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Cats are obligate carnivores because they require very high levels of the amino-acid taurine for proper biological function, and they can not synthesize it themselves so must obtain it in their diet. Indeed, without a taurine-rich diet a cat will go blind…

All of the B Vitamins are water soluble, and the human body will excrete excess quantities of them in one's urine. If you look at any generic B-Complex tablet, you will notice that they are often a similar shade of orange to the color that one's urine…

I never even got the soylent. @lebel never responded.

YEah, kinda want my shirt to.

I'll be traveling again next week. I'm stealing @Melon_Collie method to pack my Soylent this time In my pitcher. I'll only need 2 days since I will be replacing breakfast and some dinners for a week. Probably only do half bottle of oil in each since…

I noticed a more robust color every time as well but not as bad as a multi. If you want to see neon go take a couple b12 pills. I once took 2 thinking it was different things and I'm pretty sure it was radioactive.

austonst said: We know all the ingredients; what do you suspect is the issue? I'm not a nutritionist, but I suspect mixing with OJ was an issue in this case. austonst said:

Not yet, but keep us updated on when it will air. Definitely going to make Tivo get it for me!

Here's a good whole foods daily combo from the DIY recipe list (not vegan but could be easily altered), and it's dirt cheap. Missing a few things but could be an excellent base. Shows this nutrition stuff really doesn't have to be rocket science. http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/potato-and-milk-1day

Cybergremlin said: I don't plan on doing this regularly but I think it's interesting how fast they drank it up. Now you're going to have a bunch of cats whining at your door, "When's my Soylent coming?! It's been a month and we're a reorder!" Cybergremlin…

I am on @axcho's Justin Fuel currently and I've noticed that pretty much every time I pee now it's that neon color rather than just once a day like when I taking a multivitamin. I absolutely agree with @Ichabod13 that excess vitamins are the cause. I'm…

Here's my nutrient profile, see the notes at the bottom: http://diy.soylent.me/nutrient-profiles/53e956e2099e7f02007a3f95 I don't have a recipe ready for public consumption yet (small pun) and the first one I nail down is going to be beef stew (got a…

That makes perfect sense. I'm glad I'm fortified throughout the day instead just after I took those pills.

I"ll be interviewed for the BBC Four show "The Shape of Things to Come" on Tuesday. Anyone familiar with the show?

New one came in yesterday...going to try it out tomorrow when I make my batch for next week.

A vitamin is usually all in 1 and you pee most of it out cause your body can only handle so much at a time. With soylent across 3 meals, it can handle the smaller doses better and your body absorbs more.

Mine works perfect. Great buy for $14 or whatever it was.You musta gotten a dud.

Is this confirmation that soylent IS people? Cats like meat, cats like soylent...soylent is meat!

When I used to supplement with multivitamins my urine would be bright yellow or sometimes a light orange color. I half expected this with Soylent but it has been crystal clear. I thought this could be because I am more hydrated, but even when I was popping…

I agree! Cats are meant to eat meat. Main reason I'm not going to keep giving them Soylent.

people who put their cats on vegetarian diets are stupid... if they were to do that... the cat would need supplements in order to not suffer from deficiencies. Much like humans. I do recall a cat dieing from it in the news a little while ago... my girlfriend…

I was outside having my morning Soylent watching the neighborhood cats eat and they showed much interest in what I was drinking so I poured a bit in their bowl and boy did they clean it! I don't plan on doing this regularly but I think it's interesting…

Thanks, Vicc! It looks like I'll be able to calculate an accurate but unalarming value from that reference and the USDA SR-25. Since I'm calling my recipe Hippie Juice, I thought that it would be cute to list sunshine as an ingredient, and I don't see…

from quick reading it really does depend on the person... some guy on some forum mentioned that anywhere from between 20000-100000 UI daily for 4-7 weeks can cause the yellow/orange skin.. some factors being complexion, age, weight and such. I am trying…

Thank you for the breakdown - I didn't realize there were two different mega men products. I'm analyzing the difference in my recipe as well. Aside from it being less expensive, I like that Maximum Nutrition skips the creatine. In previous blood work…

Thanks, that spelling even has a Wikipedia article about it. en.wikipedia.org Misu (drink) Misugaru (미숫가루) is a traditional grain powder, made of a combination of 7-10 different grains. It is usually served in the hot…

Good catch on the potassium, thanks! Fixing it brings me down to 4.6g. I'm going to have a go at DRhino's self-optimizing spreadsheet this weekend, which will give me a chance to double-check every value. Most are pulled from the USDA SR-25, so they should…

When you're adding an ingredient to your DIY recipe using diy.soylent.me, looking at the ingredients list, click the link at the top which says "NEW! Add a food from the USDA Database to your recipe". It will have oat flour, although probably not specific…

I agree, a high potassium/sodium intake ratio may be more important than high potassium intake alone. Potassium can cancel some harmful effects of sodium, for example: sodium stimulates calcium excretion through urine, which increases the risk of kidney…

How do you like that scale? I ordered one and I must have gotten a lemon...it won't hold a weight. Even without putting anything on the scale, the displayed weight fluctuates between -15 g and 18 g. Sent back to Amazon for a replacement..fingers crossed.

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-HealthProfessional/ RDAs for vitamin A are given as mcg of retinol activity equivalents (RAE) to account for the different bioactivities of retinol and provitamin A carotenoids (see Table 1). Because the body…

Wow, you've got it down to a science! I usually make my bags on Sunday, but damn if it doesn't take longer than 30 minutes, lol.

I agree predator and I won't let this thread fizzle out until he gets resolution.

I'm working on a "whole food" nutritionally complete cooked basic meal using the DIY tool (not fit for public consumption yet - small pun). I am also omitting vitamin D in favor of sun exposure. Clearly not a one-size-fits all approach, but works for…

Mystify said: "high potassium" foods aren't really high potassium. Yeah, I think the banana lobby started advertising them as "high potassium" although they aren't especially. They're a good source, along with a lot of other good sources that add…

I use the Thorne Research D/K2 drops. I only do 2 drops and I typically just add the drops the morning after the Soylent has soaked in water. I add the D/K2, Omega 3-6-9 oil, olive oil and vanilla extract. Not sure if mixing the drops into a big oil bottle…

it would seem that the RDA of potassium should be a ratio rather than a set amount, a ratio between sodium and potassium

As mentioned, RDA for potassium has not been established yet, due to insufficient evidence, so 4.7 g/day is Adequate Intake (AI). They (Food and Nutrition Board of Institute of Medicine) establish these recommendations after decades of research about…

http://www.nutri-facts.org/eng/carotenoids/beta-carotene/safety/ So yeah, there is this right here :) but honestly I think if you eat those 300gram carrots everyday, perhaps you will end up with orange/yellow skin. I didn't really take it into consideration…

http://www.nutri-facts.org/eng/carotenoids/beta-carotene/safety/ So yeah, there is this right here but honestly I think if you eat those 300gram carrots everyday, perhaps you will end up with orange/yellow skin. I didn't really take it into consideration…

Pretty much spelled phonetically: misugaru.

Kicking at this old thread again.Any news about the starterkit + tshirt ?@lebel @JulioMiles

I GOT SICK BEFORE I RECEIVED MY PRODUCT BECAUSE THESE PUNKS HAD MY MONEY FOR 11 MONTH and I DID NOT RECEIVE a PRODUCT---- I GOT A REFUND---- CONCLUSION----CRUMMY SERVICE-----CRUMMY PRODUCT

To help him ask for help, his vitamin A is at 2000% because of carrots and something else. His carrots are listed as 16703 UI...

Thank you everyone I was getting very paranoid. I rarely check-in bags, always carry on. My bags are always open due to the amount of technology I always have on me. The individual meal bags idea im not comfortable with... (hate measurements) Im comfortable…

The nutritional yeast flakes say it contains 370 gram potassium... You should fix that as I am very sure this value is wrong? Perhaps it was suppose to be mg? The raw carrot says it contains 16703 UI vitamin A. Did you fill in these values yourself or…

The only thing I can say for sure... Is that if the values list are anywhere near correct... Then you will be dealing with liver failure after some time and much more http://www.healthline.com/health/hypervitaminosis-a#Symptoms3 There are plenty of things…

stp said: ...Which will be a much better PR than going from 5-7 weeks to 10-12 for example. Or 4-5 months, just to throw out a random number? stp said:

I just tested, got a little more than 5 scoops. I've been counting my calorie intake wrong because I was measuring 2010cal/7scoops (or 3.5 meals)

It's basically the blender equivalent of milling. It cuts the grains rather than crushing them, but there you go.

Well it has been a week, so here are my thoughts for what its worth: The first 5 days I just drank 2 days worth while eating other food. No problems with gas (knock on wood), initially I would get headaches after drinking, but not bad ones. Once I got…

Yes, I've been reading about folic acid vs. methyfolate. Methylfolate seems to be the stuff many of us need, not folic acid. Also, the methyl version of B-12 is awesome and totally cured me of life long canker sores.

Busho: I agree that has been my experience with DIY also. That is why I was curious when you said: Busho said: been on a DIY for a week, it's something I can't do I like the more customizable nature of DIY, I feel mine tastes better, is healthier,…

The texture is better than the official. The taste is not as good (sweet) but offers a relatively more oatmeal taste. The prep time is alot if one only prepares for each meal individually, I would recommend making a weeks batch in a large enough container…

I made a batch with the revised Schmoylent sample today, and shared it with my girlfriend (who has been drinking Schmoylent occasionally). I'll do her reaction first: I don't really like it. It was better before. I'll be a little more nuanced...…

I don't know why that blows my mind.

Just out of curiosity. What is it about DIY you don't want to do if your willing to keep drinking Soylent? Is your texture/taste worse than the official or the prep time to much?

Wow, I cant believe he has not taken care of this yet. He seems like a good guy from my dealings with him. I'm sure he's been busy but thats no excuse, he needs to make this right.

Carry on no problem. Done it domestic & international

nelsonway111 said: I find that letting the powder&water mix soak for about 20 minutes really improves the taste texture. Keep us updated. Fun to read I've been preparing three bottles at night and letting them sit. I drink them all within a three…

Here's a link to my thread with some videos and information. http://discourse.soylent.me/t/the-tom-peterson-soylent-experience/16039/23 I think post number 31 is your best bet... At a high level, the TSA didn't mess with my pitcher, my Soylent or my…

Thank you @soylentnoise. They felt like "YouTube stars" even though a couple dozen people will watch it...

I will give it a try. I did think that was interesting. I have another video of another of my daughter's friends, who is also from Korea. He had some very interesting comments too, about their culture and being used to eating/drinking foods like that…

Not as bad as they made it out to be. I actually made the batch about 4 hours earlier and there was no oil on top. She saw me pour the oil, so I think she exaggerated a bit. It was shaken really, really well. I agree it would have been better the next…

I do hope he gets a response here, I assumed it was taken care of since it's been so long. Not the best way to treat future and existing customers.

How is vitamin A (IU) calculated? The SR-25 tracks the carotenoids and reports vitamin A IU. Does this represent potential vitamin A available if all of the carotenoids are converted? Since my diy is based on vegetable juice, I get toxic doses of vitamin…

I'm going to start a separate thread asking for vitamin A help. I need to learn how vitamin A is calculated. The SR-25 database tracks the carotenoids as well as reporting vitamin A IU. It looks to me like the IU value represents a potential value, if…

Sounds like a great project, really hope you do this. I would add a weight tracker as well so people can record weight changes with time on soylent.

HURRAH!!! I got my Soylent 1 month order @ 16:30 hrs this day(8/15/14).......to BAD I am at work until Thursday 9 AM of next week. Will start on it then, will be going as 100% as possible.Thanks Soylent team for your product and hope to do ya proud with…

Just got my vitamin D &K drops. But the recipe only calls for 6 drops a day. If i add them to the week of powder do you think they'll mix in OK?Maybe I should add them to my big bottle of oil instead. Anyone out there using the D&K drops?

That's because of all the carotenoids in fresh vegetables. Some have retinal activity, but they're generally benign, and can't easily be avoided in a vegetable-based diet. At least that's what everything I've read says. I wish they're was something I…

Cool. I'd be interested in updates as you progress through your program.

Vitamins........ Target..... Recipe .... Max,,,,,,,,,, %Vitamin A (IU) 3000 ......66838 .....10000,,,,, 2228% are you trying to kill someone?, I guess there is a mistake somewhere since that is too much Vitamin A...Potassium…

And Yet here you are.

In common with official Soylent, HJ is 100% nutritionally complete vegan, inexpensive, and based on protein and carb powders plus oils for macros. But there are no synthetic micronutrients. All vitamins and minerals are supplied by vegetable juices…

Well it looks like they are shipping the three week orders. We don't have a lot of data points there. There's only seven entries currently on the tracker that claim a three week order, and five of those have said they have received a tracking email. So…

Could you get the spelling from your third "daughter" of the Korean drink she mentioned?

Seems like from the tracker and info in this thread that things have slowed down a bit again, could just be lack of data being put up here, hopefully its not another issue.

Thanks! I'll try supplementing more Vitamin E and check out the other.

I'm addicted to my DIY. Not because of convenience - mine is based on fresh vegetable juice, so it's only a little less work than cooking. For me, it's because of the way it makes me feel. I've been depressed and listless for years, it gives me lots of…

The full text that showed up when I logged out was... Welcome to the official discussion forum for Soylent: a simple and affordable nutritional drink with everything the healthy body needs. Soylent is a default meal that is the nutritional equivalent…

1 scoop of powder is about 1/2 meal, or (I think) around 300 Calories.

Now I am really confused - and I just took my second Soylent meal - I think. Here is what I did. I put one scoop of powder into my blender. Added two scoops of water and 1.5 tsp. of oil. I ran the blender. Then I added a handfull of ice and more water.…

I think it's good practice to reference your sources, at least informally. That's what I've done with my diy. For your own diy, keep in mind that the whole USDA SR-25 is already part of the site. There are a few nutrients that USDA doesn't track but are…

Tagging @rishkoi, I believe he has been doing p90x3.

There are a lot of good points here, hopefully I can add something.In particular, the burden of proof thing is definitely relevant here. If acting like the teapot doesn't exist caused cancer I would act as if it did exist!! Seriously though, as a counter…

The company is lead by a software engineer. I'm guessing that he's assuming that people can understand all of that rather quickly. It's a common problem that people deep into something can't recognize how difficult what they say is to understand. They…

@JulioMiles I cancelled my monthly subscription on Monday 8/11, and requested a refund. I have not heard anything from customer service, and my payment has not been credited back to my account. Can you help please? Thanks,Shaun

MFP user name is Sarduci. Feel free to add. I have some DIY on the way and will start actively tracking again once that comes in.

such nerd MEOW fast.

austonst said: Rosa Labs are trying to push the idea that Soylent can be used like water. Humans need nutrition in order to survive. We could primarily drink Soylent as a way of satisfying that need. On occasion, we could have other foods with incomplete…

Okay, I completed your survey... but may skew the numbers a bit as I am reducing calories for weight loss...

I would recommend the USDA database, or probably more accessibly, nutritiondata.self.com, which pulls straight from it. For example, oat flour. I've also found it helps to compare against the numbers on the nutrition label itself (taking into account…

Hey everyone,I'm curious as to how peoples' calorie constituents have changed while using Soylent or DIY. I know for most of us we're better off in the micronutrient department, what about the macros?!Add your response here!

Humans need water to survive. We often drink water by itself as a way of satisfying that need. On occasion, we'll have water mixed with other substances to improve flavor and texture (juice, soda, etc) as a sort of recreational activity. Rosa Labs are…

I haven't needed to login for a while and don't recall that, but probably just ignored it anyway. I imagine they may be going for the idea that it is as useful to/needed by the body as water, or the "ubiquitous as water" theme that they have talked…

jabros said: I thought Soylent "contains everything your body needs and nothing it doesn't". The body does need Soylent to be palatable, so some kind of sweetener was needed to offset some of the other bitter flavors that would have made it unusable.…

Soylent is a default meal that is the nutritional equivalent of water: Confused I am. I understand the rest about convenience etc but the nutritional equivalent of water part is confusing to me... Are they saying that water has all the nutrients that…

Are the Tshirts delayed as well?My USPS # is stuck @ August 12, 2014 , 6:21 amShipping Label Created