I ask this in every thread when it's brought up and almost never get a real answer. Are there any examples of drinks with a flavorless (or very mild) option, that don't focus on imbalanced amounts of protein and body-building?
I like Soylent because it's relatively cheap (if I was just going for cost effectiveness, nothing beats bulk-buying beans and rice), I don't get sick of the taste after having it 3 times in a row, and it has a good balance of micro/macro nutrients.
I'd gladly save money by buying a cheaper competitor. Or even just support a less popular brand that's comparatively priced. But they all either have imbalanced amounts of protein that make me feel sick eating 3+ a day, or only come in "double chocolate shake" flavors which also feel disgusting after having more than one in a day.
The only comparable products I've found are Huel [0], but they don't offer shipping to the USA.
Have you looked at medical product supply houses? There's a wide variety of tube feeding products, and many of those are unflavoured. (There's no point putting flavour in a product delivered into the stomach via a tube through the nose).
Some of these are fibre free, and most of them are high calorie, but there are normal calorie and with fibre versions available.
Anecdotal experience about Vega that might help others. I tried Vega 4 or 6 times during one month to see if I could use it as my protein shake replacement for the whey-based product I'd been using.
Every time I had a Vega shake in the morning I experienced abdominal bloating, digestive issues, and nausea two or three hours after consuming it.
The first couple of times I wasn't sure if the Vega was the cause or if it was something else going on, but after trying it in isolation (no other food products within 8 hours, only water and the powder) I was able to consistently replicate the issues.
Something in their formulation doesn't agree with me. I'm not 100% sure what it was.
Thanks for this! Looks like I can pick the "Natural" flavor at a nearby store, so I'll probably be trying this soon. A little higher on protein than Soylent, but it doesn't seem to be in the protein-shake range that normally upsets my stomach, everything else looks pretty good.
I've tried Queal myself and was given a "bad batch" that was making me nauseous. But I forced myself to drink it until a friend told me he received an email from them about the problem (they never contacted me). I complained and got a whole new batch and the taste was completely different, not making me nauseous anymore.
I like Soylent because it's relatively cheap (if I was just going for cost effectiveness, nothing beats bulk-buying beans and rice), I don't get sick of the taste after having it 3 times in a row, and it has a good balance of micro/macro nutrients.
I'd gladly save money by buying a cheaper competitor. Or even just support a less popular brand that's comparatively priced. But they all either have imbalanced amounts of protein that make me feel sick eating 3+ a day, or only come in "double chocolate shake" flavors which also feel disgusting after having more than one in a day.
The only comparable products I've found are Huel [0], but they don't offer shipping to the USA.
[0] https://huel.com/