Babatunde Olufemi

Babatunde is a food scientist and writer with a passion for learning and storytelling. He has been a professional writer, and online learning specialist for over five years. Babatunde doubles as the CTO and primary editor for Quill of Grubs. You can connect with him on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/babatunde-oluwakayode-olufemi

A woman putting a seaweed water pod in her mouth

Making Edible Water Pods at Home: A Fun and Sustainable Alternative to Plastic Bottles

Edible water pods seem like an idea straight out of a science fiction novel. Shocker alert: this food innovation has been around since 2014. Imagine yourself gulping down packaged water on a summer afternoon, and being able to eat the bottle too.  The described product is not something bizarre, as a commercial variant featured prominently…

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Caucasian young male eating a cricket at a night market in Thailand

Edible Insects: The Sustainable Protein Source That’s Hard to Swallow

Irrespective of edible insects benefits being touted by entomology experts, most people would still have reservations about trying out grubby protein. So, the question goes to you: “Would you be patriotic enough to save the planet by embracing insect protein?” Eating bugs as sustainable protein sources may sound strange to people in the global West….

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Is Intermittent Fasting Worth the Weight?

Intermittent Fasting: What the Latest Science Really Says About Skipping Meals

Intermittent fasting benefits are probably a subject that influences your daily life choices, particularly if one of the following is true about you. One, you are a biohacking apologist and student of someone like Joe Dispenza, or two, you’re someone given to practices of an ancient religion. However, beyond the affirmations of sentiments and out-of-body…

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