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Hey all, bio/life hacker here to meet some new people. Want to join an ongoing discussion about DIY recipes, and other bio hacking topics. Anyone interested?

There is a false dichotomy in the way people view Soylent. You're either on the side that replaces their entire diet with Soylent or you're repulsed by that idea and reject it. I think the idea of Soylent as a complete, cheap and easy food is great,…

I've been on a roughly 60% soylent DIY diet for over 3 months now. The meals I do eat (usually supper with the family), have become somewhat sensible. Today my wife fried up some perogies with garlic sausage and corn. I used to love this meal. Today,…

Like if you are a starving college student. I have to move out soon, and i was wondering.

I know that soylent still doesn't ship for several months after ordering, but despite ordering about 3 weeks ago I've yet to get any confirmation from them. I checked my statement and confirmed that I had bought it, but I had no receipt of any kind from…

There's an inherent trade-off between mixing small batches (individual days at a time), versus mixing large batches (a week's worth, or month's worth at a time). By the latter, I don't mean simultaneously mixing up a bunch of 1-day batches, I mean in…

This is probably silly, but since I don't get it, I'll ask the question anyways.... In my DIY ingredients calculations, it says I'm using 215g of Whey Protein Concentrate... But when I go to the nutritional information under that, it says my protein…

So I am currently drinking my own variant on [this](http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/mens-basic-complete-nutrition-chocolate-1600) where I've taken the oat flour down to 100g and the protein powder up to 3 scoops (~82g). I want to get all the nutrients and…

Hey all! I finally got my Soylent 1.0 in the mail last week and am loving it so far. I am a week in on 3 meals a day pure Soylent and I have had nothing but great things to say about it. I want to certainly re-up on their monthly 'subscription' but it…

I've looked over some of the DIY recipes and I choose one that I am going to follow. http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/mens-basic-complete-nutrition-chocolate-1600 Nothing tells me how to actually make it just what to order.. How many scoops etc.. Any tips?

So me. M / 33 / 185 /16.0% BF BMR 2700 + Exercise. Has anyone on here used the People Chow 3.0.1 recipe lately. I have everything on order and can mix it up no issues. Bought enough for ~4 weeks which is my usual order. I have tried official and…

Any copycat companies that supply in Argentina? I'm moving there in about a month and was hoping to make a switch once I arrived. I had hoped to try it in the states, but Soylent was slow on my backer-order (two weeks worth around February) and its looking…

I am still adjusting my diy recipe, and want to stop using sugar for sweetness. I have some stevia extract and wonder how to convert from sugar using weight in grams. I have read that it is 200x sweeter, can anyone confirm?

Hey, This is my recipe: http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/davids-soylent Are there any problems with this? I'm a bit sketchy on some of the ingredients nutrients values. The Whey nutrition I took from Provon 292 (http://www.bssa.biz/userfiles/file/Provon_292.pdf)…

So I just finished my first couple of bottles of 100%FOOD from the sample pack that I ordered, and had a really interesting experience. Almost immediately after drinking one, I got a buzz akin to a low dose of Ritalin. Any idea what might cause this reaction?…

I'm currently finishing off my first pitcher of Soylent while I write this, and so far, I think it's pretty great. I'm satisfied after every meal, with one exception. I *crave* salt. I feel like I need lots and lots of salt after every meal. So far, since…

So, I only found /r/soylent in the last couple weeks, and it seems like it would be a good match for my needs. I work night shift, and swap to days for my weekend. This makes forming good eating habits..tough. So, I'm hoping to swap my 2nd meal of the…

So I'm morbidly obese, and am hoping to make soylent part of a new healthy life style to correct that. Does anyone have advice for recipes or any general advise for using soylent for this purpose? Thanks in advance!

I've just posted a fairly significant update to the DIY site. You'll notice that [Recipe page](http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/people-chow-301-tortilla-perfection) look a little different now. Here's a list of updates: * Added 'Nutritional Facts' to the…

Beano didnt work for me but quitting trident helped quite a bit. http://ericmnichols.blogspot.com/2014/08/3-weeks-on-soylent.html Any other recommendations?

In the time it takes to ship the first order you could build a new plant with increased capacity. Is there something that is keeping this from happening? I am very dissapointed in the lead time to first orders. I'm going to throw my hat in the ring,…

Hi, I'm looking to use this recipe, but he hasn't listed the quantity of the brown rice protein to use. Any idea how much there should be? Is it a good recipe? http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/blackrocket-fuel-prototype

I'm selling 1 month of official Soylent for $300 + shipping from California. I ordered Soylent to shipito (reshipping company) and reshipping to Australia is too expensive for me ($150) so I'm selling. I accept paypal and bitcoin. Please PM me if interested.

I keep seeing complaints about how long it takes to arrive. I can't wait months because I don't even know where I will be in 4-6 months. If I make an order now, will the money help them improve or should I just wait until their supply line becomes more…

Two days ago I gathered all the ingredients I could buy in small amounts at the grocery store in order to cook a batch and check what it would taste like. I would have hated to spend money on lots of exotic ingredients (which often times comes only in…

Hi, First post. Tried to look through the discourse on the Soylent site but can't open any of the threads. Basically I plan to buy all the ingredients, but I can't find any instructions on what to do after that. Do you just stick all the correct quantities…

Now you can ask any question and get a qualified answer. A Registered Clinical Dietitian with background in Food Science and powdered food products is waiting for your questions in ["Ask the Dietitian"](http://discourse.powderedfoods.com/t/ask-the-dietitian-category/215)…

This was just posted on http://discourse.soylent.me/ a couple hours ago: . >It’s been exactly 5 weeks since my last big post, so I wanted to give an update on where we currently stand in terms of both production and fulfillment. >Production:…

I purchased a soylent subscription that was supposed to arrive in 10 weeks 11 weeks ago. Just got an email saying I should expect another 4 to 6 weeks. Great. "That demand, along with packaging changes we recently made to make Soylent even easier to…

June 9th - my response didn't come in until July 18th, fully resolved July 28th. Today, sent a ticket in and received a reply in 2 hours, fully resolved in 4 hours. Nice!

In the FAQ it is stated: "Joylent has alot of milk proteins, so it is very much not lactose free." However, I fail to understand the connection between proteins and sugar. I have a quite severe lactose intolerance, so I need to clarify this point before…

THOSE MOTHER FUCKERS HAVE STOLEN 70€ FROM ME. THEY HAVE NEVER ANSWERED A FUCKING EMAIL FROM ME APART FROM THAT ONLY EMAIL THAT IS A JOKE : *** Keke Baas - Joylent (keke@joylent.eu) Hi Alexandre, I have to apologize to you, last month Joylent was…

Are there blogs of people reporting their ongoing experiences with DIY soylent?

From my (limited) understanding, everything on the DIY soylent site is figured out to be a month's worth, correct? So if I want a make a weeks worth at a time, is it a matter of mixing ALL the powder elements together and then guestimating/ eyeing everything…

Not to disturb the peace-I could sell some soylent to my reddit friends for a reasonable price. Feel free to PM me, no I wont be rediculously scalping like those on ebay. Cheers

Just put together a recipe. Have not tried it yet, and never did any other soylent, im just looking from feedback from more experienced soylenters. Waiting for the protein powder to arrive before i can try it out. I am planning to replace breakfast…

Not to disturb the peace-I could sell some soylent to my reddit friends for a reasonable price. Feel free to PM me, no I wont be rediculously scalping like those on ebay. Cheers

I'm mixing up a largish batch (16 days worth) of DIY soylent. Given my subtropical environment I am a little concerned with storing soylent that long without it getting moldy. It could potentially have to stay in storage for up to 60 days, depending…

Ok, I'll take my mocking now, I'm new to this and looking for recommendations on the best high protein and low carb DIY recipes. I'd like to get rid of some fat and gain some muscle :)

For 2.5 years, I worked at a youth center for low-income students in Pennsylvania. Many of the families were food insecure, and depended on a combination of federal/state programs, local food banks, and community resources to feed themselves and their…

I want to DIY some soylent I have found a recipe on diy.soylent.me. the problem is that I am getting my girlfriend and mother to try it as well. But, I am having issues scaling the recipe down or making changes without messing up the nutrient profile.…

* [Sat-isabgol (psyllium Husk)](http://www.amazon.com/Telephone-Sat-isabgol-psyllium-200-Gram-Boxes/dp/B003OVHHDA) Pretty healthy alone, but also makes me feel a lot more full! Fiber makes me extra regular as well! * Cinnamon For taste, even though I…

I've been looking into buying a pre-made DIY online and I saw people fuel and people chow. People Fuel http://custombodyfuel.com/product/people-fuel-plain/ People Chow http://www.thebairs.net/product/people-chow-for-olive-oil-weekly-subscription/ Are…

I assume eating only 1500 calories of Soylent a day means I am getting about 75% of my RDA for all the other nutrients. Is there any way to tackle this, other than switching to a home-brew, until Soylent makes a female version? I am absolutely loving…

I saw one or two posts from a while ago in the /r/soylent archives about palatinose, but it seems to have stagnated and fizzled out as an idea since then, why so? As far as I can tell, it seems to be in every way a superior carb source. Low GI, mild…

So I came across this Soylent stuff and I was intrigued. I looked into buying it from the main website until I saw the waiting period. So I looked at the DYI section and found this recipe. http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/people-chow-301-tortilla-perfection…

Joylent has the sweetness of when you add too many sugars to tea or coffee. It's probably much less than soda drinkers consume but it makes it taste unhealthy to me. It makes me wonder if going by the RDA the right thing to do; is the RDA the recommended…

I'm trying to find a reliable source of bulk powders and whatnot within Canada, reason being that generally most of the US Amazon products can't ship here. I did a quick search of the sub and didn't find anything. I'm considering trying http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/quidnycs-ketofood-for-ongoing-ketosis…

I might be planning to start with Soylent to cut down on time and money, but I was wondering if any of you find that Soylent is literally enough or do you have to drink extra water?

Really would like some but was not a kickstarter backer.

My friend who is a Soylenter is getting a tattoo tomorrow, her first. The first time I got a tattoo I hadn't eaten anything that day and promptly fainted as soon as the tattooist started working. I was then scolded by everyone who worked at the shop,…

I don't really understand what "need" soylent is filling in the market right now. There are products such as Boost Plus or VHC that already offer mass-produced, highly cost effective, balanced, palatable nutrition that have all kinks worked out and don't…

Just wanted you guys to know that I found Maseca today at superstore. Not sure if its new nationwide, but its sure new here. I had been paying 6.95 for the two kilo bags. Superstore, now at $5.19. Still a far cry from American prices, but its a start!

I miscounted how much soylent I had left and made my order too late...so now I'm going to be going at least a week without soylent. I guess if anything, it might be interesting to see if I'm feeling more tired after work or I start picking up fast food/convenience…

So I've been doing DIY for about a month, super happy with how I feel and the taste. Just finished my first meal of the brand name stuff. I have to say, wow, Rob did a spectacular job. It is very thin, almost milk like in texture, with just a tiny…

It looks like ordering soylent is still a waiting game. I'd like to order some version of soylent... isn't someone selling peoplechow premade?

I've thought about pre-preparing my soylent powders and pills before i mix 'em with the oils for the coming 5 or 6 days. Naturally, i can't think of a problem mixing the oils (Olive oil and MCT oil)together, and i've bought a pill organizer for the…

Seems that the protein powder is usually the single largest cost of almost every diy recipe I've seen. I doubt if any of the name brands of protein that people are buying are actually making their own protein powders and are just buying it from suppliers/wholesalers…

All their versions say "Multivitamin Powder", but does anyone know what brand it is? I see the brand of one a day capsule they use in their recipe on diy.soylent, but nothing about any powder.

Is it fine for me for me to just swallow 1 multi vitamin a day rather than crushing it and putting it in the drink? It'd be easier to just swallow, and wouldn't affect the taste as much. Any downsides to doing this? I've seen a couple of people say that…

Just got some of the parts for the Liquid Cake I am making, and realised something I hadn't thought about. The Vitamin D and K tablets are liquid capsules. Do I just swallow these, or open them and put them in the drink? http://www.amazon.com/Now-foods-Vitamin-45mcg-120VC/dp/B0019QT9LA

Options, as in Soylent, 100% Food, DIY, etc. Your opinion of each? Compare/contrast?

I get a headache every day, and it started when I switched over to Soylent as my primary source of food. I've heard a potential solution is to increase the potassium citrate and calcium/magnesium. I've upped both from 6g to 8g, but it doesn't really help.…

>You need to remove from your life the day-to-day problems that absorb most people for meaningful parts of their day. ‘You’ll see I wear only gray or blue suits,’ he said.’I’m trying to pare down decisions. I don’t want to make decisions about what…

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I have not really seen a reorder story so far (I'm probably wrong but if I missed it, you might have too since I'm here all day). So here's my timeline. June 2013 - Ordered 1 month July 2013 - Ordered 1 month 05 June 2014 - Received Soylent …

Just thought I'd share some pictures of my Ax Fuel that just came in. I haven't tried it yet (it needs to spend some time in the fridge first), but I'm quite excited about it. I ordered on the night of 8/18/2014, and it arrived at my door the morning…

Does anyone use a powdered vitamin mix similar to the GNC blend that isn't flavored and doesn't have the artificial sweetener? I'd like to make a bacon flavored version. Cheese flavored as well! But sweet vanilla + sharp cheddar isn't the best mix...

Someone here had suggested I use coconut flour in my recipe. It seemed like a great ingredient, and it boosted my calories, carbs, and protein. My recipe (see link below) is perfect for me, however the fiber is insanely high in it I notice. I noticed…

The Liquid Cake recipe is around $8 per day in Australia, Whey being $6. Would it be possible to reduce the amount of whey, use unflavoured Whey, and use more oats while adding a flavour like fruit, cocoa, honey, cinnamon etc? How much whey could I replace…

The TL;DR version of the story is that it's very good. I like the taste, and it is satisfying, cheap, easy to prepare and store, and gives me no stomach problems. It's exactly what I wanted. If that's all you came to read, then you don't have to go any…

I just recently purchased all the ingredients for People Chow. The only modification I made was using Canola Oil for my oil source, and everything else the same. First meal of People Chow was good. I didn't seem to have any problems, maybe smelly gas.…

It's been a week and nothing. No contact, no package, nothing, and I'm just wanting to know if I'm being paranoid and impatient?

I am curious how people deal with consuming Soylent for lunch. Do you pack it for lunch? or do you make some at the office? I just got my soylent and can't really figure out an ideal way to have soylent for lunch. I don't like lugging around food…

I'm not loving the flax in my people's chow based drink. Any other options with similar omega-3 and price?

[Here is my recipe](http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/mercury-soylent-oat-flour-recipe) that I have just started. I got all the ingredients as flavorless as possible thinking it would be easy to flavor accordingly later. Turns out it taste like a bunch of…

So I've been on People Chow for about a week now, and I absolutely love it. I'm feeling better than ever, and I really love the vanilla corn tortilla flavor. I have been thinking about other flavor variations though out of pure creativity, so if you've…

I am curious what people think should be changed for Soylent 2.0? Clearly the sodium issue needs to be addressed and it sounds like they might need to find another protein source to be able to scale to larger production. What else should they try for…

Just a heads up as I haven't seen anything on here specifically about 1 week orders. I was a very early backer but I just got my address confirmation email for my 1 week order. Excited and as I have been for awhile, still a bit sad I didn't increase my…