I swallowed a bug...

Tweaking_Time wrote: »

I was out cycling and swallowed a bug. How should I log it?

Is it in the database? I say YES, bugs are chocked full of protein, if you don't log it you could go WAY over your protein for the day...which isn't always a bad thing. Do you know what type of bug you ate? That might be the hard part on logging...

I know when dogs eat socks, hair bands etc. etc... the vets tells the owner to wait until it comes out... so you may have to do that, log it when you find out what type it was. Well, ah..maybe you could skip the logging this time?

But next time see if you can get an idea before you eat the bug so you can log it accurately!
Throw some veggies together for lunch and you're set.. that way you got fabulous protein and veggies.. because if it was a locust.. well that's definitely a meal!

https://memegenerator.net/instance/27821227 I'll share the link, it's absolutely perfect for the OP's issue but can't put the pic in the post..because there's a *puppy* in it.

_JustLucy_ wrote: »

This is the man that swallowed a fly. I don't know why he swallowed a fly. Perhaps he'll die.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I remember this and loved it! How long have you been waiting to post this.. it's absolutely perfect!

Tweaking_Time wrote: »

_Waffle_ wrote: »

Mostly fiber. I wouldn't worry about it.

Seriously - it seemed softish - not like a beetle or a grasshopper.

This is so seriously going to mess with my macro's

Do I quick add calories or should I guess at fiber, fat, etc?

EDIT
I was reading the info on maggots... but let's just pretend it wasn't maggots, K? Because...ew, just ew.

johnnylakis wrote: »

_Waffle_ wrote: »

Mostly fiber. I wouldn't worry about it.

I disagree. It's mostly protein. What kind of fly?

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But the wings... how would the wings figure in? Wondering about the sodium too and natural sugars, it would vary so much from bug to bug.. depending on what they ate.

Oh particularly mosquito's, now that would vary on who they bit.

zyxst wrote: »

If you can take a best guess at what type of bug is was, here's a link to Iowa State University:

http://www.ent.iastate.edu/misc/insectnutrition.html

EDIT
Whoa! Some seriously great info! Hopefully you ate a catepillar that flung from a low hanging limb!

Check this out...
Caterpillar
28.2 Protein
35.5 Iron

I'm seriously thinking of tossing some of these puppies in my salad.. that protein is fabulous and the iron is pretty awesome too! Probably tastes like Garbanzo beans, don't think I could cut them up though.. that doesn't seem right.

I've seen recipes for all sorts of things using grasshopper, cricket, cockroach etc. flour. You use your blender or whatever works to grind them fine enough to make the flour. All sorts of sites..

Can you imagine taking "banana nut bread: to your next work event.. ?

If you can take a best guess at what type of bug is was, here's a link to Iowa State University:

http://www.ent.iastate.edu/misc/insectnutrition.html

zyxst wrote: »

If you can take a best guess at what type of bug is was, here's a link to Iowa State University:

http://www.ent.iastate.edu/misc/insectnutrition.html

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@Nova She would likely hurt you if you ate the bees, just a warning ahead of time!
@Tweaking_Time


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAhuSDRIDHE

Tweaking_Time wrote: »

I am positive it was not a maggot, cricket, or a worm as I was still riding upright :laugh: and, even though I ride the trails, I don't "unceremoniously dismount" very often.

I have been thinking hard and, although I am a leg man and love a fine set of legs, I can rule out mayflies because it is now August - duh.

I don't think it was a fly because it definitely was not juicy.

Maybe a big river-bottom mosquito with a full belly???

Oh so you chewed it then, not actually just swallowed it.. I see...now that changes things.

A young girl eats dried mealworms seasoned with an African rub of cinnamon, coriander, pepper and other spices, bought at a store selling insects for human consumption in Berlin.

Are you in Berlin by chance? Any low hanging limbs? Yea you didn't mention on your first post if you had a bike crash.. no we didn't have that info to go by... perhaps some of us made unintentional erroneous assumptions.

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Hm... maybe for next time when you need some protein while riding you may want to plan ahead and pick up a pkg. of mealworms. That way it'll have the nutrition info on the back for pre-logging and you'll get some great crunching action for the ride.

Just trying to be helpful, ya know.. I do better when I pre-log other wise I sometimes eat what ever comes along too.

LoraMartyn wrote: »

Bug, Generic

Clicked the MFP Database... this is what comes up for Bug, Generic
Could you have eaten a Doughnut and thought it was a bug instead? I suppose the two could be mistaken for one another?
The only macros/micros that show up to any amount are the ones below, I didn't bother to paste over the 0's.
So that sorta kills the fiber, protein etc.

So you get sodium in if you're lacking, some fat, and carbs... but eating bugs more often might be a better idea. Bug protein vs. Doughnut lard is what it comes down to I guess.

Love Bug- Generic - Donut

Calories 190
Sodium 220 mg
Total Fat 7 g
Total Carbs 30 g