/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.14608460]

what is the actual problem with this?

[Anonymous No.14608472]

>>14608460
The guy who founded it is a legitimately psychotic autist and the people who drink it are insufferable.

[Anonymous No.14608475]

I’m a human being and I should get my nutrients from a normal human meal

[Anonymous No.14608482]

>>14608460
Most vitamins and minerals compete with each other for absorption.

[Anonymous No.14608486]

>>14608482
e.g. zinc or magnesium
but selenium boosts magnesium
but zinc also competes with selenium
and all of these are fat-soluble, unlike water soluble vitamins such as vitamin c

[Anonymous No.14608499]

>>14608460
very obnoxious how the creator pretends it’s a reference to the book rather than the movie and acts like people are idiots for thinking of it and being weirded out by the name

[Anonymous No.14608509]

>>14608460
It's falsely marketed as a meal replacement drink, yet it is still unhealthy for one to drink it alone without further supplements.

[Anonymous No.14608519]

>>14608486
Because ions totally exist dissolved in lipids. What are you even on about, minerals are largely taken in via salts that are water soluble.

[Anonymous No.14608533]

>>14608519
Okay. Take zinc on an empty stomach and get back to me on that.

Fat is bad, by the way, I read that in Life magazine circa 1957. It's common knowledge. Have a Coke and chill out.

[Anonymous No.14608542]

>>14608460
it's tranny fuel

[Anonymous No.14608556]

>>14608460
nobody is so busy in life that they don't have 5 min to make a healthy, delicious sandwich rather than consume this spirit-draining postmodern gruel

[Anonymous No.14608567]

>>14608460
it doesn't taste good

[Anonymous No.14608651]

>>14608460
It's not filling and it's gay.
No matter how nutrient dense it is, you should never sip your calories. More people die from obesity than iron deficiency.
Here's the true kino meal replacement.

[Anonymous No.14608660]

>>14608542
So it's based?
Because eating tranny cock and ass sounds amazing.

[Anonymous No.14608675]

>>14608460
rats running around where they manufacture it

[Anonymous No.14608708]

make your own

[Anonymous No.14608712]

>>14608460
Strictly worse than Huel.

[Anonymous No.14608724]

Vanilla tastes like a vanilla milkshake.

[Anonymous No.14608791]

>>14608460
I drank this after wisdom tooth removal. Taking antibiotics along with drinking this destroyed my gut bacteria and I'm now histamine intolerant. STAY AWAY FROM SOYLENT

[Anonymous No.14608818]

>>14608791
yeah it was probably the soylent and not the antibiotics. did you drive a car at the time? pumping gas might have made you histamine intolerant too.
what about tying your shoes? if you tie your shoes while you're on antibiotics, that can really fuck up your gut flora.
same goes for doing the laundry. if you get exposed to laundry detergent while on antibiotics, very common to end up with a histamine intolerance.

[Anonymous No.14608836]

>>14608460
VINEGARY
SHITS

[Anonymous No.14608837]

>>14608818
Soylent has a massive amount of histamine in it, it obviously worked in conjunction with the antibiotics.

[Anonymous No.14609218]

>>14608660
if thats what you're craving

[Anonymous No.14609250]

you get skinnier, lose your hair, and develop gyno

[Anonymous No.14609258]

>>14609250
>lose your hair
You got your /pol/ propaganda mixed up there

[Anonymous No.14609268]

>>14608460
Not legal for sale in most countries outside of the US due to insufficient or false nutritional claims, and other technical issues regarding the ingredients and level of fortification.

>The product does not meet the requirements to be called "Meal Replacement", due to the level of fortification and lack of Phosphorus.
>Sucralose, a non-permitted sweetener in meal replacements of this kind is in every formulation.
>Only "Cafe Chai" contained a second non-permitted food additive (caffeine).

>Calculations showed 13 vitamins or minerals were below the minimum required amount, and 1 mineral was above the maximum allowable amount.
>Required phosphorous was not declared in any of the products.

But probably worth noting that these are technical and labelling issues, and that it was determined that the product is not targeted at consumers who would likely depend on it as their sole source of nutrition, thus:
>No referral to OFSR required at this time, as the issue represents a technical violation and does not pose an acute food safety risk. The target population does not appear to be susceptible to nutritional deficiencies and this would be long-term exposure.

tl;dr - Soylent isn't bad, per se, but the company that makes and markets it is incompetent and fuck and refuses to back down from their inaccurate claims. It won't be leaving the US market any time soon.

[Anonymous No.14609304]

>>14608460
It’s kind of stupid. It’s like eating emergency rations as a meal. Plus soy is actually bad for you, like corn with more protein.

[Anonymous No.14609355]

>>14609304
the problem is that soy is far and away the most complete plant-based protein source. if they want to market it as vegan, they can't use whey protein, which would be the obvious choice. however the "bad chemicals" in soy are not proteins, nor amino acids, so a protein isolate avoids that.

[Anonymous No.14609360]

>>14609304
Ah, the mysterious peanut-flavoured brick...

[Anonymous No.14611307]

>>14609355
>>14609360
Honestly I just don’t see the appeal. I’m pretty utilitarian with what I eat, meat and potatoes and greens, and frugal as I can be but I’ve never wanted to go and drink my lunch. You think it’s laziness, peer pressure, or some kind of eating disorder that has people drinking this stuff?

[Anonymous No.14611325]

>>14608818
>defending soylent when it got banned in Canada

[Anonymous No.14611358]

>>14609304
I stole a pack fo those exact ones to eat while i was at sea.
They taste like poor shortbread mostly

[Anonymous No.14611364]

Why the obsession with soylent and the epic style soiboi meme in the MAGA right?

[Anonymous No.14611425]

>>14608475
Based zuckerberg

[Anonymous No.14611574]

>>14608460
Have you seen the redditor söyboys who drink it? Theyre not strong enough to remove the cap by hand.

[Anonymous No.14612088]

>Why the obsession with soylent and the epic style soiboi meme in the MAGA right?

[Anonymous No.14612093]

>>14608460
>want to try this shit for the hell of it
>can only get them in packs of 12 which cost 40 fucking bucks
Guess the soy life just wasn't made for me.

[Anonymous No.14612112]

>>14612093
I was the same as you but I found a supermarket that sold individual bottles

It's like drinking oatmeal. It wasn't very filling, but didn't taste as bad as I was lead to believe. For the small amount I drank I was surprised at how calorie dense it was, and since I paid like 4 or 5 bucks for it I was really disappointed in the quality. I read somewhere that buying the dry version in bulk is supposedly cost efficient but for the same price I could just buy oatmeal and pop a multivitamin or something.

[Anonymous No.14612149]

>>14612112
They're definitely overpriced, but the coffee ones make a decent enough breakfast for the drive to work and they are closer to 3 bucks if you don't buy them individually. I wouldn't eat breakfast otherwise, so why not.

[Anonymous No.14612189]

The sentiment behind soylent is peak dystopian capitalism. Instead of taking the time to make a nice hot meal for yourself, you need to "waste" as little time as possible so you gotta consume some slop that's supposedly nutritious like some worthless drone worth less than the value he produces for his company.

It's like the food version of the pod share shithole in Seattle

[Anonymous No.14612221]

>>14608460
nothing. almond milk is just a lot cheaper.

[Anonymous No.14612239]

>>14612189
>you need to "waste" as little time as possible so you gotta consume some slop that's supposedly nutritious like some worthless drone worth less than the value he produces for his company.
Fuck you, mate. I eat Doritoes and Redbull.

[Anonymous No.14612469]

>what is the actual problem with this?

[Anonymous No.14612597]

>>14608460
I tried the chocolate
>Meh taste
>High calories
>Not filling at all
>WATERY AF
>Expensive AF
>Not enough protein to make the calories worth it

[Anonymous No.14612687]

>>14611307
i'm this guy
>>14608708
i make my own. it's oats and whey protein and some other things. i do it because i don't really get much enjoyment out of food. eating is a chore. yeah i can appreciate a nice meal, but it's not worth the effort for me, most of the time. when it's all the same, i don't mind drinking a chocolate shake instead of eating meat and potatoes. if i had meat and potatoes in front of me, yeah sure i'd eat it, but very seldom do i get cravings for food. it's like body builders eating nothing but brown rice, chicken, and broccoli. it's just a fuel. only instead of eating it with a fork, i blend oats and whey protein and drink it.

[Anonymous No.14612980]

>>14612687
>i don't really get much enjoyment out of food. eating is a chore
Then what the fuck are you doing here?

[Anonymous No.14613089]

>>14612980
unfortunately, i'm required to consume calories in order to survive. i'm holding out for a food machine from the jetsons

[Anonymous No.14613186]

>>14608460
It promotes the decline of human dignity while reinforcing late-stage capitalist ideals that you are nothing but a tool for producing wealth, and instead of taking an hour to eat a normal meal you should just pour a container of fuel into your stomach at your desk so Mr. Nosebaum can get more productivity out of you.

[Anonymous No.14613336]

>>14613186
i was just about to call it anti-human but why in the fuck would they name it soylent of all things?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UPDUpjkHg0

[Anonymous No.14613347]

>>14608460
Tastes bad and way over priced. If it was a dollar or 2 I may buy them for a quick lunch when I'm busy in place of McDonalds. Ensure tastes better, it's cheaper, and has a better nutritional profile.

[Anonymous No.14613366]

>>14608675
You mean every single factory and wearhouse on the planet? There are legitimate reasons not to like it, but this isn't one, you're ignorant.

[Anonymous No.14613373]

>>14608837
Yea because that's how data analysis works.

[Anonymous No.14613382]

>>14609304
>>14608651
What's the expectation on these like? Thinking of buying a couple for just in case.

[Anonymous No.14613385]

>>14613382
expiration* sorry

[Anonymous No.14613395]

>>14608651
well then go for a fucking jog then
oh, right, this is /ck/

[Anonymous No.14613407]

>>14613336
its funny

[Anonymous No.14613416]

>>14613407
Well I enjoy a familial feast once per month and this soylent shit is frankly grotesque

[Anonymous No.14613424]

>>14613382
The peanut brick stuff is usually shelf-stable, but they'll sometimes have to print a year date on it depending on local labelling regulations.
Caloriemate cookies have a best before date three years after production, but that's just for freshness/staleness.

I've never heard of either product going rancid or spoiling, even with their oil/fat content.

[Anonymous No.14613429]

>>14613424
you could always put it in the freezer. it's not like the texture would suffer. it would last forever that way.

[Anonymous No.14613435]

>>14613424
Cool thanks man. Yea that's what I'm worried about, I'm sure they use preservatives but my brother has had botulism and it doesn't look fun.

[Anonymous No.14613439]

>>14613429
Guy asking here. That's what I was thinking, I don't care about texture as long as its edible.

[Anonymous No.14613445]

>>14613429
I'm not sure what the moisture content is on them, though. The cost of storing them in a freezer long-term is pretty silly anyways if you're considering them as emergency food.

[Anonymous No.14613455]

>>14613445
in america a lot of people have deep freezers that you keep meat or whatever in. you'd already have freezer space is what i'm saying.

[Anonymous No.14613473]

>>14613455
Eh, I'm always struggling for space in my chest freezer, but I buy a lot of shit from Costco.

[Anonymous No.14613483]

>>14613473
Also I usually buy a dozen kilos of local blueberries down in the valley when they're in season, which takes up a lot of freezer space but lasts me the year.

[Anonymous No.14615353]

>>14609258
>implying