Are Bugs the Food of the Future? | Ep. 8

Are bugs the food of the future? Joe takes a deep dive into the ongoing media campaign to get Americans to switch from juicy burgers to crunchy grasshoppers.

Sources:
⁠Tyson Foods, one of the biggest meat producers, is investing in insect protein⁠
⁠CBS segment highlights how adding bugs to the food system 'could be a game-changer' to fight climate change | Fox News⁠
⁠https://twitter.com/wef/status/1123255695518777345?s=19⁠
⁠https://twitter.com/business/status/1716005241425174577?s=19⁠
⁠https://www.npr.org/2023/07/18/1188237695/this-right-wing-conspiracy-theory-about-eating-bugs-is-about-as-racist-as-you-th⁠
⁠Edible insects: future prospects for food and feed security⁠
⁠Insect Cuisine Is All The Buzz : The Salt : NPR⁠
⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22508439⁠
⁠https://www.npr.org/2013/05/17/184775920/insects-may-be-the-taste-of-the-next-generation-report-says#:~:text=Food-,Insects%20May%20Be%20The%20Taste%20Of%20The%20Next%20Generation%2C%20Report,improving%20the%20world's%20food%20security⁠.
⁠https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/05/13/183676929/maybe-its-time-to-swap-burgers-for-bugs-says-u-n#:~:text=SANGNAK%2FEPA%20%2FLandov-,A%20vendor%20sells%20edible%20insects%20at%20Talad%20Thai%20market%20on,with%20lemongrass%20slivers%20and%20chilis.&text=Yes%2C%20we%20talk%20a%20lot,bugs%20here%20at%20The%20Salt⁠.
⁠https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/04/03/297853835/the-joys-and-ethics-of-insect-eating#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20being%20more,than%20live%20in%20the%20wild⁠.
⁠https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/06/10/grasshoppers-at-the-movies-or-the-food-of-the-future⁠
⁠https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/14/550188017/at-bug-eating-festival-kids-crunch-down-on-the-food-of-the-future⁠
⁠https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/07/16/628989973/many-of-our-ancestors-ate-insects-so-what-s-bugging-you#:~:text=North%20Americans%20were%20portrayed%20like,never%20think%20of%20eating%20bugs⁠.
⁠https://www.npr.org/2019/08/30/756027298/heeeere-foodie-foodie-foodie-edible-insects-are-on-the-menu⁠
⁠https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/02/how-insects-positively-impact-climate-change/⁠
⁠https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/cricket-farm-london-ontario-1.6506606⁠
⁠https://www.thetrumpet.com/26135-crickets-coming-to-a-supermarket-near-you⁠
⁠https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-19/edible-insects-and-exotic-plants-may-be-the-future-of-food?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic

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