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I got my 1 week supply on Monday after over a year waiting, and it's about what I was expecting it to taste like. Sort of gritty, sort of protein shake vanilla flavored. It's not bad at all, and it's not great. Immediately I find myself getting tired…

Finally got my week's worth. This box and packaging is like 10x more than what I was expecting. DAE think they can improve their packaging design/packaging by a lot? Kind of makes me not even wanna bother reordering (I haven't even tasted it tho anyway…

20-24 weeks? Jeez. When I ordered, they had just gone from 8-10 to 10-12 weeks in the boilerplate text. If I'd known then that 20-24 weeks was likely, I would have just gone DIY instead! I might still do so, if there's more than a few weeks in my future.…

There's no way to change it at this time, for now you must cancel your 4 week order and place a new 1 week order... or wait a few weeks until you use up a bit of what you have and restart the larger order then. They say we will have more options eventually,…

I haven't gotten Soylent yet, but I've been chewing Trident quite frequently due to a broken tooth. It gets food remnants out of the broken tooth and generally keeps my mouth less disgusting. I don't plan on any change when I finally get onto Soylent…

How do I temporarily lower my subscription level from 4 weeks to 1 week? I had to put my experiment of being on Soylent fulltime off for a couple of months due to life events and now I have a backlog. I'm not seeing any way to change it on the chargebee…

locness: "....I can confirm that your Soylent subscription is in our system, it has been processed and is awaiting shipment. We have almost completed fulfillment of all backer orders and we are hoping to start shipping out new orders in the next 4-6…

Just because a couple people have asked, I thought I'd post my current mix of ingredients. Since I haven't yet migrated from my uber complicated excel spreadsheet to the DIY platform on this site, I'm only posting an ingredient list, and not per item…

http://bulkfoods.com is a really good source for a lot of these ingredients in bulk. Cheap too!

plusEric: Once again fedex has delivered my package to an address that is unknown to me. It was signed for by some RHID who doesn't work here so there is that. I very seriously hate fedex, it's to the point where I almost am going to have to refuse…

when I asked them a week-ish ago this is the response I got. "Thank you for patiently waiting and apologies for this delayed reply. We have been swamped with inquiries but we have increased the size of our support team over the past weeks to make sure…

You should have plenty of phosphorous coming from your protein, it looks like the ingredient breakdown you have for your protein is incomplete as you only show a couple of micros coming from the protein. I'm not sure where you got the data, but do recommend…

I can't imagine adding fish oil to my soylent. Fish oil mold is incredibly unappetizing, and it makes me wonder how healthy the mix was "just before" the mold was apparent. If MCT can be stable when mixed with maltodextrin, then clearly not all oils will…

I started diy soylent back in Jan. Used 2 different reciepes. I enjoyed both of them with no side effects. I have been on official Soylent for a month. I cant put my finger on it but I feel different and not in a good way. It could be the whole gas…

gforge: I'm not angry at all, business is difficult, but I dropped by today to see how my order was going. Today is week 10 since my order (07/23, one month supply). I'm confused, though. I never received any emails about delay, but I haven't received…

THIS IS *NOT* VEGAN! Just a note to those vegans. The Vitamin D3 softgels that you link to, by "NOW Foods" is in the form of cholecalciferol, is sourced from lanolin, which is NOT vegan.

locness: So its been exactly 11 weeks since my non-backer subscription was made (7/15/14) I'd just like to know if I'm getting it within the next month-ish? @ana Unlikely. I placed my order in ... June? I am not anticipating getting my order until…

False, we only put the expectations they set for us and then consistently failed to deliver on. This has nothing to do with experience in backing a kickstarter and I'm starting to notice a trend of those who regularly do having a holier-than-thou attitude.…

I'm not angry at all, business is difficult, but I dropped by today to see how my order was going. Today is week 10 since my order (07/23, one month supply). I'm confused, though. I never received any emails about delay, but I haven't received a shipping…

"Crazy" how?.......

The general wisdom on this subreddit, from what I've seen, is to only scale up the macronutrients (carbs/protein/fat) and not the micros, when modifying a DIY recipe for higher caloric content. For example, if a recipe is designed to be 100% nutritionally…

One of the DIY sellers at powderedfoods.com could probably make such a version. @axcho in particular has been very open to making custom recipe variants.

And here I was just going to say rickets. Scurvy. Anemia. Beriberi.

@kennufs thank you! I took (most) of your advise. How necessary is Phosphorus?

So its been exactly 11 weeks since my non-backer subscription was made (7/15/14) I'd just like to know if I'm getting it within the next month-ish? @ana

The diet is based off of the original Tortilla perfection. I am 21M 5'6" 125lbs. I work out vigorously 3-4 times a week. My goal is to GAIN weight from this diet while still keeping it somewhat tasty. http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/tyler-ns-people-chow-301-tortilla-perfection…

Wikipedia - Placebo Skepdic - Placebo Snopes - Splenda Snopes - Canola Oil Canola Council - Canola Oil College of Agriculture - Canola Oil Shipping issues aside, I have seen an insurmountable number of complaints on this forum that have absolutely…

EDIT: Amended Title: "Why you should follow the instructions and ease into your Soylent diet." Ladies and gentleman, I started my experiment yesterday. I understand they recommend we ease ourselves into 100% consumption, but I figured, in for a penny,…

I tried two variants: freeze dried instant coffee to Choco blend and Pepsi to Organic.The last one makes me crazy:)

Before investing into inventory - you may try samples of rice based formulas and not only.Check Powdered Foods Marketplace, there you can find samples starting from $10.

I drink it by the glass every couple hours, so once I finish a pitcher (I've only gone through four so far, still in my first week of official Soylent), I wash it, refill it, then stick it in the freezer for half an hour before putting it in the fridge.…

Please make a variation of Soylent with out Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Gluconate and Potassium iodide. These three changes would render Soylent-K far safer for Kidney Dyalisys pacients. The only other option on the market is Nepro and at $78 for 24…

As others have said, no. These are some of the most extensively-researched compounds in existence at this point, and despite the absence of long-term studies of effects (given there hasn't been enough time), we've yet come up with zero evidence to substantiate…

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The mechanical process involved with mixing it into a paste would add a large machine to the production line that would have to be cleaned and maintained. It would add cost to a product that would not really benefit from it too much.

horsfield: Maybe I'm missing the point. It was pretty much just a joke. Rob had mentioned a dream of having Soylent as a utility that flowed out of peoples taps like water. horsfield:

I have another side experience - having fun with kids during vacation and having "kid's" regular food - now I'm back to my 100%FOOD and happy as never before

Just got shipping confirmation an hour ago, should be here tomorrow!!!!!

I've been eating Soylent for 3 months now and the gas is as bad as ever. I usually eat 3 meals / day of about 600 calories each. I tried eating smaller amounts more often and that didn't help. I tried Beano. That helped a bit, but it only held off…

Does anyone have any experience with noopept? It is supposed to be all the rage in nootropics these days, alleged to be hundreds of times stronger than 'racetams in general. Not a 'racetam itself, but considered the same class because the effects are…

Hey buddy,Hell keen to try out your chow. Email me here: theblackmedea@gmail.comI cant figure the PM thing on this.

I ordered a one weeks worth on 2/9/2014, just got it today 9/30/2014,happy to see things are finally moving. Just mixed up the pitcher usingalready cold water, plan to let it soak for at least a couple of hours beforetrying it. I did take just a tiny…

There's no whey in Soylent as far as I know. I had one glass of Soylent per day the last two days and the gastrointestinal effects were much less than I thought they would be. People should just have one Soylent meal per day for 4 or 5 days before increasing…

I've been drinking this several days now and I really like it. If I were to click the button buy from Amazon I can't figure out how many days that would make. I'm just trying to figure out if the savings difference would be worth it or just to keep ordering…

FNFollies: I think this topic is really asking two things; 1. Which diseases can we reduce the likelihood of developing through proper nutrition. 2. And, Which diseases require restrictive diets that could be made simpler with powdered foods. Thoughts?…

New user here and the gas, stomach issues and bathroom issues hit me hard. I've tried the berano gasx with no effect but did get incredible relief with the costo brand lactose pill. I've done this twice now and will be trying again tomorrow. I do suffer…

My hands started tingling mysteriously a couple of weeks before I received my Soylent. I still haven't figured out the tingling after a few weeks, but I'm happy that it started before I got the Soylent otherwise I may have blamed it on the new diet.…

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my experience with Joylent so far. As I live in Canada, Joylent was my only choice to try this new powdered all-you-need food. This was my first order and I can already say that I will re-order for sure when I run out…

I've noticed that on my homepage where it lists all my recipes there is a column marked "Private?". I have several recipes that are private but there is no mark in that column saying so. When I click on the edit button for a recipe the "Apply Nutrient…

So if I ordered 1 week in Sept 2013 and have not received a tracker email... am I one of those that slipped through the cracks?

Hello everyone! By now I guess most of you have heard about Joylent, which supposedly should be more or less an exact replica of Soylent? I was comparing prices and noticed that Soylent cost considerably more than Joylent Soylent for 28 days - 255$…

Since people are receiving May 6 1week orders does this mean they are pretty much done with backerkit orders besides those who slipped through the cracks?

Hi, can I talk to you for example in facebook on how&where you got indigents? Thanks in advance

Thanks @Tetsuo - that's what I wanted from a discussion. FIY: I'm not the only one who can make it (too much work with 100%FOOD & Marketplace), but if someone is ready to make it - I can help with samples and distribution, while @FNFollies I guess can…

Once again fedex has delivered my package to an address that is unknown to me. It was signed for by some RHID who doesn't work here so there is that. I very seriously hate fedex, it's to the point where I almost am going to have to refuse to order anything…

I started Soylent two days ago (One serving per day) and the last two nights I've had extremely vivid dreams that seemed to happen throughout the night. Pretty cool.

Hi @amy, Could you let me know which browser you are using and your username on the DIY site? I'll take a look. Nick

I would like to eat healthy, but my palate does not agree. Sure, there are amazing versions of otherwise boring food, but I do have neither the money to have someone prepare vegetables in a pleasing manner, nor do I want to take the time to learn to do…

Per my replies to your PMs, your order will be shipping today, and once the tracking information is available, you will receive an email with tracking number. Thanks for your support and patience.

Never had an issue with airport security both nationally and internationally. Just telling them it's a protein powder is usually more than enough for carry-on. This is what I did for an outdoor music festival, which should be much easier if you've got…

i just posted this in the headache blog but I think the OP figured out the problem with Soylent right now. Basically replace the malto with sugar (less than the original 55g....maybe 20g is a good number)....scrap the sucralose....add more oat flour…

I have been on Hackerschool soylent for a year (breakfast only) with no problems. My Soylent 1.0 came recently so I have been on that for four days(breakfast only). Definitely causes headaches. My guess is the insane amount of Maltodextrin (55g) which…

Some people have reported improvements when using Beano, as well. The Beano is typically used to address flatulence, but it works by providing two enzymes which help break down complex starches and sugar-bond fats and proteins (glycolipids, and glycoproteins).…

Awesome.. I still have yet to receive anything. ordered 1 week in January. Thanks for continually dropping the ball, Rosa Labs. @juliomiles , @MattCauble @ana ..

Those chia seeds are great

Just got my shipping notification. 1 week order on 6 May 2014.

@nickp manages the DIY site.

I've been drinking Soylent for 1 month at 60-70% of my diet. So far it's great. But I do notice joint pain in my elbows especially. I think it is less joint pain and more tendon pain. I add the oil and use salt on other meals.

That seems to be helping so far, thanks! I'm just using regular unsweetened Hershey's cocoa powder.

Are these good options for Sodium, Potassium and Chloride? Some people i know have voiced their opinions against Sodium Bicarbonate (Natron/Baking Soda) for Sodium, saying it's too alkaline and longtime consumption would be dangerous, is that right?…

If money is absolute top priority, buy a 6 pack of bottled water and use them as your mixing bottles. Bring a funnel and buy bottles when you arrive or pre pour dry powder into bottle before you go if you have space and fill with tap when you get there.…

This is very likely a bug in the system. @JulioMiles should know who to poke to make this work.

Where did you get the detailed specs for Redis supplements? I want to add some in my recipe, but couldn't find much info on their website :)

I've been trying to add a new ingredient to my recipe on the DIY recipe site but after entering all the data and clicking save, the ingredient does not add. What am I doing wrong? I'm in the recipe editor and have clicked on +add ingredient, entered all…

The DASH diet is specifically designed to prevent and partially manage(so not cure) heart diseases and diabetes type 2. You might be interested in picking up from their starting point.

Just noticed you got the price wrong for 5kgs of soy protein isolate. it's $79 not $51, just an fyi.

Hey man, I think this is the cheapest nutritionally complete recipe that there is. Well done! A few questions: - Hows the taste? - What coffee grinder do you use? - What kind of scale do you use to measure the powders - How do you exactly measure…

I think it's getting away from the topic to assume a conflict of interest. The side-tracked remark doesn't contribute to the discussion as a whole and if we're talking about the future of powdered foods, filling the needs of customers looking for "Renal-Friendly"…

I add 2 tablespoons of dark chocolate cocoa powder to a pitcher of Soylent. It gets rid of the cloying sweetness.

This is a hybrid recipe, a shake powder, a handful of almonds and dried cherries - a favorite snack an apple a bowl of oatmeal and a serving of either brown rice or quinoa - these can easily be added to the shake Oh and some supplements.

I've been thinking about ways the [Nutrient Profiles](http://diy.soylent.me/nutrient-profiles) section of the DIY Soylent site can be improved. Right now there are lots of custom profiles, but I think a complete database of 'official' (government) recommendations…

I just drove a Budget truck from Indiana to Oregon. About 7 days visiting and packing and 4 days driving. Ate my DIY about 50%. Definitely need small dish soap, brush and small drying rack. I hate doing dishes on the road. Also had a small ice chest…

Before investing into new ingredients - you may try a sample of the rice flour based recipe. From my blends I recommend you Organic vs. Choco sample set. Both rice flour based. $10, shipping included.

First video review of PFM samples by Trenton Adams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0KJx0sx0d01 (Trenton previously reviewed Soylent).

You might consider to buy a sample set of different blends before investing into ingredients (some of them you cannot buy by piece). And PFM marketplace as mentioned @JeffLeBert is the right place for that.

You might be interested in checking Powdered Foods Marketplace for alternatives.

Just got through my first week of Soylent and LOVED it. The one thing I was thinking about a lot though was how you could really tweak the formula for individual body makeups. The Indian science of Ayurveda treats people as individually diverse from…

I'm glad you like it! I tried using oat flour but I couldn't handle the grit. Chewing the rolled oats is a pleasure for me. It really feels like a food... and a drink... in one. This is the recipe I eat everyday, and I love it! When it starts getting…

Yes, I'm grateful to Soylent and forum users for opportunity run my business.And try to give back to community as much as I could. FIY: I develop Marketplace on my own and free for DIY-producers to help them save on IT, promo and consultation with Registered…

So, uh, sorry for the necro, but how is your dad now?

When I see clever mention of your site, on here and reddit...yes it's self promotion. Imagine what your site or your "business" would be without this forum.

Hey @Ichabod13 - self promotion is when I mention 100%FOOD and link to it, what I do not do for a long time except threads dedicated to it. In this post I try to promote the concept of variety and Powdered Foods Marketplace, where you can find Joylent,…

Perhaps other aussies on here can work together to create a primarily Bulk nutrients stack for ease of preparation?

And I'm back with another update. Enjoy. fitting-pajamas.ghost.io Soylent Day 37 - 43: Normal Days Until The B Day The first half of this past week was uneventful. I was chugging Soylent for lunch, eating regular dinners,…