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Re: Now Shipping Soylent 2.0

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Post by Nadya » Wed, Sep 09, 2015, 7:59 PM UTC

ryaneager wrote: post #49

Nadya wrote: post #25

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I've tried cinnamon, peanut butter powder, cocoa powder, Nesquik, banana, mango, chocolate syrup, vanilla extract, and even tried to mix coffee in after the initial mixing. Nothing has gotten rid of the horribly overpowering taste. I have 3 weeks of 1.5 sitting in my cabinets because I'm unable to stomach it. I don't have overly sensitive taste buds (I will eat almost anything) but simply cannot stomach Soylent. I fe…

I had the same problem with 1.4, I found adding 2 tbsp of cocoa powder, and 2 tbsp of sugar, per pouch made it taste more like a chocolate protein shake, and way more bearable.

It never crossed my mind to try and add sugar... I mean, my goal is to be "healthier than current diet" and not "as healthy as can be" so I'm not against it (as can be seen by my attempts at adding chocolate syrup).

Maybe I'll give that a try tonight and see how it is in the morning. Thanks for the suggestion.

Re: Now Shipping Soylent 2.0

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Post by bpicolo » Wed, Sep 09, 2015, 8:00 PM UTC

riebschlager wrote: post #43

Soylent truly is the food of the future! [1] [1] The joyless tech-utopian future for ascetics nerds who decided their humanity wasn't optimized for maximum productivity.

I still don't understand the market segment at all. Super bizarre for me.

Re: Now Shipping Soylent 2.0

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Post by Nadya » Wed, Sep 09, 2015, 8:00 PM UTC

jamii wrote: post #36

Nadya wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've tried cinnamon, peanut butter powder, cocoa powder, Nesquik, banana, mango, chocolate syrup, vanilla extract, and even tried to mix coffee in after the initial mixing. Nothing has gotten rid of the horribly overpowering taste. I have 3 weeks of 1.5 sitting in my cabinets because I'm unable to stomach it. I don't have overly sensitive taste buds (I will eat almost anything) but simply cannot stomach Soylent. I fe…

I had the same reaction. I started buying http://www.mealsquares.com/ instead. They are very dry if not warmed up but they taste like chocolatey oatmeal instead of rotten milk.

I'm waiting for them to mature more before I give it a try. I waited a long time on Soylent for the same reason.

Re: Now Shipping Soylent 2.0

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Post by adultSwim » Wed, Sep 09, 2015, 8:01 PM UTC

tvanantwerp wrote: post #35

Someone1234 wrote: post #29

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Being realistic, nobody is going to use these for water bottles either. And even if they did how many water bottles do you really need? K-Cups are wasteful, but at least they ship three months (90 K-Cups) at a time and there is very little wasted space during shipping (it is just packed coffee). Is it a waste of plastic/foil? Absolutely. But in terms of shipping waste, K-Cups aren't near the worst. These on the other…

As someone who has boxes of the powder sitting around, I'm thrilled to get it pre-mixed in a bottle. The entire convenience factor of Soylent was largely eroded by the mixing and cleaning process, and I'll be happy to have ready-to-drink bottles that I don't have to scrub down for tomorrow's meal.

For me that's not the case (even as someone who loathes doing dishes).

I use a quart size glass mason jar. Usually get away with just adding some water after I'm done and shaking to clean (even after letting it sit for a while)

Re: Now Shipping Soylent 2.0

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Post by zimbatm » Wed, Sep 09, 2015, 8:04 PM UTC

So.. what's the changelog for v2.0 ?

There is no link in the text or in the video pointing to that info.

Re: Now Shipping Soylent 2.0

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Post by adultSwim » Wed, Sep 09, 2015, 8:04 PM UTC

riebschlager wrote: post #43

Soylent truly is the food of the future! [1] [1] The joyless tech-utopian future for ascetics nerds who decided their humanity wasn't optimized for maximum productivity.

Ha! I started using it because it's just so easy for me to skip breakfast and/or lunch. I'm not replacing food with it. Just works better than not eating.

Re: Now Shipping Soylent 2.0

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 09, 2015, 8:07 PM UTC

sigma2015 wrote: post #42

My favorite argument for food being more than just a percentual composition of nutrients is the fact that your gut is effectively able to smell. > Olfactory receptor responding to gut microbiota-derived signals plays a role in renin secretion and blood pressure regulation [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3600440/ ] Beyond my scepticism regarding the long-term benefit of a simplification of eating down to…

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Re: Now Shipping Soylent 2.0

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Post by collyw » Wed, Sep 09, 2015, 8:08 PM UTC

kelvin0 wrote: post #10

bpodgursky wrote: post #4

At this point, I'm not sure how bottled Soylent can distinguish itself from other bottled dietary replacements like Ensure, aside from the name.

Ensure is marketed to 'old' people and women. Soylent is marketed to the tech savvy Silicon valley crowd :)

And it works! I am amazed at the hype this product gets on here.

Re: Now Shipping Soylent 2.0

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Post by glesperance » Wed, Sep 09, 2015, 8:09 PM UTC

Really sad to read that this new batch isn't certified gluten free.

Eating gluten free is often a struggle for ppl with celiac disease.

I'm sure a gluten free soylent would be greatly appreciated by the celiac community! (as least I would!)

The way I see it, a gluten free soylent would be my go-to lunch meal when I'm in a hurry or when there are no leftovers.

Re: Now Shipping Soylent 2.0

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Post by adultSwim » Wed, Sep 09, 2015, 8:10 PM UTC

hooo wrote: post #3

Does this one have as much lead and cadmium as the previous?

If that is a genuine concern you have, I suggest monitoring your intake of rice and fish (sorry - don't have a good fish site to link to)

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2012/11/arsenic-... http://www.consumerreports.org/content/dam/cro/magazine-arti...