Fresh Fruit and Gunk soylent 2.0

by lachek
Last updated May 19, 2014 Copy
AmountIngredient$ / daySource
280gRaspberries$1.87Fortinos
200gBanana$1.00Fortinos
125gKale, fresh$0.83Nations
175gLiberte Vanilla Greek Yogurt 2%$1.40Fortinos
30mlCedar Tahini$0.28Nations
10mlFlora Flaxseed Oil$0.24Fortinos
30gSalba Chia Seeds$1.50Fortinos
50gSelection Skim Milk Powder$0.40Metro
2gIodized Salt$0.01Fortinos
40gPrecision Whey Isolate Unflavoured$2.78Fortinos
454gStrawberries, raw$3.00TBD
42gHoney, raw$1.68Honey lady
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You can definitely keep a portioned mix of the dry ingredients (chia seeds, soy protein, skim milk powder, salt, sugar). You could probably mix up the flaxseed oil and tahini as well and keep refrigerated, but there's not much time saving to be had by that. Raspberries, banana, and kale could be fresh, or frozen into portions (1 cup raspberries, 1 banana, 75g kale). Mix in about 2 cups of water before blending.

Very happy with its vitamin and mineral content, although a bit more care would be needed to ensure 100% of requirements are met. ALA vs Omega-6 fats ratio seem OK. Fiber content is great thanks mostly to the kale and chia.

I find that the main difficulty in sticking to this smoothie-based diet is that the flavour and consistency deteriorates when it sits (especially overnight). Ultimately I'd like to develop a mix consisting of one or two portionable components that you toss some fresh fruit into and blend right away, rather than several non-mixable components that needs to be carefully portioned and measured individually.

For being an unofficial soylent clone it is rather expensive. I'm chalking that up mostly to being predominantly a fresh-ingredient product in reasonable grocery-store sized quantities.

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Day
55% Carb, 21% Protein, 24% Fat
Calories1645
% Daily Values*
116%
Total Carbohydrate239g
194%
Dietary Fiber 54g
90%
Protein93g
101%
Total Fat47g
Saturated Fat7g
Monounsaturated Fat11g
Polyunsaturated Fat24g
789%
Omega-3 Fatty Acids13g
73%
Omega-6 Fatty Acids12g
Cholesterol25mg
* Percent Daily Values are based on "lachek's U.S. government DRI, male 19-50, 2000 calories". You may use the Nutrient Calculator to personalise your own profile, then select it from the list on the Recipe Editor tab.
Nutrient Profile: lachek's U.S. government DRI, male 19-50, 2000 caloriesChange

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