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12 Facts That Prove That People All Over The Globe Are Already “Eating The Bugs” On A Regular Basis
Citizen Watch Report ^ | Michael

Posted on 08/26/2024 7:30:07 PM PDT by davikkm

Are you ready to “eat the bugs”?  For a long time, we have been told that “eating the bugs” is just a “conspiracy theory”, but as you will see below more than 2 billion people around the world already eat bugs on a regular basis.  More than 2,000 types of edible insects are being consumed, and bug ingredients are increasingly being used in common foods that we purchase in the grocery stores.  In fact, you could potentially be consuming products that contain insect ingredients without even realizing it.  So anyone that tries to tell you that “eating the bugs” is a conspiracy theory is not being honest with you.  The following are 12 facts that prove that people all over the globe are already “eating the bugs” on a regular basis…

#1 According to the United Nations, there are over 2 billion people that eat insects as part of their normal diets right now…

More than 2 billion people worldwide consume insects regularly, according to the United Nations, which a decade ago began pushing pests as a sustainable super-protein for humans, pets, and livestock that can benefit the environment and create jobs in developing countries.

#2 A report that was recently published in a major scientific journal says that 2,205 different kinds of insects are now being consumed all over the globe…

A 2024 report titled “The global atlas of edible insects: analysis of diversity and commonality contributing to food systems and sustainability,” has identified 2205 species consumed across 128 countries. Published in the science journal Nature, it notes that Asia has the highest number of edible insects (932 species), followed by North America (mainly Mexico), and Africa. The countries with the highest consumption of insect are Mexico (452 species), Thailand (272 species), India (262 species)

(Excerpt) Read more at citizenwatchreport.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: blogpimp; bugpimp; bugs; gretathunberg; nonsense
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1 posted on 08/26/2024 7:30:07 PM PDT by davikkm
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2 posted on 08/26/2024 7:33:22 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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No wonder Mexicans are leaving Mexico


3 posted on 08/26/2024 7:37:22 PM PDT by goodnesswins (DEI....Divide, Enslave, Indoctrinate.....OR ......Didn't Earn It)
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To: davikkm

Bugs are largely not Kosher.


4 posted on 08/26/2024 7:39:43 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (islam is conquering the world. Will YOU do ANYTHING to try to stop it?)
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Having lived in Thailand for several years, I've tried some bugs (based on the philosophy "when in Rome"), but was not converted. Thai girls are often referred to as bug eaters, based on the food carts:

fried insects for sale at the night market in Chiang Mai, Thailand Stock  Photo - Alamy
5 posted on 08/26/2024 7:53:54 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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A little bit of bug eating has been around in the U.S. for generations, but as a novelty, for example chocolate covered.


6 posted on 08/26/2024 7:55:53 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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Where the hell are the envirowackoes? Eating all the bugs is going to screw up the “ecology”. We’ll be stealing food that belongs to the birds and stuff.


7 posted on 08/26/2024 8:00:01 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Remember! A vote for the Voo Doo Hoo Doo and Timmy is a vote for another four years of Kenyan BS.)
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Mmm, love me some maggots and crickets. Not. I had a ribeye for dinner.


8 posted on 08/26/2024 8:05:08 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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I’m eyeing a porterhouse on the grill for this weekend. But would also like a cowboy ribeye.


9 posted on 08/26/2024 8:17:20 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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It’s not a bug. It’s a feature.


10 posted on 08/26/2024 8:19:01 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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When I see the rich people demanding to eat bugs every day, I’ll know they’re not just saying easy words like the hypocrites they are.


11 posted on 08/26/2024 9:23:04 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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In fact, you could potentially be consuming products that contain insect ingredients without even realizing it.

Honey?

Regards,

12 posted on 08/27/2024 2:21:10 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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Bugs are full of parasites


13 posted on 08/27/2024 3:58:53 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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Economics 101: find cheapest or even free raw materials (like bugs). Exploit the raw materials, get money.

And that’s largely what this is about. Money. It doesn’t have to be this way.


14 posted on 08/27/2024 5:38:00 AM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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Ride a motorcycle in August around dusk. You will dine on bugs.
15 posted on 08/27/2024 5:44:45 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Those pictures are more appealing than the piles of dead insects for sale I saw in a local Bangkok market in 2008.


16 posted on 08/27/2024 6:10:14 AM PDT by The Truth Will Make You Free ( )
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When I was riding, I discovered windshields. The biggest benefit, after fatigue prevention, was that my riding jacket and helmet stayed much cleaner.


17 posted on 08/27/2024 6:33:45 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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Years ago I found out that you are eating bugs. The FDA allows so many bug parts to be in the food you eat. They can’t get them all out. Common wheat has weevil eggs in it that can’t be removed all the time.


18 posted on 08/27/2024 7:36:18 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( Government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is force!--G. Washington)
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In 1969 Utapao AFB we would catch rice bugs attracted to the big lights used at night to illuminate the aircraft.
The locals would pay a “Baht” (5 cents) for each female bug. They did not want the males and could tell by the smell what they were.
From what others said (I did not see it) they would bite off the end of the bug and suck out the rice in the bug.

Only bugs I ever ate was in the chow hall at Beale AFB in California. They had a nice display of salads and condiments which were really good with little bumps on them. Then one day I realized those “bumps” were gnats all over the food. I suddenly quit eating salads as a result.


19 posted on 08/27/2024 7:43:38 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( Government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is force!--G. Washington)
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American Indians used to chow down on various bugs. When whining about “frybread” I often suggest they return to an original stone age diet. They don’t like that.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-of-eating-bugs-america


20 posted on 08/27/2024 7:50:59 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( Government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is force!--G. Washington)
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