There is a fair amount of debate about this, with a number of high-quality studies such as (https://jasn.asnjournals.org/content/18/7/2198) coming to the conclusion that the additional risk is minimal even with low calcium consumption.
Our main differentiator is specifying the macronutrients and allowing you to pick between different macronutrient profiles. You're not likely to get that at your local Indian place.
I don't think you'll find Saag with the macronutrients specified at your local Indian restaurant, and you definitely won't find Saag Seitan with the amount of protein we're offering anywhere that I'm aware of. While we hope to bring costs down as we scale, it's currently not cheap to ensure the integrity of the nutritional portioning.
Saag is the generic term for a curry of leafy vegetables (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saag), and Palak means spinach. Saag Paneer and Palak Paneer are often used interchangeably in the US.
The quality of these dishes does vary widely from establishment to establishment, despite sharing the same basic construction.
If you want a more oil-based Saag, take a look at our Saag tofu, which is dairy-free.
We absolutely intend to expand to more menu items as we get some traction and people get used to basic concept. We actually started with a version of the service with a lot of dishes, but people were getting very confused about what exactly we'd be serving them.
We intend to drop the price aggressively as we scale through volume and automation, but we need to get traction before we can do that.
We do have a keto-friendly variant (Classic Saag Paneer), and we'd love to make inroads into the keto market. Would to love to hear your thoughts on how we might do that -- feel free to email me at [email protected]
We currently expect people to provide their own carbs in the form of rice, roti, or bread, but if you email me at [email protected], we can try to get you some rotis for an additional fee.
Great! The fat is coming from the vegetable oil used in the curry. If you have other specific questions about ingredients, feel free to email me at [email protected]
Perhaps "taste absolutely terrible to me" would have been better phrasing. I think Soylent has its place, and I'm glad it exists.
In terms of price, food is expensive to make (especially in the Bay Area), but as we scale we think we can leverage automation to bring the price down to $6, which is not as cheap as but in the same ballpark as Soylent.
This was intended to represent a 'Classic' arcade game (Saag Paneer is the traditional preparation), not as a comment on physical activity. My apologies for any offense caused, and I'm happy to take suggestions for a new illustration. Email me at [email protected] if you'd like to talk further.