In Busy Silicon Valley, Protein Powder Is in Demand

Post by drewblaisdell » Sun, May 24, 2015, 10:26 PM UTC

Varcht wrote: post #47

dxhdr wrote: post #43

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Lack of convenience is a major hurdle to eating healthy, however I'm not convinced that a highly-processed food supplement like Soylent is the best way to do it. I have found that pre-packaged salads from Trader Joes are a decent tradeoff between price, quality, and convenience, at least for fast lunches and dinners. They are well portioned and easy to supplement with other ingredients like additional meat. Plus (mos…

I've been meaning to give Soylent a try, currently I am in a pretty bad fast food habit. It's just so convenient! I really don't feel like standing in line after a day at work. Why aren't there any healthy fast food chains? Seems like there would be plenty of demand, is it just too expensive? Too hard to keep things fresh? Or preparation takes too long? I don't require too much, just a drive through Subway would be a…

Post by NeutronBoy » Sun, May 24, 2015, 10:34 PM UTC

bane wrote: post #34

BrainInAJar wrote: post #24

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What's the distinction?

A supplement is something you take to complete the nutrition an otherwise incomplete meal provides.

Post by tormeh » Sun, May 24, 2015, 10:42 PM UTC

ggnore wrote: post #3

gfodor wrote: post #2

Soylent was originally touted as a meal replacement but I (and others) have found that it works best as a "plan B" to nutrition. It changes the way you look at food if you always have an option to just get the nutrition you need quickly and easily: a lot of meals you'd normally skip you don't, and a lot of meals you eat that are less than nutritious you can either opt-out of or can supplement with proper nutrition wi…

Where Soylent falls short in this respect is that it's nutrition is only ideal given that the rest of your diet is Soylent too. It has a ton of carbs, and if you're anything like most Americans, you already have way too many carbs in your diet. Unless you're doing a lot of physical activity and you need those carbs, most people would do better just drinking a regular whey protein shake.

Post by foobarqux » Sun, May 24, 2015, 10:46 PM UTC

Post by endgame » Sun, May 24, 2015, 10:54 PM UTC

vasco wrote: post #45

lsdafjklsd wrote: post #35

I'm pretty obese at 275lbs, and binging on food is my drug of choice. Soylent has been invaluable in my addiction management. Because food is something you can't quit cold turkey, I have to try and focus on eating for nutrition instead of emotional support. Soylent allows me to get nutrition fast and in a non-food manner when my blood sugar is low and I can't reliably make a sensible food choice. I drink 500 calories…

Liquid foods are pretty terrible in regards to appetite control since you don't feel full for quite as much time as with solid food. Something to consider once your maintenance calories drop and you have a harder time losing weight.