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The blender will fix that for you, but you can also do it without the blender just shaking as normal. Adding the cocao to the dry powder will solve the problem, just make sure it's well mixed before adding the water.

Only issue I've had with them was with a shipment of kangaroo jerky about a year ago...Left specific instructions about where to leave the box and found it out front ripped open being eaten by a pack of local dogs.....

I see your order and will re-ship today. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

Another factor we have to consider in producing our product is shelf stability. In order to get a 2 year shelf life approved with the FDA, a test must be run after 2 years (or simulated time) and the vitamin/mineral levels must meet the label claims at…

Is there a change you can put me in contact with this guy? Facebook: Joey van Koningsbruggenemail: joeyvankoningsbruggen@gmail.com

I've used FedEx ground and when we ship 3 boxes it only seems to update the primary tracking number until the items are delivered then it shows all items delivered. Everything does show up together.

I have found that adding a little Breakfast Essentials (aka Instant Breakfast) powder to the mixture is very good. I use the milk chocolate variety and add a couple extra ounces of water so that it's not too thick. Since I started doing this, I've noticed…

I got my joylent today in the UK. Opted for the vanilla flavour. My oil came in little plastic tubs but there was still a little bit of leakage. Mixed up a day's worth (+ oil) and left it in the fridge for a few hours. Taste and texture is a lot like…

I think as of right now with my current shipping experience I can agree with what everyone has said. FedEx tracking is horrible but shipping is not unreliable. Today was the day and believe it or not at 10am this morning the starter kit arrived at my…

Unless I'm reading the study wrong, this study did not propose the 10,000 IU max. Rather, this is the existing guidline (or was when the study was written), but the results show that vitamin A is associated with lower bone density well below that line.…

The Texture is way better. I don't have a blender big enough to hold an entire days worth of Soylent so here is what I do.1. Fill blender about half way with water2. Add Soylent Pouch3. Add more water on top4. Blend!5. When blending I add the oil in the…

I have no real issue with fedex as shipping, but their tracking is horrible. Swear their tracking program is on virtual alcohol.

Sorry, yes I meant Vitamin A. I have corrected this. And in response to your quote: A intake likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects, is 3000 μg (10,000 IU) for adults. When running this test they most likely ran a dose ranging study that…

Kryptic said: I mix mine in a blender every night, I don't think I could go back. This should almost be a separate thread, but: why? What is improved by using a blender? Texture? Kryptic said:

FedEx tracking seems to be a hit or miss to me. Its possible you'll get both your starter kit and Soylent at the same time, due to FedEx tracker issues, it may only be updating the starter kit tracking number.

I'm still drawing down the current pitcher. Due to mix up some more tonight though!

I mix mine in a blender every night, I don't think I could go back.

Inneresting... had no idea there were so many people for whom the timing seems to make no difference. Waddya know!

livingparadox said: Time to go grocery shopping! You probably know this already but unless you've tried the real thing before, be very careful. These are very strong and can vary on the scoville scale depending... http://www.chilliworld.com/factfile/scoville_scale.asp…

They seem to be having some rather serious problems with their shipping/subscription systems. (I think they tried to switch from one system to another and this created huge problems with some customers/orders not crossing over from one system to the other).…

Snowman said: I just want to second Jeff's warning. Be careful with caffeine powder and get a good scale. People have been hospitalized and died at doses between 1 and 2 grams. I have been thinking about adding caffeine to my mix as well, but it would…

I'll add another voice saying to make sure you update us on your experience. You'll get the advantages of our advice when you run into issues, and you'll be helping to contribute to the community's knowledge.

Time to go grocery shopping!

livingparadox said: I have to try this... Gotta be real habanero...either a sauce high in the extract or real peppers crushed and pureed ... I grow them so, when mine are ripe enough to pick I'll do what I usually do and freeze the batch...So it'll…

Please help @JulioMiles or @ana, I tried e-mailing info@soylent.me, but it has not really yielded any useful form of customer service. So, I have two Fedex tracking numbers that look like they were created at the same time. However it looks like only…

Not sure I need a giant gallon size, but a new hand soap dispenser - fresh from the store will likely work perfectly. I'm totally buying one next time I'm at the store.

Based off a handful of experiences, last night I decied to throw in the oil blend. It was ~1-2 hours after mixing. This morning my Soylent tastes the same as when I add the oil in the morning... hmm!

I'm noticing more dreams, in general. I'm going to have to agree with most of the others here and say the actual nightmares are probably the result of your own psychology. I might look into sources of stress in your life as a culprit. The Soylent might…

I have to try this...

@bradleydavis87 that's right at my upper bound, thanks! @eviljim, I'll see if my insurance covers it. The 89 is a bit much for me, but it might be affordable through insurance.

He's put some crazy stuff together before so I kinda look at him sideways...He assures me it's ok so I try it... NB: Habanero sauce mixed with Soylent is pretty darn good! Don't know if I'd drink a whole days worth but I've found habanero peppers to…

It would be immensely helpful to have vivid dreams that I could remember. Alas, no. No nightmares, either.

Hooray! Keep us posted on your experience!

I, too, have found no noticeable difference in adding oil at time of mixing or morning after. @Snowman's process is identical to mine, except I keep forgetting to add the salt. @casssax I just got an immersion blender to make "bullet proof" coffee!…

1) 1/4th of the water + 2 ice cubes2) Add soylent/salt3) Add two more ice cubes on top of the powder4) Add oil5) Fill up with additional water to the top6) Shake Shake Shake7) Add more water8) Shake Shake Shake until ice is gone That is my recipe to…

The high protein content satiates people easily and allows people to eat less perhaps. Maybe it's easier to drink 2 bottles, get your 100 grams of protein to recover from your workout and be done eating for the day. So maybe it comes down to efficiency…

I also didn't notice a difference, but I am using an immersion blender so that might have something to do with it. I put about 1L of water in the pitcher and add the powder and salt, then shake. Then I add the oil (while the pitcher is still only about…

@Rolf I know it'll probably be a while, since Soylent is so new, but I'm really hoping they'll have the options of different flavors later on.

Sure it's here. I'm gonna go make some right now!

@j8048188 Thanks for the idea, I will try that!

I had vivid dreams and nightmares on the two nights when I used 100% Soylent. It reminded me of dreams I often have when I indulge in rich food. I always chalked it up to being vegan. One of the great romantic poets was generally vegan but would consume…

That's why I started with only one a day.

Just want to publicly express my joy about this 8D

I would never suggest they added non essential stuff, if they were to do that... It would have to be an alternative Soylent that you could order (way out in the future), thats why I said "Phytosoylent"... but until then... Lets keep the topic to actually…

I take Green Vibrance every morning and that works for me. I would prefer that Soylent not contain phytonutrients, because if it did, it would not have everything that GV has and then I would be getting too much of some things if I continue to take GV.…

So with phytonutrients often being mentioned as something Soylent lacks, I figured I would revive the topic. We can all agree that they are basically not essential to life, otherwise we would call them vitamins but with claims and some studies showing…

Last week we received a lot of orders for Low Carb 100%FOOD. Do you really want to loose weight or there is smth. else behind that?

I suppose phytonutrients deserve a topic of their own. Perhaps in the future there will be options for phytosoylent

I will be in Spain next week, I have some samples of Choco & OrganicReady to trade for some good wine and tour

@Koningsbruggen - Do you ship to Malta?

Just received my 100%FOOD order into Hong Kong, well stocked for another month again.

Hmm yes he must have made a mistake there. Lets see what he says

That's good news! FWIW, here's a second comment from the same guy: Here are the different nutrient forms I would use: potassium citrate, calcium hydroxyapatite or butyrate, choline from either triple-strength lecithin or alpha-GPC (It takes a lot to…

But MattCauble said: "I believe we have switched to the FDA recommendation of 5,000 IU's of RAE Vitamin E. I will update here soon and you should see an update on our FAQ page as well." Clearly he didn't mean vitamin E, since:1: The RDI of vit E is 20…

Hey, Thanks for looking in to this. I am talking with experts to get the nutrients more to a 100%. We found a few partners who will custom make a micro mix for us. I am meeting with a specialist this week who will (if we can afford him) advise on the…

I wanted to say that Soylent wiki is made of people

The wikipedia wrong it seems. It is not Rosa Labs that wrote that page, so the people who did used faulty information or outdated

EDIT: Sorry, so that's 5,000 IU of vitamin E, not A? Or did you miswrite? Accoring to Wikipedia, it's 30 IU of vit E, and the RDI is 20, with 1,000 as max. I'm guessing you meant vit A? So here's why I'm worried about 5,000 IU of vit A: The current…

The other concern about GMOs is economic, the way megacorporations use patented seeds to try to keep monopolistic control over farmers, who have to buy seeds every year rather than growing their own seed crops, or can even be (have been) sued when patented…

I'll stick with my Sun's Tea bottle, because I like glass so much better than plastic for so many reasons and it's not that expensive, but you're right, those are really cheap.

Soylent has the 100% RDA of Vitamin A as identified by the National Institute of Health which, for an adult male, is 3000 IUs which is 900 micrograms of effective Retinol Activity Equivalents. http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-HealthProfessional/…

Some quick reading on google says that vitamin b-6 can increase vivid dreams / recalling dreams

@MattCauble should be able to answere this I believe

For my vegan Soylent (could also be diy) I wanted to get a pump so that I wouldn't have to measure the oil every time. I found a pump and jug combo that works perfectly! Best of all, two pumps gives 52ml of oil which is about perfect. Pump: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006R9DO1U/Jug:…

According to the Wikipedia page for Soylent, there's 5,000 IU of vitamin A in Soylent. Is this correct? The RDI is 3,000 for men and lower for women, and high amounts of vitamin A has been linked to osteoporosis.

No changes in dreams here, with and without. Remember a lot of the changes you are experiencing could be caused by your mind wanting you to experience changes. Placebo effects are very much a real thing. It's very hard to go in expecting no changes.…

livingparadox said: So everyone else talks about getting blood tests (for science), but I'm kind of too poor to afford these tests responsibly. Is there any way to get these tests done on a budget? Are you uninsured? If you have insurance, you should…

Healthone.com has a package for $59 that would work.

So everyone else talks about getting blood tests (for science), but I'm kind of too poor to afford these tests responsibly. Is there any way to get these tests done on a budget?

I can't say I've ever had dreams that I could directly link to food consumption, but both diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and melatonin consistently give me vivid dreams. As for suppressing vivid dreams...I have a friend from Cote d'Ivoire West Africa who…

asympt said: I just said this in a different topic. My problem with herbicide tolerant GMO crops is precisely the "herbicide tolerant" part. What I'm eating? Yeah, not likely to make any difference to me. Making it possible to put a lot more herbicides…

For me personally I am just curious. Also since some people do ask, it is nice to know so you can answere. Specially in regards to teeths health. Personally I doubt Soylent changes the pH of the water much. Probably a little... Question is if it becomes…

Why do you care about the pH of Soylent? Does this have anything to do with that pseudo-science quack low-acid diet that I have heard about? The pH of the food you ingest has little to no change to the pH levels of your blood or anything in your body.…

grumm said: This is completely false, because the initial time frame we were given for all orders before 5/6 was to be shipped by 7/29 at the latest (12 weeks from 5/6.) Is there a source for Rosa Labs labs giving this time frame or did people just…

materialsguy said: I just want to second Jeff's warning. Be careful with caffeine powder and get a good scale. People have been hospitalized and died at doses between 1 and 2 grams. I have been thinking about adding caffeine to my mix as well, but it…

No difference here either. Add powder and missing salt. Fill pitcher an inch below the top with room temperature distilled water. Shake until all dry powder is gone. Dissolution causes volume loss. Refill with water. Shake more. Refrigerate overnight.…

For now I am hording as much as I can in case Rosa Labs either goes bankrupt or has a major reorder delay. Discover can absorb the cost of my stockpile in the meantime

I am still not "behaving" so I guess I have time. I might actually call up my PCP and schedule some bloodwork, explain what I am doing, then tell my wife to bugger off when she tries to tempt me with beer and cheeseburgers. But it is going to be rough,…

No problems with FedEx here. Typically a day ahead of schedule with no damage to the boxes, which are hidden behind my house exactly where I tell them.

Thanks, I'll make sure to mention the vitamin d 125. I don't believe I have any underlying issues, but if I stick with a 90%+ diet change and start back into some heavy exercise it will be a pretty major lifestyle change. If I can keep going for 6 months…

@kcoul, yes... would love to talk tips or experiences and hope to hear how things are going either here or PM if you prefer. Are you starting tomorrow? It will probably be a couple of days until I get down to pick mine up. I am planning to go 100% with…

I can tell you that I read before that going to bed hungry makes you more likely to remember your dreams (or was it the other way around?) Don't think Soylent causes nightmares directly, this is more likely something to do with you everyone dreams every…

I recommend Comprehensive Wellness Profile from directlabs which costs normally $97. But use the coupon code "discount10" to get $10 off. These tests done in this lab/blood were very similar to what I get during my yearly physical. I didn't have to…

They compare quite favorably to BlenderBottles and are inexpensive: http://www.thebairs.net/2014/08/supplementwarehouse-shaker-bottle/

Thanks for the update. Do you mind linking your recipe to this thread so others can see what you're doing?

I've found their tracking to be pretty bad, but they do get the packages where they need to go. I got my Soylent the day the tracking said I would.

I just picked up my 1 month order from Blaine today. We should talk tips at some point - are you planning to go 100% as well? PS: Be sure to bring a bit of US cash when you pick up as they are cash only, and 5$ per box (2 boxes if it's your first shipment,…

Yeah but it's the fact that you actually didn't notice a change - not that it got better or worse - that I find intriguing. I haven't seen anyone else say something like that. I wonder if it could have anything to do with how much/vigorously people…

Yea maybe because I actually like a little texture.

Wow that's interesting... no difference really? Huh.

Several folks have suggested adding in the morning for a smother texture. I've done it both at the time of mixing and in the morning. For me it doesn't make much difference.

Morning after it soaks. No question! Much smoother result.

I can tell you this much, I absolutely have the most vivid dreams since Soylent. Haven't had any nightmares, but dreasm in general are in full glorious technicolor and quadrophonic sound. Sound in particular in fact, is a component of Soylent dreams…

I'm soaking my Soylent overnight, but wasn't sure if I can add the oil at the same time I mix, or if I should do it in the morning after it soaked. I don't remember where, but I thought I read it's better to add it in the morning (better flavor or something?).…

I plan to as well until society shapes up in a lot of ways. I think historically there were better options for people, but over the 20th century (watch the excellent documentary "Century of the Self"), marketing took precedence over quality and by the…

Yeah, I'm definitely keeping my eyes peeled for the future. =) I think for ladies it is pretty much going to be a necessity, unless we're splitting with a partner. obligatory tagging ~ @MattCauble @JulioMiles @ana

I'm a customer by 2 days. Lol!

I don't dream very much (without Soylent), but for some reason almost without fail I have a nightmare (bad dream!) every night I go to sleep if I've had around half a day's worth or more of official Soylent (guesstimate, but basically I mean if I've had…

Ugh, this forum's driving me nuts.

Stay tuned. Thanks MiMi!