Alternative Protein Snacks Made From Insects Finding Their Way Onto Store Shelves

Whether roasted, dried, dipped in chocolate, or tossed into a smoothie, edible insects remain a tough sell for die-hard meat-lovers in Western countries.
Slowly but steadily, however, food products containing insect ingredients are finding their way onto supermarket shelves and online stores.
Most people probably don’t even notice products like Chocolate Chirp Muffin Bites, Hi! cricket protein bars or Actually Foods’ cheddar cheese puffs made with cricket powder.
“We do see an increase [in sales], and that’s due to educating people,” said Monica Martinez, founder, and CEO of Don Bugito, maker of “tasty edible insect snacks” in San Mateo, California….