{"id":45997,"date":"2019-05-08T04:57:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T09:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=45997"},"modified":"2019-05-08T04:58:37","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T09:58:37","slug":"scientist-the-food-crisis-will-have-humans-eating-maggots-for-protein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=45997","title":{"rendered":"Scientist: The Food Crisis Will Have Humans Eating Maggots For Protein"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shtfplan.com\/headline-news\/scientist-the-food-crisis-will-have-humans-eating-maggots-for-protein_05062019\">SCIENTIST: THE FOOD CRISIS WILL HAVE HUMANS EATING MAGGOTS FOR PROTEIN<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As an alternative to meat, one scientist has suggested that humans will acquire the habit of eating maggots in order to reach their protein intake requirements. \u201cMaggot sausages\u201d will be the \u201cmeat\u201d of the future according to an Australian scientist, Dr. Louwrens Hoffman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food scientists at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia are<a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2019-05-humans-maggots-scientists-insist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;incorporating insects<\/a>&nbsp;such as maggots and locusts into a range of specialty foods, including sausage, as well as formulating sustainable insect-based feeds for the livestock themselves. \u201cWould you eat a commercial sausage made from maggots? What about other insect larvae and even whole insects like locusts? The biggest potential for sustainable protein production lies with insects and new plant sources,\u201d said Dr. Hoffman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoffman says that the meat industry is not sustainable, but people can start eating insects instead. \u201cAn overpopulated world is going to struggle to find enough protein unless people are willing to open their minds, and stomachs, to a much broader notion of food,\u201d said Hoffman. The scientist says that conventional livestock production will soon be unable to meet global demand for meat.&nbsp; That means that other \u201cfillers\u201d and alternatives will be needed to supplement the food supply with sufficient protein sources,<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/05\/01\/humans-will-eat-maggot-sausages-as-a-meat-alternative-scientists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;according to<em>&nbsp;The New York Post.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn other words, insect protein needs to be incorporated into existing food products as an ingredient,\u201d he says. \u201cOne of my students has created a very tasty insect ice cream.\u201d The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) team is focusing on disguising insects in pre-prepared foods, says Hoffman, as studies have shown Westerners shy away from eating whole insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCIENTIST: THE FOOD CRISIS WILL HAVE HUMANS EATING MAGGOTS FOR PROTEIN As an alternative to meat, one scientist has suggested that humans will acquire the habit of eating maggots in order to reach their protein intake requirements. \u201cMaggot sausages\u201d will be the \u201cmeat\u201d of the future according to an Australian scientist, Dr. Louwrens Hoffman. 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