Insect food is coming soon

Insect food is coming soon

呃，未来我们会以昆虫为食吗？

What kind of meat do you usually eat? Chicken, pork or beef? The world’s population is growing. More people need meat. But having more livestock (牲畜) can add harmful gas (气体) to the environment. What should we do?

Maybe we can eat insects (昆虫), scientists say. Ugh, this is kind of gross (恶心的)! But in fact, it may not be that bad.

Insects are good for humans and our planet

Insects are healthy for us to eat. They are rich in protein (蛋白质) and vitamins (维生素).

Insects eat very little and don’t take up much space. They can have thousands of babies at one time. We can spend less money to raise and buy them.

Insects produce less greenhouse gas (温室气体) than cows. This is better for our environment.

Insect food around the world

Australia: Maggot sausages 蛆做的香肠

Japan: Fried cicadas 炸蝉

The US: Cricket energy bars 蟋蟀能量棒

Hate eating insects?
1. Farmers can feed insects to chicken instead of expensive fish.
2. People can make food with insects that you cannot see. For example, flour made from crickets.