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  1. May 2015
    1. better for the environment,

      I would think eating insects would be worse for the environment because of how they benefit the environment. Also, how many people would be willing to eat insects to help the environment?

    2. our health and could be better for the economy too

      Insects are a good source of protein but how would it be accepted to eat insects as a regular meal? Would it be okay in our society to buy bags of roaches to cook for dinner? What would others think?

    3. Like two billion people across the world, we all need to develop the insect-eating bug. At least, that's what the UN thinks

      It is interesting how in western culture, this is seen as disgusting but a large amount of the population do do this. Westerners should be more open to eating new things that are actually better for you

    4. Although there are many benefits to eating insects, I think most people including myself would never be able to eat bugs. It probably isn't that bad since 2 billion people around the world do it, but since we are not used to eating bugs from an early age, our fear will probably only increase as the years go by. If we were introduced to this earlier, eating bugs would be normal.

    5. Insects are a better source of food than cows are because they don't produce CO2 like Cows do that can destroy the environment. In addition they have more protein than beef.

    6. I did not know all the benefits that came along with increasing our insect intake like decreasing food prices and eliminating a decent percentage of greenhouse gas emissions.

    7. Our infographic looks at what entomophagy can bring to the table

      Based on the infographic, it shows how much healthier insects are than regular meat or animals that we would normally eat. Insects have more protein and less carbon dioxide is produced.

    8. An insect diet is better for the environment, better for our health and could be better for the economy too.

      Honesty i find this really intresting because it shows how we can help save money while getting the same or better nutrition.

    9. An insect diet is better for the environment, better for our health and could be better for the economy too.

      Insect consumption will reduce the amount of animal farming across the world. This would be bad for farmers; they would earn less money. Besides, how many people in this country, let alone the world, would voluntarily step up to eating insects for nutrition and less animal farming?

    10. An insect diet is better for the environment, better for our health and could be better for the economy too. Our infographic looks at what entomophagy can bring to the table

      I think that this would be hard to convert many countries to this because of the stigma against bugs. I don't think the issue would be the way the bugs taste but how they are viewed by society.

    11. I found these facts really intresting. It is crazy that 1900 species of food are edible. while 31% are beetles that is crazy.

    12. An insect diet is better for the environment, better for our health and could be better for the economy too.

      Although it says here that incorporating insects in you diet is healthier and better for everyone, I still think it is gross. Personally I think insects are disgusting, but if other people think otherwise, I am fine with that.

    13. Bugs are not only more nutritious than regular meat, but are more cost and energy efficient. They produce less wastes and are better overall, why don't we eat them already?

    14. An insect diet is better for the environment, better for our health and could be better for the economy too

      I honestly did not know that a diet including a variety of bugs would benefit the environment. I feel as if more of society were to know this, they would be more open-minded to "widening" their cuisine.

    15. Would you like flies with that?

      I don't like flies, but grasshoppers are yummy.

    1. incredibly efficient as livestock; they convert a high percentage of their feed into protein, have less waste and consume less water.

      Though this is extremely efficient, its just grooooss. I think that it does have something to do with psychology but, I just can't bring myself to eat anything that squirms.

    2. Before you gag, chew on this: nearly 80 percent of the global population eats insects as part of their normal diet

      Personally I have eaten bugs before in my life and I don't find a problem in eating them. I am not squeamish around bugs so i am comfortable eating them. I have tried cricket and ants before, and they tasted great.