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[SalmonGod]

Agreed.  It's minimalist, but heavy at the same time.

[kaijyuu]

Fish oil is a required component? Darn.

Any plans for a vegan option?

[Draxis]

They say that they're working on it, but I'm sure it's not a priority right now.

Though, the oil comes in seperate capsules which you can just not use and add whatever source of Omega oils you want.

[GiglameshDespair]

According to that website, there are 400g of manganese per (dose? Meal?) of soylent.

Um.

Not sure that's quite right, unless they're including lumps of metal in it.

[GlyphGryph]

Fish oil is a required component? Darn.

Any plans for a vegan option?

Right now they will ship it without the oil if you take the vegetarian option, in which case you should either eat some almonds or something or add some canola oil. They plan on adding an oil alternative packaged up sooner or later, but for now they are just keeping it separate so you dont have to use or even order it.

I am enjoying soylent so far. Only eating it for breakfast and lunch until some more of the house food i already had is gone, but its not bad at all.

[Knit tie]

Oh wow, all this stuff sounds nice. Anybody tried it so far?

[Frumple]

Look up about an inch or so from your post, KT.

[Moghjubar]

Well, got blood tests done, now need to do a general fitness test and whatnot I suppose just for more data... since I'm still waiting on mine

[SalmonGod]

Another Soylent article.

This one focuses mostly on Rob, and his own perspective on what he's doing.  Goes more in-depth on this than any of the others I've read.

There is an element of truth to the claims that this has been done before, therefore the success must be due to marketing.  The reason I trust it so much is because Rob's thought process behind the project exactly matches my own.  I can't think of anything I'd have him doing differently.  His involvement in the DIY community is especially awesome.

[Skyrunner]

~_~

Hopefully this' ll stick around for more than a year.

[Mr Space Cat]

This thread got started a year ago, so Soylent has already been around for at least a year, and it's still building steam what with all the official shipping dates and stuff.

[GlyphGryph]

I gotta say, so far my faovirte effect has been that soylent leaves me *full and satiated*. That is such a weird thing for me- I am used to being always hungry, all the time, from the moment I wake up to when I go to bed. But now there are long stretches of the day where I am not, and its incredible.

I am still home cooked eating dinners until we clear out some space in the pantry, and the nights still leave me hungry, so I think its definitely the soylent.

On the other hand, and this may not be related, but I have spent a lot of time super-thirsty despite the soylent being pretty watered down. That might be more to do with the nuts I have been eating as my lazy mans oil replacement though. Might want to switch to unsalted.

[Skyrunner]

This thread got started a year ago, so Soylent has already been around for at least a year, and it's still building steam what with all the official shipping dates and stuff.

I've been around since the thread started, I think!

I meant one year and a half more, when I probably hopefully will go to the US for college. If soylent is all that it claims, I won't have to bother preparing food three times a day seven days a week and only prepare food when I feel like it

Also, from my short year in the US it's very easy to gain weight there. Hopefully Soylent will help curb that.

[SalmonGod]

Also, from my short year in the US it's very easy to gain weight there. Hopefully Soylent will help curb that.

Some who have visited this thread may disagree, but I think it's very difficult to eat a healthy diet in the U.S., without spending tons of time and money on it.  As a result, I mostly haven't bothered, except for avoiding the most obvious and horrible things like soda.  I feel like it's starting to catch up with me badly this past year (as I turn 31 tomorrow).  I'm starting to genuinely feel old and like I'm rapidly gaining weight.  So this stuff feels like it's showing up just in time.  Wish it had been a little sooner.

I gotta say, so far my faovirte effect has been that soylent leaves me *full and satiated*. That is such a weird thing for me- I am used to being always hungry, all the time, from the moment I wake up to when I go to bed. But now there are long stretches of the day where I am not, and its incredible.

I'm heavily anticipating this.  Everyone who has tried this stuff so far has noted surprise at how well and quickly it kills their hunger.  I don't enjoy food the way most people do.  The only thing I really care about is that I don't feel hungry afterwards.  So my habit has generally been to stuff myself at least once a day.  I'm a really big eater.  I know it's horrible for me.  I think with this stuff, I'll be able to kick that habit.

[Bauglir]

I, too, look forward to this. I love food. Like, a lot. And I like cooking. But I don't like needing to do it every day, and fatigue is really getting to me, in general, which cuts into the energy I have to cook with. This'll be a great way to give me something healthy when I don't have the time or energy to cook a real meal, and let me reserve cookery for special occasions, like days off and such.