Could humans create food pellets containing all needed nutrition similar to what we feed pets?
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Yes, if starting from scratch it would be fairly complicated and take some time to perfect, but it is entirely possible and has arguably been essentially done with the various meal replacement shakes and other products on the market.
Ran a bit of personal experiment a few years ago while dieting and only ate/drank meal replacement shakes, coffee in the morning, and water/gatorade post workout for about two months before I got bored. I was in the military at the time, and working out atleast 10 hours a week and I didn’t notice any health issues during that time possibly slight improvement but I’d attribute . Biggest downside was honestly the social impact as I wasn’t going out to eat/drink and just hang out during that time. Didn’t realize how many of my regular social engagements are centered around food/drink until a couple weeks in.
Not pellets, but there are several companies that sell complete nutrition shakes, either ready to drink or in powder form. Most people who use them also eat other food, because humans like variety, and because our actual nutritional needs aren’t exactly the same.
I’ve been using one such product for most of my food during the week for over three years now, adding some daily snacks, and eating regular food on weekends.
Kind of. The problem is we need things in our diet besides just nutrients.
It’s pretty easy to cram together some protein powder, vitamin supplements, carbs, and fat with a binder and make a glorified Powerbar.
But that doesn’t supply, e.g., dietary fiber, and some of the trace stuff that our gut biome needs to stay functional.
I mean, humans can live on pemmican or similar for weeks or months on end – we’ve been doing it since forever.
But there’s a psychological downside to eating the same boring thing all the time, and morale deficits can lead to legit physical problems.
Kind of. The problem is we need things in our diet besides just nutrients.
It’s pretty easy to cram together some protein powder, vitamin supplements, carbs, and fat with a binder and make a glorified Powerbar.
But that doesn’t supply, e.g., dietary fiber, and some of the trace stuff that our gut biome needs to stay functional.
I mean, humans can live on pemmican or similar for weeks or months on end – we’ve been doing it since forever.
But there’s a psychological downside to eating the same boring thing all the time, and morale deficits can lead to legit physical problems.
Kind of. The problem is we need things in our diet besides just nutrients.
It’s pretty easy to cram together some protein powder, vitamin supplements, carbs, and fat with a binder and make a glorified Powerbar.
But that doesn’t supply, e.g., dietary fiber, and some of the trace stuff that our gut biome needs to stay functional.
I mean, humans can live on pemmican or similar for weeks or months on end – we’ve been doing it since forever.
But there’s a psychological downside to eating the same boring thing all the time, and morale deficits can lead to legit physical problems.
Back in the 90s, Scott Adams (The Dilbert guy) tried to do this but the resultant food product caused severe diarrhea.
Since then someone has made a product called Soylent which is a drink, not a pellet, but it’s the same general idea.
Back in the 90s, Scott Adams (The Dilbert guy) tried to do this but the resultant food product caused severe diarrhea.
Since then someone has made a product called Soylent which is a drink, not a pellet, but it’s the same general idea.
Back in the 90s, Scott Adams (The Dilbert guy) tried to do this but the resultant food product caused severe diarrhea.
Since then someone has made a product called Soylent which is a drink, not a pellet, but it’s the same general idea.
There was a prison who fed inmates a baked nutrition loaf twice daily. It had chopped vegetables, fruits, protein sources, eggs or other binding agents. The inmates hated it. Some gagged at the sight and smell of the loaf. This type of feeding is unnatural to humans. We need and love our foods.
There was a prison who fed inmates a baked nutrition loaf twice daily. It had chopped vegetables, fruits, protein sources, eggs or other binding agents. The inmates hated it. Some gagged at the sight and smell of the loaf. This type of feeding is unnatural to humans. We need and love our foods.
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