EP. 019 Michela Dai Zovi Bugs 4 Beginners: How to prepare and eat delicious and nutritious insects - a podcast by k80jones

More people in the world eat bugs than don’t eat bugs. In the United States, our repulsion to eating insects is unique. Michela Dai Zovi, author of Bugs for Beginners: The Most Complete Guide to Teach You How to Cook Insects, talks about the benefits of eating bugs and how to enjoy them.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL FIND OUT ABOUT:

• What’s a good introductory bug and why
• How insects can easily be integrated into your current diet
• The environmental impact of micro-livestock versus traditional livestock
• The drive behind the cookbook
• Where to get edible insects in the United States
• How other individuals and companies are making insects more accessible
• Michela ’s favorite way to prepare insects
• What she learned in Thailand
• Her experience introducing family and friends to eating bugs
• The nutritional value of insects
• Her recommendations on how to get started
• Michela ’s wish to improve the world

Further episodes of Food Heroes Podcast

Further podcasts by k80jones

Website of k80jones