“Good eats,” you might say after bolting down a piece of your favorite pizza. But would you say the same about banana worm bread or chocolate-covered grasshoppers? How about grasshopper tortillas with stink bug salsa? Believe it or not, these and other insect foods are part of the diets of at least 2 billion – yes, that’s billion – people around the world. Hundreds of species of insects and bugs are considered “good eats.” They provide high levels of protein, minerals, and vitamins.
For thousands of years, people have eaten locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers. Early in American history, some Native Americans ate fly pupae that washed up along a lakeshore. The worm-like creatures were gathered and dried in the sun. Then they were mixed with seeds or acorns to make…
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