>JoAnn Betten wrote:
>> i've heard that it takes the approximate same amount of resources to
produce
>> 1 pound of beef as it does to produce 16 pounds of grain.  and if you're
>> feeding hungry people, 16 pounds of grain will stretch alot farther than 1
>> pound of beef (assuming they're not on neanderthin)
>
>What about feeding mealworms with the grain and then eat the worms?
>Maybee
>thats more efficient...

I've heard that of the "commonly" raised food animals, rabbits are the most
efficient at converting grain to meat.  It has mainly to do with the fact
that they grow to mature size so quickly.

>So far I have only tried raspberry worms myself, live. I always eat them
>when
>I find them. They are so small that you dont notice them in your mouth.

I am sure I've eaten my share of raspberry worms, too.  And aphids, small
spiders, and anything else that gets picked along with the wild raspberries.
Not as many worms this year, though, or aphids either.  I guess the lack of
rain up here this summer prevented optimal breeding conditions for most of
the bugs.  Even the mosquitoes and black flies didn't seem as bad around my
cabin.  (But get higher up in elevation, and there's no stopping them!  But
then, the mountains got the rains that kept Interior Alaska dry.)

Halibut and other deep-water fish also commonly has worms.  And I don't
bother shredding the fish to find the tiny wigglers, so I end up eating those
worms, too.  Except that those worms get eaten cooked!

Lisa Sporleder
Ester, Alaska