Concerns about the growing population, rise in food prices and the issues with the environment leave organizations worrying about how to secure food for the future. This article exposes some of the issues that we are faced with and explores other alternatives that could act as a replacement.

Meat, for example is the main source of protein globally, however the process that it goes through from feeding cattle in the prairies to displaying the packaged meat in the freezer section of a supermarket is a long, unsustainable process, with a high carbon footprint. Different alternatives given here, such as insects (mini-livestock), sonic-enhanced food, lab-grown meat and algae are just a few choices that could replace some of the food gaps while fulfilling the nutrient requirements.  

Change and adaptation is a challenge that everyone is faced with, and introducing new items to our plates such as insects, lab-grown meat and algae may be unacceptable to some  societies unused or unwilling to try such food. This article presents different studies that put forth efforts to think outside of the box and find ways to make it easier to eat better and to be open to biodiversity.

To encourage the change in eating habits, researchers went as far as introducing the use of music in the eating experience. Music has different effects on our mood and to a certain extent how things are perceived; experts took this notion and put it to use, Sonic-enhanced food is just another way to control our experience of eating. Listening to certain sounds could mask or enhance tastes texture. This could be a way that can help ease the process of changing diets globally and adapt to certain foods that are more nutritious and sustainable.

Exploration of different techniques can lead to the mainstream acceptance of such alternative foods, thereby lessening the dependence on unsustainable food groups.