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matt | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 I don't really care if someone eats crickets per se. After all, the chickens that lay the eggs I eat live off of bugs mostly. Maybe they aren't directly good for us, I have no idea.

What bothers me is that they are clearly trying to hide what it is.

Acheta protein.

Why not just write Cricket Protein? I think it's because they know most people don't really want cricket protein.
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Kendy | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I’m pretty numb to how much poison they try to hide in FDA approved food, drinks, and drugs at this point. If this bothers you, get ready to be bothered by a million other instances. Often they don’t hide it and it is right out in the open. Nobody cares enough to do anything. Or the makers lobby the government and are too big to penalize meaningfully.

Easiest way to skip all the bullshit is buy as much as possible from the farmers market.
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matt | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Depends on the item. Sometimes it just says Butter, or whatever. That is mostly how I use them. To make sure that things like sour cream are actually sour cream, which is unfortunate but still helpful. I'm not going to produce every item myself at home.