I will never be this much of an environmentalist

MaraDiaz
MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
in Food and Nutrition
"The wriggly beetle larvae known as mealworms could one day dominate supermarket shelves as a more sustainable alternative to chicken, beef, pork and milk, researchers in the Netherlands say."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50259422/ns/technology_and_science-science/

I will never be this much of an environmentalist. Or advocate for feeding the starving children. Or this much of an advocate for the humane treatment of animals, or ever hungry enough to eat this. No. Nuh uh, no way, forget it. I have my compassion limits. I don't care if that makes me a bad person. I'm just not going to stomach even the idea.

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  • Game8
    Game8 Posts: 442
    If we run out of resources and I still have to get my protein in my diet, I'll eat humans if I have to.
  • tuckerrj
    tuckerrj Posts: 1,453 Member
    If we run out of resources and I still have to get my protein in my diet, I'll eat humans if I have to.

    Soylent Green!
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    If we run out of resources and I still have to get my protein in my diet, I'll eat humans if I have to.

    That actually grosses me out less than the thought of eating worms. But I think I'd choose a nice death by starvation instead of either one. You are welcome to my remains, but I suspect I'll be high in cholesterol and preservatives.
  • skinnyack
    skinnyack Posts: 683
    LOL- my brother says, if sauteed in butter, they taste/texture up like popcorn.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    If we run out of resources and I still have to get my protein in my diet, I'll eat humans if I have to.

    That actually grosses me out less than the thought of eating worms. But I think I'd choose a nice death by starvation instead of either one. You are welcome to my remains, but I suspect I'll be high in cholesterol and preservatives.

    LOL. You say that now. We'll see if you're ever starving if you stick to that plan.

    Do you have a pet? A dog maybe? If it were just the two of you in the desert, that dog wouldn't hesitate to eat you if it was starving. Food for thought. (Pun intended.)
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    eh, i'd eat it
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    "The wriggly beetle larvae known as mealworms could one day dominate supermarket shelves as a more sustainable alternative to chicken, beef, pork and milk, researchers in the Netherlands say."

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50259422/ns/technology_and_science-science/

    I will never be this much of an environmentalist. Or advocate for feeding the starving children. Or this much of an advocate for the humane treatment of animals, or ever hungry enough to eat this. No. Nuh uh, no way, forget it. I have my compassion limits. I don't care if that makes me a bad person. I'm just not going to stomach even the idea.
    Meh! Pound for pound, insects have more protein than other animals.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    Hummmm........yea.......no
  • thatsnumberwang
    thatsnumberwang Posts: 398 Member
    eh, i'd eat it

    ^
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    "The wriggly beetle larvae known as mealworms could one day dominate supermarket shelves as a more sustainable alternative to chicken, beef, pork and milk, researchers in the Netherlands say."

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50259422/ns/technology_and_science-science/

    I will never be this much of an environmentalist. Or advocate for feeding the starving children. Or this much of an advocate for the humane treatment of animals, or ever hungry enough to eat this. No. Nuh uh, no way, forget it. I have my compassion limits. I don't care if that makes me a bad person. I'm just not going to stomach even the idea.
    Meh! Pound for pound, insects have more protein than other animals.

    But cows taste better
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    If we run out of resources and I still have to get my protein in my diet, I'll eat humans if I have to.

    That actually grosses me out less than the thought of eating worms. But I think I'd choose a nice death by starvation instead of either one. You are welcome to my remains, but I suspect I'll be high in cholesterol and preservatives.

    LOL. You say that now. We'll see if you're ever starving if you stick to that plan.

    Do you have a pet? A dog maybe? If it were just the two of you in the desert, that dog wouldn't hesitate to eat you if it was starving. Food for thought. (Pun intended.)

    Oh the dog would be mutt kebob without me thinking twice about it, no doubt. But worms? I would seriously, seriously have to think long and hard about how bad I wanted to go on living. I'm grossed out enough by the fact that a certain amount of insect bits are permitted in our food as it is.


    I vote we spend our scientists' valuable time figuring out how to make us all solar powered instead.
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    "The wriggly beetle larvae known as mealworms could one day dominate supermarket shelves as a more sustainable alternative to chicken, beef, pork and milk, researchers in the Netherlands say."

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50259422/ns/technology_and_science-science/

    I will never be this much of an environmentalist. Or advocate for feeding the starving children. Or this much of an advocate for the humane treatment of animals, or ever hungry enough to eat this. No. Nuh uh, no way, forget it. I have my compassion limits. I don't care if that makes me a bad person. I'm just not going to stomach even the idea.
    Meh! Pound for pound, insects have more protein than other animals.

    But cows taste better
    Cow, poultry, insects, animal intestines: it's all food. Different flavours but each keep you alive.
  • BACONJOKESRSOFUNNY
    BACONJOKESRSOFUNNY Posts: 666 Member
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  • Nauti_Buoy
    Nauti_Buoy Posts: 135
    I still give kudos to the first person who decided to eat a raw oyster.
  • Ejourneys
    Ejourneys Posts: 1,603 Member
    Daniella Martin has recipes at her blog Girl Meets Bug:
    http://www.girlmeetsbug.com/

    I admit I have not yet tried the stuff, but I can see myself taking baby steps -- like trying something made with mealworm flour.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    I still give kudos to the first person who decided to eat a raw oyster.


    And yet we mocked the classmate who ate his own snot.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,222 Member
    I still give kudos to the first person who decided to eat a raw oyster.


    And yet we mocked the classmate who ate his own snot.
    meh, gif didn't work
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    Hush! I want the scientists to focus on getting us solar powered, not snot powered. Don't give them anymore bad ideas, the idiots clearly have plenty already! :laugh:
  • castell5
    castell5 Posts: 234 Member
    Yeah, I was the kid who would sit for hours at the dinner table waiting out my mother if I didn't want to eat the yuck meal she gave me. She never won.. and I never ate something I didn't like. I'd starve first.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    Yeah, I was the kid who would sit for hours at the dinner table waiting out my mother if I didn't want to eat the yuck meal she gave me. She never won.. and I never ate something I didn't like. I'd starve first.

    I was the same way. To this day she thinks I was skinny as a child because she fed me right. Actually, I was a hungry little Houdini. And my canine accomplices were fat instead.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    I still give kudos to the first person who decided to eat a raw oyster.


    And yet we mocked the classmate who ate his own snot.
    meh, gif didn't work

    It's probably for the best that it didn't.
  • AZKristi
    AZKristi Posts: 1,801 Member
    me neither!
  • pullipgirl
    pullipgirl Posts: 767 Member
    It's the original paleo diet
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    I still give kudos to the first person who decided to eat a raw oyster.


    And yet we mocked the classmate who ate his own snot.

    Are you still sensitive about that?? I said I was sorry!!
  • heykatieben
    heykatieben Posts: 398 Member
    I'm eating mealworms for breakfast, and I'm a huge fan of both this and crickets. It's a food I've been looking for - crunchy and high protein, like a snack, something to replace potato chips.

    Kale chips fit the bill but they're tough/time-consuming to make compared to bugs.

    Bugs are too expensive right now though, they'd need to be mass-produced to be a viable food option (i.e., more demand! :)
  • michellemybelll
    michellemybelll Posts: 2,228 Member
    If we run out of resources and I still have to get my protein in my diet, I'll eat humans if I have to.
    mmm. tastes like chicken.
  • lisaabenjamin
    lisaabenjamin Posts: 665 Member
    Never tried mealworms, but I ate crickets in Thailand and they were delicious! :-)
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    IIFYM...
  • sillyvalentine
    sillyvalentine Posts: 460 Member
    Ground up and spiced properly and made into a patty I highly doubt any of you would be able to tell the difference.

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