Eating insects to protect the environment

Eating insects such as wasps and grasshoppers is not only beneficial for health but also helps to remove harmful organisms from the environment.

These insects have more protein, minerals and less cholesterol than pork or beef.

Research conducted by the National Autonomous University of Mexico found that there are about 1,700 species of insects consumed in at least 113 countries around the globe, largely to replace meat.

In Mexico, grasshoppers are sold in the market and dried before eating, while larvae of large butterflies are sold for £ 12.50 a plate in restaurants.

Colombians eat ants, they crush and rub on bread, while Filipinos like grasshoppers and crickets.

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In Papua New Guinea, dragonflies, caterpillars and beetles are often baked or boiled to eat. While Hirohito's favorite dish in Japan is the wasps mixed with rice.

Grasshoppers have 20 grams of protein and only 6 grams of fat, over 100 grams. While fire ants have 13.9 grams of protein and 3.5 grams of fat. Crickets are also a rich source of iron, zinc and calcium.

Eating insects also eliminates the pressure on the environment, because growing insects will help the forests to be carefully cared for to attract pests.

Researcher David George Gordon of Seattle, USA, said: "Insects are a valuable source of creatures, delicious and not fully utilized in the world. But in the West, this is still considered odd. ".

He hopes Westerners will be more interested in this new source of food, especially when they do not look at the food as if they are eating a strange creature.