We are Italian. Why remarking this fact? In Italy the concept of entomophagy is light years away from our cultures and culinary traditions. The huge variety of dishes, spices and recipes known all over the world has never left space (apart from sporadic exceptions that we will analyze later) for insects designed as food. Quite the opposite despite what we are trying to build!! The idea that something that has always been thrown out of homes can turn into nourishment repels most Italians and at best is not considered at all. The question therefore arises spontaneously, what prompted us to sell, but above all to try firsthand and insert in our diets something so different from our habits? We will explain but a concept must be highlighted, the awareness. Giving food for granted without questioning its provenance and sustainability is naive and dangerous especially for our health. Various surveys confirm that in 2050 we will be 9.8 billion against the current 7 billion..

Delicious. Today me and Beatrice had a sports day. We woke up, went running and later on, swimming. This was hard but would have been harder without the POWER of the Eatgrub cricket bars. This was really good and tasty. The bars is a full upgrade of proteins!!! The taste is like eating a normal chocolate bar. Eyes shut, feeling is to taste almonds with very strong cacao. The second bite obliges you to ask for a fresh glass of water because the density of the bar is amazing. In 36grams you can find all proprieties you need to restore your body from a full sports day. Once you chew it you have the felling eating small bits of ----fruit dipped into chocolate. We didn’t find difficult to eat more than one bar. Once you start, you wold wish to go on eating thanks to their sweet taste. We bought many of them of different flavours, we’ll come up to you all with our feelings. In September we are planning to go to Santiago de Campostela Pilgrimage, we’re sure to bring many of those bars. Chopped Dates (18.9%), Sultanas (18.9%), Coconut (15.1%), Gluten Free Oatbran (9.1%), Cricket Protein Powder (8.7%), Sunflower Seeds (6.3%), Cacao Powder (5.5%), Water (5.0%), Vegetable Glycerine (4.7%), Cacao Nibs (3.9%), Cacao Butter (3.8%)

Marcel Dicke , a dutch entomologist who teach in Wageningen University, said during Ted talk (link above) that everyone is eating insect every day , reaching up to 500 grams a year. But, how is possible? Well, we have to consider some facts about "normal" food we eat every day. First of all, did you know that every food, before consumption, must meet certain requirements ? Not only for quality and freshness, but also in terms of presence of insects. Take a look at the stats about the quantity of insects allowed in food (Agency of food): Chocolate - 60 insects component / 100 grams Peanut butter - 30 insects part / 100 grams Fruit juice in cans - 5 fruitfly eggs and 1 - 2 larvae / 250 ml Wheat flower - 75 insects parts / 50 grams Noodles - 225 insects parts / 225 grams What about surimi steaks, pink cookies or.. Campari ? A lot of food products with red color are dyed with a natural dye, called Cochineal , that is made from an insect that lives on cactus ( E120 remember you something? ) and it's very precious, about 30 € per gram ! The real problem is getting used to eating insects because, as you see, you're already eating them. Give a chance to edible insects.