Insects: 5 Snacks

Energized with insect snacks

Since insects are real protein hammers, snacks with insects may soon become a blockbuster. For example, the SEN’s cricket flour bar in different flavors.

• You can purchase a sample pack of the insect bars for around 11 euros.
• With the additional ingredients such as chocolate, coconut, and pineapple, the bars should not only be nutritious but also taste good.

Snack on mealworms in between meals

If you are not afraid of real-life-size worms, the mealworm snack from Snack insects might be something for you.

• The mealworms are freeze-dried and contain few calories.
• The manufacturer recommends eating the insects pure or using them to refine dishes.

Fried locusts coated in caramel

The freeze-dried grasshoppers also come from Snack insects.

• The locusts are farmed in Europe and 100 grams of the insects contain over 50 grams of protein.
• The protein-rich locusts can be roasted in oil, and taste good with chocolate or with a caramel sauce.
• If you want to catch and cook insects like grasshoppers yourself, you should always find out which parts of the animal are edible. For example, some species of insects have barbs on their legs that can cause serious injuries.

Grainy insect snack with apple and cinnamon flavor

If you don’t necessarily want to look the insects in the eye before eating them, Snack-Insects Granola Apple Cinnamon Snack might be an alternative for you.

• The crunchy balls contain rolled oats, various nuts, and buffalo worm flour.
• The snack can be enjoyed on its own or as a breakfast with yogurt or milk.

Lollipops with extra

A very special extra includes lollipops with insect filling.

• You can also make the lollipops yourself and add any mealworms, crickets, or grasshoppers. You can find out how to do this in Dennis Besseler’s insect cookbook, for example.
• If you don’t want to cook and would rather just start snacking, you can also purchase the insect lollipops online.