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Sausages are a ground mix of meats.

Is there an equivalent for a mix of vegetables, fruits, grains, meat, etc? It would make more sense as a complete cheap meal than a powder, except for being perishable.

It brings to mind the 'diet problem' http://www.neos-guide.org/content/diet-problem for which, if optimizing for price only, often suggests that you eat mainly potatoes.

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The closest that I have come across would probably be MealSquares - which still contain a good deal of animal products (milk, eggs) - but they seem to be going for a similar goal as Soylent, but making a 'solid' final product, and using whole ingredients. They last a good month in the fridge/freezer, and about 2 days on the counter. http://www.mealsquares.com/nutrition-facts.html

Scott Adams developed something like that (without meat) as the Dilberito. It failed in the market.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilberito

Dilberito : the bad tasting food that will make sure you will remain forever alone. I guess the product stayed too true to the comic...

A smoothie? Smoothies fill some of the same niche as soylent, in aiming to be healthy, easy and quick to drink on the go.

To my mind, the key foods which are healthy, cheap, and easy to prepare are whole milk, cheese, yogurt, and nuts. Last time I checked, they all came out much cheaper per calorie than Soylent.

Not exactly what you asked about, but, if I read you right, they accomplish what you're going for.

Isn't it simply an energy bar?

I think veggie burgers are sort of a 'sausage' of different veggies.

field roast grain meat sausages, actually. I, an omnivore, use them all the time. They're seitan with vegetables.

And there is the venerable Dillburito.

Stew.

Soup too.

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