Did you know Whizz Pop Bang whizzes around the world to kids in many different countries? Yep, we have readers in Australia, America, Germany, New Zealand, Holland and Dubai (please let us know if you read it in another country and we’ve missed you out!). Kids learning English as a second language love reading Whizz Pop Bang because it’s fun and easy to read. Expat kids love reading it because it’s not easy to get hold of English magazines in some countries.
Now what’s all this about crickets in pasta? Well here at Whizz Pop Bang we actively encourage kids to be open-minded and to try new things, and with the need to find more sustainable sources of protein to feed our growing population, we’ve been giving kids the opportunity to try eating insects. Check out these super mini scientists at a school in Dubai trying a food of the future – cricket pasta!
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- Thumbs up from this student and her teacher 🙂
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- Three thumbs up and one sideways, pretty good then boys!
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- “Let’s try it together, ready? One, two…” They tasted it and liked it, deciding it really wasn’t that different to normal pasta.
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- Cricket pasta taste testers, everyone loved the experience!
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- Years 5 and 6 cautiously trying the pasta, yet all proud of themselves for trying something new.
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- Heads down, serious business… verdict was a yes!
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- Teachers giving it a go!
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- Not sure at first, but then a big thumbs up from this student!
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- “Ummm, well it’s kind of weird eating insects…”
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- Proud cricket pasta taster with her Whizz Pop Bang sticker 🙂
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- All smiles for this student and her Mum
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- “Crickets? I’ve eaten them whole!”
Made by Bugsolutely in Thailand, cricket pasta is a genius way to include sustainable protein in a quick and easy meal. Cook it and serve with pesto, with a tomato sauce or a creamy sauce and you have a nutritious meal and one that doesn’t require any additional protein.
Were your kids involved in a Whizz Pop Bang cricket pasta tasting? Let us know what they thought in the comments box below, or email hello@whizzpopbang.com. If you’d like to subscribe to Whizz Pop Bang THE awesome science magazine for kids just click here.