• Lumidaub@feddit.org
    931·
    15 days ago

    I would fucking love to get my protein from insects - they’re prohibitively expensive.

    Also, outrage bait.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      8·
      14 days ago

      Yeah, I was curious to see the comments because I think OP was expecting something similar to facebook or reddit. But I feel like most people here recognize this for the lame rage bait that it is. Only idiot Fox News watching conservatives freak out about this shit.

  • toothbrush@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    62·
    15 days ago

    Crickets and other insects meant for consumption are actually pretty expensive, so that cant be real. There is so much cheaper food that you would actually want to eat.

    I love trying out insect based food, and every time it was a lot more expensive, drier, and tasted worse than other options, so I cant imagine something like this actually going mainstream.

    • Bonsoir@lemmy.ca
      261·
      15 days ago

      They are really expensive because no one is buying them but people who have time and money to spend on changing their habits.
      BUT! They are actually pretty cheap to raise yourself. Crickets can eat leftovers and parts of vegetable you sometimes don’t want to eat like potato peels. We used to do that to feed our lizards and spiders at home. I guess that preparing them for human consumption would be a bit longer (drying and grinding them, or whatever), but still much cheaper than store-bought meat.

      • Obi@sopuli.xyz
        15·
        15 days ago

        Man I can’t help but cringe when reading this and picturing myself handling and eating them. In principle, I’m all for it, but I’m kind of a somewhat squeamish eater and I think for me they would need to be integrated into something where you can’t really tell it’s there (protein bars, soups, whatever).

        • Bonsoir@lemmy.ca
          6·
          15 days ago

          Yeah, even visualization aside, I guess insects are not that interesting to cook compared to your usual animals. You probably won’t make yourself a “steak” from crickets alone. What is usually sold is flour. You can spread it on your salad to add proteins, or make burgers patties with them.
          I write all that as if I was an expert, but I honestly never tried it ^^. One day, probably.

  • EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    123·
    14 days ago

    I’m not eating bugs so billionaires can have more food

    I’m not living in a pod so billionaires can have more houses

    I’m not drinking my own piss so billionaires can have more water

    I’m not getting rid of my gas powered lawn mower or my gas and diesel cars to “save the planet” while billionaires fly around in private jets multiple times a day

    I’m not going to use digital currency or a digital ID so that I’m protected from myself.

    I’m not putting a chip in my brain, I’m not wearing mind-reading headphones.

    Billionaires already have more than enough money and resources for 1000 of each of their lifetimes.

  • Dimi Fisher@lemmy.world
    1·
    13 days ago

    If you know nothing about food and cooking then certainly you accept their agenda, but I have one magic word for you, chickpeas! Pure veggie full protein

  • DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world
    622·
    15 days ago

    Words cannot express how much I hate this parent, why bother asking for good advice when you can feed your kids animal food, abusive.