UM-Bot Posted May 5, 2017 #1 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Scientists have indicated that we may need to make some major dietary changes over the coming years. http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/307343/are-insects-and-fake-meat-the-future-of-food 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted May 5, 2017 #2 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Why not? If you think about it, Europeans and European-influenced cultures are pretty much the only people who don't use this perfectly good source of protein. Just grind them up somehow, so that I don't see their body parts anymore and I'd be happy to eat bugs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted May 5, 2017 #3 Share Posted May 5, 2017 You won't catch me eating bugs, no way, no thank you. Fake-meat would be slightly better than bugs, but I'm saying no to that too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ghost Posted May 5, 2017 #4 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Bugs and lab grown meat? Sounds delicious-not! If it can stop the slaughter of livestock for food that would be great, but I'll just stick with eating veggies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ghost Posted May 5, 2017 #5 Share Posted May 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, seanjo said: Shrimp and Prawns are just insects that live in the sea... They're actually related to spiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoferox Posted May 5, 2017 #6 Share Posted May 5, 2017 12 minutes ago, seanjo said: Shrimp and Prawns are just insects that live in the sea... They're decapod crustaceans, not insects. 7 minutes ago, Future ghost said: They're actually related to spiders. The Crustacea are still more closely related to insects than to arachnids. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ghost Posted May 5, 2017 #7 Share Posted May 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Carnivorfox said: They're decapod crustaceans, not insects. The Crustacea are still more closely related to insects than to arachnids. Good, now I can eat shrimp again! Yay! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartikg Posted May 5, 2017 #8 Share Posted May 5, 2017 it will be very very hard to change diet of people, there are reports that even during floods and earthquake of people rejecting the aid food and asking for replacement. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Meadows Posted May 5, 2017 #9 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I'd eat a bug. But I'd have to be reeeeeeeally hungry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted May 5, 2017 #10 Share Posted May 5, 2017 (edited) I quite like my diet of midnight spiders I eat in my sleep. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Soylent Green for everyone. Edited May 5, 2017 by XenoFish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almighty Evan Posted May 5, 2017 #11 Share Posted May 5, 2017 All US FDA has to do is relax the current restrictions... An Ohio University fact sheet estimates that we eat from one to two pounds of insects each year, and without knowing it. How Many Insect Parts and Rodent Hairs are Allowed in Your Food?More Than You Think ... and Maybe Than You Want to Know! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiXilver Posted May 5, 2017 #12 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I've been saying for decades we could wipe out hunger and increase health if we incorporate insects, seaweed and algae as staples to our diet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted May 5, 2017 #13 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Bugs are delicious. This is a fact and you are missing out if you do not try them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khol Posted May 5, 2017 #14 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I have never tried bugs but would much prefer them to fake meat! .. I think the trick is all in the preperation.Some are prefered raw even which tells me they probably taste ok https://bugible.com/2016/04/11/what-do-insects-taste-like/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiXilver Posted May 5, 2017 #15 Share Posted May 5, 2017 taste varies wildly just like vegetables... grubs and worms can taste buttery and rich and wonderful crunchy fantastic grasshoppers and crickets in a lovely vinaigrette sauce... mmm yum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nzo Posted May 6, 2017 #16 Share Posted May 6, 2017 The fake meat seems really really interesting to me. Imagine a burger patty that feels, tastes, and smells like the real thing without any of the bad stuff. All made with vegetable proteins. Super safe, super healthy. I foresee a future where 90 year old men are berated for not eating their double burgers with bacon, fries and a shake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted May 6, 2017 #17 Share Posted May 6, 2017 3 hours ago, khol said: I have never tried bugs but would much prefer them to fake meat! .. I think the trick is all in the preperation.Some are prefered raw even which tells me they probably taste ok https://bugible.com/2016/04/11/what-do-insects-taste-like/ I totally agree. No fake meat for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlitterRose Posted May 6, 2017 #18 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Quite possibly. If we survive, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted May 6, 2017 #19 Share Posted May 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Nzo said: The fake meat seems really really interesting to me. Imagine a burger patty that feels, tastes, and smells like the real thing without any of the bad stuff. All made with vegetable proteins. Super safe, super healthy. I foresee a future where 90 year old men are berated for not eating their double burgers with bacon, fries and a shake. Veggie burgers suck. You're better off making a mushroom burger from a Portobello cap that's been soaked in Worcestershire sauce. Which are freaking awesome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiXilver Posted May 6, 2017 #20 Share Posted May 6, 2017 mmmm portobello.... (insert homer simpson noises) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted May 6, 2017 #21 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I was eating fake meat In high school in the '70s. Good old textured vegetable protein burger patties. Yum, yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nzo Posted May 6, 2017 #22 Share Posted May 6, 2017 2 hours ago, XenoFish said: Veggie burgers suck. You're better off making a mushroom burger from a Portobello cap that's been soaked in Worcestershire sauce. Which are freaking awesome. I am not talking veggie burgers of the 70s. I am talking Veggie burgers of today and the future. For example you would never compare the electric cars or more like electric golf carts of yesterday to a Tesla and the same goes with fake meat. https://www.impossiblefoods.com/ That is what I am talking about. A burger that tastes like a burger but is not made from growing and killing animals. It's made at the molecular level from plant proteins etc. Looks, tastes, smells the same but supposedly a lot better for you. As time goes on I hope it gets so ridiculous that people OPT for fake stuff over the real stuff because it is safer and healthier not to mention cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Merton Posted May 6, 2017 #23 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I love soy burgers with a couple small grasshoppers for crunch and some ants for spiciness. I'm serious, folks, it is good, although I find I want to chop off the grasshopper heads before adding them to the skillet. Those eyes bother me. The locals here think that's a funny superstition -- grasshopper heads are just as good as the rest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiXilver Posted May 6, 2017 #24 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I live in southern california, I have to dodge great veggie patties just to get to the beach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiXilver Posted May 6, 2017 #25 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Bears know the deal, grubs and ants for big Qi... they stock up on ants and ant eggs for their winter sleep. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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