Soylent - Liquid Meals Reinvented?

Thanks to a post from a Facebook friend, I was alerted to this cool new product called Soylent. It's an all-liquid diet that promises to give you all your nutritional needs in the form of shakes. Plus, people have successfully lived off of it for weeks or even months, and most of them have reported more alertness, increased energy, and no feelings of hunger.

I wish I had a couple bags of Soylent handy when I just got jaw surgery! That would have made my life a lot easier. I spent a few days feeling light-headed as I was trying to subsist on Ensure. Later on, I finally blended some real foods. But that's not without it's issues as well. Real food can get stuck in your teeth and splint. And if you don't get it out properly, which chances are, you won't, then it'll start to rot in your mouth. Lovely, ain't it. In my experience, cheese doesn't blend too well. Neither does chili or pork.

Anyway, Soylent is supposedly decent tasting. It's not sugary like Ensures are, but more of a neutral flavor. Several journalists have tried it for weeks without complaint about the taste, to their own surprise as well as everyone else's.

Here's the link to Soylent if you're too lazy to Google it yourself: Soylent.

Notes:

• I have not tried Soylent, so I have no clue how well it works/tastes.
• There's currently a 4-5 month waiting period, so I won't be able to get it in time to try it before my liquid diet phase is up. You should also plan accordingly if you're thinking about trying it for yourself. The powdered form is delivered to your door, and lasts 2 years, so order well in advance of your surgery date to make sure you get it in time.
• I have nothing to gain by sharing this. I'm just trying to prevent people from suffering more than is necessary with this complicated process.
• Anything beats living off of Ensure!