Very interesting article by a friend of ours over at Entomo Farms, Stacie Goldin…
Veganism was very difficult for me to maintain, and I bridged into becoming a vegetarian, eating no fish, meat, or poultry, but eating eggs and milk products. That seemed to work, and there I happily stayed for 18 years. I had chosen vegetarianism for my own health, as well as to take a stand against the mass production of animals as food, and the abhorrent ways that animals were being treated…It all came to a halt when, after suffering from vertigo on and off and experiencing a rare form of pica during my pregnancy with my second child in 2005…I found I was dangerously low in Vitamin B12 and iron.
Enter insects into the picture. Insects like crickets and mealworms are high in B12, protein, iron, calcium, fibre, prebiotic fiber, and all nine essential amino acids, and they boast an impressive ratio of Omega 6 and 3. And, if that’s not enough, their ecological footprint (or “foodprint” if you like) is far smaller than any other protein source on the planet…including soy (a main source of protein for most vegans and vegetarians).
