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Meal-replacement Soylent shakes now come bottled and pre-mixed

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Soylent, the curiously named meal replacement system, was already pretty simple when it debuted a couple years ago. Instead of “wasting” your time cooking and preparing ingredients, the shakes could be prepared by simply mixing a nutrient-packed powder with water. All in all, the process only took a couple minutes — but now the company is back with an even simpler system.

Just like version 1.0, Soylent 2.0 provides all the vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates, and protein that your body needs — but this time, it comes pre-mixed and ready-to-drink in a 16 ounce bottle. Therefore, instead of making your shakes in batches and storing excess mixture, you can just buy a pack of bottles and drink one whenever you need a quick meal.

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Extra convenience isn’t the only improvement either. Soylent also made some adjustments to the recipe so that version 2.0 is more healthy, nutritious, and environmentally friendly than its predecessor.

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“Not only are its ingredients vegan, Soylent 2.0 reaches an unprecedented level of environmental sustainability with half of its fat energy coming from farm-free, algae sources,” the company said in a blog post. “This next generation agricultural technology has the potential to reduce the ecological impact of food production by orders of magnitude, signifying a major step toward a future of abundance, a world where optimal nutrition is the new normal.”

And that’s not all. In addition to a low glycemic index (49.2) that provides an even, sustained release of energy (no spikes and crashes), the new formula also doesn’t require refrigeration, and has a shelf life of one year. That means you could ostensibly just keep a couple bottles in your desk or car, without having to worry about spoilage.

Soylent 2.0 is available for pre-order starting today, and the company expects to begin shipping as early as October. If you’re interested but haven’t yet taken the plunge, new subscribers can get a 12-pack of Soylent 2.0 delivered straight to their doorsteps for $29.

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