A Sneaky Way to Put Bugs on the Menu
<p><span word="Running">Running</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="dressing">dressing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="salad">salad</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="crickets">crickets</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="backyard">backyard</span>! <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="edible">edible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="delicacy">delicacy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="downright">downright</span> <span word="disgusting">disgusting</span>.</p><p>“<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="insects">insects</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protein">protein</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ingredient">ingredient</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="protein">protein</span>, [<span word="even">even</span>] <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="Daylan">Daylan</span> <span word="Tzompas">Tzompas</span>-<span word="Sosa">Sosa</span>, <span word="Wageningen">Wageningen</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>. “<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="investigating">investigating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="oils">oils</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="ingredient">ingredient</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span>, <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="omega">omega</span>-3 <span word="fatty">fatty</span> <span word="acids">acids</span>.</p><p><span word="Fish">Fish</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="omega">omega</span>-3 <span word="oils">oils</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="environmentalists">environmentalists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="depleting">depleting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span>.</p><p><span word="Bugs">Bugs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="source">source</span></p><p><span word="Backing">Backing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="reliance">reliance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2013 <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="endorsed">endorsed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultivation">cultivation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bugs">bugs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="source">source</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="environmentally">environmentally</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="production">production</span>.</p><p><span word="Insects">Insects</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="yield">yield</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="kilogram">kilogram</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="protein">protein</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protein">protein</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="creepy">creepy</span> <span word="crawlies">crawlies</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>, <span word="vitamins">vitamins</span>, <span word="fiber">fiber</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minerals">minerals</span>.</p>
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