Honestly, bugs are a delicacy in much of the world and a part of many local diets worldwide. To treat it as somehow wrong could be considered offensive to some. That aside, it is a renewable source of protein without the environmental harm that mass farming beef, pork and chicken has. It's something that has been floated within the western world for years and never gotten traction because it's viewed as beneath us in North America and western Europe. Mass farming for slaughter is actually one of the largest sources of greenhouse gasses- a lot of land is used to graze, a lot of methane is produced- if the land was used for produce that wouldn't be the case. (this being said, I still love me a steak)
Also, I grew up poor. Dumpster diving and salvaging was a part of my life until as recently as 5 years ago and it is for many people. There's been demand from many of us to allow and provide us with ways to play alternative lifestyles, economic situations and living situations and EA has done great in stepping up. We now not only have single family homes but apartments, dorms, group living/roommates, off the grid living and now a feasible and realistic way to play homeless sims. This opens so many doors to the stories we can tell.