Soylent

Chance The Fapper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGkLWjuiakQ

Basically, this guy, Robert Rhineheart, has developed a powdered form of food. Just add water, blend, and you have your food for the day. 100% of all the nutrients you need for the day.

I thought it was a very interesting idea when I first read about it.

It has a full diy community full of recipes which allow you to make it yourself with shop bought ingredients.

It also has a very active subreddit.

I have been using a recipe from the diy site, and it's been working quite well for me. It cost me around €250 for 40 days worth, which works out at around €6.25 per day. A lot of the ingredients I bought will last over 80 days, so I will only need half the ingredients for the next 40 days.

I'll upload some pictures in a while.

What are your opinions on it?

Shakespeare's Sister

:eek:

You do know what it in its green form contains don't you...?!

wendell borton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oEnJfZ9joY

thelad95

Pyramid scheme?

Donkey Oaty

In other news, the apes have built a life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty for no apparent reason.

Shakespeare's Sister

It'd be great for famines but the way things are now in this country, seems a bit dull.
Although might be good as a kickstarter for people who need to lose a huge amount of weight, or people who aren't bothered with food as anything more than fuel/sustenance.

Pat Mustard

Fcuking hell. Talk about Frankenstein Foods. Nobody should allow engineers anywhere near food.

What an appalling product. I hope I'm 150 years old, toothless and dead before I'd ever have to consider slurping back that beige joyless gloop.

Macavity.

I think it's a great idea. A lot of people don't have the time to prepare healthy meals and end up eating crappy foods as a result. Not to mention the amount of money that could be saved. If it's not your thing, here's the beauty of it - you're not actually forced at gunpoint to buy the product.

kneemos

If you're going to buy the ingredients to make Soylent why not just eat the ingredients?or is that a stupid question?

Pat Mustard

Perhaps they could use it in gulags and internment camps, to nutritiously break the spirits of all and sundry.

IvyTheTerrible

I can't imagine you'ld enjoy eating that for any length of time.

I have heard of people who've lost their sense of taste basically becoming anorexic because there is no pleasure in eating anymore. That could happen with this product, if it was all you had to eat.

Pat Mustard

kneemos wrote: »

If you're going to buy the ingredients to make Soylent why not just eat the ingredients?or is that a stupid question?

Sure, why do that when some bright eyed engineer can show how to liquidise it into a bland but healthy paste?

It would be perfect for people with no teeth.

KomradeBishop

Reminds me of the protein bars in Snowpiercer.

Chance The Fapper

kneemos wrote: »

If you're going to buy the ingredients to make Soylent why not just eat the ingredients?or is that a stupid question?

Some of them wouldn't taste pleasant at all

The Backwards Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IKVj4l5GU4

Shakespeare's Sister

Macavity. wrote: »

If it's not your thing, here's the beauty of it - you're not actually forced at gunpoint to buy the product.

We know that. Why do people have to use this line? It's pointless. Basically means "Stop discussing".

Chance The Fapper

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

We know that. Why do people have to use this line? It's pointless. Basically means "Stop discussing".

It counteracts ridiculous criticisms like:

The Mustard wrote: »

Fcuking hell. Talk about Frankenstein Foods. Nobody should allow engineers anywhere near food.

What an appalling product. I hope I'm 150 years old, toothless and dead before I'd ever have to consider slurping back that beige joyless gloop.

Fr_Dougal

Chance The Fapper wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGkLWjuiakQ

Basically, this guy, Robert Rhineheart, has developed a powdered form of food. Just add water, blend, and you have your food for the day. 100% of all the nutrients you need for the day.

I thought it was a very interesting idea when I first read about it.

It has a full diy community full of recipes which allow you to make it yourself with shop bought ingredients.

It also has a very active subreddit.

I have been using a recipe from the diy site, and it's been working quite well for me. It cost me around €250 for 40 days worth, which works out at around €6.25 per day. A lot of the ingredients I bought will last over 80 days, so I will only need half the ingredients for the next 40 days.

I'll upload some pictures in a while.

What are your opinions on it?

You could eat quite healthily for €6.25 if you spend your cash on fresh fruit and vegetables and at that you'd have enough for meat.

It's crazy to see how unsavy some people are when it comes to eating well on a budget.

The Strawman Argument

To be honest, I think having a packet of this stuff in the house would be fantastic, if only so there'd always be a backup option on hand if you forgot to buy dinner or whatever. Would definitely expect to be paying less than they're charging though, I operate way below those figures.

Seems like it could be fantastic for festivals, if nothing else!

KomradeBishop

Chance The Fapper wrote: »

It counteracts ridiculous criticisms like:

No it doesn't? The criticism still pretty much stands.

Digital Solitude

Nowhere is it said that its bland or tasteless. I would be quite happy to try it

IvyTheTerrible

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Nowhere is it said that its bland or tasteless. I would be quite happy to try it

The problem I would have with the idea is that it's unvaried. Even your favourite meal would get boring pretty quick if that's all you ate.

Talib Fiasco

That's all well and good but would you not be very very hungry from just having a liquid diet?

I make my own mass gainer shakes with ground oats, whey protein, creatine and blended fruit and veg which amounts to over 1000 calories per shake and although it fills me and is a great way to get my macros in, I am still hungry for "proper" food in a short while.

I think more people should definitely be drinking shakes to get in their food. Homemade fruit and veggie shakes are great and efficient but I still can't imagine how Soylent would fill you for a day...getting in your macros and micros is pretty easy but staying full is a different issue for me.

Very intriguing idea/product though

Digital Solitude

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

The problem I would have with the idea is that it's unvaried. Even your favourite meal would get boring pretty quick if that's all you ate.

True, their own site says people normally use it for 2 meals or less a day, and I'm sure it could be flavored too?

Chance The Fapper

Digital Solitude wrote: »

True, their own site says people normally use it for 2 meals or less a day, and I'm sure it could be flavored too?

A lot of the diy recipes come in different flavors . The one I'm using at the moment is vanilla, but I am planning on using chocolate flavor next month

anncoates

It sounds like an improvement on my cooking.

El Weirdo

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

The problem I would have with the idea is that it's unvaried. Even your favourite meal would get boring pretty quick if that's all you ate.

Spoken like a person who clearly hasn't tried living on kebabs for any significant length of time.

The One Doctor

Food for hipsters. A joyless life.

Shakespeare's Sister

The One Doctor wrote: »

Food for hipsters. A joyless life.

Thought hipsters were into the "foodie" craze?

People really need to make up their mind as to what that term means.

The One Doctor

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

Thought hipsters were into the "foodie" craze?

People really need to make up their mind as to what that term means.

Frankly, it means whatever I want it to mean.

ciano1

The One Doctor

^^^^^^^

QED.

--LOS--

How do you deal with the issue of food volume though, are you not hungry?? And I can't imagine what it does to your digestive system, is it not ehh all coming out as liquidy as it goes in

Jimoslimos

€6.25 a day?! Complan would work out cheaper I'd imagine.

Celly Smunt

--LOS-- wrote: »

How do you deal with the issue of food volume though, are you not hungry?? And I can't imagine what it does to your digestive system, is it not ehh all coming out as liquidy as it goes in

Ah no,sure its cool to soyl yourself on the opposite end when you use soylent.

--LOS--

Jimoslimos wrote: »

€6.25 a day?! Complan would work out cheaper I'd imagine.

Ick I used to forced to drink that stuff as a child and weird tonics, I think my grandmother was obsessed with trying to fatten me up

Celly Smunt wrote: »

Ah no,sure its cool to soyl yourself on the opposite end when you use soylent.

why spend all that time cooking and preparing food when you could be on the toilet

KomradeBishop

--LOS-- wrote: »

How do you deal with the issue of food volume though, are you not hungry?? And I can't imagine what it does to your digestive system, is it not ehh all coming out as liquidy as it goes in

Does a glass of water come out as liquidy as it goes in?

Tail Docker

Con stip ation. Your insides would be like an abattoir.

--LOS--

KomradeBishop wrote: »

Does a glass of water come out as liquidy as it goes in?

depends what else you're eating obviously

It's better to eat fruits and veggies without juicing them because you need the fibre for your digestion, regardless of what nutrients you're getting

Karl Stein

Powdered water.

Just add water.

the evasion_kid

The scoops are coming!

Dartz

I prefer suckling long-pork myself. Johnathan Swift was right!


On a more serious note, how long before some joyless spanner insists on making soylent mandatory food for those on the dole?

ceadaoin.

The Strawman Argument wrote: »

To be honest, I think having a packet of this stuff in the house would be fantastic, if only so there'd always be a backup option on hand if you forgot to buy dinner or whatever. Would definitely expect to be paying less than they're charging though, I operate way below those figures.

Seems like it could be fantastic for festivals, if nothing else!

Sure a few packets of pasta and jars of sauce in the cupboard and some frozen veggies or garlic bread in the freezer is a backup option if you don't have anything fresh in for dinner. No need to resort to this

Talib Fiasco

ceadaoin. wrote: »

Sure a few packets of pasta and jars of sauce in the cupboard and some frozen veggies or garlic bread in the freezer is a backup option if you don't have anything fresh in for dinner. No need to resort to this

I'd be more inclined to use it if there was a power outage or something along those lines.

Chance The Fapper

--LOS-- wrote: »

How do you deal with the issue of food volume though, are you not hungry?? And I can't imagine what it does to your digestive system, is it not ehh all coming out as liquidy as it goes in

No, there's quite a lot of fibre in it so your shyte is fairly normal

Markcheese

Does anyone remember complan from the 70s80s . I never tried it but remember the tv ads ... There's also something like it used in geriatric wards...
So maybe you could get to like tasteless goop before you become senile ..

--LOS--

Chance The Fapper wrote: »

No, there's quite a lot of fibre in it so your shyte is fairly normal

good to know :P


are you using it as a diet tool though or do you plan to stay on it longterm?

kneemos

Aren't there loads of these liquid diets about?
Is the difference here marketing and what they used to do back in the sixties,ie blind people with science?
Look at our science nerd sitting in a concrete foyer

Chance The Fapper

--LOS-- wrote: »

good to know :P


are you using it as a diet tool though or do you plan to stay on it longterm?

I'm using it during college because it's quick easy and cheap to make, a well as healthy

Chance The Fapper

kneemos wrote: »

Aren't there loads of these liquid diets about?
Is the difference here marketing and what they used to do back in the sixties,ie blind people with science?
Look at our science nerd sitting in a concrete foyer

Most of them are geared towards dieting and weight loss, and or very expensive.

AnonoBoy

So this is how the Zombie Apocalypse starts?

Nice to finally know.