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I've been eating do it yourself Soylent which I call "Superfood" for about 9 months now. It's changed my life. I eat it instead of lunch and as an energy drink. I make my own custom formula high in high energy elements such as maltodextrin, dextrose, spirulina, and whey isolate protein. I've added chia seeds and use masa harina for the carbs. I add electrolytes, calcium and vitamins as well. I've found it to be very very effective in providing good nutrition and energy while engaged in high energy activities such as surfing or skiing. It is easy to digest, easy to consume while on the go. It is much more economical than commercial energy bars or drinks, and much more nutritionally complete.

It is great to drink a little at a time through the day or the days activities without having to stop, sit and consume raw foods and it keeps your sugar and energy levels up consistently though the day without cycles of hunger. During driving or a work day it is great way to stay hydrated, and nourished and avoid low blood sugar, grumpiness. It helps me be productive by avoiding having to stop at a restaurant, wait to be served, eat, and pay, saving hours, and money. It only costs about $4 a day for the bulk ingredient which I can order from Amazon. It is great for traveling when access to food or a restaurant my not be possible. I vacuum pack it in convenient size bags and add to water, or to fruit smoothies.

We have a lot of mango, banana, pineapple and papaya in our yard now, so it makes a great smoothie in the morning. I find myself leaner, with good hair and nails, with more energy. I surely enjoy the good flavors of a nice meal after drinking what I call "Superfood" all day though. I prefer my homemade variety because I can custom mix the formula to match my individual taste, nutritional needs and preferences. Plus its all easily and readily available when I need on my shelf, or very quickly from Amazon. I mix the dry ingredients with a Kitchenaid, and mix the drink in the Vitamix.

The website has a diy section with a custom home recipes submitted by users and a nutrition and calorie calculator. I highly highly recommend it.


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  1. Big Al on June 8, 2015 10:42 am

    Jim

    Have you posted your recipe at http://diy.soylent.com/recipes?

    I’d be interested to give it a try as I ‘ve been drinking green juices over the past twelve months which have been effective and am intrigued to see how diy soylent compares.

    Thanks

    Alex

  2. Jim on June 9, 2015 4:18 pm

    I use one of the most popular recipes, People chow, with my own variations, adding Spirulina, maltodextrin and dextrose, chia seeds.

  3. Jayson Pifer on June 10, 2015 2:49 pm

    I’m really starting to obsess over this idea after reading it here. Thanks for posting this and your suggestions. I can’t divine from the site (http://www.soylent.com I didn’t see it above) whether people are going 100% on this or just lunch, etc. I imagine that there is a mixture and a challenge to go 100% when going out to eat with friends….

    This would save me a lot of time (and calories) from my daily lunch hunt which is usually done in a rush and driven by hunger.

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