Bill Broadbent, Author at Bugs for Dinner

Bugs. It’s what’s for dinner

by Bill Broadbent | Feb 7, 2016 | Bugs For Dinner News

Let’s face it. You haven’t eaten a bug since you were in third grade and your best friend dared you to do it. As far as you’re concerned, eating bugs is fine on “Fear Factor,” but here in the real world, you’ll get your nutrition...

The Insectival brings exotic bugs to Conyers

by Bill Broadbent | Feb 6, 2016 | Edible Insects in the News

CONYERS – Bug lovers and insect fanatics will have a chance to indulge their passion for arthropods at an annual event held in celebration of the tiny, yet powerful creatures. For the ninth year running, the Rockdale County Insectival will feature bugs that are native...

World of Wonders Science Museum’s Jen Young provides insight into insect world

by Bill Broadbent | Feb 5, 2016 | Edible Insects in the News

Jen Young’s dream was to be an elementary school teacher. He took a part time job at the World of Wonders Science Museum to work with birthday parties. When the teaching position of educational program coordinator opened up, he went for it. “I fell in love with the...

You should be eating bugs. Here’s why

by Bill Broadbent | Feb 4, 2016 | Edible Insects in the News

he first time Tim Herbute ate a bug, it wasn’t the most voluntary experience. He remembers being younger, on a camping trip, when a friend instigated him to eat a cricket. He did – he says he’s always been open minded. These days, the 21-year-old...

Great Outdoors: Who Eats Bugs? We all do

by Bill Broadbent | Feb 3, 2016 | Edible Insects in the News

Philip Miller’s fifth and sixth grade class from St. Paul’s Lutheran School thought they were going on a snowshoeing field trip. Turns out there wasn’t enough snow at the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Outdoor Campus West in Rapid City on Wednesday, so the class...

Let them eat bugs…

by Bill Broadbent | Dec 14, 2015 | Edible Insects in the News

Insects are closer to your table than you think. Well, hardly anyone. But today, there’s plenty of us that are popping nigiri 3+ times a week. What was it that coaxed a hesitant public to consider going raw? Some say it was Ichiro Mashita’s California Roll that made...

High in Protein, With a Nice Crunch

by Bill Broadbent | Dec 13, 2015 | Edible Insects in the News

The Explorers Club on East 70th Street is known for its affiliation with the first moon landing and the first summit of Mount Everest. But, more recently, the club launched an expedition of a different nature. At “Crickets and Cocktails,” an event co-hosted by...

Lovely grub: are insects the future of food?

by Bill Broadbent | Dec 12, 2015 | Edible Insects in the News, Miscellaneous

Emily Anthes braves locusts, beetles, mealworms and more as she asks whether eating insects is the answer to feeding ever more humans and livestock. At first my meal seems familiar, like countless other dishes I’ve eaten at Asian restaurants. A swirl of noodles...

‘Entomophagy’ not just a buggy idea among survivalists

by Bill Broadbent | Dec 11, 2015 | Edible Insects in the News

An Australian man made national news recently and was dubbed “Ant Man” after surviving for almost a week in the unforgiving outback by eating ants—something he had seen survival expert Bear Grylls do on television. While such a tale is unusual, entomophagy or the...

Eating Insects Is Chic

by Bill Broadbent | Dec 10, 2015 | Edible Insects in the News

Meet the chef at Britain’s first full-time bug restaurant It’s Saturday night. Up for taking your date out for a huge meal of worms, crickets, and spiders? No? What if the menu looks less foreign than you expect, offering bug burgers with gourmet dips or cricket...

Eating insects: Vegans and vegetarians weigh in

by Bill Broadbent | Dec 4, 2015 | Edible Insects in the News, Miscellaneous

Insects are lower impact and could replace meat in the American diet, but what do the veggies think? Last week I wrote about how I ate crickets for the first time during a recent trip to Mexico City, calling insects the “next protein source.” Of course...

Insects: The new protein source?

by Bill Broadbent | Dec 3, 2015 | Edible Insects in the News

Bugs could replace meat, but would you eat them? When I was in Mexico City a few months ago, I ordered some guacamole with a twist; sprinkled on top of the avocado-rich treat were some roasted, salted chapulines (that’s Spanish for crickets). Though I’ve...

Are Vegans Obligated to Eat Insects?

by Bill Broadbent | Dec 2, 2015 | Edible Insects in the News

If the ultimate goal of a vegan is to reduce the harm done to animals, an exclusively plant-based diet isn’t the answer. Until very recently the idea of eating insects was taboo for most first-world consumers. But that’s beginning to change. In fact, if media exposure...

Eat bugs, save the planet

by Bill Broadbent | Dec 1, 2015 | Edible Insects in the News

There is a rational, even persuasive, argument for voluntarily eating insects: Bugs are high in protein, require less space to grow and offer a more environmentally friendly alternative to the vertebrates we Westerners prefer, advocates of the bug fare say. However,...

Not Ready To Eat Crickets? Try Feeding Them To Your Dog

by Bill Broadbent | Nov 29, 2015 | Edible Insects in the News

We can all save the planet by eating bugs instead of meat. But test it on your dog, first. We should probably all be eating bugs. Insects have as much protein—and more vitamins and minerals—than beef or chicken, and a bug farm takes a fraction of the resources of say,...

Five Ways to Start Eating Insects

by Bill Broadbent | Nov 28, 2015 | Edible Insects in the News

The idea may be hard to swallow, but crickets and mealworms will likely be part of our sustainable food future In the Mexican state of Oaxaca, crispy, chili-spiced chapulines (grasshoppers) are a common bar snack. Bee and wasp larvae are part of the indigenous...