Energy Bars Made Out of Crickets

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Energy Bars Made Out of Crickets

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It wasn’t that long ago that Americans related raw fish to the local bate shop. Then in 1973 an entrepreneur opened a sushi bar in the local Tokyo neighborhood of L.A. Now Americans  can choose from about 80 restaurants and grocery stores that have sushi in them.

Pat Crowley, owner of Chapul and who was on Shark Tank, is from Utah and trying to get the word out about his cricket energy bars. How did he get on Shark Tank? He said that they just submitted an email, they didn’t know anyone on the show. “I think they liked that we were putting insects, crickets, in energy bars,” – Pat Crowley.

Why crickets?

  • High in protein
  • High in iron
  • There is a lot of calcium in them
  • B12
  • They are efficient to raise

After they dry out the crickets with low temperature heat they mill them into flour using a stone mill. The flour is 60% protein, and you are getting 22 grams of the protein that is in a 35 gram serving.

The bars are available in three flavors. They are all named after the regions of the world that eat insects now, or historically did:

  1. Chaco Peanut Butter Chocolate
  2. Aztec Dark Chocolate, Coffee and Cayenne
  3. Tai Coconut Ginger Lime

Pat is hoping that they will be able to sell their energy bars in stores once the American people get more of an open mind about eating these insects.

So we suggest you find an energy bar, eat one, and leave a comment telling us what you think of them.

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