If you are looking for a cost effective way to supplement your diet - try bugs! There are over 2000 varieties of edible bugs and scientists agree that bugs can be healthy.
They contain up to 80% protein, they are high in energy rich fat, fiber and micronutrients.
They also contain the same amount of iron as beef! If you have micronutrient deficiencies, no need to spend hundreds of dollars monthly on nutritional supplements! You can grow your own cicadas, meal worms, crickets, or tarantulas.
In many parts of the world bugs are considered a staple and a delicacy! Apparently, meal worms taste like roasted nuts, locusts like shrimp, and crickets like popcorn.
Next time you feel hungry for a snack, why reach for that candy bar or popcorn, when you could be eating chocolate roasted meal worms or crickets instead? You can find these delicacies on-line - a huge selection of bugs to choose from! I recognize that for many parts of the world this is the norm but not for people born and raised in the US.
Bugs are pretty much disgusting and pesky creatures that we step on, swat, or spray with chemicals to get rid of them.
The focus of the American diet has not been with micronutrients, bug or plant-based.
The focus of almost all diet plans is on macronutrients.
In other words, the various combinations of protein, carbohydrates, and fat that should be consumed.
The most significant research in the health and wellness industry is being done in the area of micronutrients.
These are the vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, amino acids, and enzymes that are found in plant-based matter.
Many doctors are speaking out about the link between disease and micronutrient deficiency.
Our dietary deficiency is not in macronutrients, it's in the consumption of plant-based matter.
The average American diet consumes less than 10% of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and legumes.
Micronutrients have the power to help the body fight and prevent disease.
Many research results are showing that optimal health comes from a diet containing around 70% consumption of vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and legumes.
Ideally, only one quarter of your breakfast, lunch and dinner plate should be animal-based protein! So, if you want to find a way to get your micronutrient requirements, boost your immune system and prevent disease, you can increase your consumption of fruits and vegetables or...
eat a few bugs!