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posted by takyon on Wednesday May 27 2015, @11:45AM   Printer-friendly
from the big-burly-bulky-beefy dept.

Boom times in Silicon Valley call for hard work, and hard work — at least in technology land — means that coders, engineers and venture capitalists are turning to liquid meals with names like Schmoylent, Soylent, Schmilk and People Chow. The protein-packed products that come in powder form are inexpensive and quick and easy to make — just shake with water, or in the case of Schmilk, milk. While athletes and dieters have been drinking their dinner for years, Silicon Valley's workers are now increasingly chugging their meals, too, so they can more quickly get back to their computer work.

Demand for some of the powdered drinks, which typically mix nutrients like magnesium, zinc and vitamins, is so high that some engineers report being put on waiting lists of one to six months to receive their first orders. And the drinks are taking off across techie social circles. Venture capitalists have also poured money into the companies that offer the meal replacements, and investors including Alexis Ohanian, a founder of Reddit, count themselves as fans of the drinks.


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  • (Score: 2) by infodragon on Wednesday May 27 2015, @02:58PM

    by infodragon (3509) on Wednesday May 27 2015, @02:58PM (#188631)

    I had to radically change my diet due to drawing the short straw from the genetic pool resulting in extremely high triglycerides even after a 24 hour fast. One of my staples now is a Greek yogurt, protein powder and preserves mixture for breakfast. I snack until lunch (1lb salad with chick breast) on healthy items, no simple carbs, and have a mostly normal dinner.

    The point is I use the powder to increase the protein content of the yogurt. I mix it up with different preserves and the resulting protein/fat/carb combo holds my appetite in check and gives me enough carbs for a good start to a day of software development. I hate drinking the mixture, but the yogurt combo is quite tasty!

    Before anybody suggests I was overweight or eating unhealthy my GI was quite shocked at the fact I was a healthy weight and ate healthy. I now have to be a heath Nazi in regards to what I eat or I start to cook my pancreas.

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