I am all for this, eating insects is done in many cultures and a healthy source of nutrition. We westerners may see it as something intimidating at first, because we so squirmish about bugs, but I am honestly curious about the taste.
That being said, I don’t know why we need more nutritious flour. We are not lacking protein in our diets. Even vegans and vegetarians easily hit the minimum protein intake by consuming plant based protein…
We are not lacking protein in our diets
Doesn’t mean that we can’t look for more environmentally friendly protein sources, or cheaper ones, or open up more options to replace the carbs that are badly overrepresented in the average American’s diet, or explore new potential flavors, or use this as a supplement for other nutrients it may contain, or any number of other perfectly valid reasons to explore a new food source. More knowledge is better, it lets us make decisions that more closely fit our needs and gives us more flexibility in solving problems.
We are not lacking protein in our diets.
Go to any fitness community and you will see tons of people trying to get more protein in their diet. This is a niche food, I highly doubt it will appear anywhere in any non specialty products. I don’t see any problems with more choice as long as it has been tested to be safe, which this is.
I, a white guy, have eaten deep fried crickets. They were very nice, they tasted like crispy chicken skin.
Would definitely eat them as a snack if they were available. Also had meal worms that came with my chocolate and my gf wouldn’t kiss me for the rest of the day until I cleaned my teeth. They were yummy too but not as nice as the crickets.
