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| The UN says insects are good for us so we’ve decided to try them out. Mmmm. | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 11 2014, 10:37 AM (150 Views) | |
| Liquid Sky | May 11 2014, 10:37 AM Post #1 |
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The UN says insects are good for us so we’ve decided to try them out. Mmmm.![]() Over two billion people around the world eat insects daily. WOULD YOU LIKE to try a new snack? Apparently insects are a valuable source of food. The UN’s Food & Agriculture Organisation says people need to get their heads around eating insects as many are rich in protein, zinc, calcium and iron whilst also being low in fat. It reckons that they’re an ideal solution for the world’s rapidly growing population. Europe is the only continent that doesn’t eat insects but maybe we’re missing out… Not convinced yet? Brave journalist here at TheJournal.ie Nicky Ryan tried out the little creatures to show you just how much fun it can be… See that’s not so scary. Over two billion people worldwide already supplement their diet with insects so they can’t all be wrong. Here are some great reasons to get stuck in: 100g of crickets contains just 121 calories, compared to 288 calories in the same amount of beef. Common house crickets contain four times as much protein as the same weight of chicken Cattle require twelve times more feed to produce the same amount of protein as crickets Many insects contain substantial levels of macro-minerals such as magnesium, sodium, potassium and chloride They are good sources of the trace minerals of iron, zinc, copper, manganese and selenium They also have a high ‘feed conversion rate’, meaning that they can be farmed using relatively little land, water and energy compared to livestock. Pestaurant Are you feeling a bit more open minded now? Well here’s your chance to entomophagy (the correct term for eating insects, don’t you know.) Ireland’s first ‘pop-up pestaurant’ will open this Sunday at Muckross Road, Killarney, Kerry. Rentokil will be serving up an array of exotic cuisine including edible insects such as salted weaver ants, BBQ mole crickets and chocolate-dipped worms. The pest control company says “it’s all to celebrate the hard work that goes into keeping Irish pests under control”. Pestaurant Menu in full: Drumroll please! Savoury: Plain roasted locusts Plain roasted mealworms Plain roasted crickets Mexican spice mealworms Curry crickets Sweet Chocolate-covered mixed bugs Chocolate bug bars Scorpion lollipops (assorted flavours) Mealworm lollipops (assorted flavours) Cricket lollipops (assorted flavours) Ant candy (Cherry flavour) Ant candy (Apple flavours) http://www.thejournal.ie/eating-insects-un-1454553-May2014/ |
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| silly93 | May 11 2014, 11:34 AM Post #2 |
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(Put's the the mic to the cricket's mouth.) Reporter: Hello people of the world, I'm here this morning with a special interview with Mr.Cricket. What are your thoughts on this Mr.Cricket? Mr.Cricket: What are my thoughts!? What the heck do you think my thoughts are!!!? (Put's his finger to Reporter's chest, and pokes him while saying...) You need to tell your d**n humans to leave my people alone! Stick to eating your d**n cattles! Background Crowd: (They all chant.) We want Crickets! We want Crickets! We want Crickets! We want Crickets! Mr.Cricket: (Turn's around to the Crowd.) All! If we see you around our neck of the woods, just know we'll be ready! Thus interview is done! (Hops away.) Reporter: Well you heard it here first people, they don't plan to go down without a fight... |
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| silly93 | May 11 2014, 11:42 AM Post #3 |
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I don't really picture myself eating insects. However I might give it a try in the future. I was watching the show called Shark Tank, and some guy came on there to with a product containing crickets or something. *Thinking.* I think the product was cricket flower which has become very popular for some reason. It was interesting to me. There is a market for all this so why not profit from it, right?:) Liquid Sky, are you open minded to eating insects? |
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| Liquid Sky | May 11 2014, 11:46 AM Post #4 |
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Only if it was my last resort. |
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| silly93 | May 11 2014, 11:47 AM Post #5 |
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I can't stop laughing at this!
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| silly93 | May 11 2014, 11:49 AM Post #6 |
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Lol.... Would you eat 5 raw crickets for $50,000?:) |
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| AquarianLove | May 11 2014, 12:02 PM Post #7 |
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Ummm that is ok. I'll never eat any insect although heard we eat them often without knowing. |
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| Liquid Sky | May 11 2014, 12:28 PM Post #8 |
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No, I wouldn't, there are certain things I won't do, not even for money. I'm the person that would rather eat my own ramen than whore for a lobster. |
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| silly93 | May 11 2014, 12:31 PM Post #9 |
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I respect that! *Gives two thumbs up.* |
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What are my thoughts!? What the heck do you think my thoughts are!!!? (Put's his finger to Reporter's chest, and pokes him while saying...) You need to tell your d**n humans to leave my people alone! Stick to eating your d**n cattles!
All! If we see you around our neck of the woods, just know we'll be ready!
I can't stop laughing at this!

2:51 PM Jul 11