Hack your brain with soylent

Most of my meals are meal replacements, nutritionally complete drinks or instant meals, and they have been for the last 10 years.
These tools are incredible for a lot of reasons, from convenience to health to price.
I have tips and recommendations to figure out if you should look at integrating these tools into your life, and also what brands work for me.
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[@NoBoilerplate]

ERRATA - Soya is a staple food eaten around the world forever, and enormously popular in the West for over 60 years. It's *fine*. A quick google found enormous scientific consensus that it's healthier for you than eating red meat, especially for men. I note that Soya appears to have no health effects, despite being extensively studied: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soybean#Health_effects - If I can't put your mind to rest, then you'll be pleased to learn that there are ALSO many meal replacement options from the big companies that don't have soya in, they get the protein from other plants. (and sometimes fish!) They have had to make these options available due to the 'soy boy' myth, not because of evidence. - 3:45 that should be "early ad-free AND tracking-free videos" woops!

[@PowerAppsTutorial]

I just ordered some. thanks!

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@PowerAppsTutorial Nice one Darren! Very handy for our late-night editing marathons XD

[@MichaelMantion]

Was this intended for next april fools and you just miss posted it?

[@daylen577]

EATING soy is fine, it's the production of soy that is quickly getting to the point of having the largest environmental impact on the planet. The way they produce soy is so wasteful and polluting you'd be better off eating meat.

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@MichaelMantion what do you mean?

[@arcynic5404]

Always appreciate another episode of “Tris rationalizes his autism”… keep up with the great content brother!

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thanks!

[@greendsnow]

@@NoBoilerplate are you? because some of the things you say resonate with me too

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@greendsnow I am! ADHD too, what a winning hand. Check my "coping mechanisms" video for more details! (I believe OP was referencing it) kzbin.info/www/bejne/joa9aol3icp5lZY

[@greendsnow]

​@@NoBoilerplate I've just finished watching it. I do most of them already. I have a notebook as my mousepad, I write my thoughts on it and keep a todo list with checkboxes, I run a pomodoro timer, I have focus issues etc.... I wear my earplugs when friends invite me to high decibel dance clubs... For socializing, I watched enough sitcoms and learned how to tell a joke with a punchline, and I've become a generalist in quite a wide range of subjects so I can talk talk and talk. I complete other people's sentences with ease. I don't tolerate people crossing their boundaries, I grill them with words that's my only handicap! I appreciate good food and nature, I like programming, I learn new things on my computer everyday. (Me me me me, see I've adapted to the societal norm of talking hours about personal details, I was an introvert years ago...)

[@greendsnow]

@@NoBoilerplate I just took an online test :D ahhaha I scored with 'strong likelihood' on clinical-partners' autism test and I answered the questions according to my most uptodate more agreeable more extroverted version.

[@JakoTheWacko]

This is quickly becoming one of my favourite KZbin channels. I've never even programmed in rust.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you!

[@NicholasAngelidis1]

haha, same!

[@boggledeggnoggler5472]

Same. Though my urge to has been greatly increased by this channel.

[@davidconsumerofmath]

You really should give Rust a go!

[@pranaowalekar]

Agreed. I am not currently insterested in Rust but his his other videos on plain text (git) and the cult of done are awesome.

[@algramic195]

ahh yes, synthetic horrors beyond my imagining.

[@tristancole8158]

Oh no ground vegetables and grains how horrendous

[@doce3609]

you are the best salesman for random things that you use

[@RenderingUser]

I'm fully convinced that tris lives like a robot

[@NoBoilerplate]

I *wish*!

[@RenderingUser]

@@NoBoilerplate yt markdown fail?

[@humanperson8418]

@@RenderingUser *_-The-_* *stars* need -to- .*be*. _between_ *spaces*! .*._.-text-._.*. => .*._-text-_.*. => .* ___-text-_ *. ._*Just found out the markdown symbols count as a space.*_.

[@_DRMR_]

For the quick fill these kinds of liquid foods are fine. However mastication is an essential part of digestion and you don't get any of that when consuming only liquid foods. I'd say that for a balanced diet you still need at least some solid food to chew on. (plenny has these bars that are "ok" too)

[@NoBoilerplate]

And huel has great food options too, if you're worried about that. As I said in the video, I don't replace all meals with this - nor do I recommend it - there's something wonderful about sitting down to a lovingly-prepared meal with friends :-)

[@_DRMR_]

@@NoBoilerplate Yeah I didn't finish till the very last bit yet, I wouldn't call those "meal replacements" any more though. That's just prepackaged meals. And I agree, these liquid meal replacements should elevate those meals that you still do prepare and sit down for to consume. The shelf-life of JimmyJoy is quite good, I still have a couple half-bags in my cupboard since years, that I still make a shake from every once in a while. However I must say that I got very much bored with them after a while. These days I rather skip breakfast and have a more extended lunch. Take some more time between work sprints instead of chugging along without breaks.

[@weareham3068]

I’d love to embrace more meal replacements if they started using low polyunsaturated fats. Agricultural companies have found ways to genetically modify various vegetable oils to have almost no PUFA, but they haven’t been widely adopted due to a lack of market demand. Which is kind of surprising, consider the overlap of carnivore dieters and crunchy health zoomers who agree on almost nothing other than the fact that polyunsaturated fats cause inflammation and metabolic disorder.

[@tavishlaughlin9530]

This makes no sense. No part of chewing increases the quality of your diet or the nutrients quantity or balance you receive *unless* the food is not available enough without chewing and needs to be broken down to access nutrients and facilitate digestion.. these are liquid meal replacements. No one tells you to chew your milk to make sure it's part of a balanced diet. It might have a psychological one, but lack of chewing will not decrease the nutrients content of these shakes...just think about it

[@_DRMR_]

@@tavishlaughlin9530 yes it does. Chewing releases digestive enzymes with your saliva. If you are not chewing, there are far fewer such enzymes released and this digestion isn't fully activated. Just think about it.

[@ben_sch]

One important aspect to keep in mind is that mastication (chewing) plays an essential role when it comes to digesting food - physically and also psychologically. Studies have suggested that the lack of mastication can cause adverse psychological effects. In other words: Monkeys need to chew to feel satisfied.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Interesting! I've not noticed any problems here

[@boohoo5419]

this sounds like typical bullshit psychological studys would explore nowadays and nobody could replicate (replication crisis in social studys). im pretty sure the micro biome in my gut didnt care much about my psychological state. there are some REAL physical enzymes in the saliva but you still produce saliva when drinking stuff.. the old saying "chew your stuff 40 times" that my grandparents used to say is pretty much bullshit. says sport science.. you could survive in a coma by getting sugar trough your veins. so much for that chewing part and being conscious about eating. these are physical processes not psychological. monkeys are arseholes in general.. maybe because they didnt read much KANT or HEIDEGGER. you can reflect on yourself. then maybe chewing isnt the pinacle of your day as hairless monkey.

[@xXx_Regulus_xXx]

Proper mastication is also important for maintenance of the jaw muscles. If someone really wanted to start doing a lot of meal replacements I'd encourage him or her to follow it up with a stick of gum some of the time.

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@xXx_Regulus_xXx completely agree, I noticed that when I first started making my own meal replacements, and then when I tried soylent, I found myself unconsciously 'chewing' even though what I was drinking was a liquid. The gum idea is good, gum is very healthy for the teeth anyway, and I read recently that it seems to support concentration in mental tasks, a little.

[@Flourish38]

Me omw to buy an adult chew toy

[@littletoast9465]

I recently found your channel through the Cult of Done video. Thank you so much for making this content. For a long time I have felt very alienated from the rest of the world due to my relationship with food being so utilitarian. My OCD makes chewing and swallowing pretty distressing sometimes and soylent has been a life changer! Thank you for making me feel not so strange today.

[@NoBoilerplate]

wonderful! I'm so pleased for you, thank you for saying :-)

[@boltyk1]

+1 the same here

[@norude]

Your "Hack your brain" videos are truly awesome. Every one of them made me want to share it. I just didn't knew, what is "Soylent" and "meal replacements". Now I am aware of the existence of it and it's really interesting.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you so much!

[@doorbell8132]

Seriously. The hack your brain videos have been so resonant with me. I’ve already gotten obsidian and will definitely be applying this too to my life. Thank you, genuinely.

[@NoBoilerplate]

My pleasure, thank you for your nice comment!

[@liamcopich9239]

Watching this while drinking huel right now! I think a massivley important "symptom" that i noticed from drinking huel for about half my meals for half a year was this: real food tasted so much better! I was in college and had the meal plan so i was eating buffet style food nearly every day. This great food soon turned into a regular every day meal which made it taste just... regular. After huel i realized that the food tasted much better because it gave my brain a chance to recalibrate its flavor profiles. I like to joke and say that huel tastes so bad (it doesnt) that it makes regular food taste great!

[@NoBoilerplate]

yes, that's right!

[@v0id_d3m0n]

That seems awesome honestly! Actual motivation to cook occasionally and make delicious food

[@liamcopich9239]

@@v0id_d3m0n thats exactly right! granted now i dont cook as much as i used to but its a great motivator. like a cold bath for your taste buds lol

[@Gohak315]

This is the second time youve uploaded a video at the same time i was researching something, first it was obsidian, then it was meal replacements. You're a wizard

[@NoBoilerplate]

How suspicious! I've also never seen us in the same room at the same time - CONSPIRACY THEORY TIME!

[@robertmueller4420]

Wasn't there (still is?) an issue with the heavy metal concentrations in these meal replacements? I remember soylent (or was it huel?) running a comparisons agains "normal" meals once and suspiciously most of the "normal" meals were fish based (which makes the comparison less bad since fish seem to have high heavy metal concentrations as well). I think the main issue was with Lead, Cadmium and Arsenic. I'd love a quick comment from you on that once you've read up on it and built an opinion. Great videos! Cheers

[@NoBoilerplate]

I BET it's why Soylent can't be shipped to the EU, we have much higher standards than the FDA

[@mariocamspam72]

@NoBoilerplate You're in the UK, right? How do EU food regulations affect you

[@stinkytoby]

@@mariocamspam72 it's not like the UK deleted their entire corpus of food safetly laws when they performed union seppuku

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@mariocamspam72 we basically have all the EU laws still, the government is too busy to do anything about it. Great job! Though of course we don't benefit from new laws. It's a shit show.

[@mariocamspam72]

@@NoBoilerplate Ah fuck, didn't even think about that. What a catastrophe

[@flipperiflop]

Very interesting, I'd like to try this out for a few weeks at some point. Also please continue making more of these kind of videos, they are quite informative, and are at least introducing me to new things that I got no clue about!

[@NoBoilerplate]

Go for it!

[@tomlin111111111]

Have you read any of the research about ultra processed foods being bad? Seems like a lot of meal replacements involve a lot of industrial processes so might fall into this category?

[@NoBoilerplate]

sure, but, that's all the food at my supermarket and far more of the food in Whole Foods than they'd like us to realise. FLOUR is processed grain. FLOUR! I really like bread! To be less flippant: when I read the ingredients for meal replacements, it's not full of more or less processed stuff than our regular food. So it's not a choice between some magical whole fruit and vegetables and Soylent, it's between to compromises that the system I'm living in forces upon me. And at least Soylent is convenient :D

[@tomlin111111111]

​@@NoBoilerplate I disagree, flour is just ground wheat and doesn't go through any chemical processes, at least not here in the UK. I get your point that a lot of foods contain additives etc. but I think there is a difference here. I'm not en expert but it seems possible that having more than one of these a day could be bad for your health, or it might not, I really think it's worth looking at the reseach if you're consuming these a lot. Anyway, love the content. :D

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@tomlin111111111 Aha! I think I see the problem: We're totally agreed on the need to eat healthy ingredients, what is separating us is the very loose definition of 'processed food', and the actual problem processing causes, which is widespread, but incidental - correlation not causation: I BELIEVE the reason processed food is often bad isn't necessarily the actually processing of it, (the NHS defines[1] freezing, canning, and even COOKING as examples of processing!), but the almost universal correlation with adding extra stuff that IS unhealthy, either directly or due to knock-on effects: Sugar, salt, flavour enhancers, fats, etc. If the company making the ready meals, canned goods, breads etc, is so heavily involved in cooking the food, there's almost an EXPECTATION they'll add loads of stuff to it (unlike, say, a farmer producing raw ingredients, or home-cooked food). An unsalted can of vegetable soup would taste bland, right? Sadly, companies are rarely ethical about the damaging health effects of these delicious additions. So, the answer for me (as in many parts of my life) is that the burden of knowledge brings work! Yes, it's a good shortcut to reduce processed food, but even better, if you have time for it, is to pay attention to what you're eating. This is important in the industry outlier of meal replacements because the processing they undergo hasn't (I think) caused the typical addition of bullshit bad stuff. Let me read the ingredients off today's breakfast bottle of chocolate JimmyJoy drink, and you can judge for yourself: - water - soy protein extract (6%) - oats (5%) - starch (I guess in the EU, this is from wheat, thickener and calories, I think) - maltodextrin (wheat sugar, added for simple calories, I think) - Rapeseed oil (4%) - cocoa powder (2%) - oat fibre (1%) - emulsifier (soya lecithin) - thickener (Guar gum - I looked this up and it's Guar bean starch, you have to eat huge amounts of it to cause problems) The rest is vitamins and mineral mix, which have typically-long names I don't care to understand, but seems understandable. While there are a few things here that I am sure are not as good as they can be, it's pretty good. Unlike the OG Soylent, JimmyJoy is a Dutch company, governed by our much higher food standard (yes, even after brexit we still follow them. To change the rules would require a functioning government! ) [1] www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/how-to-eat-a-balanced-diet/what-are-processed-foods/

[@robbert-janmerk6783]

Several (most?) of these meal replacements are oatmeal with added vitamins. Making a bowl of oatmeal is also quick and cheap. If you add vegetable soup now and again, you're doing basically the same as these kind of products.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Absolutely, and you can experiment with making that oatmeal a complete food with this tool (which used to be called DIY Soylent) - lots of crowdsourced recepies: www.completefoods.co/

[@FE2E00]

Fast and cheap I understand, but 'healthy' is still an open question for a few decades at least... right?

[@NoBoilerplate]

Oh sure, I'm no expert here, but I am heartened that these meal replacements have 100% of my daily recommended allowance of everything the government requires packaging to disclose.

[@FE2E00]

​@NoBoilerplate Vaguely ominous but ok.. Just want to say that the general scientific consensus on health that I've gleaned over the years (from many opposing interests, no less) is that food is more than the sum of its parts, and whole foods (ie. less processed) are correlated with better overall health outcomes.

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@FE2E00 oh sure, if you can get it, you should eat well. But we can't always get good whole food, and this is a good tool for that situation, I think!

[@Mark-kt5mh]

Some things here. "Healthy" is NOT a scientific term. The ingredients in these products are well known and researched. Eating only these meal replacements (obviously) is not sustainable. When used to replace other fast/cheap meals, these products are objectively better given their low glycemic index, balanced ratio of macronutrients and presence of many, if not all, essential bioavailable micronutrients. I wouldn't go so far to say that these are either "healthy" or "unhealthy", when examined on their own, just neutral. They are a healthier option in comparison to what they replace, but do not fully replace the need for "healthy" meals. That being said, there is plenty of room for improvement in the ingredient composition of these products. Soy protein isolate has many drawbacks, canola oil is disgusting and artificial sweeteners have always been a point of controversy.

[@alexclifford2485]

Porridge. 2 Bag of oats for £2 Jar of honey £2 A bag of dried fruit. £1.50 4 UHT milk containers. £3 Breakfasts for a month. That will make you feel full. Microwave meal in 5 minutes. Will last for at least 6 months. Same effect but far less synthesised

[@NoBoilerplate]

Love porridge! My family name is 'oaten' so I guess I perhaps am obligated to...! However, that is firmly in the "Fast" and "Cheap" parts of the Venn diagram, but not a strong showing in the "Healthy" part. It's not bad for you, of course. But it's not a complete meal, it's missing a few key things like protein and vitamins and minerals. We're omnivores, so perfectly fine as a breakfast or occasional meal replacement, but I like knowing that whenever I have no time to make good food, I can grab a bottle of meal replacement from the fridge, and it'll be the healthiest meal I'll eat that day :-D

[@v0id_d3m0n]

Porridge is a great breakfast

[@wantin42]

If you want it healthier leave out honey. Even healthier swap out milk, ideally for water, but oat drink or something will do, too. Add some seeds and nuts for actually good fats. Fresh or frozen fruit is nice, if you have it, but ruins the idea of just having it in a cupboard forever

[@morpheusoneiros7704]

​@@wantin42you saying honey and milk are unhealthy lol?

[@wantin42]

@@morpheusoneiros7704 It depends on the comparison ofc there is worse, but they really are not great. Honey is mostly sugar, that is not bound in any fibrous structure. Milk fats are mostly saturated. Drinking caloricly dense foods is not great for anyone who does not want to gain weight. You can look at the WHO recommendations for a diet in general and see how that reflects on milk and honey: "Less than 10% of total energy intake from free sugars (2, 7), which is equivalent to 50 g (or about 12 level teaspoons) for a person of healthy body weight consuming about 2000 calories per day, but ideally is less than 5% of total energy intake for additional health benefits (7). Free sugars are all sugars added to foods or drinks by the manufacturer, cook or consumer, as well as sugars naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juices and fruit juice concentrates. Less than 30% of total energy intake from fats (1, 2, 3). Unsaturated fats (found in fish, avocado and nuts, and in sunflower, soybean, canola and olive oils) are preferable to saturated fats (found in fatty meat, butter, palm and coconut oil, cream, cheese, ghee and lard)" Link in the next comment in case the Channelholder is too busy to look through the comments that are held back for review.

[@emilysmith6897]

I tried several meal replacements and they didn't work like this for me at all. First of all, I think people's ideal macronutrient ratios (and micronutrient ratios too for that matter) differ a LOT. I tried the OG Soylent and it didn't leave me satisfied. It tasted good for sure, but it left me unsatisfied afterwards and craving something more and feeling off, like I drank the wrong type of fuel. Sort of like how you feel after stuffing yourself with whatever random single ingredient you happen to have lying around, like eating a meal of ONLY bread or ONLY mayonnaise or whatever. I examined the types of foods I craved most and the types that left me satisfied and realized I do well eating very low carb. This led me to keto, and trying some keto meal replacements which were MUCH better for me. But even then, if I had only keto meal replacements for a longer period of time (like a day or a few), it would leave me again unsatisfied and feeling off and craving something more. I ended up just switching to keto without meal replacements, and it's been great for me! I've been doing it for 7 years at this point. Also of curiousity, I didn't have the "keto flu" or other nastiness during an adaptive period like many experience. My body just loved it from the start with absolutely zero adaptation time. I actually have adaption issues going the other way, i.e. when breaking keto and reintroducing high carb foods. This seems to further suggest that I'm well adapted to a low carb diet. As for why the keto replacements weren't quite right, I suspect the micronutrients need to be tweaked to the individual too. Anyone who runs well fueled on meal replacements can consider themselves lucky, as that means their body's needs are fairly close to the population average, but for everyone else, this doesn't work well unfortunately.. I also think this is related to why some people develop diabetes (which essentially means their carb processing metabolic infrastructure has been overwhelmed), and others don't, while eating the exact same thing.

[@juanzavala9023]

How bad are your symptoms from going off keto? I've been on keto since I'm 13 (21rn), I recently went off and I genuinely feel like I have dementia. Granted, that wasn't a smart option considering I started having gut issues 6 months ago (probably anxiety based) and then got antibiotics for something else, and then broke keto with a crapton of fast food for a week... it's been a week since I stopped that bingnig, I honestly feel stupid and forget what I'm doing midway a task. during my 8 years of keto, it was on and off. I come from a culture of high blood pressure high carb food, do you think my body has just been well adjusted to keto and I messed it up? I know you're not a doctor - my doctor actually recommended me keto - I'd just like to get your opinion because I feel you're similar with having had many years of keto experience like me. i also never had keto flu

I love Huel, especially the Black versions. Unfortunately, a lot of the meal replacements include sucralose, and my stomach doesn't like that at all (however nice it tastes). They use stevia, and also have bottled premixes (which I sometimes carry during hikes). I've not yet tried making my own. There's also high calorie fat-based with high protein ones (trail butter etc), which are even more useful for hiking. Especially for breakfast, they're a great start that also help with blood glucose management (you may want to do a video about continuous GCM, that was really insightful to wear for a month!).

[@NoBoilerplate]

Ooh, I'll look into GCM, thank you. Yes, I don't like huel shakes specifically for the sweetener they use, so I'm not suprised to learn this. JimmyJoy is great, though!

@@NoBoilerplate Just for completeness, the Huel Ready-to-drink v2.0 do not contain Sucralose; it's only their v1 mix. (I have very mixed feelings about the various daily green mixes everyone wants to push. Maybe I'll have to try it for science at some point.)

[@godminnette2]

I bought a giant bag of Huel to "fill in the gaps" when I couldn't buy food, as Huel seemed to be the one of choice for those who had had tried multiple. Unfortunately, I think it tastes miserable. Simple flavored protein powder tastes better, is more protein dense, and makes me feel fuller with fewer calories. The pre-made Fairlife shakes at Costco actually taste phenomenal and are still quite inexpensive per bottle, about $1.60.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Yeah, I don't like Huel either, they've gone with some strange tasting artificial sweetener. I presume you're in North America? OG Soylent is actually my favourite flavour of all of the ones I've tried (and I've tried them all!). They no longer ship to the EU, so I can't get them, but both the powder and very handy bottles were GREAT for a few years for me! There must be others too, to try. Keep testing till you find your favourite!

[@godminnette2]

@@NoBoilerplate Yes, I'm in NA. Perhaps I'll try another sometime; I still have most of a bag of Huel sitting in my cupboard. For now, protein shakes as meal replacement allow me to get in the nutrient most lacking in the other meals I eat, allowing me to have a fairly even split of % calories from protein, fat, and carbs.

[@PaKa-kj3rj]

Straight up the guts informative content - love it, cheers from NZ brother.

[@Gobillion160]

i love this channel so much everything just makes sense

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you so much. This is by design, I try very hard! :-)

[@DakoptPVP]

Great video finally a good explanation for Meal Replacements I can send to my friends!

[@whitekr0w]

Just when I start getting hesitant about making the jump into meal replacements, No Boilerplate reads my mind and manages to convince me. Fantastic video! Definitely helped ease some of my concerns.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Your doctor will ease the rest of them ;-)

[@Adrian-ql5yz]

@@NoBoilerplate I wasn't even hesitant, and I'll order some at some point to test it out jajaja. Thanks for the video.

[@Ugunark]

I love your videos Tris. It's hope inducing knowing there's a person like you out there.

[@chris-hayes]

A video about Soylent, cool! I've been drinking Soylent on/off for ~5 years now. Started with the powder, then just started getting the bottles cause I'm lazy. Anyone new to soylent will probably find the "Original" flavor bland at first, but with time its more subtle flavor quickly became my preference. The past few years I've been drinking "cafe mocha", which is their caffeinated soylent as a sort of coffee replacement (Helps with the coffee withdrawal). Most often I drink it alongside solid food at breakfast. Some tips for anyone wanting to try soylent: - Remember to drink water! Soylent is not for hydration. You will get headaches if you don't drink water. - (imo) Drinking soylent cold is the only way. For bottles, keep em in the fridge, for powder, use ice. - Powder makes washing the bottles challenging, I'd suggest putting the powder on top of the water, or it'll stick to the bottle in clumps, rinsing them the moment you're done is also advised. I'm also a fan of "Vite Ramen". It feels like the Soylent of ramen. One of the few ramens that does not have insane sodium levels. Much more hearty than the well-known instant ramens. I wouldn't call it cheap (and they're constantly out-of-stock), but if you can afford it and get your hands on it, it's a solid 3-minute meal.

[@NoBoilerplate]

great account! I loved having a dozen of the bottles in the fridge ready to go at any time - I wish they'd ship to the EU again. Bit sus there honestly, we have higher food standards!

[@Gkenie39]

A very interesting video. At first I thought it wasn't for me - I'm a REAL cheapskate but you've made me realise i compromise on using my time, and the environment. I really enjoy cooking and I Min-Max healthy meals with cost but it does take a lot of time - luckily I enjoy cooking, a lot (Not as much as programming rust) but a lot so I'm not sure I'm going to change... However, I love the new option. You have opened my eyes, once again. Thank you!

[@NoBoilerplate]

min-maxing nutrition is for sure what this is about!

[@SmokeAnPlay]

Great video. I've been considering something of the sort since I lost most of my sense of smell and taste due to covid. Will be trying the local/national brands to see I they are as good as those you mentioned seem!

[@yabayao]

there are 2 things that make you fill not hungry : - stomach is full - enough protein intake (measured with umami taste I guess)

[@NoBoilerplate]

Those are certainly two important things, but it must certainly be a lot more complex than that!

[@PoiSonSonic]

Gonna try. Ty

[@botondhetyey159]

I really love to cook, like 90-95% of what I eat is home made. (I work from home, don't have kids, obviously it's relatively easier for me) So, I came into this video with the mindset that this will be interesting, but it won't be for me. I was surprised! I'm not sure I'll like this, but you did convince me to give it a go.

[@NoBoilerplate]

I'm the same! wfh, no kids, and I too love cooking. I'm glad you see what I was trying to show in the video, that this is a tool that sometimes, for some people, will be super handy!

[@mamounito1]

this is demonic

[@NoBoilerplate]

what do you mean?

[@miriamramstudio3982]

Great video. Thanks

[@NoBoilerplate]

You are welcome!

[@DerSolinski]

Ha... Never thought of it as a "replace take out, have it stored" method. This can indeed save a lot of money. But I rather have the ready made stuff, it tastes better than self mixed. The factory has the proper means to homogenize it, you can't get it that smooth at home.

[@NoBoilerplate]

very true, the drinks are always much smoother than mix at home - however a blender really helps!

[@GabrielPettier]

I did use these for a about a year when i worked in an office and the only options to eat were restaurants in the area, it is indeed really convenient, cheap, and totally replaces a full meal, i tried jimmy joy and some others, taste vary a lot depending on the brand, but some are "better than fine". I have less use for it now i work in a place where catering is part of the accommodation, but i would do it again if working from home or in a place without that.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Cool! Yes, it's such a useful tool. Thank you for your nice comments :-)

[@yorisfreshie]

Eating crap or not eating is something i struggle with. I was not aware of anything like diy soylent. Im looking forward to trying it out.

[@NoBoilerplate]

If you can get one of the meal replacement companies to deliver to your area, I highly recommend trying them out, even if you intend to make your own - just to see what you're aiming for!

[@TheLomsor]

I first heard of this kind of thing from my Grandmother that was issued something like this in order to help her get enough nutrients even with reduced appetite. I never _really_ considered using it for sustenance long term ... though Brian Johnson made me curious about ways to optimize my health and body. So this might be a good option. I just started working at a new place, it's a factory. I gave the canteen a try and it's really not enjoyable and people seemed to be as interested in getting trough brake as they were getting trough work ... So maybe drinking one of these is a better option.

[@NoBoilerplate]

replace the bullshit meals, absolutely!

[@Welank]

I watched this on my lunch break after realizing I am out of good food. Time to try soylent!

[@user-qq8pl7un8f]

*joke about green soylent*

[@MichaelAbramo]

Drank soylent 1 to 2 times a day, daily, for about 5 years. Now I drink Huel (pea protein instead of soy) and have for almost 2 years. If I were the only person in my house, there would be far fewer groceries in the house, that's for sure.

[@AndrewBrownK]

I used to drink soylent since it launched but after they changed the formula enough times it stopped hitting the spot. My brain/body would still feel like something was missing unless I ate normal food.

[@eleccy]

Interesting thesis, 1RM Bench?

[@NoBoilerplate]

You're repeating the urban legend that soy is bad for building muscle, I believe. There's no evidence for the 'soy boy' myth: Soya is a staple food eaten around the world forever, and enormously popular in the West for over 60 years. It's *fine*. A quick google found enormous scientific consensus that it's healthier for you than eating red meat, especially for men. (red meat causes prostate cancer). Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence: I note that Soya appears to have no health effects at *all*, despite being extensively studied: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soybean#Health_effects From personal experience, the strongest men I have ever seen I met when I was studying kung fu in rural china for 2 months 5 years ago. Soya has been a staple in China for longer than most of our western countries have existed. I just don't see it. If I can't put your mind to rest, then you'll be relieved that there are ALSO many meal replacement options from the big companies that don't have soya in, they get the protein from other plants. (and sometimes fish!)

[@eleccy]

@@NoBoilerplate Nope, was asking what your 1RM bench was. (Edit: And intentionally making a tongue in cheek joke out of it).

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@eleccy Sorry for being oversensitive, I've received hundreds of people repeating the nonsense about soy on this video., I read too much into your comment 😅 I don't weight lift any more, but I did try out powerlifting over lockdown. Though I loved doing it, I found that I'm extremely prone to injury because of my body proportions (I have a very long back). So after struggling through the Stronglifts 5x5 program, restarting every 2 months or so when I inevitably injured myself, I gave it up last year. I've recently starting going to a gym and I'm trying again, but much more carefully, with PT help. So ask me again in a year 🙂

[@eleccy]

@@NoBoilerplate Best of luck with it, and good luck in your future endeavours!

[@wavemancer]

love this stuff

[@adeadgirl13]

If you don't have time to cook and enjoy a good meal, something is wrong. It has been normalized in our society, but if you think about it, if you have no time to fulfill the most basic of your needs, something is seriously wrong with your priorities. And it's not the individuals' fault alone. Modern society itself is dysfunctional.

[@NoBoilerplate]

I couldn't agree more, but we must work within the system we have. I'll see you at the next protest, but in the mean time, I hope to let people know there are options :-)

[@catboyrepublican2520]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY MUST CONSOOOOM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY

[@RenderingUser]

Just eat only once or twice a day. Easy enough. Just each eat time until you aren't hungry (not to be confused with eat until full)

[@NoBoilerplate]

I don't binge, but even so, i found this effect profound, I think the shakes are so nutritionally complete and dense, that I'd not experience this feeling before!

[@RenderingUser]

@@NoBoilerplate I don't think removing hunger is related to nutrition levels. Isn't hunger lowered when the stomach contents become less acidic? Pretty sure that's how hunger removing pills work. Either that or any other chemical reaction I don't know about.

[@mitaro525]

@@RenderingUser Exactly! There's all kinds of diets popping up that make users "not hungry" when really they're missing out on vital nutrients and probiotics

[@gwythinn]

One note I'd like to make here based on my own experience having Soylent for breakfast nearly every day for several years: Soylent has a line of flavors with "Cafe" in the name which also contain as much caffeine as a strong cup of coffee (their claim). I have a great deal of trouble getting to a state where I'm functional in the morning -- it takes me something like two hours before I feel awake enough to perform basic tasks with a consistent degree of competence, so being able to skip cooking and making coffee during this period of time has been invaluable. That's the main reason I replace breakfast with Soylent six days in the average week.

[@NoBoilerplate]

That's such a good combo, I wish I liked coffee or chai! Maybe they'll do tea one day!

[@OranCollins]

Weirdly exactly what i found after impulse buying massive bag of soylent. Doesn't "replace" but "augment"

[@tezismith8795]

do you have any meal replacement recommendations that don't cost an arm and a leg? living in Australia, I do not want to sell my kidneys for Huel or Soylent, and our version of Soylent (Aussielent) which is the cheapest option I've found apparently tastes very very mid, despite costing $50 for two meals per day per week. Maybe I could add spices?

[@NoBoilerplate]

There's no accounting for taste, you might find it tastes fine to you, I'd give anything you can order a try! I dont like the taste of the huel drink, for example, but love their pastas!

[@odopaisen2998]

guy - there's that simple natural alternative called: intermitend fasting + cab/sugar less good food!

[@NoBoilerplate]

I hear good things about intermittent fasting! Can't work for everyone though, some will be fine with a sandwich, others with meal replacement!

[@rotteegher39]

It looks like I found the perfect solution to my bull**it meals like pack of noodles that I was having. It's not strange that I was feeling bad on my stomach without even realizing what I was intaking because of my busy student life. Really looks like a thing to invest my time researching about. Thanks for sharing this kind of hack you brain tips in your videos! Joined because I'm a Rust programmer - > loved because you saved my stomach and sleep schedule.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you for your nice comment! :-)

[@LucasOe]

I'm one of those weird people who doesn't like eating or cooking. I'm underweight because I hate the feeling full, so I prefer eating many times a day instead of big meals. I'll definitely look into this. How many drinks do you consume a day? With one drink being 400 calories you would have to consume five to six of them per day, or not? That seems like a lot.

[@NoBoilerplate]

The meal replacement companies have standardises on 20% RDA as a serving size, so you're right that about 5 would be average. I think they've done this so you can have small meals (400kcal sounds about right for breakfast) and larger meals, by doubling up. Of course, if you're buying the powder and mixing it yourself, you can precisely tailor it to your exact requirements!

[@aliveandwellinisrael2507]

Next year: YOU VILL EAT ZE BUGS!

[@diablominero]

I find that my brain works a bit better when I eat very-low-carb. Specifically I feel calmer and function better on too little sleep. And I'm not aware of any meal replacement shakes with those macros.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Fair, meal replacements tend to be a regular balance of cars etc. Try huel black? I don't know your exact requirement, but it's lower carbon, higher protein. Alternatively, try searching here for keto options and make your own! www.completefoods.co/

[@galacticsurf979]

Now you could do this - and maybe you should in many cases - but you could also do meal prep Saturdays or Sundays. That way you can have an easy meal any day of the week, with the added benefit of being able to make it hot by throwing it in your toaster oven or, even faster, your microwave. Hell, if you buy in bulk and buy cheap and follow a minimal ingredient recipe, you can probably make meals even cheaper than Soylent-like products.

[@HikloLime]

Have you tried Powder Matter? I bough that as my first meal replacement, and it was cheap and good!!

[@NoBoilerplate]

not heard of them before, cool!

[@SAMathlete]

My solution to this is prepping dozens of bean, rice, cheese, green chile burritos and stashing them in a chest freezer. It hits the intersection of cheap, healthy, and fast. Plus I get to chew! Also, it is SO cheap. Just a few cents per burrito.

[@NoBoilerplate]

I don't doubt that's cheap and fast, but I'd stop short of calling it healthy, right? HOWEVER we're omnivores, I'm pretty relaxed about your smart meal prep - it sounds good!

[@breq8079]

@@NoBoilerplate don't see why it'd be particularly problematic, you'd just need to make sure to take a good multivitamin and something with whichever essential amino acid beans (red?) and rice combo lacks, in the proper proportions. beans and rice are pretty solid on carbs, proteins, and fats, so they're a great base for a diet imo, just not as well optimized as something like soylent

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@breq8079 totally agreed, really great option!

[@grigorirasputin4871]

I'd rather eat oatmeal. It's easy to make, tasty and healthier, more filling and cheaper than meal replacements.

[@NoBoilerplate]

I love oatmeal! also oatmilk is my choice when I have tea. there's a few meal replacements that are based on oat flour as their primary carb, too. Where I live (uk) oats can be bought locally, which makes for a domestic crop, which feels good, you know? Like after the apocalypse I can still have the food I like XD

[@Eatyourtoenails]

While it certainly is cheaper and you may like it more (which could be a good enough reason on its own), i do agree that it's more filling but in a bad way since it contains so few calories that you get hungry in a very short time again. I'm unsure of why you think it's healthier? Im not bashing oatmeal since it has been my default breakfast for the last 4 or so years, i just don't think its any kind of wonderfood.

[@DarthVader19991]

I did my research and settled for the Huel Black Edition high protein meal, because even though JimmyJoy was "cheaper" per meal, the shipping was too expensive and in the end even the more expensive huel product ended up being almost a whole euro cheaper per meal, which is a steal if you consider it has 40g of protein per meal. Jeez, I said the phrase per meal like 5 times. Thanks for your insight though! The savoury huel products look really enticing, but are much more expensive in the long run unfortunately.

[@NoBoilerplate]

You might reconsider if you don't like the taste! The main brands taste WILDLY different, so don't be disheartened if you don't like it - try another!

[@DarthVader19991]

@@NoBoilerplate I believe I am the kind of person to power through the taste if it's just tolerable. Especially if I know it's the most worth "nutrient to price and comfort" option.

[@noiJadisCailleach]

Wasn't Soylent exposed as some kind of cult-scam-propaganda kind of thing? I remember the attempts to interview the CEO-owner, and the interview itself says it all.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Yeah, the CEO's a bit of a techbro dick, but the product and (more importantly for the purposes of this video), whole idea of meal replacement is a solid one.

[@pdblouin]

I'd rather eat boiled lentils and cabbage personally. Simple, fast, and most importantly, fiber. Humans have pretty high fiber requirements and I seem to be in the 90th percentile for that, at least. If I eat soylent, the next day I'm squeezing rocks out of a toothpaste tube, if you catch my drift. I need like 20-30g of fiber per meal.

[@NoBoilerplate]

wow! that's a whole day's recommendation in one meal! I can believe it though, we're all very different. I just checked the plennydrink bottle I had for breakfast - it looks like each has 1/5th of your daily recommended fibre intake - fine for most people I should imagine (each bottle is a 1/5th portion of everything), but sounds like you've got your own optimisations. I for one need way more water than average, and that's fine!

[@TheRandomness6894]

I highly recommend you try protein shakes and mix them with your favourite ingredients. A few years ago, I saw Thomas Frank's video on his ultra smootie. I used that as a base and then added and removed things depending on my diet goal. I wanted to cut a few kg and then bulk, so at first, I cut oats out, and after losing 9 kg, I added more protein to help bulk.

[@v0id_d3m0n]

This is what I need!

[@Ricardoromero4444]

Slightly off-topic, but related to the humanism segment: Many species of other social animals are known to tend to the sick and injured sometimes.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Oh I'm delighted to hear that. I can well believe it.

[@unintentionallyRandom]

I'd rather learn to go without food until I can have something proper.

[@NoBoilerplate]

I've heard good things about intermittent fasting! Though this is not always an option for some folks.

[@syrus3k]

@@NoBoilerplate been doing 18-6 all week, it's been ROUGH....but very, very effective.

[@ret2pop]

learning to not eat breakfast is surprisingly easy. Even learning to eat a small meal for lunch is not that hard in my experience. I still do this. Adding to this, blood sugar spikes that cause slowness never really happen to me until dinner, and by that time i am already winding down.

[@aspiringperson2]

i love this 'hack your brain' series :]

[@NoBoilerplate]

Thank you! I'm trying out new subjects to see what folks are interested in, and I do a LOT of brain hacking!

[@rozsavolgyidenes627]

The 4th category could be people with allergies, there wasn't even a mention of allergies in this video, but I feel like this could be HUGE for me. I love eating (not to the point where I'm not slim), I have a lot of favourites, and they were all taken from me. Every meal is a STRUGGLE (though fortunately it's gotten a bit better over the years), I can't figure out what to eat, and even the things I do eat are completely unpredictable, there is always a chance that I'll get a stomach ache. And on top of that, I'm picky too. Not the best situation. I live in Hungary, for what it's worth. Hopefully I can find a sustainable company to order from, thanks for bringing these to my attention! That aside, I love your content, keep it up!

[@NoBoilerplate]

I hadn't even thought of that! I hope you find something that helps!

[@jeffrey7063]

Eating processed soy foods like this is certainly not going to help with your stomach ache.

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@jeffrey7063 Don't minimise other people's struggles with allergies, something like this could be a great boost for allergy's sufferers' lives. This could literally be you or me if we are unlucky and get bitten by a tick that causes the red meat allergy. As we say in the accessible web design world - "We are all only temporarily able-bodied".

[@rozsavolgyidenes627]

@@jeffrey7063 FYI Huel Black Edition doesn't have soy, and I've been happily drinking it ever since.

[@ItsVasl]

Every video that I've watched from you is really really useful and changed my life in a good way! thanks for this, you are an underrated legend.

[@NoBoilerplate]

You're so kind, thank you :-)

[@Nedlius]

This is huge. I'm not a big cook or anything but I want to get better at it. At the same time, I also agree with the sentiment in this video that meals often take up more time than what I would consider ideal. I'm a busy person, and would benefit a lot from planning 1 or 2 meals a day instead of 3. This video is getting put in my favorites, cheers!

[@maxwellr2533]

MMMMMHHHH lemme kill my test from soy to get conveinence

[@NoBoilerplate]

What do you mean? Soya's universally been tested as very healthy (links to comprehensive studies in the description). Even and especially for men, contrary to the weird memes online: There's a study that shows a reduction in prostate cancer, which I'm certainly all for!

[@justadude8716]

I can't tell if this is satire or not, seriously, soylent?

[@NoBoilerplate]

please watch the video and let me know what you think, your confusion is over the title, not the content.

[@spinach4892]

You vill drink ze soylent, you vill live in ze pod, you vill consoom marvel funko pops… and you VILL be happy.

[@CristiNeagu]

It sounds great, to be honest. But I'm not so sure about the "healthy" part. Soy based diets are not really recommended for men, in particular, as far as I know. But it is a good point that eating this instead of supermarket trash is an improvement.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Don't be fooled by the name, it's not got much soy in, some of these meal replacement options don't have any. Also, I wonder why this myth about soya exists, there are no studies that show hormone changes.

[@CristiNeagu]

@@NoBoilerplate Seems to me that the jury is still out on this. I'm finding articles from both sides of the argument.

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@CristiNeagu Note which ones quote scientific papers.

[@CristiNeagu]

@@NoBoilerplate Both, to be honest. Either way, it's not quite representative. This is a new development, it takes time to produce a significant amount of studies on the topic. And dietary science is very much in flux. 5 years ago everyone was convinced butter was bad for you. Now there's more and more scientists that say animal fat is actually pretty healthy and they recommend it over seed oils. Either way, I'm not saying you said anything wrong in the video. You made a pretty good point and you did encourage people to reach out to medical professionals. That's all we can do, really.

[@-aexc-]

I don't think it's healthy, but the soy having estrogen argument shouldn't matter because it has the plant version of estrogen which doesn't impact humans

[@Eni_Las]

I've come from the other end side of the spectrum, where keto, whole foods, carnivore, and zerocarb are considered life changers for recovering and stabilizing digestive/mental/physical health. For those who can't tolerate things like Huel, fruit, or carbs in general, an animal-based elimination diet is one of the few options that can help. I'm not wanting to start a debate, just tossing out some information from my years of experience in hopes that it reaches someone who can benefit from it. There are a *lot* of options that are better than the standard diet that most people eat, but you're right that most of those options aren't as convenient. It's a trade-off, as all things are. Don't think Huel and meal replacements will ever be for me, but it is a better option than getting pre-made grocery store/gas station food that's been modified with whatever strange ingredients they put in innocent looking food nowadays (highly processed vegetable/seed oils and sugar being the largest contributors to obesity here in the states).

[@NoBoilerplate]

Very good take, thank you

[@genmaicha_]

i do this sometimes, but with protein shakes instead of "meal replacements" since i got a local protein company but no local meal replacement company

[@NoBoilerplate]

Yeah, very common option! Do note if there's any food groups missing from them, though, as they are not designed to be a complete food.

[@genmaicha_]

@@NoBoilerplate yep, for me they're either an augment to a small meal, dessert replacement, pre/post workout, or, worst case, meal of last resort

[@botondhetyey159]

​​@@genmaicha_I replaced my breakfast with a protein shake recently, purely cause I never feel like making something healthy that early in the day, and eating some huge decadent sandwich is a bad start to the day. Plus it lets me have a smaller, mostly vegetable lunch while still hitting my protein goal.

[@kygura]

OMG! I love my enviromentally-friendly soylent🤓

[@scottsmith4346]

I've been using Soylent powder daily for at least breakfast and lunch for almost eight years now. I started with v1.5 and have had every powder version since. I've tried the bottled versions, occasionally, but I find the powder works well for me. I've gone 100% for a few days at a time, but normally I just eat a regular dinner daily. I find myself recommending it pretty much any time someone is discussing a food-related issue. Want to regulate calories and not spend a ton of time meal prepping? Try Soylent. Wish you could get a balanced meal in during busy times? Soylent. Feeling sick and don't have an appetite? Going out of town and don't want to spend a lot eating out three times a day? Doing something physical and don't want to feel loaded down with food? Road trip? Hiking? Biking? Soylent comes in handy so many times it's been worth it just for the special cases. It's pretty crazy to think it's been so long since I first went for it! I remember being pretty nervous trying the first few servings, wondering what it would be like to go without food. Now it's so automatic I can't imagine having to figure out what to eat two or three additional times per day, especially in situations like I mentioned above. It's been a beneficial lifestyle change for sure!

[@NoBoilerplate]

Right! I'm mostly the same. A decade!

[@FanDutch]

Wow this changed my mind completely. Makes so much sense. My order of jimmy joy is on its way

[@NoBoilerplate]

hope you like it! If not, try another flavour or company. I love the jimmyjoy chocolate, but my friends have wildly different tastes!

[@garth2356]

I have always felt like the act of eating is too expensive, takes too long, and is really difficult to nutritionally balance - especially for something that I'm supposed to do all the time. Most of the food I eat is mundane and I have really wished that I could replace it with something that I could just eat while being productive and this actually feels like something that would help! I'm gonna have to look if there are any affordable options where I live in India but if I find something like what you are talking about I'm really gonna owe you one for suggesting these meal replacements.

[@NoBoilerplate]

My pleasure!

[@mustafam1792]

If you find any, please do update 🙏🏿

[@thejeeder3333]

Start the day with bread, butter and sprinkles. At noon eat a slice of bread with butter, ham and cheese. At 5 cook potatoes, cabbage and at 6 quickly bake a meatball and eat it as stamppot and end it with a bowl of yoghurg. Drink a few glasses of milk and a lot of water. The tried and tested dutch way

[@davianthule2035]

I live in Austria and I use huel, Main reason being is that huel is the most IBS friendly meal replacement in Europe, plenny unfortunately has high fodmap ingredients that will chaos problems for an IBS sufferer during a flair up, no such problem with huel unless high fibre also causes problems. But yeh, these things are low-key fucking amazing

[@rkan2]

I generally have for as long as I remember have eaten porridge as breakfast, or the first meal of the day. Nowadays I can from waking up, consuming 4-grain porridge after a couple hours till the evening if I am not doing strenous activities during the day.

[@nathanlewis42]

Do you eat their product known as Green ?

[@NoBoilerplate]

Which product is that?

[@nathanlewis42]

@@NoBoilerplate It's a reference to a 1973 dystopian film. If you ever see or even read a plot summary you will see why it's an almost obligatory joke.

[@alexstone691]

I have basically reached the same conclusions as you but with dry rolled oats, there is none of this kind of "modern" companies that are remotely affordable where i live and most people distrust things like this even though its much better than most food people usually eat here (and traditional cuisine is really unhealthy consisting mostly of meat and grease)

[@NoBoilerplate]

oats as a base I really dig. Especially here in the UK, that's a domestic crop, and cheap oats are available in north Europe too

[@alexstone691]

@@NoBoilerplate I just buy bananas when they are cheapest wait for them to be fully ripe and then cut it and freeze it, its like healthy icecream, thats what i've been eating for breakfedt for like 2 months and i've even lost a lot weight cause it keeps hunger away for longer than many things

[@yes-vy6bn]

just make sure you're not getting ones that have been sprayed with glyphosate

[@alexstone691]

@@yes-vy6bn How could i know if they have been?

[@reykhault4072]

You are the very first KZbin channel that I enabled that ringer for (and I think it tooks some years to do so). I am like WOW right now. Thank you for the quality of your contents.

[@NoBoilerplate]

You're very kind! I am just getting started, but this is the kind of video I love to make, I look forward to reading your take on future videos!

[@fatchulanjaza2433]

Can it help gaining weight? Because I have a very concerning problem about weight. I am 173cm tall, and weight only 50 kg, sometime even below

[@NoBoilerplate]

your doctor must help you here, that seems very serious.

[@DogginsFroggins]

As cool as this sounds I'd rather just eat more oats, it takes like 2 mins to make, high protein, high fibre, keeps me full and cheap too.

[@NoBoilerplate]

I love oats! There's some meal replacements that are based on oats rather than soya. However, while your oats are cheap and fast, they are not, strictly speaking, healthy, in that they aren't a complete food, your work is not yet done. What I like about meal replacements is that it's both the fastest and healthiest meal I could choose, and I've got loads in the cupboard ready to go!

[@What-ez6im]

Hey you can just eat bread and butter everyday, have a good dinner and you should be fine on the nutrients infact I think it's better to eat this way. Because they are actual food and have the complex carbs and other "nutrients" which help in the digestion of food or absorption of it. Also eating all your minerals at once may actually cause deficiency because eating zinc and copper at the same time will actually inhibit the absorption of copper.

[@NoBoilerplate]

Your statement seems contradictory, which is it: Eating all your copper and zinc at dinner and you "should be fine", or is eating all your copper and zinc at dinner "inhibiting the absorption of copper"? The bottom line is that I agree with you on your first point - we're omnivores, getting our nutrition from a varied diet is very natural. Meal replacements are a very good tool in our omnivore arsenal :-)

[@EdgyPuer]

Why not just meal prep?

[@NoBoilerplate]

Very strong option, and I do now and again. This is a great option for folks who don't have the time or don't like meal prepping.

[@jeffrey7063]

Hard disagree with this soylent stuff. This stuff is highly processed and made from soy, seed oils, what looks to be synthetic vitamins, etc. Just eat whole foods.

[@NoBoilerplate]

"Just eat a healthy diet" is not a solution. Some people don't have the time or money to do so, and everyone lacks one of those from time to time. As I said in the video, I'm not proposing eating meal replacements for every meal - just the bullshit ones that were going to be unhealthy and bad anyway - a quick sandwich to go with coffee at lunch, or a bowl of cereal for breakfast - stuff like that. The choice isn't "Soylent or delicious whole foods", that'd be easy!

[@Kruziikrel13]

Is soylent bad for Testosterone levels? And can hinder effective muscle growth? I like the idea of it. But personally I also lift weights frequently and am cautious of anything that'd hinder my precious muscles getting bigger.

[@NoBoilerplate]

I dunno man, I've trained kung fu in china where soya is a staple and I've seen feats of strength I never thought possible! (see my 'meditation for coders' video for more details) The soya testosterone thing seems to have come from from unsubstantiated rumours perpetuated by people with nothing better to do - there's just no evidence soya does anything to hormones, in fact, there's lots that it does nothing, and much more to say it *reduces* cancer risk (including prostate). As an ex-powerlifter, I'd recommend trying Huel Black, which is high-protein and even has no soya, if I've not persuaded you! Other companies also do high protein options for athletes, too. "Clinical studies show no effects of soy protein or isoflavones on reproductive hormones in men:" www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(09)00966-2/fulltext Good write-up of the research here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soybean#Health_effects Best post-workout recovery drink I ever had, no milk either.

[@Kruziikrel13]

@@NoBoilerplate Haha, sweet. I'd figured it was likely some unfounded rumour. But wanted some additional convincing.

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@Kruziikrel13 no harm being cautious about your health! 😊

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@Kruziikrel13 oh WAIT I just realised that this whole scare could be caused by transphobia. fucking hell bigots ruin everything!

[@Kruziikrel13]

@@NoBoilerplate Haha, they troll 🤡

[@lyftxempaa2541]

my cheap food of choice like this was some sort of pasta with premade sauce its quite simple quick cheap and fairly healthy I'm skinny so i normally live of pesto due to its high calories but meal replacements are interesting I just never enjoyed any of the taste and texture of the meal replacements so I can't really have them

[@NoBoilerplate]

There's quite a lot of variety, you might well find a brand that you like - I don't like how Huel tastes, for instance, but many of my friends love it. There's no accounting for taste!

[@Freak80MC]

I'll give this a watch later, but I've heard about this before and as someone on the autistic spectrum (probably) who has severe texture issues especially when it comes to food, I really should give this a try at some point.

[@NoBoilerplate]

It's a great tool, if it can work for you. Did you see my 'coping mechanisms' video?

[@lordofpolls]

Jimmy Joy has a referral program, can you share your referral link, Tris?

[@NoBoilerplate]

Perhaps someone else can share their code, I didn't include my referral link for journalistic bias reasons. Come ask in #general-no-boilerplate for someone's code, you'll get 10 :-D

[@nilsocket]

Hi, What monitor is it?

[@NoBoilerplate]

LG 4k of some sort. I used to use dual monitors, then tried ultrawide, now I use the biggest, cheapest, 4k screen I can fit on my desk!

[@GabrielPettier]

@@NoBoilerplate Unrelated, have you tried working in VR with Immersed or something similar? I enjoy it quite a bit, though it's still a tradeoff due to limited resolution of devices, you can make it up by making the screens *so* big in the virtual world.

[@NoBoilerplate]

@@GabrielPettier YES I tried Immersed on my 1st gen windows mixed reality headset like 4 years ago. it's gonna be amazing when text resolution is equivalent to my 4k monitor. But by my unscientific calculations, we're gonna need triple-digits of K resolution. I've currently got a quest 2, which I have side-loaded obsidian and a terminal, for triple virtual monitor standalone use. Fun! But tiring on the eyes, sadly. I'm READY for the future when it happens though!

[@arishmarycanada]

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[@semmu93]

you are seriously a role model, i love your videos, the way you explain stuff, the fact that these presentations are open source, everything

[@NoBoilerplate]

You're very welcome!

[@Zrytun]

Humans make meals huh.