Bugs are food of the future: UN agency

[super jumbe]

Beetles, caterpillars and wasps could supplement diets around the world as an environmentally friendly food source if only Western consumers could get over their "disgust", the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Monday.


A restaurant in Mexico City serves up a grasshopper taco, on October 19, 2001. Beetles

"The main message is really: 'Eat insects'", Eva Mueller, director of forest economics at the FAO, told a press conference in Rome.

"Insects are abundant and they are a valuable source of protein and minerals," she said.


A US Marine eats an insect during a jungle survival program as part in Sattahip

"Two billion people -- a third of the world's population -- are already eating insects because they are delicious and nutritious," she said.

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[gc1966]

if eating insects is nutricious then why do we need to send aid to Africa when they appear to have a never ending supply of flies

[GastonJ]

Bet Richard Nixon wished he'd thought of that, he could have said he was just providing food

[super jumbe]

if eating insects is nutricious then why do we need to send aid to Africa when they appear to have a never ending supply of flies

Eating insects is only delicatessen.
They have big belly, I was told even Elephant could not fill the belly.

[lagerland]

Nice i could go witchetty grub salad about now....................

Bear Grylls Eats HUGE Witchetty Grub!!!! (Caution Very Disturbing) - YouTube

[thered]

There will be a day when we will all have to change, food now all goes to the highest bidder.

As countries get more dosh Africa,brazil, china ect there tastes will all change they will all want what they could not afford, it will push the prices up, then we go bust

and then we are killing for a nice woodlice and beetle stew with a nice moth compot and earthworm au jus

yummy

[jcgrumbles]

no thanks,im happy enough with egg beans and chips and i dont have to chase the f##### around my plate...

[Automat]

Maybe they are trying to tell us we are having a food crisis, and we had better get used to eating the only thing that will be left on earth.

[Meat-Head]

if eating insects is nutricious then why do we need to send aid to Africa when they appear to have a never ending supply of flies

Such a goofd point worthwupoing hou on that

[darrenhyland]

Been eatin bugs for years......that is until my wife bought me a 'proper' skid lid with a visor when out on my trophy 900..............damn those moths did taste nice

[Kalipo]

Eating insects is only delicatessen.
They have big belly, I was told even Elephant could not fill the belly.

Do you have a source??

Here..

Fly Burgers In Africa - Would You Eat One? | Shock Mansion

[ajax2061]

just think soon your waste bin will be where you get your fresh food from !