Insects as a Food Source

Insects as a Food Source book cover — Table of Contents The Backstory on Bug Eating 4 The Benefits of Bugs 10 Super Food Super Fast 14 Eating Insects Already 20 Bugs in the Future 28 Glossary 30 Index 31 Show What You Know 31 Websites to Visit 31 About the Author 32

Insects as a Food Source — page 1 — The Backstory on Bug Eating It’s midday and you’re hungry for a snack Should you grab an apple Crackers Or a crispy fried cricket According to some experts the cricket might be the best option It contains vitamins protein and the healthiest kind of fat 4

Insects as a Food Source — page 2 — Many scientists dietitians and environmentalists agree that using insects such as crickets beetles caterpillars and cicadas to replace protein from cows pigs and poultry is the right thing to do Eating insects is good for the environment economical and healthy It may be the way we all dine in the future Silk moth pupae spin cocoons then are boiled to retrieve and use the silk But the pupae are wasted so why not eat them They are 60 percent protein 5

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