Kids used for food experiment

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    Primary school children get educated on entomophagy

    Four primary schools in Wales are piloting a scheme that will educate children and teachers alike about alternative proteins. Crickets, mealworms and more will be discussed with children in Pembrokeshire (situated in the south-west of Wales) with the view of potentially adding them onto school menus.

    According to various news outlets, the students will be given ‘VeXo’, a product which is a combination of edible insects and plant-based proteins that looks a bit like mince meat.

    The scheme – which started earlier this month – is led by academics at Cardiff University and the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and aims to find out children’s attitudes to environmental issues and how this impacts the views on the food that they eat. [...]

    https://www.newfoodmagazine.com/news/165377/primary-school-children-may-be-set-to-have-insects-for-lunch/
 
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