Fox News Michigan pediatrician weighs in, noting benefits but advising caution regarding insects on the menu
One Canadian mom is touting the benefits of consuming bugs.
She’s even raising her baby on a diet that includes crickets.
“I’m a food writer and will try anything at least once, including eating bugs,” freelance writer Tiffany Leigh wrote recently.
“I started adding insects to our meals to cut down our grocery bill,” she also wrote for Insider, adding, “Crickets are a cheaper alternative to meat, and my 18-month-old couldn’t tell the difference.”
In emailed comments to Fox News Digital, Leigh said that “surprisingly,” it wasn’t hard to “feed my baby crickets.”
She continued, “She’s receptive to trying anything once. While she flat-out rejected whole bugs, she was happy to eat them when blended in oatmeal, pancake batter and pasta sauce.”
Leigh noted she was able to tour Entomo Farms in Norwood, Ontario, where she learned about the nutritional value of bugs, adding that she has learned they are a “high source of fiber and essential vitamins [and] minerals.”…
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