Eating Insects for Sustainability.

Please respond  to Carolyn  post and reply to them about their ideas on the subject matter  label your response A,B,C,D Discuss all areas of the assignment.Five sentences per Letter.

A). Do you believe that eating insects can sustain human life? Why or why not?  Explain in detail.

Insects are excellent providers of nutrients since they include 80% of their weight in protein, as well as energy-dense fat, vitamins, and minerals. Eating insects is an excellent way to counteract the iron deficit that affects people all around the world because it contains more iron than beef.

The most plentiful source of protein in the environment really is insects, and many of them have high concentrations of nutrients like omega 3s.In several regions of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, insects are a staple food and are eaten for their flavor.

B)  Do you believe eating insects will help sustain the earth? Explain in detail why or why not. 

Insects play a beneficial role in the eco-cycle.

Consider the possibility of insects consuming organic waste from other processes, such as leftover grains from brewing operations, adding value to the brewery while also providing food for the insects. This would prevent extra trash from entering landfills.

Recycling materials from landfills, which are the second-highest producers of greenhouse gases and account for 20% of the world’s anthropogenic methane emissions, is referred to as circular agriculture. Closing the cycle by using insects as inputs for another purpose also has a positive effect on climate change.

Since discarded organic materials are no longer dumped in landfills, where they would otherwise produce methane and other harmful gases, this circular value chain will continue to contribute to a reduction in emissions.

You can have a significant environmental impact by switching to pet food that contains insect protein. Currently, one-fourth of the meat produced in the United States is consumed by dogs and cats.

There are numerous strategies to lessen your carbon footprint when eating.

The World Economic Forum. (n.d.). World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/Links to an external site.

C)  What is another alternative food source (that we don’t normally eat) that we could eat that would help with health and sustaining the earth?

Algae is one possible substitute food source for both people and the animals we eat.

Algae, genetically modified legumes, and various animal alternatives are all examples of alternative protein sources. Consider meat produced in a lab, meat derived from plants, single-cell proteins made from yeast or algae, and edible insects.

Small, protein-rich organisms known as microalgae can be found in both fresh and salt water. These often include critical vitamins like A, D, and E as well as essential fatty acids like omega-3, omega-6, and omega-7.

Alternative crops can help with food security in a variety of ways because they boost the local economy and create jobs.

“Compared to other techniques of algae cultivation, the Icelandic facility’s microalgae production is exceptionally effective from an ecological footprint perspective.”

The procedure reduces atmospheric carbon, making it net carbon negative.

Although microalgae eating is still uncommon, there is a compelling case for algae to one day provide us with sustenance. Humans need a different source of protein since the demand for soybeans is rising and because agriculture’s use of land and water is just unsustainable.

Also, it may help us use less land for protein production.

How Algae Could Transform Our Diets. https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/follow-the-food…

D)  What other comments or ideas do you have regarding eating insects? 

It is referred to as entomophagy. Eating the proper creatures can help address the pressing concerns of food security with the world’s population anticipated to expand to 9.8 billion by 2050. With their high protein, lipid, and mineral contents, insects can be a source of nourishment.

A rising number of supporters have been promoting insects as a potential protein source in the search for more environmentally friendly sources of protein because they require less feed, water, and space than traditional cattle and produce fewer harmful emissions.

Living a sustainable lifestyle makes sense, but it can also involve eating meat, chicken, fish, veggies, dairy products, etc. But that’s essentially what those who insist that we shouldn’t consume huge animals and so make more space for food crops are advocating when they say that we should kill off all the large animals and eat just corn and bugs.

It is neither environmentally healthy nor sustainable to have endless cornfields everywhere. Moreover, North America used to be home to the equivalent of cattle, or buffalo. The biodiversity of a land includes a wide range of plants and animals. Moreover, neither humans nor other animals can survive indefinitely without being eaten.