Crickets, Mealworms, and Locusts, Oh My!

Humans have consumed insects since prehistoric times. More than 80% of the world’s population consumes insects, but in some countries eating insects is not culturally acceptable or allowed. Developed countries, specifically Western countries, have only recently begun investigating the use of insects as human food or food ingredients. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has been working on topics pertaining to edible insects worldwide since 2003 and published a detai…