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I ended up buying four pitchers and eight blender bottles (also glass), so I run my dishwasher every four days. (It's more energy- and water-efficient than running hot water in the sink to handwash them daily, and I already have the dishwasher.)

I haven't looked too much into the specifics of how each amino acid affects the body. But I did put together my own amino acid profile calculator along with links to where to buy the raw amino acids. I was trying to make the most efficient powdered food…

Whereas my order from August 14th is still not here. I got a mail saying it was finally being shipped, the extra delay being because they had trouble shipping to Norway. This was evident, as when I checked the tracking page, my package was being shipped…

Yes I've tried this recipe and it's quite tasty... Unfortunately I missed where LoanRanger said he was allergic to corn. The mesa could kill him if the allergy is bad enough.

So, I found this guide to amino acid RDA values. Has anybody actually looked into the amino acid profile of their protein beyond "complete"? I'm curious about trying to see how different levels of each amino acid works, or making sure that I'm actually…

Well, after a full day of Soylent and 1 banana the gas is back! Like a loyal dog. It's not as poignant as normal, but I think I can chalk that up to only 2 days of Soylent intake.Wish I could figure this sucker out without spending money on some kind…

Espionage724 said: Would I be able to chew the steak comfortably? For the most part, yes. I had jerky a while back, and while it definitely strained my muscles, I was still able to eat it comfortably and enjoyably. So if I can do jerky (and I do…

It's advisable to keep chewing, it does indeed help keep the teeth healthy and the jaw strong. That said, even if you're just eating a couple of meals a week it should be sufficient to maintain your oral health, if you prefer to go 100% Soylent you should…

Have you tried it? I would be a little concerned about the taste, a tbsp or two of cacao could go a long way toward enhancing the experience, and may also eliminate the need for the iron supplement. Looks like it may be a nice start for him, but I would…

I found this website that gives a ton of information on potassium and sodium and their subsequent relationship in our bodies. There are different articles with great info, look to the right of the page. http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/potassium-sodium-related-hearts-contraction-9102.html

Oh, and there's a lot of support for the idea that the extra fish oil is a really healthy add-on, and you'd need to take quite a lot to run the risk of affecting your blood and increasing your clotting time. If your fish oil comes in one capsule, you…

Haha just because we are hoping for the best doesn't mean that we have not at all planned for the worst! Seems a lot easier to me to ask the community for help and be thankful for their follow-through / goodwill instead of coming down hard on everyone…

I don't think you should have any concern at all about taking a multivitamin in addition to your soylent, even on days where you have it for all meals. You can debate whether it adds value, but you should have no concern. Bear in mind that multivitamins…

Uuum, I am not a medical doctor. Dr. Oz is. Did I every say his word was final? No, I did not. As far as I was aware, this was a discussion board about these matters. Dr. Oz had something to say about it so I posted it. If you are fed up with my thread…

The best way to add calories for backpacking is to add extra canola oil. You're getting the nutrients in your soylent, and oil provides a lightweight and calorie - dense addition. You can't do better in calories per pound carried. Also, I have not tested…

I don't mean to split hairs, but RDA's are not based on what is in our diets. They are based on the levels we find necessary to avoid disease states. If studies find that we're healthier if we consume more than the naturally occurring levels of something,…

That has a proteolytic enzyme. Breaks down longer proteins into shorter proteins to make them more easily digestible. It may break down some of the proteins in the masa harina, but will not break down the carbs.

Someone I was discussing Soylent with raised a concern; what kind of effects on oral health would a liquid diet have over "normal" food? The concern specifically was, since you don't have to chew Soylent, that the teeth and gums won't be as supportive…

It feels squeaky clean. With plastic, the oil would cling on, and soap is needed to get it 'squeaky' clean.

In the field I work in, the saying is "Hope for the best, plan for the worst" We can assume, hope and rely on the good will of people all day long, but at the end of the day, it's the planning and logistics that matter.

I wasn't referring to nature, the place that bananas (but not peaches ) come from, but rather Nature, the reputable science journal. Sorry for the confusion. I agree with you that a knee-jerk rejection of any substance perceived to be "a chemical not…

It's easier to assume the best of people. If you get that, then life is reasonably pleasant and you can accomplish things. If you don't get that, then there's always Plan B. Eve

" but have decided to rely on the good will of humans and the personal ethics of our customer base" ..... oh boy. Just goes to show how naive Rosa Labs was going into this whole thing. Can't believe that came from the marketing person

@MattCauble @JulioMiles The same thing happened to me last week. I received two weeks, and one of them was missing the oil bottles. I emailed the help@soylent.me address on Thursday, but haven't heard back.

The official email is info@soylent.me.

You've added one too many "8"s to my username ziggurism said: I don't know where you got your information, j80488188, but there are 60 mg of sucralose in one 12oz can of PepsiOne (see http://static.diabetesselfmanagement.com/pdfs/DSM0310_012.pdf),…

Tagging @MattCauble @JulioMiles

I received my order of two one week boxes of Soylent, but one of the boxes did not contain any oil bottles. The box was marked as containing oil bottles, and I confirmed that my order was for two weeks with oil. Can I get some help with this? I didn't…

One consequnece of low potassium is if you don 't get enough you can have a heart attack. That is the worst danger. Potassium has a great deal of effect on muscles and the heart is a muscle. It is also an electrolyte, which means it has a part in almost…

TOO BAD SUCKER----YOUR MONEY is BEING SPENT BY THESES PUNKS-----FEED the CRAP to your PIGS----THEY MAY TOLERATE IT!!!!!

Where do international crowd-funded orders stand in that timeline? Or are they still off the horizon?

Hola, soy un chico de Castellon (Valencia) estoy interensadisimo en este producto, por favor mantenedme al dia de como y cuando se puede consegir Soylent. gracias.

The Fish oil is probably fine at full dose. I've gotten some good benefits from an extra 25% of the oil, and I'm not aware of any toxically high levels of it.

What is the email address that these notifications will be from? @MattCauble

Hmm, I didn't think about cutting up the pill. That makes sense and definitely possible for the multivitamin. The Fish Oil pill wouldn't work. Of course some things in this multivitamin are ALREADY over 100% of the daily RDA which complicates things a…

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You are no longer allowed to sell Soylent from the forums. Sorry.

If you're from the UK and want Soylent.. it's now on Ebay with free shipping. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Soylent-Food-5-days-worth-from-UK-FREE-SHIPPING-/231341029064?

How does this one look? LoanRanger Fule I currently have the recipe marked as privet. Hopefully you can still see it. If not let me know.

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If you are not a backer, your subscription will ship out when we start sending out subscriptions to non-backers. It should be very soon based on the amount we are scaling up. Thank you.

Sure, I'm not a backer.I'll just reply to your last reply in the PM to bring it to the front.

I would have agreed with you before day five. The first few days is a bit taxing, but I'm used to being extremely tired and just generally feeling like shit (undiagnosed medical problems, I assume). But then something clicked around day 4 or 5. I woke…

I'm not an expert, but personally, if you are going to take a multivitamin alongside partial Soylent, I would at least limit the multivitamin according to how much Soylent you have. 2/3 Soylent means you're getting 2/3 of the RDA of pretty much everything.…

Canola oil has a significant amount of omega 9 fatty acids. Its mostly omega 9, actually. So that's probably where you're seeing the calorie difference from. davidshq said: I take these supplements as a natural supplement to my medication for depression…

I wish I was in Switzerland! I miss it dearly.

Are you planning on eating Indian food as well or just Soylent?

Hi @FreezeFS, can you please PM this information? I found your subscription in our system and you were charged on May 14 but have not been charged since then according to our records. I also don't see that you were a backer. Can you please provide this…

As was mentioned earlier this study gave the sweetener in the absence of any caloric intake. While this may be significant for someone living solely on diet soda the results may be different when an artificial sweetener is used as a substitute for glucose…

I don't know where you got your information, j80488188, but there are 60 mg of sucralose in one 12oz can of PepsiOne (see http://static.diabetesselfmanagement.com/pdfs/DSM0310_012.pdf), and 60 mg in one day supply of Soylent (see http://blog.soylent.me/post/73232819517/there-is-more-to-food-than-nutrition-even-a).…

How long does it take to get a shipping label? I was charged for my subscription May 14, 2014, and on September 8 (14 days ago), you (@MattCauble) told me my order was slated for shipping "tomorrow". I've received nothing since then, no e-mail and not…

Well, IDK anything about distribution. That's a bit of a longer-term thing, too, that RL will be able to iron out with experience. More subscription options come to mind, though. Also see nwoll27's post above this one. I've already posted earlier, about…

Beer may or may not be a determining factor for my preference haha

davecortesi said: If you were CEO of Rosa Labs, how would you look to improve distribution, and what kinds of new formulations would you want to see tried? That's a really difficult question to answer, about distribution, because they are privy to…

I haven't been on a 5+ day trip in a few years, myself. And I really miss going canoeing for days in Algonquin Park (I've moved) - packing isn't much of an issue in a canoe. Even have room for beer!

smeggot said: I'd much rather they focus on improving and expanding things on the production/distribution side, and formulations Thank you! This is a reply in line with the kind of brainstorming I hoped this thread would inspire! Now, can you be more…

Just wondering, is it wise to take an additional multivitamin on days your meals are not 100% soylent? My original plan was to take one 1-A-Day Men's Multivitamin and one Omega-3 Fish Oil vitamins on days where only one or two of my meals consisted…

Thanks @smeggot! I suspected as much but have never actually gone in on a longer backpacking trip. Anything more than three days and I prefer a kayak or canoe and maybe a friendly current

Fat Chance is a fantastic book and he has a lot of good insight on metabolic syndrome. Here's one of his more popular Youtube talks posted prior to publishing the book (though the book feels less like alarmist fear-mongering due to the more-detailed body…

Most backpackers run a deficit; the longer the trek/duration, the higher the deficit. A short trip (up to, say, 4 days) then we're talking about even. Many (myself included) eat like a pig the day before leaving or at least for my last meal before leaving.…

If all-natural-sweeteners are a valid goal, then honey is a valid option. A friend just gave me some freeze-dried-to-powder honey. It is very tasty and as a powder would co-exist with all soylent (small s) powders quite well. However it's still a sugar.…

I'm honestly not worried about Soylent's non-food products. Pitchers and the like are things everyone can buy separately; that stuff is secondary (at best) to the ideal of Soylent. I'd much rather they focus on improving and expanding things on the production/distribution…

The novel part of this study, though, is the discovery of a potential mechanism - gut flora - as that hadn't been known before. We know for a fact that your body reacts to the taste of sweet, but how those reactions translate into dysfunction or harm…

Sorry for the delay, here is the post for the last week. Enjoy fitting-pajamas.ghost.io Soylent Day 30 - 36: Beers for Days It's great to be back on normal foods for dinner. I feel like I've been stressing this a lot,…

leecauble1 said: If you have a dishwasher disassemble and throw in Either you would have to run the dishwasher every day, or have a number of pitchers. I can't bring myself to run a dishwasher for one dish (or one dish plus a few glasses) every day.…

@axcho I too would be interested in buying a 1-meal sample of a variety of your blends. At a suitable premium of course. Your excellent People Food Plus works very well for me, but my second purchase was another blend, mainly to vary the taste (not…

Got it. Right now I take in addition to the Soylent two packets of Coromega Omega3 Squeeze. Each packet is 2.5 mg, I was hoping to see how this translated into ml, since that is what the oil bottle is measured in, but apparently that doesn't really work...…

If you have a dishwasher disassemble and throw in

The green handle and upper section should also unscrew from the clear container Your hand should have no problem fitting. I also have big hands and got hung up on this at first. Edit: I also find is easier to mix with my immersion blender if I leave…

@casssax Yea Apple goofed. They said they will be releasing a patch soon.

@ravenvii Just because you can't see it doesn't mean there isn't a thin residue of soylent on the pitcher.

@MentalNomad and @FNFollies I use this for my whey protein.

Hi everyone! I'm a Swiss journalist working on an article on Soylent and would love to talk to someone who either is using or has used Soylent. Is there anyone out there? Thanks in advance!

OK, I can get my hand in, but it is a knuckle-scraping squeeze. FWIW when I buy gloves I have to get the XL size. But just another centimeter diameter would make a big difference. 2014-09-22 08.08.31.jpg2448x3264 1.34 MB 2014-09-22 08.08.31.jpg2448x3264…

I got some extra bottles from someone who ordered vegan, but received the oil bottles anyways. Once it runs out, I'll have to make my own mix. Supposedly its not very complicated beyond canola oil + fish oil. But I don't have to deal with that until…

@Mushrooshi - @Tesseract said it better than I could. We realized long ago that with both our refund and reorder policies people have the opportunity to exploit for their own gain, but have decided to rely on the good will of humans and the personal…

Are you somehow acquiring extra bottles of oil from Soylent or are you making your own mix? If your own mix, would you mind sharing?

If you can put together a palatable DIY with a much higher calorie density that will probably be your best bet. I think Soylent would be amazing for a one or two day trip with a light pack and short-moderate distance, especially if you can get a nice…

You're quoting Dr Oz? Really!!! OK, you've lost whatever credibility you might have had with me. Eve

Thanks for the fast and informative reply. I think I'll use my official version of Soylent for Monday through Friday work week and switch to a DIY for the trail to meet my caloric needs.

That's correct. I've been adding additional oil on top of the standard amount. The energy increase may be unique to my personal needs, though.

resistnine said: Does anyone drink/use their Soylent hot? I often boil my water for treatment because either the weather is cold or I want my morning tea or coffee. I think hot soylent would be pretty vile, but maybe adding in some cocoa powder to…

davidshq said: Did I get the same Takeya pitcher as everyone else? I don't have problems getting my arm into it...granted, I'm no muscle-bound hulk, but I'm also not the one folks generally rely upon for sticking hands/arms into small spaces. I was…

Pardon me if I'm repeating what other people are saying, since I've not read all of the comments, but as far as I know this mechanism of artificial sweeteners has been observed for at least the better part of a decade. If you trick the body into thinking…

jeff_wisecarver said: Instead of sucralose, why not stevia? That one is more "natural" isn't it? I'm assuming they don't want to go with straight sugar because then you are adding calories and instead of 2500 calories or so per day, it would be closer…

I'm not particularly worried about the sucralose. My diet pre-Soylent was probably poor enough that any damage sucralose could potentially do is minimal in comparison...not that my diet was horrible... That said, I do think stevia or honey could be good…

Did I get the same Takeya pitcher as everyone else? I don't have problems getting my arm into it...granted, I'm no muscle-bound hulk, but I'm also not the one folks generally rely upon for sticking hands/arms into small spaces. [I also don't have any…

When you say you increased the oil - do you mean beyond the standard measurement? I've been using one bottle per pouch, which I believe is what the instructions call for...?

I'm hoping what's next is they refine the formula to be even healthier, and give details about the glycemic index.

Whenever I eat a food that causes me bad gas for example eggs or red meat etc, it generally takes 24 to 48 hours to kick in. I'm guessing your fast would explain your lack of gas. Keep us updated on what happens tomorrow...

Luckily, if you stay with the same email address, there's apparently no problem with stopping and restarting--no new delays.

If you're eating that much cinnamon every day, take care. Most cinnamon in the U.S. has high amounts of coumarin, a compound that, if eaten in quantity regularly, may be "moderately toxic to the liver and kidneys." What quantity? One teaspoon of cassia…

Glycemic load will also be impacted by fiber and the presence of macronutrients, modifying the total impact of the metabolized carbs. The idea being that it will take longer to fully digest the carbs in something like Soylent than in isolation - eating…

Hi folks, I have just started consuming my second month's worth of the official Soylent. Throughout the first month I had some pretty extended and noxious gas. It was ...not great. However today was pleasantly abnormal, allow me to elaborate. I did…

... or what about organic honey? Add just barely enough to get rid of the so-called bitterness. The tiniest amount so that Soylent does not taste sweet whatsoever. From Dr. Oz: Over the past few months, I’ve become increasingly concerned about a sweetener…

... or what about organic honey? Add just barely enough to get rid of the so-called bitterness. The tiniest amount so that Soylent does not taste sweet whatsoever. From Dr. Oz: Over the past few months, I’ve become increasingly concerned about a sweetener…

I'm @Ask_the_Dietitian over on the powdered foods forum and I wanted to chime in a little on this thread to clarify some points. @horsfield if you link me to the product you're using for whey I'll take a look at what enzymes they're using but from I've…

If you intend to update it frequently, I'd enjoy it as a separate topic. But if this will only be for "first reactions", then carry on, as you were.

As weird as it may be, my energy drastically increased when I increased the oil in my Soylent. I felt like crap for a small period of time, but since then I've had more energy than I've had in years.

Instead of sucralose, why not stevia? That one is more "natural" isn't it? I'm assuming they don't want to go with straight sugar because then you are adding calories and instead of 2500 calories or so per day, it would be closer to 3000...