The “original” recipe of Soylent is a bland, flavorless slime that appeals to no one except antisocial full-stack devs who only enjoyed eating paste as children. A plethora of flavors are now available, and it’s encouraging to report that the vanilla flavor is about as normal as it gets in terms of taste and texture. A rich, malty vanilla bean flavor gently blooms across the sip, and the viscous liquid goes down nice and smooth without even the subtlest hint of stevia, monk fruit, or other alternative sweeteners that are common in meal replacement drinks. I thoroughly enjoyed sipping on this every morning, and the respectable fat and protein content did a fine job of keeping my hunger at bay until lunchtime. That’s about as close as I’ll ever get to going on a code bender, but it’s good to know Soylent is a quick and easy way to stay on my grind.