FOOD Edible Insects Move Closer To European Plates [Let them Eat Bugs- Melodi]

Satanta

Stone Cold Crazy
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I prefer Steak. However, any Snake-eater will tell you, a hndful of grubs tatses Fine when yer starvin'.
 

Melodi

Disaster Cat
I prefer Steak. However, any Snake-eater will tell you, a hndful of grubs tatses Fine when yer starvin'.
Not if you have a shellfish allergy, unless you think turning blue and not breathing is a good way to die, which I supposed might be preferred to slow starvation.
 

Plain Jane

Just Plain Jane
When the cicadas came out this early summer, there were all kinds of recipes about using them. But a medical warning was delivered on our local radio station. Those who are allergic to shellfish should not ear cicadas because they are downstream in evolution from shellfish.

I emailed my family about this because about half of us, including me, are deathly allergic to shellfish. This is no joke for us.
 

FireDance

TB Fanatic
I think I will hunt “snakes” and regular snakes.

Do not care if they “say” meat causes dementia or whatever.

I shall start with snakes.
 

Walrus Whisperer

Hope in chains...
I honestly don't know what I would eat if I didn't have eggs. I also don't know what I'd feed my chickens most of the time if I didn't have the bags from the feed store (who knows what is really in it). We have enough pecans (most years), but they ARE a PITA to smash up in flock sufficient quantities every morning. That concerns me.

Love bacon. Will get my own pigs when the move eventually happens. Pigs will eat almost anything - I don't much trust what goes into pig feed either.

Feed manufacturers use soy because it is cheap and easy, and gives them the protein content needed on the label.
Put the pecans on a short lipped flat pan, like a pizza pan, run over them. Or take a hammer to them...
 

Melodi

Disaster Cat
And like clockwork, just one day after the "Government needs to start food rationing" article in the UK Daily Mail - today we have the next installment of "Let Them Eat Bugs" from the same source. Again, there is nothing wrong with eating bugs, except that making it mandatory or hiding it in other foods, risks the lives of people like me; anyone who is allergic to shellfish is also likely to be allergic to bugs - they are all "bugs" just some are wet and some are dry.
Swapping meat and dairy for INSECT protein and 'cultured' milk could reduce global warming, water and land use by over 80%, study claims
  • Replacing animal products with future foods could slash global warming — study
  • Insect protein or cultured milk could help cut water and land use by 80 per cent
  • Experts used computer modelling to find optimal diet to meet nutritional needs
  • But they also aimed to minimise global warming potential, water and land use
By SAM TONKIN FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 16:51, 25 April 2022 | UPDATED: 17:38, 25 April 2022

Swapping animal products for future foods such as insect protein or cultured milk could reduce global warming, water and land use by over 80 per cent, a new study suggests.

Researchers used computer modelling to find the optimal diet combination to meet nutritional needs, while also minimising global warming potential, water and land use.

They found that if people in Europe replaced meat and dairy with foods produced through new technologies, such as making fake steak out of bovine cells, it could significantly reduce all environmental impacts.

Not only that, but it would be nutritionally adequate and meet the constraints for what can be feasibly consumed, according to experts at the University of Helsinki.
Swapping animal products for future foods such as insect protein or cultured milk could reduce global warming, water and land use by over 80 per cent, a new study suggests. This table shows how animal-sourced products compare to vegan diets and novel or future foods (NFFs) — including cultured milk, insect meal or mycoprotein

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Swapping animal products for future foods such as insect protein or cultured milk could reduce global warming, water and land use by over 80 per cent, a new study suggests. This table shows how animal-sourced products compare to vegan diets and novel or future foods (NFFs) — including cultured milk, insect meal or mycoprotein
NFFs like insect protein can contain a more complete array of essential nutrients compared to currently available plant-based protein-rich (PBPR) options like legumes, pulses and grains, according to the researchers

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NFFs like insect protein can contain a more complete array of essential nutrients compared to currently available plant-based protein-rich (PBPR) options like legumes, pulses and grains, according to the researchers

WHAT IS INSECT PROTEIN?
Insect proteins are derived from edible insects, of which there are some 2,000 worldwide.
They offer a more sustainable alternative to traditional proteins found in meat and soy.

Some high protein insects already discovered include black soldier fly larvae, mealworms, crickets and locusts.

The hope is that by shifting towards animal proteins, it could help to reduce the 64 million tons of carbon dioxide that is emitted each year from producing and the consumption of meat-based products.

Some companies say their insect farms only generate four per cent of the current emissions released each year by farms that maintain cows, pigs and chickens.

Using insect protein as a base requires far less feed, land and water, all of which generates fewer greenhouse gases per pound than those made with beef, pork or chicken.


They said that alternative diets such as vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian, had demonstrated the health and environmental benefits of shifting towards lower meat consumption.

But novel or future foods (NFFs) — including cultured milk, insect meal or mycoprotein — can contain a more complete array of essential nutrients compared to currently available plant-based protein-rich (PBPR) options like legumes, pulses and grains, according to the researchers.

They said NFFs also tend to be more land and water-efficient than existing animal-sourced products.

Cultured milk is where it has been fermented with lactic acid bacteria such as Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, and Leuconostoc.
This increases the shelf life of the product, while also enhancing its taste and improving digestibility.

'Global food systems face the challenge of providing healthy and adequate nutrition through sustainable means, which is exacerbated by climate change and increasing protein demand by the world's growing population,' the researchers, led by lead author Rachel Mazac, wrote in their paper.

'Recent advances in novel food production technologies demonstrate potential solutions for improving the sustainability of food systems.

'We estimate the possible reductions in global warming potential, water use and land use by replacing animal-source foods with novel or plant-based foods in European diets.'

She and her colleagues used a programming model to identify optimal combinations of animal-sourced foods, PBPR options and NFFs with the goal of meeting nutritional adequacy, while minimising global warming potential, as well as water use and land use.

'We optimised omnivore, vegan and novel food diets for minimum environmental impacts with nutrition and feasible consumption constraints,' the researchers added.


This graphic shows how current European diets (CD) compare to vegetarian, omnivore and NFFs when it comes to global warming potential, land use and water use

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This graphic shows how current European diets (CD) compare to vegetarian, omnivore and NFFs when it comes to global warming potential, land use and water use

'Replacing animal-source foods in current diets with novel foods reduced all environmental impacts by over 80 per cent and still met nutrition and feasible consumption constraints

Feasible consumption constraints related to cultural acceptability were also considered.

The authors concluded that, besides showing the potential contribution of novel foods towards a more sustainable food system, their findings reveal trade-offs related to each dietary option, including vegan, vegetarian and omnivore.
The study has been published in the journal Nature Food.

SHOULD YOU CUT BACK ON RED MEAT? WHAT THE EVIDENCE SAYS
Meat is a good source of protein, vitamins and minerals in the diet.

The Department of Health advises that we eat no more than 70g (cooked weight) of red and processed meat a day, which is the average daily consumption in the UK.

This is mainly because there is a link between bowel cancer and red meat, such as beef and lamb, and processed meat, such as sausages and bacon.

A 2011 report called Iron and Health from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) assessed evidence on the link between bowel cancer and iron - meat is the main source of iron.

SACN concluded that eating a lot of red and processed meat probably increases the risk of bowel cancer, and advised accordingly.

The American Institute for Cancer Research advises we consume no more than three portions of red meat a week and urges us to 'avoid' processed meats.

Processed meat often contains nitrogen-based preservatives that stop it going off while being transported or stored.
These preservatives have been linked to both bowel and stomach cancer.

When red meat is digested, the pigment haem gets broken down in our gut to form chemicals called N-nitroso compounds.

These compounds have been found to damage the DNA of cells that line our digestive tract, which could trigger cancer.
Our body may also react to this damage by making cells divide more rapidly to replace those that are lost.

This 'extra' cell division may increase the risk of cancer.

Cancer Research UK says three chemicals in meat are linked to bowel cancer because they damage cells in the gut.
Red and processed meat has also been linked to type 2 diabetes.

This may be due to the preservatives used or the meats' higher levels of saturated fat than chicken and fish.
However, researchers in Canada, Spain and Poland cast a shadow over eating advice adopted by health organisations around the world in November 2019.

In a landmark paper, the academics analysed past studies of how eating meat affected the health of more than four million people.

The research, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, found no evidence that eating beef, pork and lamb could increase the rates of heart disease, cancer, stroke or type 2 diabetes – despite fears.
 

ainitfunny

Saved, to glorify God.
This is AIMED at joe-six pack.
You KNOW the VIP's, politicians and wealthy will be eating Japanese beef and any damned other thing they want.
They dont give damn about the environment, climate change, famine, or other people but they want you to.
 

Zahra

Veteran Member
No, just NO

I'll be freeze drying several more totes filled with grass fed beef instead.
 

ShadowMan

Designated Grumpy Old Fart
Lobster is basically a nautical bug....same with crab.

Just the same, yes bugs can be a SURVIVAL food......in a survival situation, but they aren't going to be on my menu any time soon. In fact I've got a WHOLE steer and hog on order right now from my ranching buddy. SCREW THE ELITES and BUGS!!

I'm eating REAL MEAT!
 

ainitfunny

Saved, to glorify God.
They aren't going to "save the earth" by eating bugs, or anything else, GOD said so, "the earth is going to wear out like a garment" God said it, I believe it.
TLB Isiah 51:6
Look high in the skies and watch the earth beneath, for the skies shall disappear like smoke, the earth shall wear out like a garment, and the people of the earth shall die like flies. But my salvation lasts forever; my righteous rule will never die nor end.
 

Melodi

Disaster Cat
Lobster is basically a nautical bug....same with crab.

Just the same, yes bugs can be a SURVIVAL food......in a survival situation, but they aren't going to be on my menu any time soon. In fact I've got a WHOLE steer and hog on order right now from my ranching buddy. SCREW THE ELITES and BUGS!!

I'm eating REAL MEAT!
The really scary thing is that there were proposals to "enrich" things like flour and other foods with "ground bugs" and not tell the public. I think that has now been canceled both because of the pushback from the medical community that deals with serious allergic reactions and the vegan/vegetarian community who don't want to eat bugs either.

Last year, a number of people, enough to make the news in the UK ended up in the hospital and nearly dying from anaphylactic shock when their ground coffee had too many hidden bugs ground up in it. That particular one was a weird governmental program, it was just that drought conditions in the coffee growing areas meant that there were more bugs and less good processing going on. Only the really cheap brands were affected as they bought the cheapest beans.

But I think that lesson hit the UK government over the head with a hammer - how many law suits did they want from grieving families if they put bugs in the flour - ditto people like Orthodox Jews or Hindus who don't eat bugs either?
 
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