I is for Insectivorism

Try the new superfood that's taking the world by storm. It's chock full of protein, calcium, amino acids, and even more buzz words. They're the good for you and for the planet. That's right it's insects! Wait... come back guys, can't we talk about this? This week on Enter the Rabbit Hole we discuss entomophagy (eating those delicious bugs) and why we aren't doing more of it. Join us as Will tries to convince Alisha to start a cricket farm and Alisha attempts to hold in her dry retches. 

 

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Articles:

How are edible insects farmed ? (Jimini’s Snacks)

https://www.jiminis.com/en/blog/how-are-edible-insects-farmed/

7 Marketing Hacks to Convince Newbies to eat Insects for the First Time (Erica Eller, crickster.com)

https://www.eatcrickster.com/blog/insect-marketing-hacks

Cricket Farming: The Ultimate DIY Guide (Emanuel Skrobonja, crickster.com)

https://www.eatcrickster.com/blog/cricket-farming

Lonely Planet Entomophagy Infographic

https://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/Crawling_Snacks_2_0.png

Edible Insects & Bugs and Their Nutritional Values - Grab some grub [infographic] (hellawella.com)

https://www.hellawella.com/grab-some-grub-nutrition-values-for-edible-bugs-infographic/

http://www.fao.org/edible-insects/en/ (Food and Agricultural Organisations of the United Nations)

If We Want to Save the Planet, The Future of Food is Insects (Richard Godwin, The Guardian, May 2021)

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/may/08/if-we-want-to-save-the-planet-the-future-of-food-is-insects

A Complete Guide to Amino Acids (Laura Doulson, verywellfit.com, May 2021)

https://www.verywellfit.com/what-are-amino-acids-2242021

Industrial rearing of edible insects could be a major source of new biological invasions (Alok Bang, Franck Courchamp (Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, 411008, India., Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Orsay, 91405, France., Mar 2021)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ele.13646

What is Insect-based Pet Food? (Jennifer Coates, DVM, Pet MD, Feb 2021)

https://www.petmd.com/dog/nutrition/what-insect-based-pet-food

The food that can feed and maybe save the planet: Bugs (Sandy LaMotte, CNN, Oct 2019)

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/25/health/insects-feed-save-planet-wellness/index.html

They're Healthy. They're Sustainable. So Why Don't Humans Eat More Bugs? (Aryn Baker, Feb 2021)

https://time.com/5942290/eat-insects-save-planet/

I Hate Bugs. But Here’s Why I Tried Insect-Based Foods (Sarah Garone, healthline.com. Jun 2019)

https://www.healthline.com/health/nutrition/insect-phobe-bug-protein

U.N. Urges Eating Insects; 8 Popular Bugs to Try (Jennifer S. Hollandfor, May 2013)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/130514-edible-insects-entomophagy-science-food-bugs-beetles

The contribution of insects to food security, livelihoods and the environment ( Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO))

http://www.fao.org/3/i3264e/i3264e00.pdf

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up (Saliou Niassy and Sunday Ekesi, The Conversation, Jan 2017)

https://theconversation.com/eating-insects-has-long-made-sense-in-africa-the-world-must-catch-up-70419

Videos:

Why companies are mass-producing edible insects (Verge Science, Oct 2019)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvEj2GL_hDU&ab_channel=VergeScience

Entomophagy - Edibles Bugs are a Healthy and Sustainable Food (Wendy Lu McGill, TEDxRiNo,May 2015)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlzUT9L8jjM&ab_channel=TEDxTalks

Should we eat bugs? (Emma Bryce, TED-Ed, Jan 2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDqXwUS402I&ab_channel=TED-Ed