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I had my first Soylent meal today. It was for breakfast, and I had approx 16 oz. That was around 6:30~6:45. I wasn't hungry at 9:30, but by 9:45 I was hungry. Like a switch had been thrown. I drank some water, and was good until 10:30. As I'm a big guy…

Did you switch over from 100% food to 100% soylent overnight? If so you might want to try slowly integrating it into your diet instead, slowly work it up to 100% over the course of a week.

I've been thinking about ways the Nutrient Profiles section of the DIY Soylent site can be improved. Right now there are lots of custom profiles, but I think a complete database of 'official' (government) recommendations which users can pick and choose…

Wow tinfoil hat much? Artificial sweeteners have not been proven to cause significant health problems. This entire discussion is speculation. The sweeteners being used in soylent are fine. Really, this is the same kind of silly the gluten free people…

A utilitarian bottle that costs less and is more reliable than an "artsy" bottle. Glad to see they fired the Jony Ive wannabe.

The Sodium/Potassium Metabisulfite drive all the oxygen out of the soylent preventing bacteria from getting established and Potassium Sorberate prevents them from reproducing. Star San is a good non-toxic no rinse sanitizer for whatever your going to…

and suger alcohols are considered far healthier and beter then normal sucrose ore any other artificial sugars. only downside is it's tendency to have a laxative effect if you consume to much of it.

that does not equate to all sugar alcohols, as xylitol is one good that can be more considered as a sweet tasting fiber. and your not suposed to eat only sugar alcohol, your not even suposed to eat sugars in the first place. we only eat it for it's sweet…

After backing Soylent right from the start, I finally got my order last week and started it on Saturday morning. Saturday morning: Wow, drinking a full "meal" is a lot of liquid. But it tasted great! My only complaint is the nasty chemical-ish aftertaste.…

Thanks. An anti-spoilage preservative is something I too have wondered about, for the unmixed powder as well as mixed. Clearly some folks are anti-preservative so this is NOT something RL should add. However for those of us whose lives have a a lot…

I'm on day four at about 70-80% official Soylent. I mix up a pitcher and pour myself an 8 ounce glass whenever I feel the urge, probably every couple hours. I work at home, which helps with this. If I were to consume the whole pitcher in a day, I'd…

I backed Soylent back in November (got a one week supply), I got the notification on 9/5 to verify my address, which I had to change since I moved. Still haven't gotten the pitcher or any tracking number yet....any idea when I can expect it?

It's not "one customer". It's "all customers". The reactions they have been having are due to Maltitol, a sugar alcohol. In general, sugar alcohols are bad because they don't digest well and ferment in your gut, causing massive intestinal discomfort…

what about this one:http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature13793.html and these comments:http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature13752.html

It's usually hard to hit all the ratios you might want, still get everything you need, avoid the excesses where it matters, and use the ingredients you have, all at once...

Please PM me your email address @safet33 -- thanks.

what does a companies sugar free gummy bears(with Zeus knows what in them) and one customer have to do with the fact that sugar alcohols are one of the best sweet tasting substances(AS LONG AS NOT TO MUCH) you can ingest

Nothing but personal opinion here but flat and "digital" are in. Fonts are clean and transfer from digital to physical mediums well and offer flexibility in placement and sizing. It can be harder to keep consistency in your marketing and materials when…

The purpose of a "serving size" is not to tell you how much to consume... It's to tell you how much they're talking about when they tell you how many calories it contains. You need to do a little bit of math, but the bag + oil make 2000 calories a day…

I've updated my recipe. The omega 6 to 3 ratio isn't nearly as good as before but at least the level of omega 3 isn't above what is generally considered as safe.

Might be better to weigh your meals worth of Soylent. Takes the whole packing thing completely out of the equation. You just need to tare your scale with an empty bag then weigh the full bag and see what it says. Then divide by however many meals your…

number1pete: Splenda alters gut microflora and increases intestinal p-glycoprotein and cytochrome p-450 in male rats. Please don't use 6-year old studies that are known to be bad studies as evidence of anything. That doesn't mean you won't find such…

I vote for type 2 diabetes.

Now, when we know how to integrate foods according to the FDA 2000 Calorie standard, why not take it further? What about meeting specific needs for individuals? We can cure we can prevent...What should be first? UPD: According to suggestion by @livingparadox…

Ok I skipped last week since I was busy and forgot to post but now that just means I have 2 weeks to report on. 2 Weeks ago or week 3 of the diet I bumped up exercise to 3 runs of 1.67 miles per run (its a made up route starting from my house that goes…

Did we ever get a consensus on liquid based serving size? The cup I have been using is 16oz. So is it 8oz, 12oz or 16oz for a "meal"?Or is it drink as much as you want

http://www.cookingfor20.com/2013/06/18/hacker-school-soylent-recipe/ I have had this for breakfast for the last 365 days. Got my soylent 2 days ago and was bothered by the aftertaste so i looked up the ingredients and realized they put sucralose in…

You are correct, I apologise and I'll edit my post to correctly reflect that.

I had the same experience. Adding a little psyllium husk completely corrected your issue and I even stopped needing it after a month or so. Psyllium husk does not improve gas, unfortunately. You could try seeing if beano helps; it took nearly double…

number1pete: They need to offer a version without artificial sweetners. I have been on DIY soylent for a year with no artificial sweetners. Surely they can remove Sucralose. I won't be ordering a new batch. Had no clue it had Sucralose until these…

thanks for clearing that up, wikipedia confirms what you said. Clearly the vitamin k content is not the issue.

Excuse me, I'm just cheerful because I got an email from Rosa Labs over the weekend containing a FedEx tracking number. My Soylent is on the way! I ordered one week's worth on April 11, 2014 & Rosa Labs did exactly what they said they would, get it to…

You just contradicted your own previous demand for a, "full refund as an apology," and so on. Hmmm?

Any update on this @JulioMiles , @ana , @MattCauble ? I PM'd you the info a few days ago.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Splenda alters gut microflora and increases intestinal p-glycoprotein and cytochrome p-450 in male rats. MB Abou-Donia, EM El-Masry, AA Abdel-Rahman, RE McLendon and SS Schiffman, Journal of…

Benji: it wasn't just weeks or months, we're talking years Is that perhaps a bit of an exaggeration? It's coming up to a year and a half for the earliest backers, but no one has waited 2 years or more, years-plural, since sending their money. Correct…

Tetsuo: My first guess would be vitamin K because its a blood thinner and its easy to not get enough through a typical diet. From what I've read, vitamin K is not a thinner; somewhat opposite, it's a clotter. They give vit K to newborns in the USA…

Well after reading this thread I am feeling decidedly light headed. Are the effects blood loss able to be spread by Internet forums?

Just finished my first pitcher. The taste is fine and I have already subscribed for another months worth. The few hours of cooling in the fridge did make it smoother. I think I may like it a bit thicker than the directions suggest. The next pitcher I…

None. I happen to think crowdfunding makes for bad business, because there is a sense of entitlement among a large pool of backers that can interfere with the fits and starts of bringing a company into operation. By choosing to crowdfund Soylent has invited…

You do realise everything you just said, is complete nonsense.

LOL....is the OP for real? No matter how badly this circus is managed the white knights will still be here defending it.

@JulioMiles or @MattCauble, just checking on my 1 week. Got address confirmation on 8/28, and nothing else. Sporadic 1 week shippments seen in blogs and forums without much updating from folks. Any help?

Please, would everybody just stop speaking their minds? Think of the children!

You are referring to the new user welcome banner. You should only see that once until you have dismissed it. Open this site in anon / incognito / private to view it.

Basically the scoop was designed prior to 1.0 and they guessed wrong on the measurements. A bag is roughly 5 scoops ( http://discourse.soylent.me/t/soylent-measurements-dont-add-up/15860 ). It could vary a bit based on how you pack the scoop and settling…

You are using a lot of cocoa and may find that you actually like it if you reduce it a bit to start, try 15-25g and see how it goes. Soy protein is a good source of iron, you may consider replacing some of whey to make up the difference. Coconut floor,…

Could you remove the autism insult? It seems unnecessary.

You're way out of line. He didn't spam his view on the complainers threads, he started his own. If you don't like his views you don't have to read his posts, but he is entitled to his view ever bit as much as you are entitled to yours. Seems like you…

Guh, I don't think I can keep this up much longer. There's too much vanilla and sucralose in the mixture. Granted, I have a highly sensitive sense of taste, but I keep having to compensate for the sweetness by having salty snacks alongside it (and yes…

You're way out of line, it wasn't just weeks or months, we're talking over a year but that wasn't it, it was the constant over promising and massively under delivering, the BS that was given, the blatant smack in the face updates and I could go on. People…

Well, my posts have apparently earned me an Editor Badge, whatever that means, so maybe I'll continue to post pre-Soylent shipment, since the algorithms of the blogging software seem to appreciate me. Unless a real human awards the badges. Removed the…

OK... An objection about my using three letters in caps. I suppose I could & should have used italics. As mentioned, I'm not an experienced blogger. Two requests for empirical evidence that the vast majority of Soylent customers awaiting their delayed…

Thanks! So am I correct in assuming that it constitutes approx 333 calories?

That is a half serving. Be sure to add the recommended oil

Still doesn't particularly matter. The human body has a lot wider tolerances than that.

In the manual and on the back of the scoop it instructs you to use 1 scoop of soylent and 2 scoops of water to make one serving, but on the handle of the scoop it says "1/2 meal." So when I make soylent using 1 scoop soylent & 2 scoops water am I making…

Yeah, but if I'm spreading it over two days...

How many experiences have you had with a crowd funded start-up? What other company did you help crowd fund, and can you compare/contrast your experience with them?

oldbushie: That said, I would prefer Soylent with no sugar additives at all, real or fake. ... It just seems odd to have even a single additive that's non-necessary, even if it is to "cover up the taste". AlisonG: I would appreciate cane sugar or…

@NinoJoylent Whats the current output like? Im working through a trial order right now but if I ordered 90 Meals then another 90 two weeks later and then every 28days after that are you up to a stage where I can get them consitently and quickly?

Although I agree with people that alpha gpc is more effective than choline bitartrate, I typically take choline bitartrate because of the price different. Plus, I eat a decent amount of eggs, so I'm pretty sure I get enough choline. One thing that hasn't…

Another option that I haven't seen anybody throw out is just to eat some food along with your soylent. The effect seems to be related to consumption speed, which is likely related to how fast things move from stomach->intestine. In my own anecdotal experience…

It doesn't really matter if the nutrients aren't perfectly divided each serving. You'll be getting them all anyway.

Well, it's only been a week and a half since I got my shipping notification for the one-week order, so hopefully you're right! I am using the same email address for both.

Can you please site a specific study validating that statement?

I recently received my backer kit recently and after a week of using this I just wanted to say this stuff is awesome. Tastes good, convenient, leaves me feeling good. Everybody here complaining about this product needs some patience and direction. First…

After receiving your initial order, your re-order/subscription should be prioritized and ship within 1-2 weeks, it should not be counted as a new order UNLESS you set up your subscription using a different e-mail adress than the one you used for your…

Opinions and complaints - everyone's got 'em.

"I don't see any actual proof (one way or the other) as to who the real minority actually is." This. Let's not make threads stating things in all caps are they way things are when there is no proof or backing to the statement.

smeggot - Complaining about people who complain about complainers! Love it! Nicely stated. I know that it's all largely after the fact, that Soylent is nearly caught up, but drop by Soylent's Facebook page when you get a chance...From all the negative…

What were the results of your Hemp Seed and Soy Protein experiments? I've found that the gas problem does not abate and am hoping you really stumbled onto something, I just mixed up some Soylent with Hemp Seed Oil. has the terroir of lawn clippings.

Ahh, okay. I shake the pitcher for a good 15 seconds every time I take it out of the fridge, before pouring myself a cup, so I figure I'm keeping it all well mixed that way. I could be wrong, but it seems to be working.

I've been doing that to make sure the oil doesn't separate in the pitcher. This way I make sure the oil is distributed evenly per serving. Not a big hassle since I'm using the spoon I stir with to measure out the oil.

The blog is up to date. Also, if I remove the cocoa powder what could I use to replace the fiber and iron?

That says that some nutrients go from the veggies into the water. But again, if you drink the water, you still get the nutrients. Also, it refers to some of the nutrients being degraded by the heat of cooking - there's no heating involved in making Soylent,…

Interesting. I checked it up and unfortunately it does not match what I have. Drat. So far irritable bowels syndrome is best one. I can't wait to go pure soylent for couple months to see if it does it again so I know its bowels and not food.

Thanks. I saw this piece: www.dailymail.co.uk How quickly do vegetables lose their nutrients? Unfortunately you are probably losing a large proportion of the water soluble nutrients by doing this. which says…

I don't see any actual proof (one way or the other) as to who the real minority actually is. With Soylent shipping much faster these days, "impatient complainers" may be in the minority - that's only because the ship has largely sailed, though. I personally…

Works like a champ! Thanks!

Nice post. I agree reading these forums gives a lot of good information, but also the impression that lots of people are unhappy about the company. It is important to remember they are a minority.

I like your point about hydration too. I've gone in to get a draw after a summer run and been dehydrated enough that they couldn't get the blood out. Many gulps of water later and the blood flowed fine. Taught me a vivid lesson about hydrating properly…

I'm on my third day of official Soylent, and I've been adding the whole bottle of oil into the pitcher. Can you clarify why you are only adding a little bit at a time to each cup. I am also drinking it one cup at a time, every couple hours or whenever…

Pues podemos esperar sentados... De momento la distribuicion en USA va lenta. En Europa hay un clon que se llama Mana pero están empezando

That is great news. I am not backer but ordered the day after backer orders expired. I look forward to finally getting my order.

I'm a one week backer too, and I got mine a few days ago. I immediately loved the smell of the powder as soon as I opened the pouch. Someone else on this board has described it as smelling like cake mix - I'm not much of a cake eater (or baker) so I…

I've been receiving a Soylent Discourse Digest update once a week, and earlier today I visited the Soylent Facebook page to see what's new at the company. I placed an order for Soylent back in June, and I'm awaiting my shipment. Soylent has been very…

What I received was my original backer order from almost a year and a half ago. I've already been told that I'm on the same 12 week waiting list as every other newcomer for the monthly subscription. And even if it is only a week or two, I'd still like…

@Sara - at Powdered Foods Marketplace we made a similar attempt to feed Mangyan kids.We raised funds for ingredients and produced 100%FOOD, you may read of results here: discourse.powderedfoods.com Feed Starving Village?…

If you have already received your first order of Soylent, any re-orders or subscriptions you should ship within a week or two.

If you subscribed with the same email it should ship in 1-2 weeks.

I'm a one-week crowdfunding backer who received my order a few days ago. I'm on my third day of eating Soylent, second day exclusively, and so far I'm very happy with it. I'm already on the waiting list for a monthly subscription, but don't know…

Interesting... I know the taste isn't quite as sweet as the smell so I was kind of wondering about that.

Arterial blood is typically brighter yes, but the clotting part varies. The 22 and 24 gauge needles are not a big hole for blood to shoot through either. Even after a run of the mill blood draw the skin closing around the puncture site is typiaclly…

Agreed. I do plan on bringing it up to my doctor when I go on the 7th.

Sure if you make your DIY at kitchen you can save,but if you add to it a cost of the package (we use bottles) and shipping - you will find our regular price ~$3-3.5 per meal reasonable (depends on the volume). While experimental series should worth higher.…

Speculation is all well and good, but if you really have medical questions and concerns you should be consulting your doctor.

Sadly it had no effect on my gas levels. Only reducing intake has so far.

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Finally got an update from Soylent, should be shipping soon. But at this point what they really should be doing is sending me my Soylent and refunding the full price of the initial order as an apology for these frankly preposterous delays. Easily the…