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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 FatPhil on Wednesday May 27 2015, @06:44PM
Having said that, as we're working hard, and time is money, presently we're cooking very little. However, we've now discovered some lovely local restaurants which do great quality lunchtime specials at pocket-change prices, so we're eating out a lot now. Three in particular sell proper restaurant food as part of the lunch special - no pile of meaty slop on a dollop of starch, or any crap like that - our favourites are the mexican, the indian, and the texmex. And as we're often tired or rushed in the evenings, that will be something simple, like salads containing fantastic Lithuanian dried meats or salamis and wonderful Dutch mature cheeses. Life is good, and good food is part of that good life.
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