Post AdaXMCDcwbZijZ7oci by w@arachnid.town
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 (DIR) Post #AdaXMCDcwbZijZ7oci by w@arachnid.town
       2024-01-07T02:16:41.891422Z
       
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       I drank Soylent for a week as an experiment a couple of weeks ago, it honestly isn't that great. I don't get the whole le funnie soyjack face thing for a product that mediocre.Like the amount of sodium was so low that I found myself having to add salt to my drinks or else I'd get headaches and an unquenchable thirst. Each "meal" is only 400kcals so you need to drink five a day, increasing the cost beyond what you would expect. The only thing it has going for it is taste and texture. It isn't competitively priced compared to Huel (Essential is directly competing and way way cheaper) or Jimmy Joy.The ready-to-drink options are just completely unaffordable. The powder has no bulk savings options either.The other issues I faced were unique to me which I can't really blame the product for. I think I had a mild allergy to something in it (I think the corn?) I felt like shit, and got hives on my arms as well as inflamation I think.The only reasons you should drink it as a primary food source is if you're Canadian (because it's the cheapest option avaliable,) if you have a sensitivity to things in other brands, or if you're really picky and can't handle other flavours.
       
 (DIR) Post #AdaY0gMcHkADoIdR6u by w@arachnid.town
       2024-01-07T02:24:01.165958Z
       
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       For context, I'm currently trying meal replacements as a strategy for managing health issues I have. There's times where I've straight up not eaten because I'm bedbound, or because making food would cause me to get sick and get in the way of other things I need to do.Going to the store, thinking about sales and budgeting, cooking, doing dishes, digesting the food, and cleaning up are HUGE spoon-wasters[1] for me. Meal replacements would let me avoid 99% of that and pace more effectively. Despite Soylent reacting badly with my body, it was still a useful tool in getting out of a crash I was having. It was much easier on my stomach and digestive system as well, and I didn't get horrible acidic shits as much and as intensely as I did eating solid food.[1] https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory