Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
I’m not aware of an app. The crickets are listed as “Acheta domesticus”. Reading labels and maybe researching to find a list of foods might be the only option.
I've been looking for anything with xxx-protein listed , they have a few names they use to hide it, but it's commonly some weird name dash protein.
I read somewhere that it's mostly used in high protein foods.
I use barilla pasta, because Italy banned the use of crickets.
I am so sick of being poisoned
some companies come right out and say it "ant powder" cricket powder etc. Nobody needs a protein boost that badly, How do they get around the inspections for food that will not tolerate a certain amount of insect particles? I know there are probably bits of insects in organically grown grain, there are bugs in the field when you harvest and mill it, probably some get througn, which is why its inspected.
They get away with it because the government and food companies don’t care what’s in the food. Just like pharma the food industry is in the government. Watch some carnivore expert videos on the processed food in America. I’m not trying to recruit anyone to carnivore. It’s mind blowing how much they have lied about the food. Honestly I guess a few bugs isn’t as dangerous as the toxic man made ingredients in our food. Top selling condiments, snacks & sodas that are sold outside the country have just basic ingredients compared to the toxins in USA food. Especially food dyes, for example the name brand marshmallow has blue dye, it’s white, why put blue dye in it?! Sorry if you already know about this, most people here are aware. I like to mention it because there’s always someone not aware.
Speaking of insects in grain. There’s several viral videos showing a corn or grain field being harvested. It’s a throw off to vegans. They claim they don’t eat meat because they can’t harm an animal. Small animals like birds, mice, rabbits etc are killed when these crops are harvested.
Sure if you need to eat bugs for survival situations I could do that. It’s just not normal!
I had a friend visit from Canada and she was amazed that the cheddar cheese sold in Vermont was not orange, she asked what kind of cows were milked that made white cheese! She is not a dumbie either, but through her childhood the cheese she grew up with was that orange kraft food color. And yes, the enormous combines used for harvesting wheat and corn and soy of course has critters in it, I eat mostly corn and rice products due to gluten intolerance in my gut, many people believe that the gluten intolerance comes from the glycophosphates they spray the crops with, and dry beans, if not bought organically are full of it, that is how they harvest them, spray entire fields of beans with the stuff, it shrivels and dries almost over night, and makes the harvesting easier. I know the vegans are perfectly fine with eating over processed carbs and artificial soy based "meat", hot dogs, rubbery artificial cheeses. I buy my meat locally, I too find the factory farmed animals abhorrent, it is so inhumane they way those creatures are raised, but there are alternatives, buy local, for instance, where you see the animals in the field eating grass and walking in the sun. I use ButcherBox and the Fulton Fish Market for my animal protein, and local lamb and pork, and of course I always have my chickens for eggs. I eat eggs every day, my cholesterol is great. And butter, Lord don't I love my butter. Healthy oils like butter and olive oil and cold pressed peanut oils are very important, and they are not stressed enough on how important they are. If a person cannot afford organic, at least they should pay attention to what kind of fats they are putting into their bodies.