Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Eating Insects&eating Vegetables-Nutrition


Recently the Food&Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said ,the idea of eating worm,Grasshopper,or Cicada at every meal may seem strange,this has many health benefits.It is said that insects are high& rich in protein,fat&mineral content.They can be eaten as whole or grinded into(ground)Powder or Paste& incorporated into other foods A report Dt 14th May 2013 from FAO is relevant in this context which says the insects are not harmful& as a contrary they are quite nutritious And they contain a lot of Protien.it also says thee insects as whole or on converted measures are delicacy of many countries like Asia,Africa& Latin America. This also stress the need to include in normal diets as supplements to food to achieve food security& Nutrition factor all over the world about 2 Billion people Apart from this more surprising is the information about Over one Million known Insect species around 1900 are being consumed by human at present. Around the World today ,there a many firms coming up today to commercialize this & to start production soon It is also believed by UNITED nations that if these products get required stability it could to some extent help to solve the problem of lack of nutrition among poor kids all over the World. Surprisingly,it is also mentioned that this kind of food supplement could help solving the Curse of excess fat among Americans as there are many fat people in America who desire to become slimmer. Although this being so,there does not appear to have any clear cut directive from FAO on the usage of vegetarian Diet for food security except opinion from Experts& doctors .In fact there is a directive of 15 Tips to those who hate consuming Vegetarian food from EalineMagee,MPH ,RD an expert Columnist from WebMD Health site which is a highly useful guide for interesting reading. However,there are detailed guide on Plant Nutrition for Food Security of poor kids all over the World. There is also report from FAO In August 2012 regarding the effect of Draught that might force Global shift to Vegetarian diets. Many reports from environmentalVegeterinism are also available on Net. There are also scattered reports on vegetables & their Nutritional effects. There is one 2009 Rome report from UN also on vegetarian diets. There are also some good guides on vegetarian diets published by reliable sites. Despite all the above, a clear picture categorically proving Vegetables above all Non-Vegeterian diets does not appear tobe available to prove the upper hand of vegetables over and above Non- Vegetarian diet food. The pictures depicted above are just a humble attempt to throw some light on the vegetarian diets useful for Humanbeings. The Milk is the best choice always considered to be a rich content of many Ingredients required for human. In fact Milk is considered as a complete vegetarian Diet invariably consumed by Vegetarians as well as Non- Vegetarians. The Milk is a rich source of the following ingredients for life: 1)Carbohydrate 2)Fat 3)Protien 4)Vitamins& Minerals 5)Enzymes The Microbial Standards for Milk,Antibiotics in Milk,Mastitis and Somatic Cells counts,Antibacterial properties of Milk,Microorganisms about Milk,theDisease Outbreaks and literature on Milk are interesting reading available on Net to get more acquainted with the benefits of consuming Milk. The other different nutritional facts of different vegetables & fruits are indicated in the chart depicted above. In the present World ,where Food Security is being considered as a must for the survival of human beings,India Is not lagging behind on the issue. Recently,an Act of Parliament to enforce food Security as a fundamental right was about to come into effect had Both Houses of the Parliament unanimously approved it. But unfortunately the Bill introduced in the Parliament could not come through owing to certain unrest among the Members. The required discussion before making it an act fell into deaf Ears as there was not an opportunity to discuss it. However ,the Bill has not yet lost for ever. A re- introduction of it and it's becoming an Act of Parliament could save Millions of people especially poor Children starving & lacking nourishing food of Nutritional values. When the Bill is likely to be re-introduced ,only time could tell. .

7 comments:

  1. Very nice blog...I am sure that having had food from hotels and hostels, we all would have eaten quite a lot of the highly nutritional insects :)....

    Also good to see the chart on the nutritional value of many fruits and vegetables....

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  2. If it's shown beyond doubt that eating insects every day from here on would increase your life span by 10 years, would you eat insects?

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  3. BTW,thaks to you both for the best&humorous comments I had received.
    As regards eating insects on the line Subshy mentioned is welcome.
    in homely meals it is a bit difficult but in vegetables like Cauliflower,Ladies Finger&Brinjal all of us are eating insects without our knowledge.
    So I hope to get life span extended by 5 years.
    Thanks to both of us again.
    Dad











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    Sreedharan

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