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Roughly one third of all the food produced in the world for human consumption is wasted, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. That is just not sustainable! Thankfully, insects are here to save our asses.
Counting calories is hard. We are bad at eyeballing how much food we ate and we forget. But even if we measure and note down everything, calorie counting is very imprecise and not very useful over the long-term. Thankfully there’s a better way of maintaining weight and preventing overeating. And you’re going to learn about it right here.
This summer was do, or die, for us. Our launch campaign was supposed to be a big hit, something that would comfortably get us to our goals. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a smooth ride. Our investors were interested in hard numbers and we had to dig deep to get them.
Lobster used to be considered disgusting and sushi only a food for the poor. How did they become gourmet specialities and sought after foods available in the best restaurants around the world? Let’s take a trip back in history. Maybe we will learn how insects can follow a similar path. If not delicacy, we will make sure insects become a normal part of our diet one day too.
What happened in the world of insect eating in September? Thanks to the Swiss insect burgers, IKEA accelerator, the Brooklyn Bugs festival, and Taste of the West Awards, we are several steps closer to insects being a part of our normal diet!