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Re: Soylent 2.0

#131

Post by Someone1234 »

ph0rque wrote: post #82

Having tried soylent in powder form before, I came to the conclusion that on the 3D scales of convenience, taste, and price, it just wasn't far enough in the desirable region (low price, high convenience, and good taste) that I was ready to buy any more of it. With Soylent 2.0, that seems to have changed: it's more convenient (no more mixing needed) EDIT: but higher-priced. I'm looking forward to trying it again (not…

How do you figure this is lower priced? Seems like a massive price increase to me.

Re: Soylent 2.0

#132

Post by ph0rque »

Someone1234 wrote: post #131
ph0rque wrote: post #82

Having tried soylent in powder form before, I came to the conclusion that on the 3D scales of convenience, taste, and price, it just wasn't far enough in the desirable region (low price, high convenience, and good taste) that I was ready to buy any more of it. With Soylent 2.0, that seems to have changed: it's more convenient (no more mixing needed) EDIT: but higher-priced. I'm looking forward to trying it again (not…

How do you figure this is lower priced? Seems like a massive price increase to me.

Wasn't it $3+ per meal before?

EDIT: You're right, you need 1 and 2/3 of a bottle to drink the equivalent of a meal... sneaky sneaky, Soylent!

Re: Soylent 2.0

#133

Post by moistgorilla »

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.

Every person in this thread who is "shocked" why anyone would want soylent is using this whole "good healthy REAL food" bs and it's honestly nauseating. It reminds me of advertising for "artisanal" products and it also reminds me of people complaining about how the world is too fast paced and you need to slow down and get some fresh air. No, I don't.

Anyway, your post in particular made me pull the trigger on buying this.

Re: Soylent 2.0

#134

Post by leftandright »

gnoway wrote: post #41
dandare wrote: post #30

I don't understand the pricing - do I need 12 bottles per month or 96? How much do I need to live only off Soylent?

Their prior formulas were supposed to hit 100% RDA on vitamins/minerals for 2000 kcal. Based on that and their claim that one bottle is 20% RDA, I'd say each bottle is 400kcal. If true, and you need 2000kcal a day, you're going to need 140 bottles per 4 weeks (~12 cases). At $29/12 that's going to be ~$348, which is about $100/mo more than a 4 week subscription supply is today ($255).

They also raised the price of the powder today. They eliminated the bulk discounts so a month worth is more expensive. It is $280 for a 4 week subscription supply today.

Re: Soylent 2.0

#135

Post by tom_usher »

fizzbatter wrote: post #117
tom_usher wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the answer (and to everyone else that replied) - it's always good to hear the other side of the debate. I could never imagine myself in a situation where I'd consider it so important to be constantly busy that I wouldn't be able to find the time to throw a few vegetables in a pan - but I understand different people have different priorities (and demanding jobs). It just seems to me like this is an odd way…

> Out of interest, is Soylent more interesting than offerings from companies like Graze/Naturebox? I don't have an answer for that exactly - but other healthy meal replacement products on the market that i've seen tend to be too expensive. To me, even Soylent is a bit expensive. Because of the price, i have mostly just stuck to my own DIY Soylent. It's vastly less convenient, but in an hours worth of work, i can make…

Really interesting to hear your experiences - thanks for sharing.

Re: Soylent 2.0

#136

Post by dangrossman »

ph0rque wrote: post #132
Someone1234 wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do you figure this is lower priced? Seems like a massive price increase to me.

Wasn't it $3+ per meal before? EDIT: You're right, you need 1 and 2/3 of a bottle to drink the equivalent of a meal... sneaky sneaky, Soylent!

The powder was $9.11 per 2000 calories on subscription. The drinks are $12.10 per 2000 calories.

Re: Soylent 2.0

#138

Post by secstate »

ioeu wrote: post #14

"Soylent 2.0 makes complete nutrition accessible to all ..." "All", assuming you're in the USA or Canada.. I actually thought it meant they were gonna start shipping to more countries! Bummer.

Pretty disappointing that their big selling point is moot when it a) can't be sold outside US/Canada and b) aggressively tries to up-sell a subscription which actual people in poverty will have no interest in being tied to

The whole thing smacks of feel-good marketing for investors, while truthfully marketing to white-collar office workers.

Re: Soylent 2.0

#139

Post by Dorian-Marie »

jcfrei wrote: post #79
antihero wrote: post #11

Seems odd that we're at 2.0 now and it's still not available in the EU - is there a legal reason for this?

Importing food or nutritional supplements into the EU is difficult because the EU still has a very protective agricultural policy. You might have to look at competitors such as mymana.

Thanks, here is their website: http://mymana.eu/

I couldn't buy Soylent (I'm in France), so I made one myself based on what I learned in the DIY Soylent community: https://diy.soylent.com

Re: Soylent 2.0

#140

Post by mcdougle »

normloman wrote: post #67
feld wrote: post #13

My first thought whenever I see soylent is that we have studies proving that we can't replace breast milk with baby formula. Some of that is due to immune system being passed on to the infant, but we haven't yet mastered the nutritional content of real food to the point where we can confidently say it's safe to eat Soylent or another similar product regularly. It takes me back to the whole issue with processed dog fo…

I'm also skeptical that one can live well on soylent alone. There's nothing bad in soylent AFAIK, but there's no way of knowing whether soylent is missing anything vital. With this in mind, I wouldn't be worried if someone replaced one or two meals a day with soylent. But I'd hesitate to replace all meals. I think it's irresponsible that the makers of soylent keep pushing the idea that one nutrient drink can replace…

Even though the founder does that, he has explained many times that he doesn't expect most people to replace their entire diet with Soylent.

They expect you to do just as you said -- replace one or two meals, specifically the ones where you're in a rush or in the middle of something (work, etc.) and you would've otherwise grabbed a reheatable lunch or some kind of unhealthy fast food.

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