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Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

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Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

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Post by rdl »

fragsworth wrote: post #14
ars wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 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.

What's the problem with protein/fat bars? Rancidity? There are fats (possibly not those found next to meat) which can be more shelf-stable; I wonder if you could use those fats, protein, and chemicals extracted from the tasty fat to have the right stability, taste, and nutrition profile. But that would be "evil food science" so people wouldn't think it was "healthy" I guess.

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

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Post by jacques_chester »

fragsworth wrote: post #6
mertd wrote: 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...

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

Different forms of protein have different tastes.

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

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Post by [deleted] »

drivingmenuts wrote: post #7
HarryRotha wrote: post #2

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…

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Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

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Post by tocomment »

GoNB wrote: post #10

I prefer DIY protein bars with whey powder and ingredients from nutsonline.com. See 1st recipe: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/diy-protein-bars-healthy-bar...

That sounds good. Can I get your sources for the ingriedients? Also do they need to be stored frozen?

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

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Post by dbarlett »

It's slightly misleading to call this "revolutionary" - another cricket bar project [1] was funded on Kickstarter last year and appears to be in full production [2].

[1] http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/466721916/the-worlds-fir...

[2] http://chapul.com/revolutionary-supplies/

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

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Post by harshreality »

drivingmenuts wrote: post #7
HarryRotha wrote: post #2

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…

Your aversion to insects is highly cultural. Plenty of cultures, especially in Asia and Africa, treat insects as common foods and even delicacies.

You don't have a problem eating insects if you eat any sort of processed grains. The USDA (or equivalent agency) has distinctly non-zero limits for insect parts and rodent feces in cereal, because it's impossible to economically keep all insects and rodents out of grains.

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

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Post by jacques_chester »

dbarlett wrote: post #25

It's slightly misleading to call this "revolutionary" - another cricket bar project [1] was funded on Kickstarter last year and appears to be in full production [2]. [1] http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/466721916/the-worlds-fir... [2] http://chapul.com/revolutionary-supplies/

Ahhhh, but those aren't protein bars!

(Welcome to marketing 101: segment segment segment)

Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour

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Post by tome »

fragsworth wrote: post #6
mertd wrote: 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...

Egg white tastes fine (cooked).
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