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I'm not sure of any existing models. But it what might help weed out the unfit would be to require them to get a food handler's card, which requires them to learn basic food safety. It doesn't look too expensive from a quick google search. That's about…

The cravings have certainly gotten better for me over time. I also do a handful of nuts (sunflower generally) occasionally which helps me with cravings, involves a little chewing, and some sodium.

That's a good idea too. Thanks! I'll pick up some canola oil and start there.

I doubt I'd be able to help. I'm still waiting another 10 or so weeks. And then I'll be paying what the re-shipper tells me to pay. Luckily I can afford initial sticker shock but if it's too bad then I will ration my month's supply and wait for Canadian…

The only way I know to bypass import fees is to bring packages back yourself. I tried the gift thing once but they still charged me duty on the estimated value of goods. I will be making 2 trips to pick-up my 2 months and bringing the gf with me to avoid…

I've heard that cravings generally have nothing to do with nutrient deficiencies, or at least that what you crave isn't necessarily something that will meet that deficiency. Most typically, its just a psychological want. I'll crave cheesecake on occasion,…

Also, Discourse won't load all the posts on a single thread if there are too many, so using the browser search would be incomplete.

So after weeks of research and contemplating, I am finally going to attempt to create my first batch of diy Soylent this week. I am expecting to receive my final ingredients from Amazon tomorrow. However, after weeks of trying, I have been unable to…

Hello there, What would be the best change to get it back to the 1800 caleries?

It is also possible you are short on fats? You said you are generally craving red meat and hamburgers/fatty meats right? Maybe the oil mix isn't quite enough for you? Add a little canola oil on top of it? Also, from your weight tracker, you have lost…

Yes, if it costs less than $2.5 per day and contains no lactose.

Right now, I'm looking into Carnosine and Carnitine. Neither are essential amino-acids, but they're the only things in beef that would be missing from Soylent that I can see.

Ok yea I see it now. Thanks

Also, native search is prioritized by the page you are on, so discourse search will look at the thread first, then forum as a whole. Same goes with somebody's profile page.

Hit Ctrl-F again (without closing the forum search bar) and your Chrome search will come up.

I'm using Chrome and when I press CTRL-F to search within a forum thread, it brings up the search bar - which is good but I also want to be able to search the text like a regular search function.I wonder what the best solution is. I don't have any ideas…

Yeah I saw the ebay post too late.. but 200$ for customs fees are completely ridiculous! wow!

LOL ok, you're right, my bad... perhaps you're trying Soylent to see if it will trigger re-growth of a missing appendage. Now that would be some killer publicity!

Also - and this is utterly anecdotal information here - keep in mind that weight is probably not the metric you really want anyway, I'm guessing it's shape. For myself, I lost a few pounds (about 3% of my body weight) after adding Soylent, but wasn't…

2.3-2.4g is first more than you think, and second salt is sodium cloride, not just sodium. 2g of table salt has about 0.8g of sodium.

BTW, everything I've found implies that craving red meat is generally a straight up iron deficiency. However, I'd be surprised if you were finding yourself needing iron because Soylent has 18mg and men generally only need ~8mg. I have not had a similar…

FWIW, Checking back in to say that the digestive problems I'm having could be from the whey protein. They seemed to be too long lived and severe to just be from acclimating to a new diet. I seem to recall similar problems in the past when having the…

Oil is just not really the making you fat kind of ingredient. As suggested before try to eat as much as you need per day for say a week and see if even with 110% of the usual soylent the weight changes. If not you can still try to cut down the amount…

The oil is VERY important... http://allnutriments.blogspot.dk/2013/03/essential-fatty-acid-deficiency-diseases.html If you don't get enough "oil/fat" check out those symptons you could develope... it's not your fault that socity has thought us "drop…

Also dieting. Lost 15 lbs with low carb dieting and staying away from processed foods. Looking to lose more by slowly replacing meals with DIY soylent. 4 days in of breakfast replacement.

Spaceman said: +3 new members will announce their offers soon. Guess that's me? =)I have People Chow - for Olive Oil and a low calorie version of People Chow for Olive Oil, the latter being what I've personally been eating for the last couple months.…

That's a good question. It would be best to ask unsynchronized that. Personally I've found that they help with taste and the fibre content also helps with staying regular. They also help with keeping the micro nutrients values balanced.

You don't know me @vanclute ! You don't know my life!! ....Okay fine I fixed it- thanks!

Is it possible to use Milk instead of water? I dont like the taste of things thinned with water

Can you elaborate on those health reasons? I've tried eating 2/3 of a packet of Soylent and it's just not enough. Even a full packet in a day and I go to bed hungry, but bearably so. I only notice that omitting oil doesn't seem to affect the satiety of…

Had my first experiment today using my own recipe that was basically wholemeal flour, sugar, olive oil and oat flour. Was excruciatingly bad. I can imagine that the reason cornflour is used is for it's relative lack of flavor and the reason for the overpriced…

You'd probably fit 2 meals in a 1.5L container (2 x ~650ml). Give it a try & let us know how you get on :)

For health reasons, I'd keep the oil and proportions and simply eat less. Have 20% less than you would normally, or 33% and just divide 2 "meal" portions across a day.

Haha - yes, I think it'll definitely change the nutritional value ;) It shouldn't be too bad though, it's just increasing the calories so you won't get the weight loss benefits. Keep experimenting - maybe an artificial sweetener would help? Don't worry…

Hi guys and gals, Got my official soylent and have been enjoying it so far. Got a question about the oil though. I'm trying to reduce overall daily calories (using soylent for weight loss). What would (or could) be the effects of halving or thirding…

Hello to all my soylent friends! my ingredients are arriving today! cant wait! Just a quick 2 questions! thanks in advance! 1) Is it advisable to make the whole days worth in one go, so mix all the ingredients and the water, then keep it in a sealed…

Thought I'd delete my comment as it may mislead others and that's not my intention. Last night, it tasted gross... I'm using unflavoured whey. This morning however I put cocoa and a load of sugar in and it masked the flavour so it does now taste just…

Hi, i recently discovered Soylent and it seems like something I would like to try and possibly get into the DIY Soylent making. I had a question about Soylent and how long it would take for a weeks worth to ship (just so i could try it out) to a brand…

I hope y'all are fairing better now. Had my first day on 1.0 today, no issues, or invisible noxious clouds.

@qentaur77Message me please, or shoot me an email at naturesfusions@gmail.com. I cant PM you since until now i've only been a lurker and never registered or posted, so this is my first comment. I'd be willing to do something along the lines of what konacj…

Maybe check with @eveb, @malcolm_56, or @predator. I think they are getting it through reshippers to Canada, they may be able to help with getting through the fees.

“The powder you now behold is more than meets the eye,” reads the marketing material that accompanied what was to be my food for the week. “This mix of mass, energy and information is the staple food of the future. Refined, robust and efficient, Soylent…

$250 import charges? That's nuts. Is there any way around that? I'd message the seller and ask if they're willing to re-box it, and send it as a gift or something else, technically not a purchased product since its not purchased directly from Rosa Labs.…

Isn't 1 teaspoon still too much? When I search, I'm finding the RDA to be 2.3-2.4g which would be about 1/4 teaspoon maybe.

Like the sucker I am went ahead and bought it 1-2 weeks of delivery time I saw he had 1 more month up for 500$, getting a bit steep with the added cost of shipping (83$) and Import charges (250$)

Sorry for the vague title. Basically I signed up for a subscription on May 16th for the monthly Soylent shipment, and decided to wait patiently. Every few days I logged into the recurly link on the Soylent page to check my account and see if anything…

I can only contribute one useful thing here - quitting food sounds a lot like quitting cigarettes.

@kennufsYou beat me to the post - i was just about to say the same thing. Crazy. I think it was up for less than an hour. I wonder how much the International shipping cost through the eBay global shipping program. They're 40 pound boxes and are pretty…

Looking at the Days/Unit, the smallest is 16. Thus, to make a mixture with all the ingredients, you should have 16 days' worth, although you'll have much left over of the other ingredients.

Questions: 1. Is it safe to mix a month's worth of powder and just keep it at room temperature? 2. Is it then safe to mix a week's supply of powder with the oil and keep it refrigerated for that week? I want to absolutely minimize assembly time and yet…

That didn't take long, someone already bought it.

Yes. 100% Soylent. I imagine they will. I think I just got anxious over it being my first day in Soylent, and the unfortunate timing of my mental fog.

No wonder it tasted too salty... Unfortunately my fiance added the salt to tomorrow's match before I could mention it. I'll keep that in mind next time we make it. But no, i'm not having anything else but water. The meat cravings I always get every…

@Pacha51 @qentaur77My interest was piked when others mentioned eBay, so i went a searching. I dont know if you've seen this one, but a full month just went up on eBay today with worldwide shipping. More than retail, but free domestic shipping and less…

I had some thoughts about yours minimal weight loss up to this point: You say you are about 50lbs overweight, but do not specify your height so i am not sure if the 2,000 calorie approach is hurting or helping. I am 5'11'' and 170, I use the ~1800 calories…

Hello, I'm brand new to the DIY Soylent. Can you tell me if the amount of each ingredient added into blender is for one drink or more? For example, you've got 55 grams for the Whey Protein Isolate, etc...

Pls. welcome new members (+1) and check for new arrivals at marketplace (+3)

A certain amount of cravings is probably not all that unusual, both from the physical changes in terms of nutrient levels etc. but also just psychologically. And the latter is probably the more powerful one! My guess is that they'll subside though with…

Going into this two week footless experiment, Just a hunch, but I'm guessing you really aren't doing a "footless" experiment...

My username is DepriveMe

2 teaspoons is most likely too much. I use a little under 1 teaspoon myself (3.31g) which brings it up to RDA. Are you eating/drinking anything besides Soylent and water? Could the dragging be due to lack of caffeine? [Added]Also, I've been craving…

Update: Just posted my one week progress report!

Convenience has a huge demand currently. I do DIY soylent but still understand and will pay the cost for convenience.

Thought I'd add my story for the databanks. Though fair warning, I'm a bit of rambler. Especially when I'm not sure what's going on. Background: I'm a 22 Web Developer. Prior to Soylent I probably ate semi-healthy, but got most of my nutrition from…

Everything is covered by a Men's One-A-Day and a 10 oz. glass of whole milk!!

Hello, I'm 3.5 weeks into my superfood for him diet and wanted to share my experience to this point. Some things to note...I'm a 37 year old male and about 50lbs overweight. My goals going into this were to lose weight and just generally feel better.…

Is there a combination of ingredients to replace the Mega Men that will cut down the thiamin, riboflavin, and vitamin B6? Those levels are INTENSE.

Owenleejoeking said: I ordered 1 week of People Chow- Plain from @axcho and the new website on 6/2/14 and got my tracking number the next night. Thank you for making purchases at DIY-soylent marketplace. It charges our battery like soylent our bodies.…

I've read a lot of tips from people lately talking about mixing DIY soylent and trying to knock out the grittiness of the People's Chow 3.0.1 mix. The most repeated advice is to use warm water when blending and then to refrigerate it over night. Why…

Just made one - good idea. username is konacj

So I plan on making my own soylent and using soy flour as my primary Protien Source. Is this a bad Idea? Is there any reason Whey Protien would be a better options?

I've emailed Soylent twice, well over 2 weeks ago. One of those was asking for a refund. Still haven't heard a response to either email. Makes you wonder ...

unsynchronized said: If that were true you would gain about 0.5 kg per day, as the mass has to go somewhere. As far as I am aware our digestive systems are not capable of converting mass into energy at the atomic level. If they were would not need much…

Try adding a little salt. After reading a few posts recently I noticed that Soylent only has 15% RDA per serving, which results in about 45% total of what you "need"... not sure if that could be the reason or not About 2-3 gram salt should put you near…

Seems like http://www.people-chow.com/ is down. No access to the FAQs as a result. :(

Good luck, sir. If you figure out a way to negate the low energy please share, I'm over 2 weeks in and in the same boat. As far as it spoiling goes, the simple answer is that it ferments.

For me it is time management first. I only want to do it when I am super busy.

Had it stated anywhere on the order page that shipping to Canada would take longer than the 10-12 week lead time listed, I would not have bothered.

@mark1 @Benji, I'm drinking the full 2000 calories. I'm thinking about adding some extra Gemma Pea Protein Isolate/Rice Protein Concentrate i have left over from my DIY days to get a slightly better Carb/Protein ratio - hoping that will give me a boost.…

this thread is a perfect example of why i am an advocate of charging at the time of shipping rather than ordering now that the product is actually shipping.

I wouldn't try to make two different pitchers with different caloric amounts... just mix up a full pitcher or two, and drink however much you plan to drink, keeping in mind that it's roughly 30 calories per ounce. Get yourself a nice 20oz (or whatever)…

genaio said: The answer to all of your woes... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ARQVM5O Yes, this immersion blender is so much easier to manage than a regular blender. There's pretty much one part to rinse, and you don't have to use two containers.…

Here are a few more suggestions for naming the Category: Complete Nourishment Foods (CN-Foods)Compact Foods  (C-Foods)Energy Efficient Foods (EF Foods)

I've found that if i add 5-10 Icecubes before adding the powder, then adding the liter of water on top, that the powder doesn't get stuck in the blades and washing is super quick and easy. (I use a Blendtec)

If I don't eat other food, I'll consume about a day's worth of soylent in a day. I don't know what the deal with the energy is, but it'd be great if I figured out a solution.

I made the plunge thinking i'd have no problem with this since I've used keto for good weight loss. However I don't like it, and don't think I could drink this more than once a week. I ordered the full correct ingredient list and paid 390+ shipping. I've…

I ordered 1 week of People Chow- Plain from @axcho and the new website on 6/2/14 and got my tracking number the next night. Should be here friday (fingers crossed). I'll come back to this thread as a review/vote of confidence of the process for anyone…

Very interesting about your consistent low energy levels. How much are you consuming? I wonder if maybe you just need a bit more than you think to run at optimum? Not really sure how all the biochemistry works... like, is Soylent like gas in the tank…

Hi James, sorry to hear you're not enjoying the recipe. I would definitely recommend trying it with vanilla whey - perhaps test it out with a cheap 250g tub from Holland & Barrett to make sure you like it. If it works, you could mix the vanilla & plain…

Glad you're enjoying the recipe :) Thanks for pointing out the issue with the whey! I've updated the recipe thanks to your comment & saved the plain version as v1.1 here: http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/liquid-cake-v11 I don't mind the oats too much,…

I sent my refund request to the above address 2 weeks ago. Still waiting for a response.

Ok, thank you

Updated 6/4 - 20 characters grrr.

No blender ball not needed. I have used ice cubes to get instant cold Soylent. Worked ok bug letting it chill really is best.