>Charles wrote:
>
Native peoples get probably half
>of their protein and fat intake from insects. Let's have some more discussion
>on this; I love challenging people's taboos!.

Hi everyone -

I was the first member of the "Caterpillar Club" in my High School Biology
Class.  They were canned and dried from India.  Delicious as I recall --
fatty.

Recently (though not a normal part of my diet) I could be seen at a local
Asian restaurant eating ants among other foods (I was too full to try the
grasshoppers).  The ants were very tasty.

I would appreciate knowing of commercial (or non-) sources for these and
other insect delicacies and the "cleanliness" of the insects (I do not want
to eat insects that dine on pesticide-polluted foods -- organic insects?).
Got to know the quality and type of food the insects eat.  It would be
v-e-r-y interesting to know more about which insects natives ate (eat?).

[I wish I could gather and eat all the termites that are eating me out of
house and home]

For those of you who are young at heart or have young children, "Rugrats"
cartoons (Nickelodeon) are very eco-responsible and, as a side issue,
subtly teach children about the complexity of our environment while having
cartoon fun.  (Also very eco-friendly is "The Thornberries" cartoon).   One
of the "babies" on the Rugrats series often eats live worms (probably don't
qualify as insects though  with no legs ;>).  There are no "fan-fares" or
"yucks" after the baby eats the worm (a la a string of spaghetti)-- it's
just part of the action; part of their lives.

Do you remember eating garden dirt as a child? (many apparently do).

What about worms as part of a well-balanced diet?  I guess I could go out
in the garden and see what I can drum up ;>)

So who else will fess-up to being a "closet" caterpillar / ant eater?
(Feels so good to get that off my chest.)

Regards,

-=mark=-

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