Fake Food Series: š¦āØ Eat the Bugs? The Crunchy Truth Behind the Trend āØš¦
- ketogenicfasting

- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: May 15
Weāve all seen the headlines throughout the 2020s. The Instagram reels. The awkward celebrity cameos. šRobert Downey Jr. and Stephen Colbert hyping up cricket kibble for a multi-billion-dollar company? š¦š°Nicole Kidman nibbling bugs in haute couture for Vanity Fair? šš
Turns out the pandemic wasnāt weird enoughā'Eat the bugs' crawled its way into mainstream meme status right in the middle of it.
But letās pause for a moment. Is this reallyĀ food we should be eating? š¤
This video explores the cultivation of the industrially produced bug foods and the claim that they may harbor parasites, then expose the scam that is "The Circular Economy" - the new economic model being proposed by those who want us to eat the bugs.
𧬠Hidden Parasites: Whatās Crawling Under the Surface?
Sure, bugs are high in protein. Sure, they take fewer resources to raise than cows. But hereās the crunchy truth: š¦
ā”ļø Studies show that edible insects may carry harmful parasites,Ā especially when farmed in huge industrial facilities.
ā”ļø Think cricket farms, mealworm factories, and high-density grub breedingāall fertile ground for contamination. š§«
ā”ļø Unlike beef or chicken, we donāt have decades of food safety standards built around mass-producing insects. š„©āļø š šā
And while the marketing is cute, the long-term effects of eating heavily processed insect-based products are still unknown. š«š©āš¬
š "Circular Economy" or Gourmet Garbage?
Ever heard of the Circular Economy? Sounds chic, right? ā»ļøBut here's the scoop:
š½ļø Insects in this new system arenāt being raised on organic oats and honey.
šļø Theyāre being fed wasteāexpired food, trash produce, sometimes even⦠fecal matter. š¬
Thatās the whole pitch:
You eat the bugs. The bugs eat the garbage. The loop continues.Ā šš©ā”ļøš¦ā”ļøš“
This isnāt just sustainabilityāitās a corporate strategy disguised as a lifestyle.The big players make money. You eat cricket powder protein bars. And if you dare to ask questions? Youāre called āanti-science.ā š
š¢ Whoās Really Hungry for This?
Letās keep it real:
š„¬ If this was about saving the planet, weād be funding regenerative farming, permaculture, and food transparencyānot bug factoriesĀ owned by billionaires.
š Weād be empowering communities to grow their own clean foodānot pushing processed larvae snacks in shrink-wrapped plastic.
š§ The narrative isnāt āHey, hereās a fun new protein!āItās āYou mustĀ eat thisābecause the climate demands it.ā āļøš„
Does that feel like food freedomāor corporate feudalism in green packaging? š¤·āāļøš±
š” Foodie Final Thoughts
Look, weāre not saying all new ideas are bad. Innovation is great.But when youāre being told to embrace an untested, industrialized protein sourceā¦
šØ Without real transparency
šØ Without long-term studies
šØ And with a lot of media manipulation
ā¦itās time to pause and question the recipe.Ā šš©āš³
"So the next time someone hands you cricket chips and calls it 'sustainable,' ask yourself: Is this really dinnerāor just a dystopian science fair project gone way too far?
Stay curious, stay skeptical, and yesāread the ingredient label.Ā š§šš¬



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