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When it comes to food with high protein, the first thing that comes to everyone’s mind would be chicken, beef, and eggs. Little did you know that certain insects are not just high in protein, but also low in calories! Heck, crickets are also known to have twice the protein of beef! In short, insects contain nutritional values that every other food items could offer, namely, high in iron, potassium and fibre.

Ento is a local Malaysian business that farms insects such as crickets and larvae into tasty healthy snacks consisting of many flavours! Not to mention, crickets are highly sustainable compared to livestock farming.

 

We had the chance of trying their Crickets and Larvae products. Read on to find out how they taste like!

1. Granola Protein Bites – Flavour: Honey Almond

Highlights

• 234 calories per serving (50g)
• 7.9g of protein per serving (50g)
• Made with cricket powder

Verdict: These taste crunchy like every other granola bites! Rest assured, you won’t be able to taste any crickets – just the rolled oats, peanuts, raisins and honey. You could eat it just like a regular granola cereal with milk. We preferred this flavour over oaty peanut, probably due to the raisins as it tasted better with them.

You can buy it here.

2. Granola Protein Bites – Flavour: Oaty Peanut

Highlights

• 238 calories per serving (50g)
• 8.5g of protein per serving (50g)
• Made with cricket powder

Verdict: You can definitely taste the peanut along with the oats, similar to mixing your regular oats with nuts. Similar to the previous flavour, you could eat it with milk as a regular cereal.

You can buy it here.

3. High Protein Cookies – Buttermilk Rusks

Highlights

• 223 calories per serving (3 bars, 51g)
• 7.5g of protein per serving (3 bars, 51g)
• Made with cricket powder

Verdict: For their buttermilk rusks, to us, it tasted more butter rather than milk. Though, I would say it should taste like milk if it’s dipped in it! We loved this as it tasted like butter biscuits.

You can buy it here.

4. Zoé x Ento High Protein Banana Bread

Highlights

• High in protein
• Made with cricket powder

Verdict: We absolutely loved this banana bread! It’s extremely moist and packed with flavour. There were just enough banana and chocolate chips inside it. We even heated it up in the microwave to enjoy it warm.

You can buy it here.

5. The Skinny Bakers x Ento – Cricket Oatmeal Cookies

 

Highlights

• High in protein
• Made with cricket powder

Verdict: These cookies are absolutely delicious, just like a normal cookie! Imagine munching on cookies that are high in protein due to the cricket powder? This is a much better option compared to high sugar cookies!

6. Roasted Larvae – Flavour: Salted Egg

Highlights

• 134 calories per serving (25g)
• 10.5g of protein per serving (25g)

Verdict: We thought it would be thick inside, but upon biting them, it’s more crunchy and hollow. It tastes like salted egg chips, and it’s extremely tasty. Quite addictive too.

You can buy it here.

7. Roasted Crickets – Flavour: BBQ

Highlights

• 70 calories per serving (13g)
• 7g of protein per serving (13g)

Verdict: It tasted like BBQ chips! Extremely crunchy and tasty, though if you eat too much it might be a little salty. Similar to eating nuts such as almonds.

You can buy it here.

In short: They’re just like your regular snacks!

All in all, these products made with crickets and larvae aren’t out of ordinary. They literally taste like your usual snacks – only healthier and much higher in protein as well.

If it helps, close your eyes and pop them into your mouth! Trust us, it’s like eating your usual snacks that you buy from grocery stores.

We’ve also got a special promotion just for you! Enjoy 10% OFF your entire order, all you have to do is enter ‘THH10’ upon checkout! You can only use this code once, but there is no minimum purchase or expiry date.

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