destrekor
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It's kind of counter-intuitive, to cook something that was specifically made to be slurped as a smoothie, but it sounds good in theory - a healthier baking flour, if you will. Brownies & cookies seem to turn out the best, and some people have had success with waffles. If you like that idea, check out Anna's site, the whole thing is dedicated to making delicious desserts with protein powder - I've had a lot of success with them: (and some spectacular failures too :biggrin
http://proteinpow.com/
As far as custom protein blends, there's a couple popular keto recipes:
http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/quidnycs-ketofood-for-ongoing-ketosis
http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/keto-chow-10-2
One of the more popular blends for weightlifting:
http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/highprotein-mediumcarb-weightlifting-food
And also a couple hundred recipe blends in the "sort by bodybuilding" view: (including Lean Gainer, Monster Mass, etc.)
http://diy.soylent.me/recipes?tags=Bodybuilding
I'm a tad bit nervous about experimenting with my own blend, especially since the Soylent company now has 2 years of development & beta testing behind them, including nutritional analyses, but they do make the recipe open-source & have a nice nutritional calculator, and some people have been on the knockoffs like People Chow for over a year with good results, so that's comforting.
Oh, sorry... what I was referring to specifically are companies that deal in custom protein powder blends. truenutrition.com is one, you can create blends based on percentage of this and that protein source, add some limited fats, choices of carb types and sources, and then flavors. I find that to be lacking in total nutritional profile, but it's a simpler and nice approach to getting what you feel you need most.
That said, I would find more comfort in aiming for DIY, under the assumption you have an understanding of what you need and have a few good recipes to help steer in the right direction and make a complete package. I have a fairly good understanding of macronutrition and minor nutrients, so I might look into combining a few recipes in the long run, but for now, I know me... this will be a few weeks of heavy research all around before I decide what the hell I want to do.
I agree that the actual soylent recipe as it stands is among the better choices of total package, and I wouldn't really want to deviate much from what seems to be a proven package. I haven't seen actual scientific analyses on it though, and I'd like to see that. I've accepted the total package based on what I understand, but seeing some actual scientific evidence would be mighty helpful. I haven't seen the complete profile of all the minor components, such as any antioxidants, flavanols, phytosterols and other nutritional components rarely quantified.