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Comment by ceejayoz | Hacker News Reader

> But all the food options might be overpriced junk food...

Isn't the point of the article that Soylent is overpriced junk food?

It has protein and it's not greasy/salty. Like a protein bar except easier to consume and doesn't require a separate drink (bars are usually super dry for me).

A soylent is a couple dollars, whereas bad restaurant food at a crowded event is easily $15 plus 20 minutes of waiting.

I guess I don't see a big problem here? What's an alternative that's better?

It is "low sugar" but actually has 37g of carbs per bottle. You can eat entire bags of nuts without getting that much carbs.

Nuts have been around forever, so they apparently aren't solving the problem of bad meals (inconvenient, time-consuming, expensive, unhealthy, and unejoyable) completely.

Soylent offers a new product that might help reduce the problem of bad meals.

Soylent works for me. If nuts work for you, then great.

Try carrying a couple of granola bars, dried fruit and nuts when you're out.

One serving of Soylent gives me 14g of fat and 13g of protein. Better than a granola bar and some fruit and nuts, which tend to be only carb heavy with some protein.

It also gives you 37g of carbs. Read the label.

It's a fine idea and I do eat a lot of nuts. But it's pretty hard to match the convenience and effectiveness of a soylent.

Basically, if you ever have cravings or moodiness due to food, that can be solved by a soylent in about 60 seconds. Maybe nuts can solve it too, but a lot of people don't do that, and end up eating junk instead.

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