Edible Crickets - Eat Grub (20g)

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Dr Sarah Beynon echoes the point – as western standards of affluence are held up as something to aspire to in the developing world, local traditions and expertise are being lost, perhaps irreversibly. But she, too, sees education as the route to a better future and has been working with local schools to introduce young children to issues of sustainability. “Young people will make their food choices around sustainability – so long as the product tastes good and has a texture they’re used to. They don’t want to see parts of insects – so it’s a case of using the protein and the nutrients. But we shouldn’t hide the fact that they’re insects.” She has helped to develop a product called VEXo mince, a plant- and insect-based mince that can be used in all mince contexts: burgers, meatballs, etc. As soon as Covid recedes, she hopes to put insects on school menus in Pembrokeshire and beyond. “That’s the key. If we can normalise them on school menus, it will be a huge step for the future.” Zhang, H., Fang, G., Zheng, H., Guo, Y., & Li, K. (2011). Study on the antioxidation of lac dye. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 140, 451–458. Yi, Liya; Lakemond, Catriona M. M.; Sagis, Leonard M. C.; Eisner-Schadler, Verena; van Huis, Arnold; van Boekel, Martinus A. J. S. (2013-12-15). "Extraction and characterisation of protein fractions from five insect species". Food Chemistry. 141 (4): 3341–3348. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.05.115. ISSN 0308-8146. PMID 23993491.

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