Can We Eat Insects like "Bear Grylls" ?

Eating insects sounds disgusting . A lot of questions appear in our mind like ,

Are insects safe to eat ?
Why should we choose insects over delicious meat ?
Aren't meats better than insects ?

You will be surprised to know that over 2 billion people consume insects on a regular basis . There are plenty of reasons why we should eat and cultivate insects .

You don't believe , but all the processed foods contains bugs including baby foods. It is impossible to remove bugs from our food chain. Peanut butter usually contains up to 30 fragments per 100 grams of peanut butter. Chocolate contains about 60 fragments .

Bugs are better choice than chicken , pork or regular meat

Bugs are very Nutritious. They are the great source of protein, iron & calcium. The amount of nutrients are 6 times more than regular meat. They also contains amino acid which we need for our body growth and functioning.

Cultivating bugs are cost-effective . It takes 100 pounds of feed to create 10 pounds of beef . On the other hand same amount of feed can produce about 40 pounds of insects. Only a gallon of water is need for 1 pounds of insects compared to 2000 gallons water for a pound of beef. Only 40 percent of a cow is edible compared to the 80 percent of a cricket. It takes 2 full acres of land for a cow and 18-22 months to mature . Besides we can produce 55-65 pounds of crickets in a 4x8 inches pen and can be harvested every 6 weeks .

Bugs are eco-friendly. The pollution is much less for cultivating bugs than cultivating animals. There are about 1.7 billion animals in the livestock. They release a huge amount of greenhouse gases. For the bugs the amount is much less.

Some may think that insects contains diseases. Pigs contains more parasites and bacteria than the insects. When we cook pigs, we kill the parasites. Same for the insects. When we cook insects then it is safe to eat them.

A lot of us thinks eating bugs are disgusting. It's all about our cultural training which we are following generations by generations. Some centuries ago people didn't eat lobster. They are also a kind of insect. Now people eat lobster . It only takes certain cultural changes. When we think of eating bugs, we think about eating the whole thing. But nobody eats a whole cow or a whole lobster.

Insects are delicious. They depend upon the preparation. Individual species tastes different. Mealworms taste like roasted nuts, crickets have an aroma of popcorn. They are crispy and delicious. All you need to do is change your mind and thoughts about insects. At first it may feel gross, but after somedays you will become used to it .

Insects can be a source of protein for the increasing population. The population is increasing day by day. It is high time we found an additional source of protein. This food revolution is important for the future.

Many countries already have started taking insects as their regular diet. The percentage of lands in decreasing . So it is very important to start eating insects as the alternative of meats.

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