'Alternative proteins': British schoolchildren in canteens will be given bugs for lunch

Food with insects will appear on the menu of canteens of four primary schools in Wales, UK. According to the authors of the project, this experiment will help children understand how “alternative proteins” are useful. Snob.

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Schoolchildren aged 4 to 11 will take part in the project. “We want children to think about alternative proteins as a reality, and not just as the food of the future,” the authors of the initiative noted. Scientists emphasized that insects are rich in protein and vitamins, and when they are grown, 75 percent less carbon is released than in poultry farms.

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In the UK, the consumption of insects in the daily diet is not yet common. However, according to researchers, they form part of the diet of more than two billion people around the world. At the same time, their traces can be contained in bread, chocolate and fruit juices. “All studies show that whole insects are disgusting, but crushed in food, they are perceived normally,” the scientists explained.

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According to a study by the International Insect Platform for Food and Feed (IPIFF), insects will enter the diet of 390 million people.

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