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Re: Ask HN: How do you improve Soylent's flavor/texture?

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Post by copperx »

JeffL wrote: post #10
scottlocklin wrote: post #6

I find it amazing that people take this idiotic idea seriously. Newsflash: there has always been protein shakes. Stuff you can buy at GNC is almost certainly a lot better for you than this garbage.

Protein shakes that I'm aware of aren't attempting to provide a complete and balanced diet, they are attempting to provide a supplement.

Meal replacement shakes attempt to provide a complete and balanced diet.

Some examples:

http://www.naturalhealthyconcepts.com/raw-meal-vanilla-GL2-p...

http://www.luckyvitamin.com/p-19447-ultimate-life-the-ultima...

Re: Ask HN: How do you improve Soylent's flavor/texture?

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Post by karterk »

sytelus wrote: post #8

Can this solve world hunger? I'm guessing making this as non-profit and using the labor and material in under developed countries, may be this can be produced with even lower price or even given away free. Any balanced meal that can be given away free on massive scale can potentially solve the world hunger. In fact it can change world for real. Once food problem is solved, people can live anywhere without worrying ab…

The reality is quite complex. The problem in most developing countries is the actual distribution of food, rather than the price of food. Apart from infrastructure issues, there is also widespread corruption and hoarding.

Re: Ask HN: How do you improve Soylent's flavor/texture?

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Post by arisAlexis »

copperx wrote: post #11
JeffL wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Protein shakes that I'm aware of aren't attempting to provide a complete and balanced diet, they are attempting to provide a supplement.

Meal replacement shakes attempt to provide a complete and balanced diet. Some examples: http://www.naturalhealthyconcepts.com/raw-meal-vanilla-GL2-p... http://www.luckyvitamin.com/p-19447-ultimate-life-the-ultima...

the first one is a soylent killer

Re: Ask HN: How do you improve Soylent's flavor/texture?

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Post by mrfusion »

arisAlexis wrote: post #13
copperx wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meal replacement shakes attempt to provide a complete and balanced diet. Some examples: http://www.naturalhealthyconcepts.com/raw-meal-vanilla-GL2-p... http://www.luckyvitamin.com/p-19447-ultimate-life-the-ultima...

the first one is a soylent killer

First one looks good but how can it be a meal replacement with 0 cholesterol?

Also it's $3/serving, but each serving is 300 calories, so you'd have to eat at least 6-7 servings per day = $18-$24 per day.

Re: Ask HN: How do you improve Soylent's flavor/texture?

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Post by linuskendall »

sytelus wrote: post #8

Can this solve world hunger? I'm guessing making this as non-profit and using the labor and material in under developed countries, may be this can be produced with even lower price or even given away free. Any balanced meal that can be given away free on massive scale can potentially solve the world hunger. In fact it can change world for real. Once food problem is solved, people can live anywhere without worrying ab…

Bananas and eggs could solve world hunger - and in fact are available and affordable to many people who you might classify as hunger. Sure, some kind of protein shake in liue of peanut butter might be a good handout in periods of starvation - but hunger is a way more complex issue than lack of physical access to calories or nutrients and there is certainly no powder or "technical fix" for the issues involved wit hhunger.

Re: Ask HN: How do you improve Soylent's flavor/texture?

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Post by linuskendall »

sytelus wrote: post #8

Can this solve world hunger? I'm guessing making this as non-profit and using the labor and material in under developed countries, may be this can be produced with even lower price or even given away free. Any balanced meal that can be given away free on massive scale can potentially solve the world hunger. In fact it can change world for real. Once food problem is solved, people can live anywhere without worrying ab…

Bananas and eggs could solve world hunger - and in fact are available and affordable to many people who you might classify as hunger. Sure, some kind of protein shake in liue of peanut butter might be a good handout in periods of starvation - but hunger is a way more complex issue than lack of physical access to calories or nutrients and there is certainly no powder or "technical fix" for the issues involved wit hhunger.

Re: Ask HN: How do you improve Soylent's flavor/texture?

#17

Post by bjourne »

frabrunelle wrote: post #3

I've tried eating Soylent 1.0 almost exclusively for two weeks and I really enjoyed it. I wish I could have access to more Soylent, but I live in Canada and Soylent is very rare. I used a blender to mix the Soylent and I added frozen strawberries and sometimes mangos, peaches or bananas. I also sometimes added soy milk. I am also open to try adding other ingredients to Soylent, but I would need more Soylent. Frankly,…

Why don't you brew your own then? http://diy.soylent.me/

Re: Ask HN: How do you improve Soylent's flavor/texture?

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Post by mrfusion »

frabrunelle wrote: post #3

I've tried eating Soylent 1.0 almost exclusively for two weeks and I really enjoyed it. I wish I could have access to more Soylent, but I live in Canada and Soylent is very rare. I used a blender to mix the Soylent and I added frozen strawberries and sometimes mangos, peaches or bananas. I also sometimes added soy milk. I am also open to try adding other ingredients to Soylent, but I would need more Soylent. Frankly,…

Was it filling enough? That would be my main concern with a liquid diet.

Re: Ask HN: How do you improve Soylent's flavor/texture?

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Post by mrfusion »

frabrunelle wrote: post #3

I've tried eating Soylent 1.0 almost exclusively for two weeks and I really enjoyed it. I wish I could have access to more Soylent, but I live in Canada and Soylent is very rare. I used a blender to mix the Soylent and I added frozen strawberries and sometimes mangos, peaches or bananas. I also sometimes added soy milk. I am also open to try adding other ingredients to Soylent, but I would need more Soylent. Frankly,…

Could you by it on eBay? I haven't checked, just curious.

Re: Ask HN: How do you improve Soylent's flavor/texture?

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Post by atlantic »

sytelus wrote: post #8

Can this solve world hunger? I'm guessing making this as non-profit and using the labor and material in under developed countries, may be this can be produced with even lower price or even given away free. Any balanced meal that can be given away free on massive scale can potentially solve the world hunger. In fact it can change world for real. Once food problem is solved, people can live anywhere without worrying ab…

Lack of food is rarely a problem that is found in isolation. It usually exists in a context of social and political turmoil. If first-world countries want to stop people from going hungry, a good first step might be to stop exporting arms, rather than concentrating on handouts.
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