Day 0: The Beginning

I don't generally have the energy to blog about things (because who has time), but a friend convinced me to order Soylent a couple of months ago, and I wanted a way to quickly offer comments on my experience. Sadly, official Soylent is suffering from a number of production delays, so I haven't gotten my hands on any yet (it's not technically legal in Canada right now either, but there are ways around that). I split an order with two other guys, so we'll be receiving ~80 meals worth of official Soylent at some point(tm). What I *do* have, is some People Chow, which in reality looks like a large Amazon branded box with bags of white powder in it. I also invested in a fancy blender, some extra large Nalgene bottles and a negotiated cease-fire with my girlfriend. Tomorrow I will try to DIY half a day's worth of meals with Soylent - I'll make an entire day of People Chow, but only eat (drink?) half. I haven't really done my due diligence on this, beyond reading some ArsTechnica and New Yorker profiles of Soylent a couple of months ago, so I'll be going into this completely blind. Yep, best way to do it.

I'm trying this for a couple of reasons. One is portion-control - it's nice to be able to get a very fine-tuned amount protein/calories - and the other is convenience. I don't feel like carrying an actual lunch to the hospital, but something that takes 5 minutes to prepare and can feed me for a day sounds right up my alley. This certainly won't replace real food for me (because I really enjoy both food and cooking), but will probably replace the meals that I eat just not not be hungry anymore. I'm looking to assess Soylent (both the DIY stuff and the official kind) mostly with regards to those criteria. I'll obviously comment on the other stuff (how it makes me feel, how it tastes) but that's not a big deal, unless it makes it impossible for me to consume it for some reason. First impressions tomorrow.