Vocal Voices

During the horsemeat scandal millions upon millions of perfectly healthy meals were sent for destruction simply because they were "contaminated" with ingredients not noted on the packets. There was never any proof that anyone would die, or even get ill, from eating the meals, it was just that they were not as described.

Now the United Nation's WHO has come up with the idea that in order to fend off World starvation we should eat more insects: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22508439 such as dung beetles, caterpillars and grasshoppers. Is this the future for us all?

How about if we didn't throw away so much good food, as we already do, and shared out what we do have a bit more equitably? And how about if we didn't keep breeding so many of us food eaters, so that there was not so much pressure on food stocks?

BTW I have eaten locusts, skink, sea urchins, snails and other such delicacies as "treats", but I wouldn't want to do so on a regular basis.

I would rather go veggie than eat anything on that list......in fact I was veggie for well over a year in the 80s

Go behind any supermarket and see what is thrown away! its really shameful the food we waste...as for the problems with horse meat that is considered a great feast in France.. Every chick, cow, lamb, pig, etc in UK is injected with antibiotics at birth, hormones you name it to fatten them up.. If half of us knew what we eat we would give up meat altogether, not me however I have survived for almost 80 years. We had a nice rabbit casserole tonight and dumplings.. "Enjoy yourself it's later than you think"!

Kaz wrote:I would rather go veggie than eat anything on that list......in fact I was veggie for well over a year in the 80s

I do more and more veggie days as the summer progresses Kaz, I reckon that it would not be too difficult to do every other day throughout the year. But. like Kate, I like meat too much to give up completely.