| Amount | Ingredient | $ / day | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 350 | g | Maseca Masa Harina | $0.51 | Walmart |
| 75 | g | Body Fortress Super Advanced Whey Protein Powder Chocolate | $1.24 | Walmart |
| 5 | g | Equate Clear Soluble Fiber Powder | $0.00 | Walmart |
| 5 | g | Original NoSalt Sodium-Free Salt | $0.08 | Walmart |
| 4 | g | Iodized Salt | $0.01 | Walmart |
| 2.5 | pill | Choline | $0.17 | GNC |
| 1.5 | pill | Centrum Men Multivitamin | $0.13 | Walmart |
| 1 | pill | Spring Valley Calcium Supplement 600mg with Vitamin D | $0.02 | Walmart |
| 0.5 | pill | GNC Vitamin K 100 mcg | $0.02 | GNC |
| 49 | ml | Canola Oil | $0.11 | Walmart |
Amounts for: Total Daily Cost: | $2.28 | Add Ingredients to Amazon Cart | ||
Design
Rolla Basic is a variety of DIY soylent created in Rolla, MO, USA (pronounced /ˈrɒ•lə/, or Rah'-luh), home of Missouri University of Science and Technology. It is designed primarily for quick, inexpensive, and local acquisition, and can be sourced entirely from Walmart and GNC. With a startup cost of only $64.17, a daily cost of $2.28, and a complete nutritional profile, Rolla Basic provides an easy way to try DIY soylent within the day and without significant financial commitment.
Equipment
Suggested equipment includes the following:
- Large mixing bowl
- Small mixing bowl
- Scoop
- Scale, accurate to grams
- Pill cutter
- Mortar and pestle
- Blender
The pill cutter and mortar and pestle are optional, and cut significant time from the preparation of Rolla Basic's powdered mix.
The small mixing bowl is used for weighing ingredients before transferring them into the large bowl, and can be replaced by almost any container.
Preparation
Recipe creates one day's worth of Rolla Basic. The ingredients may be multiplied and the dry prep product stored for additional days' supplies. Creating Rolla Basic involves the dry preparation of the powdered mix (usually completed several days in advance) and the wet preparation of powder, oil, water, and flavoring (usually completed the night before intended consumption).
Dry prep
Complete dry preparation of Rolla Basic's powdered ingredients in advance of when you intend to mix and chill a batch.
- Weigh powdered ingredients (1-5) on the scale and transfer them to the large mixing bowl
- Cut and crush pill ingredients (6-9) and transfer the resulting powder to the large mixing bowl
- Mix powder
- Store in a sealed bag in a cool, dry location
Wet prep
- Add powder mix and oil (ingredient 10) to blender with a small amount of water
- Note: You may need to proportionally divide the powder mix and oil depending on your blender's capacity
- Blend, add water, and repeat until a nectar-like consistency is achieved
- Blend in any additional sweeteners, colorings, and flavorings
Storage
Rolla Basic may be safely stored in liquid form for up to two days in a refrigerator.