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Expertssaythatiffoodwereacountry,itwouldranksecondbehindtheUSasoneofthebiggestgreenhouse

gaspolluters.Thereasonistherisingdemandformeat.Animalfarmingisresponsiblefor14.5percentofglobal

methaneemissions.Whilecowsaretheworstcontributors,pigs,sheep,donkeysandotheranimalsplayapartas

well.

Animalagriculturealsocauseslandtobecomedamaged,watertobepollutedandforeststogetdestroyed.

Withtheworldpopulationforecasttoriseto9.8billionby2050,thingsareonlylookingworseforouralready

decreasingnaturalresources.Whilegoingvegetarianwouldhelp,meatconsumptionistoodeep-rootedinmost

Westerndietstoallowforsuchasharp,permanentchange.Thatiswhyexpertsareadvocatingsubstitutingsome

ofthebeef,chicken,orporkwithordinaryinsects!

Insects,whichgrowintoadultswithinamatterofmonths,ifnotweeks,arereadyforconsumptionmuch

fasterthandomesticanimals.Theyalsorequiremuchlessroom,uselesswaterandfood,andproducefarless

greenhousegasthananimals.

Ofthe1.1millioninsectspeciesworldwide,scientistshaveidentified1,700aseatable.Amongthemareants,

grasshoppers,grubs,andearthworms.Justlikeanimals,eachinsecthasadifferenttaste.Treewormstastejustlike

pork,andgrubsaresimilartosmokedmeat.

WhileeatinginsectsmightbeanewconceptforWesternpeople,over2billionpeopleworldwideconsume

insectsasaregularpartoftheirdiet.Besidesbeingdelicious,insectsarehighinprotein,haveveryfewcalories,

andarefreeofthesaturatedfatfoundinanimalmeat.Insectscanbepreparedinmanyways.Creativecookscan

usethemtocookprotein-richsoup,makebakedtreats,andevenfryafewwithvegetables.Soeatinsectsboth

yourbodyandMotherEarthwillthankyouforit!

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