Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour
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Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour
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Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour
#2Im not quite sure what to say to this.
Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour
#320g fat (5g saturated), 27g carbs (14g sugar), 10g protein.
Not that great for a "protein" bar.
Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour
#4"... born out of a frustration with other protein bars." That's a pretty low threshold for frustration, I'd say.
Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour
#520g 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...)
Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour
#620g 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...
Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour
#7Im 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 ever be able to contemplate eating or to actually eat something made from crickets.
Unless it was the zombie apocalypse and there wasn't anything else. Maybe then. But fortunately, that's all fantasy.
Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour
#8Awesome. 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.
Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour
#920g 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
Um, meat? Unless you mean sweet protein in which case I agree.
Re: Exo: Protein Bars made from Cricket Flour
#10I 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...