91–93 of 93 posts
Replacing a normal diet with a soy based liquid diet isn't going to go so well. Soy mimics estrogen and long term overconsumption can contribute to endocrine issues that are hard to diagnose and poorly understood.
Soylent isn't made of soy, it only has Soy Protein Isolate in it.
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…
For example: https://www.ah.nl/zoeken?rq=groentemix&searchType=product
Or: https://www.ah.nl/zoeken?rq=maaltijdsalade&searchType=produc...
The real upside with these is that most package are actually have a good ingredient balance; not compromising on the quality to make them sell better. Even the prepared bread you can find in the To Go shop on stations aren't filled with mayonnaise and sugar and mostly use whole wheat bread. Unlike the competitors in that space, which mostly sell cheap unhealthy products.
I think Soylent is stupid, but I stopped reading after I saw the article was front-loaded with a review of Soylent's marketing image and some bland musing related to the way modern labeling is scary because of it's inaccessibility. I'm sure if I followed her as an author - rather than for the subject matter - I'd feel differently. But I didn't go into this blog looking to read someone talk about whatever while being…