Soylent: Food of the Future People


Soylent is a blend of vitamins and nutrients sold as a liquid meal replacement drink. Soylent tends to spark controversy among many, so I sought out to clear up some of the mysteries regarding Silicon Valley's favorite food. 









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[ii] Mahdawi, Arwa. "I Tried Soylent, Silicon Valley’s Favourite Foodstuff. It’s Everything That’s Wrong with Modern Life." The Guardian, September 11, 2018. Accessed November 2, 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/11/i-tried-soylent-silicon-valleys-favourite-foodstuff-its-everything-thats-wrong-with-modern-life.

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[vi] Rosa Foods. "Soylent FAQ

[vii] Rosa Foods. "Soylent FAQ

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[x] Murray, Christopher, Marie Ng, and Ali Mokdad. "The Vast Majority of American…”

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[xiv] Rosa Foods. "Soylent FAQ

[xv] Merchant, Brian. "Soylent: How I Ate No Food For 30 Days."

[xvi] Zilber, Ariel. "'I Don't Care about Food': Anderson Cooper Reveals He Is Trying to Replace All His Meals with Soylent While Giving a Rare Glimpse inside His $5M Converted Firehouse." DailyMail, September 13, 2018. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6166373/Anderson-Cooper-replacing-meals-Soylent-giving-glimpse-inside-converted-firehouse.html.

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[xviii] Zilber, Ariel. "'I Don't Care about Food'…”

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