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Two months of Soylent

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I bought an order of 1.5 and can't stomach the stuff. On the 3rd day I nearly puked.

I'd like, for dietary health reasons, to be able to stomach the stuff...

I tried blending/adding things to it, as I made each serving individually. I tried blending bananas, adding cinnamon, adding powdered peanut butter mix, I even (ironically) tried to blend unhealthier things like chocolate milk mix into it. I tried blending with the powder before mixing (as I hear that mixes better).

Nothing got rid of the absolutely horrid taste that masked everything. So now I'm stuck with a 2 weeks (-2 days) supply of something I can't stomach.

I've been drinking soylent on and off for 4 months. Some days I'll eat mostly soylent, some days food. It's main utility for me, is that it provides me great flexibility.

After 4 months, I don't plan to cancel my subscription. I do plan to reduce the frequency though.

Like the poster, I've noticed no ill effects, and no positive effects. But that's GOOD! This isn't a drug, it's food. I shouldn't eat it, and feel sleepy OR hyper. I should feel like I just had a meal, which is exactly how it is.

I recommend Soylent

while you're in Europe, try their european clone, http://joylent.eu

they ship to Germany for free, AFAIK

(I'm not affiliated in any way)

I'm living in Germany, and bought the 50-pack of Joylent. Was disappointed.

Apparently it's not the same ingredients as the US originals. It made me fart a lot. Saved 30min/day for lunch at work though, which is nice. I finished my batch, but did not get new. If a mix based on the 'real' recipe was available, and cheaper than a cheap meal (einen Falafel in Durum, bitte. Pikanter soße) I'd be all up in that stuff.

I don't do soylent or clones, so I don't talk from experience.

From what I've read, farting is a problem for most people when changing diets and suddenly adding much more fiber than they were used to before. It lasts for a while and then allegedly stops.

People who start weightlifting and change their diets completely also often complain about farting, even if they are not taking any supplements. Check the weightlifting forums for other tragic experiences.

>einen Falafel in Durum, bitte. Pikanter soße

When this will appear as a Joylent flavour (instead of all these bananaberries) I'm gonna subscribe :)

I ordered the other european clone, Queal. https://queal.eu

It's perfect for my purpose: eating on time when I can't be bothered to prepare a meal. Soylent and their clones are, however, way too expensive compared to food in Spain (grocery store food; but cheap compared to restaurants).

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