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Could we save the planet by eating insects? And are you brave enough to try?

06 October 2017

Eating meat is bad for the planet. Cattle farming releases large amounts of the methane into the atmosphere and .

I think I might have inhaled a grasshopper wing!

Fiona Stalker

But would you be prepared to give up your meat-eating habits and eat insects as an alternative?

It’s a question that Fiona Stalker, presenter of Out for the Weekend, .

The very thought of munching on a grasshopper may turn western stomachs but, in parts of Asia and South America, eating insects is common.

In fact, in some areas creepy-crawlies are considered a delicacy.

The idea of eating protein-rich mini-beasts is beginning to catch on over here, as we search for new and sustainable foodstuffs.

Author Stefan Gates is one of those encouraging us to step out of our comfort zones.

He says, “I know that it’s weird, but sometimes you just have to push yourself out there to find something extraordinary”.

And perhaps we shouldn’t be so squeamish because, when you think about it, we do already eat some relatively revolting food.

After all, as Stefan points out “honey is multiply regurgitated bee vomit”.

Fiona Stalker discovers the benefits of eating insects with food author Stefan Gates.

No thanks, I had a big lunch.