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We’re really interested in feedback. Since Soylent is a similar product in our space, I wanted to discuss some points made by…",{"id":60,"by":11,"text":61},"7314477","Actually, my ability to enjoy food hugely increased when I started eating my prototypes. Focusing on one meal a day means that meal can be awesome.",{"value":63,"source":7,"evidence":64},"Retail ceiling of $12 per day, about $2.40 per 2000-calorie MealSquare",[65,69],{"id":66,"by":67,"text":68},"7314378","wasd","Hey Romeo, This is incredible. I love this idea and hope it can come to light. Quick question, I took a look at the price in the FAQ: \"We're looking at $12\u002Fday as our absolute…",{"id":70,"by":11,"text":71},"7314387","2000 calories. 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I was already basically eating the ingredient list of MealSquares everyday.",{"id":57,"by":11,"text":58},[],"unknown","beta","team",{"praise":88,"objections":110,"requests":159,"questions":192,"alternatives":211},[89,97,104],{"value":90,"source":91,"evidence":92},"Looks more appealing than Soylent","commenter",[93],{"id":94,"by":95,"text":96},"7314450","zhemao","I think you guys have an edge over Soylent in that this actually looks somewhat appealing, as opposed to a generic beige liquid.",{"value":98,"source":91,"evidence":99},"Better ingredient profile than convenience store meal bars",[100],{"id":101,"by":102,"text":103},"7314462","jonathanjaeger","What I love about this is it's less an alternative of Soylent and more an alternative for the terrible meal replacement bars at the convenience store. Those are packed with sugar…",{"value":105,"source":7,"evidence":106},"Prototype tastes good, like a cinnamon bran muffin",[107],{"id":108,"by":11,"text":109},"7314587","We're still working on shelf life, we're within reach of a month and might be able to do significantly better. Texture\u002Ftaste wise they are like a cinnamon bran muffin. We were…",[111,130,134,145,152],{"value":112,"source":91,"evidence":113},"Too much sugar and carbs",[114,118,122,126],{"id":115,"by":116,"text":117},"7314359","kenrikm","Hi Romeo, something to keep in mind. Most \"Meal replacement\" type bars (cliff, power bar) etc.. are super sweet, lots of sugar. I'm actually not a fan of sugar in general and…",{"id":119,"by":120,"text":121},"7314413","aashay","This. Although I have a bit of a sweet tooth, for a meal replacement (as opposed to a treat) 25grams (two tablespoons) is quite a bit of sugar. The fiber might offset it a bit…",{"id":123,"by":124,"text":125},"7314540","freefrancisco","+1 to this. I would be very much in the market for meal replacements like MealSquares or Soylent, but they both have lots of sugar and carbs. I try to follow a paleo diet, I…",{"id":127,"by":128,"text":129},"7314562","jack-r-abbit","These have quite a lot of sugar and cholesterol. And are a bit higher on sodium than Soylent. Maybe I've not been following the recent recommendations but aren't these things…",{"value":131,"source":91,"evidence":132},"No nutrition expertise on the team",[133],{"id":76,"by":77,"text":78},{"value":135,"source":91,"evidence":136},"Uses animal-based foods and eggs, not vegan",[137,141],{"id":138,"by":139,"text":140},"7314381","nawitus","It's unfortunate to see that the product uses animal-based foods, and eggs at that. Something like Soylent should in my opinion be vegan (for the environment and the animals). If…",{"id":142,"by":143,"text":144},"7314648","SyncTheory13","This looks great! I'm currently vegan and have known for a while that it is not the best I could be doing nutritionally or morally. Rather than make my diet more complicated,…",{"value":146,"source":91,"evidence":147},"Whole food does not guarantee good nutrition or variety",[148],{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},"7314519","baugarten","Just because its whole foods doesn't make it inherently nutritious. Additionally -- just because I eat all of the ingredients in a MealSquare every day, that doesn't mean that I…",{"value":153,"source":91,"evidence":154},"Contains eggs and tree nuts, unsuitable for allergies",[155],{"id":156,"by":157,"text":158},"7314532","rpedela","I like the concept, but unfortunately people like me cannot eat it because of food allergies (eggs and tree nuts). 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If there is a way for me to buy some early samples for beta testing, I would love to know.",{"value":186,"source":91,"evidence":187},"Clearer website with video and stronger call to action",[188],{"id":189,"by":190,"text":191},"7314803","conductr","Feedback on the website. It's too much text and the \"action\" is not well defined or prominent. Do a video. Give just links to the extra info, prominent not hidden in the link…",[193,200,204],{"value":194,"source":91,"evidence":195},"Shelf life and how long they last",[196],{"id":197,"by":198,"text":199},"7314472","zyxley","It would be good to have more information on what these taste like, what the mouthfeel is, and, possibly most importantly (since it's a prereq in my mind to ever buying any at…",{"value":201,"source":91,"evidence":202},"Bulk pricing",[203],{"id":66,"by":67,"text":68},{"value":205,"source":91,"evidence":206},"Why rice protein is excluded",[207],{"id":208,"by":209,"text":210},"7314427","livingparadox","Is there any reason that your compare page adds the qualifier \"not from soy\u002Frice\"? I get the soy part, even if I don't agree about its significance. But why does rice as a source…",[212,221,228,233],{"value":213,"source":91,"evidence":214},"Soylent",[215,216,217],{"id":76,"by":77,"text":78},{"id":138,"by":139,"text":140},{"id":218,"by":219,"text":220},"7314259","wc-","Despite all the controversy, soylent did show there is a market for this. If MealSquare can actually deliver to early adopters in a timely fashion, I'd imagine they could capture…",{"value":222,"source":91,"evidence":223},"One Square Meal",[224],{"id":225,"by":226,"text":227},"7314704","paragraft","There's a product in the Australia and NZ market called One Square Meal which seems exactly this (which would seem to raise the spectre of trademark conflict).…",{"value":229,"source":91,"evidence":230},"Cliff and Power Bar meal replacement bars",[231,232],{"id":115,"by":116,"text":117},{"id":101,"by":102,"text":103},{"value":234,"source":91,"evidence":235},"PediaSure",[236],{"id":237,"by":238,"text":239},"7314593","bbayer","I can understand the effort and I can support it if the main idea is to prevent people from starving. 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