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Summary Of Would You Eat This By Kristin Lewis

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Stanley Detjen Mrs. Shroeder English period 4 14 March 2024 Would You Eat This? Many people would normally skip the idea of eating bugs, but many people around the world have been or are starting to eat bugs. They are very healthy for humans, and most people don’t realize it. Read the article “Would You Eat This?” and the other paired article “Gross! Yuck! That is a great idea! Ew!” The author describes how people eat bugs and how many do or don’t. In the article “Would you eat this?” author Kristin Lewis explains how eating insects is uncommon in the U.S. First off, Kristin Lewis writes that Americans would cringe at the thought of biting into a worm (22). Which is totally accurate because there are not many Americans who eat bugs on a daily …show more content…

The article writes, “Many of us are taught to stay away from insects like bees, scorpions, and ticks, which can sting and bite us and sometimes spread diseases” (Lewis 24). This evidence shows us that Americans don’t want to take the chances of being bit or infected by insects. Nobody wants to think about eating an insect. Just like how Lewis explains, anybody would hardly be alone if the idea of intentionally eating bugs turns your stomach (24). Nobody wants to eat insects because of how nasty looking they are. In addition to that, the edible insects video describes that nobody would like to eat bugs because of the bugs that your parents would tell you to stay away from or the bugs that sting you and leave you with a throbbing bite mark. On the contrary, the articles “Would you eat this?” and “Gross! Yuck! That is a great idea! Ew!” Author Kristin Lewis explains how insects can become a staple of the American diet. For example, Lewis elaborates, “Energy bars made from cricket protein, BBQ-flavored mealworms, candy-coated scorpions, and sweet-and-salty ant brittle” (25). This explains that any insect can be flavored with different types of seasoning to enhance the flavor of bugs to make it taste

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