Cricket Flour Makes Really Good Gluten-Free Bread

Yes, I'd try it! 

I cannot tolerate many of the gluten free breads available in my local grocery stores because they add corn and microbial transglutaminase and such. Not to mention they taste like cardboard.  

Yes!!!

I have reconsidered after reading this post on the Cockroach Flour article.  

I have a shellfish allergy.  I wouldn't want to risk triggering an allergic reaction like I have with shellfish for "bread".  

On 3/13/2017 at 3:52 AM, Guest AV Walters said:

Many celiacs have concomitant allergies--arising out of leaky gut. If shellfish is one of your allergies, you might want to think twice about insect based flours--their chitin coatings can trigger the same kind of allergic response.

Once the cricket and/or other insect based flours have been certified for lack of allergens, I would be willing to try it.  However, given the current lack of quality gluten free bread options, I have pretty much weaned myself from eating bread.

Could have it's place in the celiac diet. High in protein but likely will lack other nutrients that plant-based gluten-free bread may provide.

On 7/28/2020 at 8:54 PM, knitty kitty said:

I highly recommend Food for Life gluten free breads. They taste way better than any other gluten free breads that I have tried. I usually buy the Brown Rice variety. It is the cheapest, and they sell it at more places, including some Jewels. I think that Whole Foods has an extensive selection, but at higher prices. There are other varieties, such as flax and more. Some taste better, but may not be worth the higher price. The ingredients in my Brown Rice Bread are: organic brown rice flour, filtered water, organic agave, organic tapioca flour, safflower oil, organic chia seeds, fresh yeast, organic vegetable gum (xantham, cellulose, psyllium), rice bran, sea salt. It is made in a facility that processes wheat, soy, and tree nuts, but does not say anything about shared equipment with these allergens. One word of advice: They come frozen, and the pieces are not easily separable in that state. I leave it out for an hour or so, and then separate the pieces by hand or with a plastic knife before refreezing them. Then, you can take out one or two pieces at a time.

23 hours ago, Rakdan said:

ABSOLUTELY NOT...............

dried crickets taste like popcorn

 No, I would not eat cricket flour. There are cultures based on religious beliefs will not eat insects in any form and that should be taken into consideration.

But there are other cultures/religions that do allow it so each one needs to decide for themselves what's right for them.

Yes!!

Interesting, because I didn't say that no one should eat what they want. All I said is that it should be taken into consideration especially if there is a name for an ingredient which is not obvious what it is. In my statement, there are people will not eat foods with red dye. The next part is what is believed to be true. Please note the name carmine which is listed on packages.

(Cochineal beetles, for example, are ground up to make a pink dye called carmine. Also known as E120, it’s used as a natural food colouring in red sweets.)

That is my concern that the listed ingredients is not obvious. If anyone else wants to eat cricket flour by all means please do.