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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWould You Eat a Protein Bar Made With Crickets?
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/eat-protein-bar-made-crickets-202137612.htmlSewitz, who had just attended an environmental conference where he learned about edible insects as a method for combating food insecurity, suggested to Lewis that he make protein bars with cricket flour.
When Greg suggested crickets, my mind instantly made that psychological leap to thinking of crickets as something disgusting, said Lewis, as something we dont eat in the West as a traditional food source.
But Sewitz eventually sold him on the environmental and nutritional benefits of cricket protein. According to the duo, crickets produce 80 percent less methane than cows and require substantially less feed and water.
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)The Dark Jerusalem's are yummy!
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)No one was buying it back then either. People simple won't, unless there's no other choice.
Then again, it isn't really that big of a deal.
I've had beetle, cicada, ants and others.
Granted, I am not a fan of crickets...
However, once you grind any of these things enough, you won't even notice it.
hlthe2b
(102,509 posts)Not so uncommon as some like to think.... At least this would be "truth in advertising"...
OffWithTheirHeads
(10,337 posts)Avalux
(35,015 posts)After all, people eat cows, pigs, and a variety of other animals. What's the difference?
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)I'm not eating crickets either.
Iggo
(47,591 posts)irisblue
(33,054 posts)Incitatus
(5,317 posts)Systematic Chaos
(8,601 posts)I'd probably try it out of curiosity as long as it wasn't full of obvious legs and shit, but Larabars and Clif bars are both the bee's (cricket's?) knees, and offer complete nutrition without bugs which didn't just wander in by accident.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)Nope. Nyet. Non. Nee. Nein. For more: http://www.wikihow.com/Say-No-in-Various-Languages
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)Tom_Foolery
(4,691 posts)I've eaten chocolate covered crickets many times.
TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)TYY