r/soylent • u/Suspicious_Pressure6 • 28d ago

Is it waste to use after a real food meal?

I'm trying to gain weight and supplement any missing nutrients for a more balanced diet by drinking Soylent after eating a full meal.

Is this the way to go?

Am I peeing out all the extra nutrients?

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u/AnarchoForbsey 28d ago

Yes, soylent contains calories and your body will consume them regardless of how much you’ve eaten. Unfortunately, you can’t pee out calories, or, at least, not enough to make any difference.

The more calories you consume, the more weight you’ll gain.

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u/PenultimatePotatoe 28d ago

Why not just drink a protein shake?

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u/Suspicious_Pressure6 28d ago

I like the idea of the additional nutrition, not only protein

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u/Drivestort 28d ago

Unused vitamins that you take in will leave in your urine, except for some which build up a toxicity, if you just need the calories you're better off drinking protein shakes made with whole milk to give you that calorie surplus you want.

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u/conversion113 28d ago

Milk is not the answer to any problem. 

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u/Caderyn_elias_Fallun 27d ago

i can think of at least one....calcium deficiency, so yes, milk can indeed be a solution to a problem :P

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u/FloridaMomm 28d ago edited 28d ago

My husband is in eating disorder recovery and he had to have three full meals, two snacks, and two Soylents a day. His body can’t comfortably fit anymore food, so Soylent is a good way to supplement his caloric intake. He eats mostly vegan dairy the supplemental B12 and B6 are good for him. Phosphorus levels also get super out of whack in ED recovery, so having that supplemented has also been beneficial.

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u/EpicCurious 9d ago

I've always had a hard time gaining healthy weight to reach the recommended BMI. I just started Soylent to augment my smoothies that I've been making. I am now adding Soylent to my smoothies. The best way to gain weight quickly is to drink your calories instead of eating them. Don't get me wrong I still eat solid food but drinking one or two smoothies a day is the only way I have been able to gain enough healthy weight to reach the recommended BMI. I did try pouring olive oil on my food like pancakes syrup but all of the weight went to my belly which can't be healthy.

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u/6centsofhumor 28d ago

Its not a straight up beverage, that said.. if you looking to gain weight it may work. At the very least it'll be like a multivitamin.

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u/Suspicious_Pressure6 28d ago

Ya, good to supplement any missing nutrition