Food trends 2022: Lab-grown meat, insect snacks and yummy green slime

From insects to algae, meat substitutes to personalised nutrition, here are the food trends coming to a plate near you
Food trends 2022: Lab-grown meat, insect snacks and yummy green slime

One gallon of water is needed to farm enough crickets for one pound of protein

It is evidently clear that we need to look at new ways of feeding the world’s population over the next few years. Our current food system is not sustainable for our planet, and it is not sustainable for the health of whole populations.

There are several ways that we can start to eat in a more environmentally friendly and nutritious way and there are a few trends that we may see emerge in the near future. Some may seem a little unorthodox at the moment, but action is necessary and new dynamic approaches might just help us make the radical changes we need.

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