Persuasive Writing Edible Bugs

🐛Eating Edible Bugs🐛

By: Annika DeLacey

I am learning to persuade my audience using persuasive writing.

What is the first word that comes to your mind when I say you should cook with bugs? “Ewwww?” Yes, that would probably come to your mind because that's what most people would say, but actually if you try them you might end up liking bugs because 90% of people that try bugs like them. I believe that everyone should try bugs, maybe as a creative dinner or a tasty treat.




Why shouldn’t we eat bugs as tasty treats? You can make scorpion lollipops, ginger cricket biscuits and mealworm fries but there are many more to try. If I were you I wouldn’t wait to try them because they are very tasty and we all need a treat sometimes right? So why don’t you add them to your everyday meals or maybe for a little snack throughout the day, especially because they are also very healthy.




Of course! Bugs are definitely healthy. They have lots of protein, vitamins, minerals and essential fats, plus, they don’t produce greenhouse gases. Bugs are great to eat in your everyday diet and they also have the same amount of protein as an egg. The healthiest bugs to have are beetles, cockroaches and crickets. Plus they are very low in calories so you can eat as many as you want. Not only bugs are healthy and tasty but they are also very fun to cook with. You can make a very creative meals with them and you can have it for dinner.




Don’t have any creative ideas for dinner? Well why don't you try cooking with bugs. There are some very creative ideas out there to try, for example, you can dip them in chocolate and eat them with tacos. Some bugs you can eat are mealworms, crickets, beetles, cockroaches, worms and the list could go on. Want to know more ways of cooking bugs? Well you can fry them, boil them and roast them. I bet once you finish your meal you will love its flavour and be delighted of how wonderful it is.




In conclusion you can see plenty of ways to cook with insects. From healthy to sweet, from their looks to their taste. So just remember bugs are very high in protein and great for a daily snack. They are also extremely tasty and great for something on the go as well and there are millions of recipes you can try. This is why I strongly agree with cooking with insects.