Bugs!

MaddMaestro
MaddMaestro Posts: 405 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Any resources for properly raising and preparing bugs for consumption? Nutrition research says "Bugs? Why not!" So, I would like to give it a try starting with mealworms since they're the easiest to start.

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  • LowCarb4Me2016
    LowCarb4Me2016 Posts: 575 Member
    I have no idea but my junior high science teacher used to fry them once a year and offer extra credit if we ate them. I just studied a little harder.
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,983 Member
    Reminds me of this thread:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10436997/i-swallowed-a-bug/p1
  • MaddMaestro
    MaddMaestro Posts: 405 Member
    SuzySunshine99 wrote: »
    Reminds me of this thread:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10436997/i-swallowed-a-bug/p1

    Best thing I've read today
  • PennWalker
    PennWalker Posts: 554 Member
    You can order a kit for raising mealworms. A lot of choices came up when I googled it, but I haven't tried it, so I can't recommend one. I saw this on the news on CNN, too. I'm grossed out by the idea, but I also know my attitude is cultural. Bugs have a lot of protein. People eat them all over the world. Go for it.
  • nevadavis1
    nevadavis1 Posts: 331 Member
    Some places sell "cricket flour" made from crickets.... Yuck. Personally I'd rather just eat beans.
  • icimani
    icimani Posts: 1,454 Member
    I tried Maposa Worms when I travelled to Africa a few years ago. They were pretty good, just salty/crunchy, and I was told they were really high in protein.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
    I've had crickets - pretty bland.
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    I'm not sure if I would be able to eat them after raising them. It's like eating a pet rabbit. I would buy cricket flour to try that.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,488 Member
    No idea but I tried a silk worm and tarantula legs in Cambodia last year.
  • markrgeary1
    markrgeary1 Posts: 853 Member
    Lizzy622 wrote: »
    I'm not sure if I would be able to eat them after raising them. It's like eating a pet rabbit. I would buy cricket flour to try that.

    Just don't name them.
  • Sp1tfire
    Sp1tfire Posts: 1,120 Member
    I would totally eat them if it was cheaper.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    I wouldn't try to raise them but "chapulines"-- grasshoppers made with chile & lime seasoning from Oaxaca Mexico are FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!
  • SiegfriedXXL
    SiegfriedXXL Posts: 219 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    No idea but I tried a silk worm and tarantula legs in Cambodia last year.

    Tarantula legs? Yeah, I'd have those with a tall glass of NOPE. :o
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
    I've had crickets and witchety grubs. Meh...

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