Chapul Bars: Would You Eat Crickets?

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image credit:  www.chapul.com

I have to say, I'm intrigued by this latest development in the realm of nutrition bars.  You've all probably heard of Clif bars, right?  There are many similar brands out there.  But here's something new....the Chapul Bar, which is made from crickets.  Yes, really.

I'm not so sure I could bring myself to eat this, but maybe some of you more adventuresome foodies would enjoy them.  They do sound healthy!  From their website:

For centuries, human civilizations have rightly considered insects an excellent, plentiful and resource-efficient source of protein. Even today, 80% of the world’s people regularly munch insects as part of their normal diets – chapulines in Mexico, stir-fried red tree ants in Cambodia, inago (grasshoppers) and hachinoko (bee larvae) in Japan and casu marzu in Italy. And with good reason…many insects are an incredibly rich source of protein, iron and omega-3 acids and are very low in cholesterols and fat.

The new Chapul bars contain flour made from ground-up crickets, so it's not like you could get an insect leg caught between your teeth.  If you didn't read the label first, you might not even know you were eating crickets, and from what I've read, these things have received pretty great reviews.   Are any of my readers brave enough to try them?