Yummy or Yucky- a fun, educational .....and tasty talk!
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Yucky or Yummy
A fun and educational talk that can be adapted for all age groups, where we discuss food sustainability, the affect on the environment and the benefits of incorporating insects into the Western diet
Sustainability in today's curriculum
'An increased demand for resources such as energy, food and fuel means that developing sustainable resources is critical to protect the environment for future generations'
KS3-4 :Sustainability
We will discuss:
Why there is a need to develop more sustainable food.
The role insects can play in this.
Insects in our everyday food.
The barriers to introducing insects.
How to overcome these barriers.
By the end of the talk we will have learnt
How a growing population impacts on food sustainability and the environment
How insects can produce highly nutritious foods using more sustainable methods of production
Why there are insects already in today's food
Which of yesterdays 'Yucky' foods are today's everyday foods
What future foods could look ......and taste like
Talk overview
Content adapted for both primary and secondary age pupils
Yummy or Yucky?
Insects as a potential sustainable food source.
Insects in our everyday diet.
Food guidelines that allow ‘defects’ (mostly insect parts) in everyday foods that present no harm to human health.
Why do we need to find new nutritional resources?
The affect that an ever growing population will have on food production and the environment.
Edible insects: Good for us...........Good for the environment.
The benefits of edible insects for both human health and the health of the environment.
Why are insects a hard sell?
The ‘Yuk Factor’
A change in perception.
Foods that were once thought of as just as disgusting as insects but are now either a food staple or even a luxury.
How to make edible insects acceptable.
Examples of today’s insect based foods- cookies, pasta and burgers plus home grown opportunities via the Livin Farm Hive.
Summary- a fun quiz
Q&A
Bug tasting!
We can also supply customers with ready to eat insects, recipes and info cards.
Please get in touch through the Contact Page to learn more and book your talk
