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malove2play: its assured nutritional completeness Exactly this. malove2play:

You also get sulfur from the cysteine as well as the methionine. kitira1916: potassium chloride is very efficient at delivering potassium but tends to cause gastrointestinal disturbances when taken in quantities high enough to fulfill one's daily…

Curious if there's been much discussion around distributing soylent as a paste or something other than powder + oil. I searched on the forum and didn't find much beyond a few lonely requests for liquid versions. I love the stuff, but I still feel it's…

Nice link @SyntacticSugars. We played with coffee machines at beginning,But when we started to play with dispensing according to your intake, different blends on board and mixing of larger volume than a spoon of coffee - we had to make something custom.…

If it was ordered with the same email as your backer order, it will be given reorder priority, which should ship within two weeks. This is all done automatically, I don't believe I've seen anybody complain about it not immediately occurring.

Same here, shipped today and here by 10/2. I have had a subscription sitting around for the past few months. Now that my backerkit order has shipped, will my subscription automatically be prioritized too? Has anyone else had their subscriptions processed…

I don't have celiac, but most of my girlfriend's family does. your experience is consistent with theirs, and, I am sad to say, after switching to a gluten free diet, your gluten sensitivity only increases (as does your quality of life, however). The amount…

Received today, updated the tracker.

You can also split it with common measuring spoons. A 4 teaspoons is equal to one serving of oil.

Here's what I don't get.. they give you a measuring scoop so that you can make your Soylent in 3 even meals, but provide no way to divide the oil. What gives? Put a semi-clear strip on the side with some measurement marks please.

true, but isn't that something to be a addressed in any form of controlled fermentation?

To me Soylent has several advantages, and I guess with broad enough thinking you could call all of them "convienence." But the primary convenience for me is not that of its uniformity and simple preparation, but its assured nutritional completeness. I…

#CANCELCOLBERT Because.

I've been on Soylent 1.0 since the end of June. By week two and through week six I was 100% on 1.0. I had always had some stomach problems, along with chronic pain and fatigue that I thought was just part of being human. But after the initial few…

gained 30 lbs in muscle, skin better. bigger hair less greasy. possibly just the hormonal changes and the fact i don't use as much hair products any more was around 125lb (age18) about a year and a 4 mouths ago after a vegan diet gone wrong. now at…

Sixy: Even though the beginning with the company was anything but that... Its growing pains. Hopefully it continues being as awesome for you, as its been for the rest of us. Sixy:

Got the remaining bag and scoop the next day, but I did start the Soylent journey the day I received my supply and must say one day in and I feel great on Soylent! Keeps me full and satisfied and I have a little more uptick in energy. I work graveyard…

also this http://purebulk.com/omega-3-fish-oil-powder-15/ powder omega 3 fish oil. i think rob and co try'd incorporating the oils in the powered when they where beta testing. ended up with mould growth in the bags from what i remember... bacteria…

Can you PM me the email address you used to place your order, @grumm? We'll get this figured out!

When I got my order on Tuesday, the 7 bottles were no longer in the 6? bottle storage area. I was worried about leakage but none did. 2 of them did have a barley loose cap which I tightened up. No harm no foul

First of all, I have no idea what is causing this. I haven't been sleeping well, combined with a some fatigue caused by increased only intake, combined with maybe catching some sickness. So I might just be on a low point. However, I've been experiencing…

Another review for you, Spaceman: I received a one week mix and decided to go pedal to the medal. I work in computers and have been eating like crap over the last few months so I figured anything is better than what I had been eating. Here's a quick…

bruce: I'm going to complain to Stepen Colbert Er... why? bruce: but too much bother trying to get regular shipments. The shipments are regular, just take a while to start up. Once you get your first order, the shipments are very regular. And…

Dear fellow readers - I placed an order the first week of June and have been receiving emails every so often mentioning my order is almost ready for shipment. Well, after 4 months (they said my order would not get shipped until sometime in October),…

There's always potassium citrate. Its cheaper than gluconate and I have yet to have any digestive issues with it. As far as the bioavailability of it I can't say.

Kryptic: It looks like a 5 Hour Energy! Except it actually gives me energy! Kryptic:

It looks like a 5 Hour Energy!

I left the potassium sources unmodified from the base recipe, so I can't say for sure why they were chosen originally. However, in my research I found that potassium chloride is very efficient at delivering potassium but tends to cause gastrointestinal…

I've just posted an update which changes the default order of recipes to one based on a score. The score is worked out daily and consists of a number of factors including recipe update time, number of favorites, number of comments, number of direct child…

I tried to knock them over and shake them but couldn't reach.

shnwntrs: Are preservative allergies a documented medical condition, or just nocebo? Friend of mine is allergic to sulfur-derived preservatives, and I've heard it's not entirely uncommon (though hers are particularly bad). It's anecdotal, of course,…

Sara:I like your idea of partnering with Rosa Labs or another DIY. I do not know much about that, how can I find out more? livingparadox:Er, well, first things first... What is your product going to be, exactly?I don't think anyone can really answer…

@limitlessj sure definitely. I'll reach out. @livingparadox that is very interesting. I am still testing the exact product and its value proposition but the goal would be to eventually post here and get feedback. I like your idea of partnering…

Behold, the evolution of the Soylent bottle. Hopefully third tries the charm. Anyone seen leaks from these new bottles?

@zogstrip, was that you who broke the forums for a minute? haha

4 teaspoons is a single serving's worth of oil. That should let allow you to properly utilize the scoop. I think you might be an edge case. I'd recommend either looking to add your own preservatives or try freezing it. shnwntrs:How much would preservatives…

Well now it says that. That was actually my first guess.

livingparadox: Is there any reason that that would not work for you? Yes, because it presumes I'm always going to be aware of what might happen in advance. Sometimes plans might change... and a jug of soylent might wind up sitting in the fridge for…

at some point when i have some free time im going to pick up a cheap coffee vending machine. something like a Saeco 7P.http://www.partsguru.com/SaecoVendingmodel7P-Plus.html its fairly cheap. you can find used ones for 300-100$ there's 3 dry hoppers,…

@malove2play I was thinking more like a Soylent carton (half-gallon, full gallon, etc). The problem with a single serving size is not everyone's serving is the same size. Some of us need more/less than 2000 calories or split their meals up into more/less…

livingparadox: Long time, lurker, eh? I'm actually a member of the discourse team livingparadox:

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i would check out this discussion over at r/nootropics this thread appoints to the same article. http://www.reddit.com/r/Nootropics/comments/2gbyjp/should_we_all_take_a_bit_of_lithium_nyt_article/

@malove2play Thats assuming you get brewer's yeast to land in your Soylent and not something harmful like e colii, salmonella, or clostridium botulinum.

livingparadox: He moved the posts below it. The root post wasn't moved. Indeed. I never actually altered that post, and I do recall seeing a huge number of revisions at the top. Now I'm kind of interested in seeing what did cause the problem, haha...…

Er, well, first things first... What is your product going to be, exactly? I don't think anyone can really answer your question until you answer that question. My other question is, do you think you have an advantage by doing this independently versus…

If you need it to last longer than 48 hours, then don't make the whole pitcher at a time. Make as much as you need for the day. That's why they include the scoop. Is there any reason that that would not work for you? The preservatives would have no…

Long time, lurker, eh? I'd probably see if I could replicate it in vanilla discourse, but I don't really have the time to try it...

He moved the posts below it. The root post wasn't moved. If you look at the screenshot, it still shows 53 revisions. Just to clarify, the issue is that when I try to navigate backwards in the revisions, it stays in the "loading" state, and the server…

I ordered a one week supply Feb 3, 2014. Received my shipping notification this morning, should be here by 10/2.

Interestingly, I've been contemplating that partially fermented soylent might be less of a rancid-fart-generator, due to the fact that it's already partially breaking down.

I thought I would eventually get tired of the choco flavour but Ive been drinking 2 bottles a day for a couple months now and I love it. I still eat regular food for the rest of my calories.

You could probably take that to such an extreme that the question "What's even the point anymore?" comes up. Baking soylent, pancake soylent, bread soylent, juice soylent, bar soylent, apples! If someone was going to cook and eat that diverse a set of…

First, I would expect that if you don't see your order in time for your surgery, you will see it shortly after. They have said they expect all backer orders to be shipped within the next 11 days. Second, I think this would be a great option in your situation.…

As per discussions in another thread - remove the auto changing of affiliate links to mystery account. Sorry for not posting to this category originally. Thank you. See: http://discourse.soylent.me/t/affiliate-rewards-scam/16951

I personally don't think one is better than the other. With any diet, nutrient profile, ingredient choice, etc. there will always be someone who says your crazy and potentially hurting yourself. I just pick the things I want and ignore everyone else till…

I, too, would be interested if anyone knew what the result of fermenting Soylent would be. Usually when you take something awesome and ferment it, you get something double-awesome. Could Soylent be double-awesomed?

The future I would love to see: At the store: in the refrigerated section you can buy several flavors of bottled Soylent (a meal's worth). In the baking section you can buy plain and flavored Soylent powder, also Soylent formulated for baking and maybe…

They may not add preservatives because some people are squeamish and/or sensitive to them. I've had the same thought. If you want to add your own I recommend any of these.

That reorder thing wasn't obvious to me till you pointed it out. Now that I see it it makes perfect sense. Thanks.

@ana @JulioMilesordered 1 week in January, have not received any tracking information.

I'll bet that they disappeared when @tesseract moved things around for you...

I just received 21 bottles of the special Athletic Chocolate blend - 850 calories per bottle. I've gone a full day eating nothing but 100% Food and just had some for breakfast. The taste of the Chocolate is just fine. I can easily imagine getting tired…

The dropbox link isn't working anymore. Would love to receive a copy if you're up for sharing again. Or, if you know another similar resource?

Thanks for feedback @antilight!Such supposedly meaningless trifles create an overall impression, so pls. continue, we need them. Regarding your current 2 cents - since you tried 100%FOOD we made some improvements in our bottles. We made stickers smaller…

... and they have sold out. the good news is this possibly means people have been ordering it. the bad news is this probably means they will consider the inflated price is acceptable. I really have a bad feeling about this company.

Significant differences in calorie and other nutritional elements have me wondering what to do here. I've based my recipe primarily on the U.S. government DRI, male 19-50, 2000 calories (fixed fiber, potassium, and ω-6 & ω-3 PUFA requirements) and the…

Tried that but I preferred the plain taste (with salt) better. PB2+Chocolate is another story though... good stuff!

Bonus question: Would a controlled fermentation of Soylent be safe?

So, almost done my first month of official 1.0 .... and it occurred to me: Prepared Soylent doesn't last quite long enough for my liking before spoilage. I haven't had an instance yet where I've needed to have Soylent last longer than 48 hours, but if…

@horsfield you can go to the edit page of your recipe to re-order the ingredients. Just drag the icons with the 3 bars under the 'Re-Order Ingredients' section up or down, then click Save once you're done. Also fixed the typo - thanks.

So cool. Just got my email. My 1 week order should be here Tuesday. I ordered middle of February. I think it's really happening! No other email for months before.

Oh my. That's some really long post! I'll have a look and see what I can do to fix that.

The ability to reorder ingredients in a recipe arbitrarily or by any of the columns. I like to sort my ingredients by type (i.e. carb, protein, fat, micro). There is also an annoying typo in the Nutrition Facts block on the overview tab. It says "Your…

If your body isn't used to that amount of fiber I wouldn't quit regular food cold turkey. It can cause digestive issues till your body adjusts. I also agree with @kennufs you don't need the sulfur. Double check the nutrition to be sure you didn't miss…

nwoll27: I feel guilty for 'liking' this but I can definitely relate. And one downside of Soylent is that I feel so good about my eating choices now that when I run out I'll dive straight into the worst of diets until I have to start letting the belt…

smeggot: the OP wanting a question answered & stating to leave out the other stuff, followed by most posts being about the other stuff. haha typical internet You could totally tell from the OP's posts that he was used to Stack Overflow. When I saw…

I feel guilty for 'liking' this but I can definitely relate. And one downside of Soylent is that I feel so good about my eating choices now that when I run out I'll dive straight into the worst of diets until I have to start letting the belt out again

DaggaRoosta: If that's the issue, spreading out the consumption to frequent-but-smaller serving sizes can and should help. I tried this and it didn't help at all. I'm generally consuming about 1800 cal per day of Soylent. I started out splitting it…

Confirms my eating habits aren't the best...

jamescobalt: I'm also adding PB2 now, which does wonders, albeit for a price $$$. I don't really like peanut butter Seriously, try some dark cocoa powder. I masks the overly sweet flavor of Soylent and it's cheap. jamescobalt:

Probably already said, but I dont think a couple of hours will cut it for soaking in everything, make sure you are adding the oil after a long soak, and the first day never taste great, but once you have it a couple of days it starts to taste amazing,…

We're moving through orders really quickly these days so you should not have to worry about changing your address!

From what i am seeing on the DIY Tracker and if the shipping/tracking info stays on course you should get a tracking email next week. I ordered in May and it seems I should get a tracking email next week as well.

He means, join the other sellers using his powderedfoods.com site to sell their actual premade DIYs to the rest of us who don't want to make them ourselves.

Glad your flavor experiments are starting well!

Hello Sara. My name is Jason. I am immensely involved with homeless outreach and am in the process of developing an outlet to meet similar needs as you. Might you be interested in sharing a little of your vision for ministry with me (offline) sometime…

$4 per flavor pack? That seems like a lot, no? That's almost the cost of all the other ingredients that would go into a DIY mix combined. Edit: I see that I misunderstood. Didn't realize you were selling a whole DIY recipe on your site. I thought you…

Hi all I am new to Soylent and DIY etc all. I am a food scientist and love this stuff - great way to improve the process of eating food. So I have taken inspiration from this community and decided to create a product that will be natural and sustainable.…

As you might see we in the bottom of our Menu - we offered 21 flavor for $84 ($4 per bottle).There were a lot of work. If we can just enclose sachets with flavors I think we can stick to our regular $75 price per One Week Set. By the way, @r_soylent…

Awesome idea. What will your price be for a mixed set of flavorings?

jamescobalt: I'm also now adding potassium, magnesium, bismuth subgallate, an emulsifier, vitamin D, digestive enzymes, nootropics, etc etc. So much for fast and convenient! I know your pain... I have a whole set of mixins for my Soylent, that I feel…

I would say "sensitive" instead of "delicate", but it's true that I'm a very delicate flower. Something about the sweetness was just making me sick to my stomach. It's not that it tastes bad per se, but the experience of drinking it day in and out was…

@Neilpa - I advise you to ask a Registered Dietitian of your case.He treats patients at Kaiser Permanente as a daily job. Just your case. Then you can make your choice of DIY, since we have much more options since @axcho & @Spaceman started marketplace...…

I will communicate with them and will issue a limited series to try, like we did with 21 flavor.Thanks @asympt for suggestion, I will send you one free set first.

Good math @Disembodied - are you in DIY-business?If not - let me invite you. Here are my credentials. Specially for @inod3 secret photos from mixing tests: Wesna - 100 percent food machine leaks.png1486x938 1.11 MB Wesna - 100 percent food machine…

Got my shipping email! Ordered 01/21/14, 1 week, with oil. Whoo!

I have not had gastric bypass surgery, but I can tell you, as a nutritionally dense liquid food, Soylent takes up much less space in your stomach than normal food. I use to scarf down massive piles of food, but after being Soylent for nearly 4 months…

I bought Soylent on May 8, 2014. I am still waiting to receive my shipment. I bought it because I am having gastric bypass surgery next week due to having esophageal cancer. I thought I would have my shipment of Soylent before my surgery, when I bought…

@ana Where am I in the queue? 1 week order on 2014-04-18 on backerkit.com . I'm moving in about a month so I'm wondering if i'll get it before I leave. If not I need to change my address.