Comments on: In Defense of New Food

By: Judi Golden

Judi Golden — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:03:00 +0000

After reading this, I now understand that you are marketing and selling is less a food product, and more a food philosophy.
In the first world, the acquisition and consumption of food has been moved more and more to the periphery of life. We used to spend most of our waking hours gathering it and hunting it, then farming it. Once the industrial revolution came, with increasing specialization of labor, people stopped growing their own food and food specialists took over that job. As we further specialize, more people are outsourcing preparing their food. This is an inevitable next step in that, I suppose.
I understand the logic behind what you are saying, and I do agree with some of your ideas. However, I do believe that you are a bit arrogant, and it comes across in your writing style. Your assertion that you don’t need a background in nutrition, or food science because you can read a book, or educate yourself discounts the value of experience, collaboration, and sharing ideas with others. You can’t learn everything from a book or youtube video. Online learning is a valuable tool, but only one of many. If someone is going to make a food substitute that is going to be marketed to the general population for long term use, I am not going to substitute your limited experience and knowledge for those who have more experience and knowledge.

By: Zachary Keel

Zachary Keel — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 03:48:00 +0000

Obvious troll is obvious!

By: Zachary Keel

Zachary Keel — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 03:47:00 +0000

Turn back now, there are so many trolls who are here to hate everything and didn’t even read the article.

By: Zachary Keel

Zachary Keel — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 03:45:00 +0000

Did you even read the article? You are an idiot.

By: Zachary Keel

Zachary Keel — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 03:44:00 +0000

He’s putting the chemicals that we need from foods together and then selling it for $3 per meal to smart people. There aren’t one million other ‘products’ saying to do the same thing. The closest things I can think of are the DIY formulas of the internet. Are you trying to be a troll, or do you have an irrational hate of Soylent, nhr215?

By: igotnacho

igotnacho — Tue, 27 May 2014 04:09:00 +0000

Rob, I’m don’t think that you will actually read these words I am transcribing, but I need to say it none the less. These thoughts that you have transported from your brain to mine have been in there for years now. I’ve only just recently turned 21, but I have always felt exactly this way about food. I just never had the words to express it, or the knowledge to pursue it. This outlook on food is an extension of my outlook on life itself. Human life specifically. In this era we become masters of our own existence. Every action the individual and the society will take will become an educated choice, not a nature-imposed necessity. The list of things we can’t control shrinks everyday and has been shrinking ever since we stood up and questioned our existence. Eventually we will reach a point where we get to decide, not the pure chaos that is our existence both on this planet, and in the greater universe. And everyone needs to get used to that. It is the natural evolution of sentience and intelligence given enough time. Not only does your idea and execution of it exceed my expectations, but your motives, opinions and way of thinking are exactly what I think this world needs.
Thank you.

P.S. You posted this on my 20th birthday. Sadly I didn’t even know you existed.

By: nhr215

nhr215 — Mon, 19 May 2014 06:16:00 +0000

Great more manufactured food for the masses. I love eating out of pouches with literally 50 ingredients in them. Much better than something as simple and healthy as pouring olive oil over spinach, kale, and chicken breast and 10 times the cost! Its a lose-lose!

By: nhr215

nhr215 — Mon, 19 May 2014 06:13:00 +0000

What discovery? He’s throwing together a bunch of foods and grinding into powder and then selling it at an outrageous price to idiots. There are literally 1,000,000 similar products all promising the same thing. Eat a real meal loser.

By: nhr215

nhr215 — Mon, 19 May 2014 06:12:00 +0000

“Busy people should be among the healthiest people alive. They’re the ones who need it the most. ” That doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. Reality doesn’t care who “needs” what. It is the natural consequence that those who are busy have less time for self-care, exercise, quality food, etc.

Good luck with your get-rich quick scheme. This seems so stupid its beyond belief.

By: rotorhead1871

rotorhead1871 — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 02:28:00 +0000

where is the latest recipe? post it or get all this bunk off the net and go make money….