Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Soylent 2.0

blog.soylent.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

21–30 of 235 posts

Re: Soylent 2.0

#21

Post by aurora72 »

EarthLaunch wrote: post #4

Given that soy is one of the common allergens, this sounds amazing (especially with it being high-fat which matches modern nutritional science) except for the soy. They should make one called "Soylent -1.0" or something. Are there any alternatives?

According to Loren Cordain, soy contains lectin and lectin is no good for us.

Re: Soylent 2.0

#22

Post by tom_usher »

Can someone explain to me the appeal of this product? Why would anyone choose to drink a nondescript sludge over the plentiful ways we can get good, enjoyable & healthy food?

I can certainly appreciate the science behind it - this would be a great boon to helping feed those that are less fortunate, but from what I can see that doesn't appear to be the aim of the company.

Re: Soylent 2.0

#23

Post by conorh »

I tried Soylent 1.5 for about a month (not as my sole food source, but for maybe one meal a day), but I was unable to adjust to it well, my stomach was just constantly upset and I didn't feel great after eating it. I then tried Nutren 1.5 [1] thinking it might be different, but same effect for me, so I guess it is just me. I'm going to try 2.0 again, maybe I'll do it in smaller doses at first and see if I can adjust that way. Has anyone else experienced this?

[1] http://www.amazon.com/Nutren-Calorie-Vanilla-Nutrition-8-45-...

Re: Soylent 2.0

#24

Post by Veedrac »

clamprecht wrote: post #5

This kills me, it means I can no longer bring 20 pounds of soylent back to Argentina with me (in powder form). Or will they continue to sell soylent in powder form?

The Verge claims that the powder will also eventually use algae sources, and it's still on sale now, so one would assume it's not being discontinued.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/3/9088407/soylent-20-bottled-...

EDIT: Ars Technica has a quote saying "We're always going to keep our powdered product around".

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/08/soylent-2-0-is-coming...

Re: Soylent 2.0

#25

Post by xirdstl »

deanstag wrote: post #2

Some time back, i had read about a very noticeable flatulence issue for soylent drinkers. Was that ever addressed?

In my experience, there was some issue with 1.0 and 1.1, and 1.2 was the worst offender. 1.3 fixed it, which was refreshing! I can't speak to 1.4 or 1.5, because having been disappointed in 1.4, I've hoarded 1.3

Re: Soylent 2.0

#26

Post by nightcracker »

tom_usher wrote: post #22

Can someone explain to me the appeal of this product? Why would anyone choose to drink a nondescript sludge over the plentiful ways we can get good, enjoyable & healthy food? I can certainly appreciate the science behind it - this would be a great boon to helping feed those that are less fortunate, but from what I can see that doesn't appear to be the aim of the company.

Price and laziness.

It's a lot cheaper than eating out, and (often) a bit cheaper than cooking yourself. On top of that, it's a lot easier to just shake a bottle and eat than to cook.

Re: Soylent 2.0

#27

Post by coherentpony »

tom_usher wrote: post #22

Can someone explain to me the appeal of this product? Why would anyone choose to drink a nondescript sludge over the plentiful ways we can get good, enjoyable & healthy food? I can certainly appreciate the science behind it - this would be a great boon to helping feed those that are less fortunate, but from what I can see that doesn't appear to be the aim of the company.

Lifestyle? IIRC, the creator of Soylent had a busy lifestyle and as a result barely had time to cook or eat and that's why he created Soylent.

Re: Soylent 2.0

#28

Post by EarthLaunch »

tom_usher wrote: post #22

Can someone explain to me the appeal of this product? Why would anyone choose to drink a nondescript sludge over the plentiful ways we can get good, enjoyable & healthy food? I can certainly appreciate the science behind it - this would be a great boon to helping feed those that are less fortunate, but from what I can see that doesn't appear to be the aim of the company.

If it's done right: Time saver. Digestive problem avoidance. The right nutrient ratios.

Time saver can be more important that it seems. If you have to eat quick a lot, or just hate food prep, it can come down to unhealthy fast/restaurant food vs this.

Re: Soylent 2.0

#29

Post by untog »

tom_usher wrote: post #22

Can someone explain to me the appeal of this product? Why would anyone choose to drink a nondescript sludge over the plentiful ways we can get good, enjoyable & healthy food? I can certainly appreciate the science behind it - this would be a great boon to helping feed those that are less fortunate, but from what I can see that doesn't appear to be the aim of the company.

It's for people that are too busy to cook. Sadly, usually people who are busy working on a startup that will have failed within the next year, hopefully leaving them with time to think about life priorities.

I know this makes me sound excessively negative but food is so many things - not just the flavours, but the skill of cooking, the social experience of sharing a meal... Soylent just screams "misplaced priorities" at me.

Post reply on HN