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Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

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Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

#11
This doesn't stack up too good against a Met-Rx ProteinPlus bar

Serving size 85g Total fat 10g (saturated 8g) Carbs 33g (sugars 3g) Protein 32g

http://www.metrx.com/protein-bars/protein-plus-creamy-cookie...

However I think the idea is amazing. It's early days for this stuff I'm sure but it has potential. There needs to be tests for absorption of protein etc

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

#12

Im not quite sure what to say to this.

How about: Oh, hells no. I get it: it's an experimental product that may or may not be actually healthier and more nutrient-packed than conventional foods. It might even help alleviate some of my health issues. I can't look past the whole "insect" thing. Maybe a few generations down the line, say, my grandkids kids (theoretical grandkids) may think nothing of it. But there's too much cultural inculcation for me to ev…

Have you considered the possibility that you might be unusually (relative to the rest of the globe) quite squeamish? What makes cricket flour any worse than raw fish or a nice, runny, sunny-side-up egg? Or more directly: do you eat commercially-prepared peanut butter?

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

#13
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Taste first", they said. Protein, no matter what the source, unfortunately doesn't taste great, so I guess their workaround is to not use much protein...

> Protein, no matter what the source, unfortunately doesn't taste great Um, meat? Unless you mean sweet protein in which case I agree.

Usually it's the fat in the meat that makes it taste good.

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

#14
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Taste first", they said. Protein, no matter what the source, unfortunately doesn't taste great, so I guess their workaround is to not use much protein...

> Protein, no matter what the source, unfortunately doesn't taste great Um, meat? Unless you mean sweet protein in which case I agree.

I mean protein by itself (without fats or sugars)

Even meat protein kinda sucks if you cook all the fat out of it.

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

#15
post #8

Awesome. People (and animals) have been eating insects in healthy doses for far longer than soy or whey, so I'm more comfortable eating this than the standard protein sources. I hope this takes off.

I just hope they develop healthier versions, particularly without so much sugar.

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

#16
post #3

20g fat (5g saturated), 27g carbs (14g sugar), 10g protein. Not that great for a "protein" bar.

I looked into this more and seems like that seems to be pretty common: http://protein-bars.findthebest.com/ Color me surprised. I'll stick with my whey powder which is 24g protein, 3g carb 1g Fat ( http://www.optimumnutrition.com/products/100-Whey-Gold-Stand... )

Quest bars are the best I've found: http://www.questproteinbar.com/

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

#17

Im not quite sure what to say to this.

How about: Oh, hells no. I get it: it's an experimental product that may or may not be actually healthier and more nutrient-packed than conventional foods. It might even help alleviate some of my health issues. I can't look past the whole "insect" thing. Maybe a few generations down the line, say, my grandkids kids (theoretical grandkids) may think nothing of it. But there's too much cultural inculcation for me to ev…

Cochineal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal) is a fairly commonly used food additive made from ground bugs. I'm sure there are a number of others that you consume, too.

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

#19
It actually has a comparable nutritional profile to commercial waffles:

http://i.imgur.com/rg4DN02.jpg

(Substantially fewer overall calories for almost as much protein, is the punchline)

Whey is cheap and plentiful. If you don't like the idea of cows, soy and pea protein is cheap and plentiful.

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

#20
post #3

20g fat (5g saturated), 27g carbs (14g sugar), 10g protein. Not that great for a "protein" bar.

"Taste first", they said. Protein, no matter what the source, unfortunately doesn't taste great, so I guess their workaround is to not use much protein...

In my experience, at least on the low-sugar side, it tastes good once you get used to it. Eat a low-sugar diet for a few weeks and not only does it start to taste fine, but if you eat something with lots of added sugar, it tastes sickeningly sweet.
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