Eating Insects in the Future

[Ahanu]

About 40 years ago I worked in a book shop. Food was just food, meat was just meat...the food on my plate. Most days the shop wasn't very busy, when the customer orders came in I had time to have a look at them if I wished. One customer had ordered Why You Don't Need Meat by Peter Cox. Huh?! Meat is just food, what a weird idea (this was 40 years ago!). Naughtily I took it home that night and read the whole book (it's not very thick). This was my epiphany.

Very naughty indeed.

My more recent shift towards veganism is down to my (very late) learning what standard practices are in the dairy and egg industry; prompted by neighbours who follow a vegan diet.

I see. I still eat eggs. I do not follow a vegan diet. In terms of eating habits, I stay away from Little Debbie cakes and items like that. In terms of drinking habits, I stay away from sugary sodas by replacing them with warm tea or soda water.

 

[TheLightWithin]

They might be contaminated with peanut butter or other processed foods.

Am I right in remembering that eating insects would be a violation of Kosher?
Oh wait I see you addressed that already.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Would you eat insects?

No. I don't consume animals, including insects.

Do you believe eating insects will be a regular part of the human diet in the future?

Based on the costs presented in the video? Probably not.

 

[Sky Milinet]

I have eaten insects, worms, spiders, and scorpions. All very unexciting. The issue for me is not whether I would eat them again, but whether someone plans on forcing me to eat them, overtly or covertly.

 

[wil]

The issue for me is not whether I would eat them again, but whether someone plans on forcing me to eat them, overtly or covertly.

This is an issue I fought when they were discussing national organic labeling. I requested all products be labeled as to whether they were irradiated, fertilized with waste from sewage treatment plants, genetically modified, or enhanced with growth hormones. My argument was, without accurate labeling we don't get there right to choose what we eat because don't know what food we are eating. When i asked why not label, someone on the govt panel said, "If we label, people won't eat it."

In America food is not about nutrition, it is about the economy.