I just watched this brilliant TED talk; “Why Not Eat Insects” delivered by Marcel Dicke. (Screenshot taken from TED talks above)
I watched it. I watched it again. Then I read the transcript, so that I could see the stats again that outline the personal and global benefits of entomophagy (eating insects).
Here are some highlights:
- 10 kg of feed produces 1 kg of beef protein (and 9 kg of waste!) However, 10kg of feed produces 9kg of insect protein
- If you’re the kind of person who watches calories, 1kg of crickets has the same amount of calories as 10 hotdogs!
- There are more than 1,000 species of insects being eaten all over the globe! Think of the culinary options!!
- We will have issues feeding the people that live on Earth as the population increases towards the projected 9 billion +
So, ya, I eat bugs, and I hope to soon hear you saying that, too! Check out some of these awesome recipes that we have- start with something like these amazing Blueberry Crumble Muffins
If you need a place to get your insect flour, you can get it here at our store
Let me know what you make and how it turns out!