Soylent

[Juan]

Ever see the movie Soylent Green?

These guys have taken that name and somewhat re-invented food

Video https://s3.amazonaws.com/soylent-files/Soylent-Web-1.mp4

Can buy it here http://blog.soylent.me/

1 packet is one days' worth of food

 

[Aaron Carrara]

Charlton Heston would prefer a steak. If I'm going to drink my meals I would much rather prefer some decent ale!

 

[Biff Johnson]

Juan Grande, I could never eat green alone, it reminds me too much of the times I had grass and mud a little too far in my face-mask...a man gets tired of eating that stuff.

 

[Juan]

The guys who invented this were working on some type of VC project.

They spent all their time in the office, cranking it out, with little time for sleep or anything else.

This was where the idea came from - they did not have time to shop, cook, eat, clean.

They approached it as a problem to solve from an engineering angle.

The product is cheap - just about as cheap as you can possibly eat while still getting your full nutritional needs.

(I would have liked to see more protein)

And it does save alot of time.

A friend of mine has ordered it, so I will soon have a first hand account of what it tastes like.

For me, a part of family life is centered around meals (both in home and out), so I could not go this way, at least never full time.

But I might have back when I was in grad school.

 

[Juan]

One Man's Update http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/17/5893221/soylent-survivor-one-month-living-on-lab-made-liquid-nourishment

video http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/17/5893221/soylent-survivor-one-month-living-on-lab-made-liquid-nourishment#ooid=82dmt4bjruRKGlRrMotsScHNHgb50mPh