I've heard a lot about this, worth a try. Just ordered some 2.0.
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You can get it a buck fifty a can and it's actually formulated by nutritionists.Probably nowhere near as cheap.
And I just perused the ingredients - it isn't really all that special. Maltodextrin, corn syrup, casein proteins, canola oil, and corn oil are the major caloric ingredients.
Most of those are not really of that high of a quality. Canola oil as your primary daily fat source is a very bad oil (yes, this an issue I have with Soylent as well). It has a 2:1 ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3, which overall is about what you want for your total diet, but it's not really that great of an oil in general. It's produced using a hexane wash, and does contain a trace amount of trans fat.
What makes it that much worse is that corn oil is the second fat source. That one is nearly 60:1 Omega 6 to Omega 3... which is comically more typical of the American diet, sure, but that's why we're in terrible health and have a lot of circulatory issues, among a host of other things. A good diet is roughly 2:1 6 to 3.
Overall it's a good product when you need to have enteral feeding - but if not, you can do a heck of a lot better.
You can get it a buck fifty a can and it's actually formulated by nutritionists.
A couple interesting Soylent competitors -
Ambronite:
http://us.ambronite.com/
Bertrand:
http://bertrand.bio/
Ambronite, I'd argue, is definitely not meant to consume for every meal. Soylent shouldn't proposition themselves as 100% meal replacement either, but it's affordable.
Ambronite, on the other hand, is definitely a better formulated product, but it is priced out of the three meals a day category for all but the folks with untold amounts of money. Roughly $10 for a single meal.
Just a quick check on the website to see what the cheapest route for Ambronite would be:
1. One meal is 500 calories
2. 10 meals for $85.15 on subscription
3. Each subscription-priced meal would cost ~$8.16
4. 2000 calories daily = 4 meals = $32.64
5. 31-day month = $1,011.84
Dang
In comparison, the cheapest Soylent is the powdered v1.5 on subscription, which is 7 bags for $54. One bag is 2,000 calories, so a day's worth is ~$7.72 (or $1.93 per 500-calorie meal vs. Ambronite's $8.16 per 500-cal meal). In a 31-day month, that's $239.32. So you basically get 4 month's worth of Soylent for the price of one month's worth of Ambronite. Ouch.
Seems to be a backlog. Their website says it ships within 48 hours; I setup a subscription order on the liquid, didn't get a shipping notification until today (4 days later), and it doesn't even have a tracking number yet:
Not that the order has been packed or shipped...but that the labels have been...printed. Yay? The shipping estimate is "November 11, 2015 to November 17, 2015". I guess Amazon Prime has spoiled me...I'm looking at a 2-week turnaround from placing the order to actually getting it. Guess if you like it, you'll have to plan ahead quite a bit for now, at least until production catches up with the demand (or they improve their shipping process).
Yeah, Ambronite is clearly targeting those who tend to spend a fair bit for lunch but for who knows what nutritional quality. This is for those types, more executives than anything, that want to skip the time needed to get that expensive and nutritionally-questionable lunch, and instead have a quick easy and very healthy lunch and not stop working.
Also, it's for those who just want a very healthy option for lunch, and it being quick is that much more awesome.
If I routinely spent $8 or $9 a day on lunch, I'd look into that. But I don't - rarely, definitely not daily.
Well, that's not as bad as I thought it would be.
Other than the chalky taste, it's actually kinda good. I like that type of nutty flavor.
Well, that's not as bad as I thought it would be.
Other than the chalky taste, it's actually kinda good. I like that type of nutty flavor.
Yeah I usually have it for lunch on weekdays. I actually kinda look forward to it. It's fulfilling, and the taste, while neutral, is rather pleasant and agreeable.
I usually add a scoop of either chocolate or vanilla ON Gold Standard whey. For me, it helps make it so it lasts me the rest of the afternoon, plus has the amount of protein I find to be satisfactory for my daily intake when combined with the rest of my diet. 20g in 500 calories is too low of a protein content so I am forced to add some.
But overall that oaty, nutty taste is great.
I got some of this as a test. I agree with the "oatmeal liquid mush" part.
Well, other than the mush, there is no mush, but the taste is very, very faint and reminds me of oats. It is also slightly gritty. Your teeth can feel it when you bite afterwards. I'm still feeling full 3 hours later. Though one bottle isn't really enough to be dinner, I have no desire to eat anything else right now. I don't know if it is because it is keeping me full, or just because the bizarre experience has sort of turned me off to the idea of food for a while. I bought a 12 pack (the smallest they sell), and I am undecided on whether or not I will buy more.