Green Corner | Protein of the Future – Bugs!

Green Corner | Protein of the Future—Bugs!

Would you try a snack of fried mealworms or crickets? What if you knew it was a much better protein source than beef or pork, with an itty-bitty carbon footprint? Insects are a nutritious staple for half the world’s people, and if we Westerners hadn’t been taught that bugs are yucky, we’d be happy to eat them, too. In fact, crickets are so tasty, some call them a “gateway bug!”

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• Choco Chirpies: Chocolate Chip Cricket Cookie – Bug Vivant