[UN To Naijapals] Eat More Insects; It's Good For The Planet - Balance Diet 101

Date: 15-05-2013 12:41 pm (10 years ago) | Author: franel
- at 15-05-2013 12:41 PM (10 years ago)
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«§» 15 May 2013

Abeg help me ask them o! Are they looking for how to transfigure us to Chinese people, huh??

The United Nations recently issued a report that encouraged more people to eat insects as a way to save the planet as the world’s population increases.


Over 2 billion people worldwide already supplement their diet with insects

The new report from the UN says that eating insects (high in protein, low in fat) can help fight global warming, pollutions and yes, hunger. And if the suggestion catches on, it could even be great for small businesses.

The concept of eating insects as part of a regular diet is known as entomophagy, which is already practiced by an estimated two billion people, according to the report, which was issued on Monday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.

In 2012, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation named Dr Aaron T Dossey’s “All Things Bugs” company the winner of the foundation’s annual Grand Challenges Explorations contest. The group received a grant to pursue its project to come up with viable insect protein options to combat malnutrition in children.

So, which bugs earned the UN’s seal of approval? Well, there are reportedly more than 1,900 edible insect species. The international governing body suggested people try red ants, bees, caterpillars, crickets, grasshoppers, locusts wasps and certain types of water beetles.

And why do insects provide a viable alternative to other livestock?

That’s because on average insects product less greenhouse gas than larger animals and require a smaller ratio of food compared to the amount of sustenance they provide. A Rice University study found that cultivating insects for food requires about 10 times less plant and land-mass than producing food from traditional livestock sources. daily times monitor


Posted: at 15-05-2013 12:41 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
- sophiebaby at 15-05-2013 12:58 PM (10 years ago)
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can i eat Bed bug pls?

Posted: at 15-05-2013 12:58 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- Shydaimma at 15-05-2013 07:36 PM (10 years ago)
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okies

Posted: at 15-05-2013 07:36 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- osarobo62 at 15-05-2013 07:51 PM (10 years ago)
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Quote from: sophiebaby on 15-05-2013 12:58 PM
can i eat Bed bug pls?
sure.  that way you can recover your lost blood Grin Grin Grin Grin
Posted: at 15-05-2013 07:51 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- jossy4reall at 15-05-2013 08:38 PM (10 years ago)
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make una dey eat dey go.....I dey cum 1st.....but e gud shaa..., so dat all d flies and cockroaches go reduce....even d spiders sef...mtchewwww

Posted: at 15-05-2013 08:38 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- papadip at 16-05-2013 04:05 AM (10 years ago)
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Do you even know what you are served in a restaurant....?
All they have to do is to make the dish look attractive.






Posted: at 16-05-2013 04:05 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- franel at 16-05-2013 06:34 AM (10 years ago)
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Quote from: sophiebaby on 15-05-2013 12:58 PM
can i eat Bed bug pls?

Bed bugs are Vampires. And if a vampire bites you, you now have the might to bite back.
I think it isn't normal if you eat it without it biting you first.
So look for one, after it has bitten you, kill it and eat.
It's a proteinous food.

Posted: at 16-05-2013 06:34 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- sophiebaby at 16-05-2013 10:29 AM (10 years ago)
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yuck

Posted: at 16-05-2013 10:29 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- mallorca at 16-05-2013 01:35 PM (10 years ago)
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Oyibo wit dia mumu research Angry Angry Angry Angry
dem no go eat am o Cry Cry Cry Cry Cry
they just wanna reduce African population by force Cry Cry Cry Cry

Posted: at 16-05-2013 01:35 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- osarobo62 at 16-05-2013 03:36 PM (10 years ago)
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I don chop flying termites, Crickets, palm tree caterpillar worm (Delta special)........what else do you want? Grin
Posted: at 16-05-2013 03:36 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- franel at 16-05-2013 09:11 PM (10 years ago)
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@Osarobo62, O boy! So Liverpool is the location.
I am not coming again o, I fly and pass..

Posted: at 16-05-2013 09:11 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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