Monday, August 19, 2013

Soylent: Recipe, Lower Oat

Description:

I also found that with the strawberries, I could reduce the oats a little.  In theory, this reduces the cost, but also reduces the calories.  I am not sure if the trade off, after adding in whatever is needed to raise the calories, is actually worth it.

As usual, for a thick mixture, mix this with enough water to fill three 20fl oz Gatorade bottles (so, with water, you get 60fl oz).  If you want it thinner, add enough water to get 80fl oz total (or just add water to the desired thickness).  For best results, blend the mixture.


Ingredient                               Amount (grams)
----------                               --------------
Naturade Total Soy All Natural Powder      105
Soy Lecithin                                15
Whole Grain Oat Flour                      100
Olive Oil                                   30
Brown Sugar                                 70
Dried Basil                                  5
Baking Cocoa Powder                         20
Turmeric                                     2
Flaxseed Meal                               20
Country Fresh Non-fat Powdered Milk         75
Iodized Salt                                 1
Cinnamon Powder                              1
Tomato Powder                               10
Dehydrated Strawberries                     35
Salt Substitute                              1
Dried Parsley                                0
Dried Ginger                                 0

Macronutrients:
 Fat:           66.02 g
 Carbs:        282.77 g
   Fiber:       34.28 g
   Sugar:      146.48 g
 Protein:       93.61 g

Calories
 Fat:          594.22 cal
 Carbs:       1131.09 cal
   Fiber:      137.13 cal
   Sugar:      585.93 cal
 Protein:      374.43 cal
 Total:       2099.74 cal

Nutrient               RDV          Total      Upper Limit
--------               ---          -----      -----------
A                   900.00 ug     2110.55 ug    3000.00 ug
B12                   2.40 ug        6.12 ug        inf ug
B6                    1.30 mg        2.66 mg     100.00 mg
Biotin               30.00 ug      306.25 ug        inf ug
C                    90.00 mg      264.20 mg    2000.00 mg
Calcium            1000.00 mg     2443.60 mg    2500.00 mg
Carb                130.00 g       282.77 g      325.00 g
Choline             550.00 mg      553.47 mg    3500.00 mg
Chromium             35.00 ug      122.50 ug    1900.00 ug
Copper              900.00 ug     2434.58 ug   10000.00 ug
D3                   15.00 ug       15.01 ug     100.00 ug
E                    15.00 mg       28.29 mg    1000.00 mg
Fat                  65.00 g        66.02 g       77.00 g
Fiber                38.00 g        34.28 g         inf g
Folate              400.00 ug      621.77 ug    1000.00 ug
Iodine              150.00 ug      219.80 ug    1100.00 ug
Iron                  8.00 mg       34.77 mg      45.00 mg
K                   120.00 ug      121.59 ug        inf ug
Magnesium           420.00 mg      779.64 mg        inf mg
Manganese             2.30 mg       10.09 mg      11.00 mg
Molybdenum           45.00 ug      120.00 ug    2000.00 ug
Niacin               16.00 mg       25.86 mg      35.00 mg
Pantothenic Acid      5.00 mg       11.70 mg        inf mg
Phosphorus          700.00 mg     2772.73 mg    4000.00 mg
Potassium             4.70 g         4.86 g       18.00 g
Protein              65.00 g        93.61 g      125.00 g
Riboflavin            1.30 mg        3.52 mg        inf mg
Selenium             55.00 ug      111.90 ug     400.00 ug
Sodium                1.50 g         1.50 g        2.30 g
Sugar                 0.00 g       146.48 g         inf g
Thiamin               1.20 mg        2.59 mg        inf mg
Zinc                 11.00 mg       21.66 mg      40.00 mg


Information:

Low calories again.  I recommend figuring out your recommended calorie intake based on your weight and height, then adding more calories as recommended in my Documents post.

This recipe has enough cinnamon to increase insulin sensitivity, but may take up to 40 days to see the full benefits.  Also, a packet of processed stevia sweetener can be added to potentially increase insulin sensitivity.  (This statement has not been reviewed by the FDA etc...)

2 comments:

  1. If I want to reduce the calories to 1500-1600, what is the best way to balance this nutritionally?

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  2. You have two options. You can lower the brown sugar and the oat flour. I do not have the data on hand right now, so I cannot do the math to figure out how much. I believe I have posted all of the necessary information on this blog (maybe the Documentation post) though.

    The second option is to scale the entire recipe. The total calories is about 2,000, so if you cut the recipe to 3/4, then it will be 1,500 calories with a decent nutritional balance. This would probably be the easier option.

    Note that little research exists on nutritional balance outside of a 1,800 to 2,200 calorie range (the IOM does have data on nutritional balance for children; this might be a good guideline). This means that while just scaling will probably result in a perfectly fine nutritional balance, there may be some deficiencies if a particular nutrient does not scale well (for instance, iron requires a minimum threshold before the body starts to absorb it). If you occasionally eat regular food meals though, this is unlikely to ever be a problem.

    (As usual, none of this information has been reviewed or approved by the FDA.)

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