I'm probably going to get downvoted for this ... but honestly why do people want to eat Soylent? One of the great joys of life is food, Soylent taste like shit, eating it every day is boring, and no one knows the long term affects of eating it for long periods of time.<p>I'm a big fan-boy of a lot of stuff SV produces, Soylent does not impress me.
It's tangential to the contents of the post, but as a <i>lover</i> of good food (I consider it my one real vice), I've always liked the idea of Soylent. A vast majority of the time I just need something to fill me up. And it's a neat idea to know you're getting everything you need from a single foodstuff (a la the Matrix's gruel). I feel like, if anything, it may make the times you sit down to a nice meal that much more enjoyable.
Ever since its first very first release, anytime I've read about Soylent, there is always some type of gastrointestinal response associated with it. What's the deal with their formulas?<p>I've used other Soylent type products, and researched a ton more, and I never get the impression that they have similar issues.
Looks like they've been having additional issues with QC recently. <a href="http://blog.soylent.com/post/149763512312/update-on-coffiest-and-powder" rel="nofollow">http://blog.soylent.com/post/149763512312/update-on-coffiest...</a>
This is the response I have been waiting for - this kind of decisive action is a step in the right direction.<p>The timing however is not. This is not a preventative measure, it's reactive. Would Soylent have taken the same action if they had not been put on blast on Reddit and other sites? If not for the bad publicity I don't think they would have done anything at all.<p>Until they are ensuring the quality of their product from batch to batch I'm out. That means properly mixed bars, testing each batch to ensure the 100% nutritional values they claim.
Solid response much like the one with Tynenol:<p><a href="http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/fall02/susi/tylenol.htm" rel="nofollow">http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/fall02/susi/tylenol.htm</a>
I've been a soylent customer for 2 years or so, and have always found the flavor to be alright.<p>The latest formulation, 1.6,changes this. It's far and away the best flavor yet. Very different, and very good. The only formulation so far for which my mouth waters when I'm hungry.
I don't like spending time on cooking and I hate when my house smells like food from cooking.
I also don't like spending money on eating out that doesn't taste extremely good.
Soylent tastes good enough, healthy enough, and cheap enough for me.
The title "Update on Soylent Bar" is pretty vague, so here's the gist:<p>> It has recently come to our attention that a small number of our customers have experienced gastrointestinal issues after consuming Soylent Bars. As a precautionary measure, we are <i>halting all Soylent Bar purchases and shipments</i> and are advising our customers to discard any remaining bars in their possession.<p>> After hearing from our customers, we immediately began investigating the cause of the issue and whether it was linked to a problem with the Bars. <i>So far we have not yet identified one...</i><p>> We will be reaching out via e-mail to all Bar customers to offer a full refund.<p>Wow.<p>I have a box of Soylent Bars from a few weeks ago I've been eating on occasion. I haven't had any issues, and they seem fine to me.<p>Kudos to the Soylent team for covering the issue so quickly, especially after the incident last month [1] where Coffiest wasn't meeting its prescribed nutritional content. It seems like they're struggling with production quality and consistency at scale.<p>(That said, I am a happy Soylent customer.)<p>[1]: <a href="http://blog.soylent.com/post/149763512312/update-on-coffiest-and-powder" rel="nofollow">http://blog.soylent.com/post/149763512312/update-on-coffiest...</a>
Sorry - I'm going to say it. These guys need to change their name already. It's just too much. (their name is derived from a dystopian film called Soylent Green, which I won't give away and other replies shouldn't either. It's really really famous.) I thought it was bad enough when everything was going dandy but when we read about this kind of PR / damage control, it's just too much.<p>They have a choice about it. This is a conscious joke on their part. They need to take the next step, please.<p>I got downvoted but I'm going to keep this (it's quickly heading to -4). Go watch the film, in the canon of filmmaking, and then come back and tell me I'm wrong.