Is Eating Insects the Answer to Reducing our Food Footprint?

Image: Flickr user avlxyz tries an insect at Chiang Mai bazaar Hungry for a grasshopper taco ? Well, probably not. But the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) thinks it is time for an end to the “Eewww!” response to the thought of eating insects. The FAO reports that there are more than 1000 edible insect species. Insects can provide protein in the diet at a much lower environmental cost than traditional livestock, such as cows, pigs, or sheep. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Is Eating Insects the Answer to Reducing our Food Footprint?

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