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So, fair enough.
> The point is, I derive a lot of joy from food because I’m not a sociopath.
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Oh come. This is just trolling for page views. If you engage, you're just feeding the troll. Don't bother.
Soylent takes its name from a 1960s sci-fi thriller starring Charlton Heston (the website maintains they actually got the idea from the book on which the film is based. Sure, guys. Sure.) In the movie, there’s a massive food shortage, and Soylent is the food replacement that everyone eats And the story behind Soylent™ is basically just s/food shortage/time shortage/, no? Or what else is the point?
That's really strange; says far more about the author that they don't believe someone could possibly have read a book before seeing (or not have seen) a derivative film.
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/weight-management/meal... https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/browse/default.aspx?...
Perhaps, a victory of marketing over experience and existing knowledge of nutrition?
If you're in Europe I suggest you try Joylent. Great many flavors, nice texture, and comparably cheap. I am not on it now but I used it to replace one meal per day for weeks at a time with no adverse effects. But yeah, I've also heared many Soylent-Horror-Stories.
I live in Spain. We have good food at cheap prices and restaurants everywhere. I see absolutely no reason to try overly processed crap like that.
We are trying to launch a similar product here in my country. The negative publicity that Soylent has generated for itself, hasn't helped our nerves one bit as we come closer to the launch. Unlike US, Bars and drinks are not in fashion here. We have decided to launch in form of Lollipops. Our team is having a hard time coming up with a motto, but we'll get over it. Any advice from the wise HN folks on how to handle t…
This is a troll, right? The url in your profile doesn't even resolve.
We came up with that codename once Soylent started on Kickstarter, but that's only a kind of inhouse joke.
We have a line of products here in Netherlands from a company now called JimmyJoy (formerly Joylent... and the name change was probably inevitable). I've consumed dozens of their shakes, with banana being my favorite. 700kcal, 45g protein, and about 33% of the usual daily recommended vitamins and minerals. Oh, and vegan. I can highly recommend them.
My understanding of Dutch culinary customs is that they eat mostly food that is "kant en klaar", either precooked or neatly organized to be quickly prepared (fixed portions). Even meat tends to come with a bag of spices and a manual. Edit: I'm not saying it's a bad thing, just seemed to me like this reduces time spent in the kitchen quite well (part of the idea behind Soylent/Joylent and w/e). The Dutch don't cook mo…
Maybe you are referring to meal kits, which contain a (dry) staple such as rice or tortilla wraps with spices. In that case you are still required to buy the meat and veggies seperately.
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I live in Spain. We have good food at cheap prices and restaurants everywhere. I see absolutely no reason to try overly processed crap like that.
If you rely on "menu del día" for lunch, you are probably doing a poor dietary choice. I know very few restaurants that offer a healthy lunch menu.
Soylent takes its name from a 1960s sci-fi thriller starring Charlton Heston (the website maintains they actually got the idea from the book on which the film is based. Sure, guys. Sure.) In the movie, there’s a massive food shortage, and Soylent is the food replacement that everyone eats And the story behind Soylent™ is basically just s/food shortage/time shortage/, no? Or what else is the point?
That's really strange; says far more about the author that they don't believe someone could possibly have read a book before seeing (or not have seen) a derivative film.
Hmm, well, I think the problem is right there in the first part of the article. If you have a diet where you wake up and eat cookie dough and pie, you are most likely not making choices that put enough dietary fiber into your diet. Those who don't eat enough fiber, then suddenly start consuming a healthy amount usually experience the kind of gastrointestinal distress she experienced. That's pretty much what fiber is…
There is quite a difference between fibre making going to the toilet easier, and explosive diarrhoea.
Nevermind, here's a simple one right from UCLA's dining entity: http://www.dining.ucla.edu/housing_site/dining/SNAC_pdf/Fact...