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tblue37

(65,342 posts)
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 01:57 PM Jan 2021

"Journalists love writing stories about how insects are high in protein. . . ."

David Frum
@davidfrum
Journalists love writing stories about how insects are high in protein because they know there are no clicks in reminding people about beans.

@Reuters
Mealworms may soon find their way into Europe's pasta bowls and dinner dishes after becoming the first insect approved in the region as a human food https://reut.rs/3oBhbYO




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"Journalists love writing stories about how insects are high in protein. . . ." (Original Post) tblue37 Jan 2021 OP
No doubt I've eaten worse, but I'll (knowingly) stick with beans hlthe2b Jan 2021 #1
It's all about culture. If you were brought up eating mealworms Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #2

hlthe2b

(102,269 posts)
1. No doubt I've eaten worse, but I'll (knowingly) stick with beans
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 02:00 PM
Jan 2021

No, I'm not strict vegetarian and yes, I do feel bad about eating even the very limited meat, poultry, even fish that I do. But, I do.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)
2. It's all about culture. If you were brought up eating mealworms
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 02:05 PM
Jan 2021

You would think your day was incomplete without them. The ONLY time I look down on the things people eat are when they are sentient beings or endangered species. (whales)

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