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It's good that we don't have to eat the bugs. Pods are still on the menu though.

• buryat 4y ago
  we already eat water bugs
  • midislack 4y ago
    No we don't.
• Gigachad 4y ago
  Eating the bugs never really made sense when they are less efficient and more expensive than plants.
  • adrianN 4y ago
    People like variety in their diet, insects are good sources of protein and they eat stuff that we can't eat.
    • mrguyorama 4y ago
      What's the solution to the "an antenna/leg is stuck in my teeth" problem that I experienced when I ate crickets? The actual bug part was inoffensive, lightly dusted with salt, and had a satisfying crunch, but the legs and antenna stick to your mouth like a hair and make it hard to eat. As others have stated, 2 billion people eat insects, surely not all of them eat legged insects, but I wonder how the ones that do deal with it. Do they just suffer through it? It's not exactly going to stop you if you're hungry
      • adrianN 4y ago
        I assume the same strategy that works for popcorn parts stuck between your teeth also works for insect parts.
        • mrguyorama 4y ago
  • thethirdone 4y ago
    It is my understanding that the reason to eat bugs is the increased protein density. In a vegan diet, getting a sufficient number of calories is quite easy, but getting enough complete protein while not over-filling on calories is tougher.
    • wyre 4y ago
      Soy exists and is a complete protein.
      • the_only_law 4y ago
        Is it? Every time vegan/vegetarianism or carnivore diets come up, it’s always a massive debate on whether suplimental proteins are any good.
        • wyre 4y ago
          Yes, it is. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19145965/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19145965/
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        • hombre_fatal 4y ago
          It is. But protein is also a weird battleground as it's in just about everything you eat. Just as a plant-only eater would want to ensure they are getting certain nutrients like B12 and vitamin D, meat-only eaters have their own share of things to worry about: vitamin C, calcium, boron, potassium, magnesium, etc. Yet if you follow carnivore influencers, you'd think beef has the nutritional breakdown of a multivitamin. The real take-away should be to track the nutrients in the things you eat and then see if there's something you can add to fill the gaps.
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