Soylent has been popular in Silicon Valley and has been around for some time. It has found its way to a niche group that enjoys easy living sans the hassle of preparing and cooking food.
Rob Rheinhart, the man behind this genius meal replacement, said the idea behind creating Soylent is to provide a better and easier alternative to the food that we are preparing and consuming on a daily basis.
"It takes a little perspective to see that food really is made out of chemicals; we can reduce it, and build it back up and make it better," he said.
FOX 10's Jeff Moriarty was intrigued with the idea of drinking Soylent.
"To me it is just an intriguing idea, we are at a point in our culture where you can just put aside worrying about a creative lunch and just boil it down to one clear drink."
The shake reportedly gives off 2000 calories a day, enough to meet the required calories of an average man. He tried drinking the shakes for a week - for his breakfast, lunch and dinner. Costing him only $9 per day.
Moriarty shared that when he tried Soylent, it took him some time to get used to it. He had to figure out how to make it making sure that he got the right balance ad the taste is also something you need to get used to as Soylent tasted a bit odd. He even pointed out that the it tastes like chalk and added that it's neither bad nor good.
FOX 10 reports that they also spoke to an nutrition and weight loss specialist who has tried Soylent too.
"It takes a little like somewhere between bad cake frosting and slime," said Dr. Terry Simpson. Earlier this year he posted a blog that basically explains his take Soylent diet.
Simpson said he can't say for sure if this liquid food is actually better than the tradtional food we are used to. This is because there is no proof that "replacement on the micronutrients apart form the food they have is better for you, and plenty of evidence that the microutrients when purified are not."
He also added in his interview with FOX 10, "There are some real issues when you look at how people absorb vitamins, most people actually like using their teeth, and biologically it is probably better," he said.
He also encouraged people though that it would be best if they learned how to cook instead of giving in to diet fads like this.
