The idea of Soylent certainly sounds intriguing. I appreciate that the inventor is living off his product. Frankly, I'd like to see the creators of Jevity or TwoCal living off their formula.

However, since it was only recently invented (I think they just started marketing it in 2013), I think the jury's still out on long-term effects. In my opinion, nothing beats a diet of real food. It seems like I see articles about beneficial compounds that have been discovered in the food we eat almost weekly. How could the inventor of Soylent have thought of 'that one special disease-fighting ingredient in lettuce' if it hasn't been found yet? Just my two cents.