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Did you know that many insects are richer in minerals than meats such as hamburger? A gram of crickets or grasshoppers can be more nutritious than an equal amount of beef or pork! An average hamburger contains 0.5 ounces (15 grams) of fat and 0.8 ounces (22 grams) of protein. An equivalent serving of crickets has about the same levels of protein but just 0.2 ounces (6 grams) of fat. Hop to it!

Cockroach farming is becoming big business in China, where there are around 100 cockroach farms. That’s tens of millions of crunchy critters

being bred to make pulverized cockroach powder that is used in medicines and cosmetics.

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