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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 Techwolf on Wednesday May 27 2015, @05:14PM

    by Techwolf (87) on Wednesday May 27 2015, @05:14PM (#188697)

    What is recomended for a truck driver?

    I would love to find one of these "shakes" for normal people, not steroid pumped up gym jocks.

    Just about anything is better then truck stop food. I'me looking for a better alternitive them eating out at greasy places all the time. While I don't eat there all the time due to some pre-made food I keep in the truck. I like to find something better and is not overprice "nutriction" junk for those on a diet.

    Any and all advice would be appreasatived.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2015, @05:26PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2015, @05:26PM (#188703)

    > I would love to find one of these "shakes" for normal people, not steroid pumped up gym jocks.

    Soylent is for normal people. The intention is to be nutritionally complete without anything in excess nor any calorie restrictions. I expect that being a truck driver makes you even more sedentary than an office geek, so the balance of nutrients probably isn't optimal for your daily routine. But I expect it is still tons better than truck-stop food.

  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday May 27 2015, @11:06PM

    by Gaaark (41) on Wednesday May 27 2015, @11:06PM (#188839) Journal

    I drink Vega One shakes (lots of greens, vits, probiotics, etc). If i want to lose a bit of weight, i just water it down more than usual.

    http://myvega.com/ [myvega.com]

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  • (Score: 1) by efudddd on Thursday May 28 2015, @01:37AM

    by efudddd (772) on Thursday May 28 2015, @01:37AM (#188897)

    This may be a tangential answer but since you ask, you may find Joe Cross's "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead" interesting. This DVD is specifically about juicing and less about general diet, but a large chunk of the movie is devoted to the nutritional journey of a trucker whose sickness is linked to his on-road diet.