Article JR2A Is the US ready to stomach eating bugs?

Is the US ready to stomach eating bugs?

by
Leah Messinger
from on (#JR2A)

Bugs are a greener alternative source of protein, but US consumers are still grossed out by eating crickets. Will companies be able to make insect farming viable?

Chapul, Exo and Jungle - three protein bars making their way to supermarket shelves - have one thing in common: crickets. All three include cricket flour, which is touted by their manufacturers as an environmentally friendly alternative to milk or soy protein.

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