Soylent Complete Nutrition Meal Replacement Protein Powder, Cacao - Plant Based Vegan Protein, 39 Essential Nutrients - 36.8oz

UPDATE: I'm upgrading my review to 5 stars because either I just got a bad batch the first time around or I've just gotten accustomed to the taste, but in any case, my shipment from Soylent arrived and as per my recommendation below I continued using almond milk to make my shakes -- initially will all almond milk, then with half almond milk and half water. Well, today I decided to use all water again for the first time since I ordered my first tub from Amazon -- and it tastes fine! Pretty good, actually, and barely any difference from using almond milk! Again, I don't know if it's just because the first batch was bad or I've just gotten used to it, but either way I'm only going to be using water from now on unless it starts tasting bad again. Below is my original review: When made as directed (with water), I personally found the flavor of the cacao variety revolting. It had a chalky, medicine-like flavor and a shiver-inducing after-taste. Finishing even just a 200 calorie portion was an unpleasant chore, and had I left it at that then I probably would have never ordered this again. However, on the recommendation of some of the other reviewers here I substituted water with almond milk (sweetened vanilla or original in my case, haven't tried unsweetened yet) and that made a huge difference. It now tastes like thick chocolate milk, akin to the premixed ones you'd buy at a grocery (to clarify, I mean premixed chocolate milk, not premixed Soylent 2.0, which I haven't tried). I also like adding blueberries, spinach and nuts when I can and mixing it the blender for added flavor, texture and health benefits, but in a pinch just the power and almond milk in a blender bottle is perfectly fine. I'm knocking off a star from my review because when made as directed on the can, the product is, in my opinion, practically unusable. However in every other regard I am satisfied with it. Within the past week or so I have used it to replace most of my meals, and to my surprise it actually is pretty filling. It saves me from the bad (and expensive) habit of ordering takeout, heating up a TV dinner or eating some other junk when I don't feel like cooking. So for someone like me it has the added benefit of improving my overall nutrition -- not only because the shakes themselves are nutritious, but because it has a positive effect on my other eating habits. Now when I do cook or eat out, I'm more conscious of making healthier choices. In the future I'd like to try the Original Soylent flavor to see if I can stomach it with just water, so that I can (1) reduce the cost per meal, and (2) reduce the amount of sugar intake. Final note: as others have noted, buying Soylent directly from the company's website is much cheaper per pound. They offer free shipping with a fairly low minimum purchase threshold (twenty-something dollars I think), as well as discounts for enrolling in automatic subscription ordering. Shipping speed is fairly slow, however; from California to New York took a week in my case, so plan accordingly. I bought this tub of cacao from Amazon to hold me over in the interim while waiting for the 7 pouch shipment from Soylent.

Depending on your health and fitness goals, this is a great product. I have some in my cabinet right now. I don't know that I would recommend this for weight loss, it might be more of a maintenance product. It can be filling if you mix and use it right. I'm a big guy so I need a lot of food. Depending on what you mix it with and how much you dilute it it can be thicker like chocolate milk or thinner like water. I did experience some mild gastrointestinal discomfort while using this as did my wife. It mixes pretty well, and It tastes great it doesn't have that terrible protein health nasty taste. I'm pretty sensitive to fake and crappy tasting healthy products, as I have a pretty big sweet tooth, but I actually enjoyed the taste of this. The big container is easy to get your hand in and scoop out of, but but the scoop that it comes with is usually buried deep inside the powder. I've mixed it with water, yogurt, and skim milk before, and it generally tastes pretty good anyway. 20 G of plant-based protein is pretty good, but I would not use this product to build muscle. I would say this product works great as intended, to replace a meal on the go. Better than take out for sure.

It’s actually not bad!!! When mixing with just water it does become more grainy for some reason. I put in a splash or two of a creamy dairy free milk and shake it in a blender bottle with some ice cubes for a minute or so. The texture is still a bit grainy and chalky but it is doable and not as bad as just with water alone. The taste is good I don’t mind it.

I decided to try powdered Soylent because the ready-to-drink (RTD) versions have become quite expensive, except for one flavor at a time. I wanted to mix up my options to avoid getting bored, so I gave the Cacao powder a shot as an alternative to the Chocolate and Mint Chocolate RTD Soylent. It’s not as sweet, but it still tastes great. I’m glad I did my research beforehand because my first experience was excellent. There were no lumps, and it didn’t taste chalky. I used a portable blender to mix it, poured it into a glass bottle with a metal lid, and stored it in the fridge for the next day. While it’s not as convenient as twisting off a cap, it wasn’t much more effort than making a bowl of cereal. In my limited experience, it's been as filling as the RTD when using two scoops.

The price is horrid no doubt but I had one shake this morning and felt really good and now one shake at night also feeling very good now. Good on stomach and I like the flavour. It tastes like cake mix when your mum wouldn't let you eat just the cake mix before the cake was made. I like it. My salary quite high but coudnt afford this with everyone's regular wage so price def too high

As someone who doesn't eat breakfast due to a sensitive stomach in the morning, Soylent is great! I can get a quick breakfast in and don't feel unwell at all; giving me a great start to the day. Tastes great, quick and filling.