Alternative Protein Sources - Bugs, Beetles & Insects
Scientists and foodies have been searching for alternatives to traditional, animal protein-based food. Land use, greenhouse gas emissions and obesity are touched on during this discussion about eating insects instead of beef, pork and poultry. David Waltner-Toews, a veterinary epidemiologist has written 'Eat the Beetles', promoting entomophagy — people eating insects — as a possible way to ensure a sustainable and secure food supply for the eight billion of us on the planet.