Hi everyone,
We’ve got a lot of news to share with you, some good, and some not so good.
Here’s what’s happened in the last couple months:
- Started using our new, vegan vitamin mix, but ran out!
- Hired two manufacturing technicians, Ben and Justin.
- Monkfruit instead of stevia: no more weird aftertaste!
- Added lysine: for a more balanced amino acid profile.
- Acacia instead of inulin: fiber with fewer farts!
So, the biggest news is that we finally started using our vegan vitamin premix, after an unexpected month-long delay with the manufacturer. Awesome! The bad news is that we just ran out, after a surge in orders following a feature on Good Mythical Morning and another unforeseen delay with our second shipment of the premix. :(
According to the manufacturer, it should be ready in another couple weeks. From now on, we’ll expect a significant delay and plan accordingly. :p
In the meantime, we’ve rush-ordered a bunch of the vegetarian vitamins from Paradise Herbs, which some of you may remember from our Custom Body Fuel days. They are listed as vegetarian, but not vegan, most likely due to the Vitamin D3, usually derived from sheep’s wool. We’ll be using them as a stopgap measure for the next couple weeks until the second shipment of our vegan vitamin premix arrives.
If you’d prefer a refund, let us know and we’ll take care of that for you.
In other news, Ben and Justin have joined the Super Body Fuel team as of September, and are doing a great job as our new manufacturing technicians. You can thank them for cranking out all the orders you’ve gotten in the last month! :) Richard has been accepted into programming school and is now a full-time student here in San Francisco.
Here’s what is coming up:
- More magnesium: based on estimated paleolithic intakes.
- Bigger bags: 40-meal option for Schmilk and Keto Fuel.
- Selling our vegan vitamin mix as a standalone product.
We’ve been transitioning our recipes to use acacia gum instead of inulin as a source of prebiotic fiber. Based on our tests (thank you, volunteers!), inulin is much more likely to cause gas than acacia gum, so we’ve phased it out along with the potentially allergenic psyllium husk and the similarly gas-inducing tapioca flour in Light Fuel.
Please let us know if you notice a difference! With any luck, it will be a good difference. ;)
Thanks as always,
Alex Cho Snyder (axcho)
