The Healthy Eating Thread

A lot of contemporary food science is cherry picked and the stats behind it is wonky at best. Anyone knowledgeable in statistics and analysis methods can look at the raw data and see that the conclusions drawn by the FDA as to whats healthy for you aren't exactly right. That being said a bunch of chemists started to do open source science and came up with Soylent. Its a food substitute that takes everything your body actually needs in raw form and mixes it into a base of maltodextrin and protein shake. collection of qualitative and quantitive data shows a strong positive correlation between consuming soylent and general wellness/health. https://campaign.soylent.me/soylent-free-your-body Theres DIY recipes all over the net. I've been living off of it ever since. Healthiest time of my life and i no longer have to worry about cooking. Post-Food Ftw.

@Rou I have heard about this but have not tried it myself due to wondering if it was harmful im very cautious about that kind of stuff but you say that it seems to be healthy for you correct. If so I may try this.

This is what soylent is made of. If you look into biology, biochemistry, and nutrition you'll understand this stuff is in no way hamrful and the human body was meant to handle it all. Carbohydrates (400 g), in the form of oligosaccharides such as maltodextrin Protein (50 g), in a powdered form such as rice protein Fat (65 g), in the form of olive oil Sodium (2.4 g), from table salt Potassium (3.5 g), in the form of potassium gluconate Chloride (3.4 g), also from table salt Fiber (5 g) Calcium (1 g), in the form of calcium carbonate Iron (18 mg), from an iron chelate Phosphorus (1 g), from monosodium phosphate Iodine (150 μg) Magnesium (400 mg) Zinc (15 mg) Selenium (70 μg) Copper (2 mg) Manganese (2 mg) Chromium (120 μg) Molybdenum (75 μg) Vitamin A (5000 IU) Vitamin B6 (6 μg) Vitamin C (60 mg) Vitamin D (400 IU) Vitamin E (30 IU) Vitamin K (80 μg) Thiamin (1.5 mg) Riboflavin (1.7 mg) Niacin (20 mg) Folate (400 μg) Biotin (300 μg) Pantothenic acid (10 mg) Extras not considered to be essential: Lycopene (500 μg) Omega-3 fatty acids (750 mg) Ginseng (50 μg) Ginkgo biloba (100 μg) Lutein (500 μg) alpha-Carotene (140 μg) Vanadium (100 μg)

Well based on the ingredients you listed I see nothing wrong with it that would bother anybody. At least not to my knowledge.

My friend also said that technically, as you burn less calories in the evening you should eat something breakfast sized, like cereal, And in the morning you should eat something dinner sized. He's a Sport's Science Major if it adds any validity to what he's saying. Has anyone eveer tried it, cause i'm still wondering if it's just a myth?

I work with a bunch of military men... 100% of them will tell you that their drink of choice is Monster Energy. It's not entirely healthy, but I pair a can of Monster Protein with a banana for breakfast, then a light lunch, and whatever I feel like for dinner but preferably something low fat and higher protein.

@Rou Soylent was not made up by a bunch of chemists. It was one man named Rob Rhinehart a software engineer who was too lazy to cook and has no nutritional or chemistry background of any kind whatsoever. And soylent is in fact rather dangerous! And not nutritionally sound. @Shinyumi Thank you sir. @exploudersuplex Your friends points are valid. There is truth in the saying that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I will give you some pointers though. Instead of eating cereal for dinner eat chicken or lean beef with vegetables and equal parts in grams fat to protein. A good source of fat would come from peanuts/almonds or there butter forms and or olive oil. The reason I say this is vegetables are a healthier source of carbs than breakfast cereal. and having a high fat high protein dinner is healthier because it digests slower and you want slow digesting food when you sleep so your body has nutrients to work with over a longer period of time. This will keep your metabolism up and help keep catabolism while you sleep in check. @missallyesterday Like I was telling exploudersuplex having a high fat dinner is preferred. And your breakfast isn't the best... but I guess it's better then nothing.

@kodoku is it I was not aware of this thank you for clearing that up are you sure though I heard from another that it depends if you actually eat other stuff with it.

No my breakfast definitely isn't the best... but it is in fact better than nothing, and I don't crave food throughout the day. I usually don't finish the entire can of monster protein with my banana so I just have that instead of anything else as a snack. For dinner... I'll give you an example, I'll have some stir fried vegetables, a piece of fish, and a scoop of rice, or shrimp and vegetables in a bit of garlic and butter with a bit of noodles. It's got a little bit of fat, but not very much. People at my house are not huge fans of carbs, so while I have a little, I keep it to a minimum.

Soylent was initiall started by him yes, but a bunch of chemists soon joined in afterwards. People who were interested started to contribute. open source science essentially happened in order to crowd source testing and experimentation. They even worked together to make sure their method of data collection was the same and secure. Now its even FDA approved (but again since i said contemporary science behind nutrition is wonky at best that dosn't matter much, but well if you want to hold onto it, Hey the FDA says its ok) This is anecdotal evidence but at least for myself ive had no adverse effects. The entire time ive been on soylent has been the healthiest and most athletic time of my life. Due to the nature of how information is spread there can be arguments to be made on both sides if its good enough or not or if its nutritionally sound (but then again the science that tells you what is good for you is wonky itself as well). I would say try it. It worked for me and I've had a few physicals ( at my request in order to see if it works) for myself. Clean bill of health. Again i realize this is anecdotal evidence so i say try it for yourself. I've been doing this for about a year and a half. If i can gush a bit more, i seriously feel awesome most of the time. I've got tons of energy for everyday and my mind feels crisp and sharp all the time.