Are you aware of the latest food
trend that provides you with energy/ protein bars that are low carb, contain good
fats, are high in protein with lots of vitamins/minerals e.g. B12, iron, calcium but with no gluten, dairy, soy or
refined sugar?
Sound good?
By the way, the protein mainly comes from cricket flour (please don’t tell me
you just made a face). People eat meat & shellfish so why not insects? This
is probably because people immediately imagine insects as coming from dirty
mud. However these crickets have been raised in a very clean environment, the
work in converting them into yummy food has already been done for you and they taste great with a nutritional
punch too!
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All natural, nourishing ingredients, no nasties! |
Still don’t believe me that they can taste good when incorporated in with other
ingredients? Watch this BBC video from the “Tomorrow’s food” programme and see
for yourself:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p039q8g5
Most protein bars I come across go back on the shelf due to the fake sweeteners
or synthetic flavourings I read in them, however these bars from SENS bar (
http://sensbar.com/) are made with all natural,
wholefood ingredients.
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Note: This is sample size, the final product will be bigger, see below |
SENS bar have created 2 protein
bars [20g complete protein per bar] and 2 energy bars, all containing cricket
flour. This is where the main protein source is coming from. The finished
products will weigh 50g for the energy bars and 65g for the protein bars. The
flavours are:
1- Dark chocolate & sesame-
protein bar
2- Peanut butter &
cinnamon-protein bar
3- Pineapple & coconut- energy
bar
4- Dark chocolate & orange- energy
bar
Taste Review
Peanut butter & cinnamon- You can really taste the cinnamon
with a mild peanut flavour
Dark chocolate & sesame- Slight chocolate flavour, not too sweet which
some people who are more fond of savoury flavours will appreciate, slightly dry
but still a decent taste.
Pineapple & coconut- My
favourite bar, you can smell the pineapple as soon as you open it and the
coconut blends well with the other flavours, especially the pineapple
Dark chocolate & orange- Has a
lovely orange scent and taste to it which pairs really well with the chocolate (cacao)
flavour
Overall: You would honestly
find it hard to tell these apart from other protein or fruit & nut bars,
you definitely can’t taste anything strange in these and I’m already craving another
pineapple & coconut one!
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This is a piece of the dark chocolate & sesame bar |
I also wrote a post a few months
back on this very issue
(see here) were I mentioned the benefits of eating insects as a protein/nutrition source. I
don’t eat a lot of meat so need to make sure I’m getting enough vitamin B12 in
my diet, but I also love a convenient, natural, fruit & nut bar and these
beauties are providing
both, bonus!
Quick reasons to support SENS
Produces significantly less
greenhouse gases than mammal protein ✓
Low GI due to fibre from psyllium husk + wholefood ingredients✓
High protein + low carb + healthy fats + natural sugars✓
B12 + iron without red meat✓
Update: SENS have now reached their target on kickstarter, thankyou to anyone who helped but fear not as now you can order bars from them on a regular basis, woo!
If you’re interested in this big
future food trend and would like to benefit from having a new all natural, nutritious
food choice out there then check out their site and support their kick starter
campaign (sensbar.com/kickstarter) to help spread this trend & enable purchases all across Europe.
To conclude, please give some thought to this topic and don’t ignore it
due to the initial “ick” factor. This health food trend is one that is actually
nourishing and can be good for the
environment/climate! I can see benefits in it and therefore am happy to
incorporate this type of food into my diet.
Much love,
Siobhan.
Labels: Advice, Health, Lunch, snack