Three Recipes That Could Help End World Hunger Eighty percent of the world’s nations eat insects. That’s an estimated 1.9 billion people, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. And in lab studies, insects have shown themselves to be rich in protein, roughly equivalent, pound for pound, to lean ground beef. Insects are chock-full of vitamins and minerals. Insects are also abundant: there are more than 350,00 species of beetles alone. In addition, they are much more environmentally friendly to raise than either cattle or pigs. So why doesn’t everyone eat bugs? Read on at theplate.nationalgeographic/2014/07/01/3-recipes-that-could-help-end-world-hunger/
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 01:22:59 +0000
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