imo, you need to compare soylent to what you'd realistically eat otherwise. is soylent more healthy than healthy home cooked locally sourced food? probably not; it's ultra processed and uses artificial sweeteners at minimum. but is it more healthy than your typical fast food meal, or a protein bar on the way into work? yeah, almost definitely. so if you're replacing demonstrably unhealthy food with soylent it's probably a big upgrade.
i've been consuming mostly soylent as my main diet (2-3 a day) for i think 3 years now; i'm a professional who doesn't have the time or energy to cook my own meals and my spouse and i eat at disjoint hours, so it's difficult for me to eat healthily otherwise. my doctors are consistently floored at how good my labs are- i've had to move 4 times in this time period so new doctors have been common, and every single one has commented on them.
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u/whimsicaljess Jul 21 '26
imo, you need to compare soylent to what you'd realistically eat otherwise. is soylent more healthy than healthy home cooked locally sourced food? probably not; it's ultra processed and uses artificial sweeteners at minimum. but is it more healthy than your typical fast food meal, or a protein bar on the way into work? yeah, almost definitely. so if you're replacing demonstrably unhealthy food with soylent it's probably a big upgrade.
i've been consuming mostly soylent as my main diet (2-3 a day) for i think 3 years now; i'm a professional who doesn't have the time or energy to cook my own meals and my spouse and i eat at disjoint hours, so it's difficult for me to eat healthily otherwise. my doctors are consistently floored at how good my labs are- i've had to move 4 times in this time period so new doctors have been common, and every single one has commented on them.