent like normal in the pitcher, but when I drink it I add extra water. This way I not only get the extra water but the increased volume…

I was sooo close that, but I kept formulating it wrong. Thank you @LazyVegan!

+1 for cooking instead of recipes. Less possible confusion with DIY.

Okay, finally got to checking out the blog itself. A few thoughts: The actual design looks slick, but there are major contrast/readability issues on the blog title ("Fitting Pajamas") and the date and subtitle for individual posts. It probably looks…

There's a helpful discussion from the vegan perspective here. It concludes that limiting omega-6 FAs is important in order to prevent saturation of the enzymes that convert ALA to EPA. It's also important to supplement DHA. .

http://lifehacker.com/clean-and-sanitize-reusable-water-bottles-with-denture-1623844095/all

I was of cause not aware of this, could you post the source? I want to make a mix that will work without fish out. I am sure it is relevant to vegans too (not that I am vegan)

That seems pretty sensible to me; though if your BMR is 1500 then dropping down to 1200-1300 is probably okay (depending on your activity of course, but it sounds like you're aware of that). I'm hoping Soylent will help with weight loss for me as well…

@Tordenskjold, you are aware that the human body is incredibly inefficient at converting the Alpha-Linoleic Acid in flaxseed oil into the biologically useful omega-3 fatty acids? Only about 5% of it gets converted into EPA, and only about 0.5% gets converted…

Ahh good thinking, I didn't think about it like that such a simple solution, that i knew but totally didn't think about using

My BMR is around 1500. I was shooting for 1200 calories in a day. I suppose if I bump it to 1500 then I should be good given that I do more than sleep all day. A cursory google search suggested the same thing as what you mentioned Nwoll27. I'll spend…

Cheater O(mega)3 = O(mega)6 O3 = 0.11C(anola) + 0.57F(lax) O6 = 0.21C + .18F so, 0.11C + 0.57 F = 0.21C + .18F solving for C, C = 3.9F but you were first...

The font color has been updated. I hope it's more readable now.

Oh dear God.....the horror.

Yes, 80%/20% is correct. I thought there would be an easy algebraic solution, but was having trouble finding it, but I basically just added the canola oil values to the flax seed values until either the values were basically equal, or the Omega 6s overwhelmed…

I think something went screwy with linking billing to shipping for subscriptions. I too had a 2015 billing date. Two weeks ago I got a notice that my subscription would be shipping soon. It shipped last week, but I didn't see an associated charge on my…

It is widely held by nutritionists (Citation needed) that men should generally never restrict calories below 1500 per day and women should never restrict below 1200 per day, unless there is some specific individual dietary concern. I haven't yet read…

Ever thought about doing a DIY ketogenic soylent? It will help preserve muscle as you drop fat.

The nature of the initial post makes it difficult to read all the way through before wanting to make a post of one's own.

Muggle said: Oh, and then I woke up! I think I forgot to mention in the beginning of this that I had 1 too many somthings last night and had this weird dream....Man am I glad this wasn't real! Only my subconscious knows.... Muggle said:

I have no words..... Can you explain why it was a good idea to create so much soylent and freeze?

On surviving on hot pockets, isI'd say surviving is not the same as thriving. And the people who eat hot pockets eat /more/ than just hot pockets. As to adding the salad on the side, have at it. That's probably a good counter against possible deficiencies.…

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