Posted on 12/09/2022 11:50:32 AM PST by DallasBiff
The Bottom Line
Kids eat bugs all the time. Few if any symptoms are likely to occur. In fact, insects form a regular part of the diet for many human cultures. Though most ingestions of edible insects tend to be harmless, people who have shellfish allergies should avoid eating insects due to the potential for cross-reactivity
My child just ate a beetle." "I think I swallowed a stinkbug." "My kids were eating ants."
Poison Control answers LOTS of calls about people who swallow insects of all kinds. Callers don't know whether to be worried, disgusted, or (sometimes) amused. If you're squeamish about eating bugs, here's the bottom line: don't worry—unless you have a known shellfish allergy.
It is likely that eating insects – on purpose – began with our hunter-gatherer ancestors. In many regions of the world like Asia, Latin America, and Africa, insects are a usual part of the diet. In fact, over 2 billion people regularly consume them. They contain protein but little fat, they may be an abundant food source, and some are considered delicacies. Grasshopper tacos, roasted stink bugs, boiled dragonflies, and fried ants are just the beginning of an international culinary adventure.
Though most ingestions of edible insects tend to be harmless, people who have shellfish allergies should avoid eating insects due to the potential for cross-reactivity. Several proteins identified in both some shellfish and insects can trigger allergic reactions in people who have a sensitivity to these compounds. Insects that can cause allergic reactions include silkworms, grasshoppers, locusts, cicadas, meal worms, and others
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Nope not going to eat bugs.
I recall from my childhood that chocolate covered roaches are available in Japan
Even in the mid 70’s they were pushing this crap.
Tell us about Japanese natto!
I recall the children’s book “How to eat Fried worms” that pops up on banned book lists although I don’t know what justification there is
Locusts are edible.
You’d be amazed at how many bugs you eat in a year
I’ll bet other cultures that eat bugs do so to avoid starvation. If they could, they would be enjoying a nice juicy ribeye.
Well, it’s not Kosher.
Anyone that pushes this crap needs to be exposed as an anti-American Marxist. Eating bugs is a change predicated on the lies of climate change and to provide an alternative to meat products to people that haven’t already bought into the vegetarian/vegan lies. By the way, you vegetarians smell like 💩 and are stupid 💩’s.
Always clip the end of a scorpion’s tail before crunching.
On saltines is good. Tequila worms are great!
I preferred her trip returns from Sweden, Holland, France, and Belgium. Down comforters, candies, cheese, and incredible hand carved elaborate toys.
In fact, over 2 billion people regularly consume them.
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They can have my share.
I remember reading in the journal of James O. Pattie, an early American pioneer in the southwest, of his encounter with what he called “grasshopper people”, a group of wretched, primitive, impoverished, naked savages whose main fare was insects. They made do on what they could get, but it occurred to me that one of the driving forces of the development of civilization was the desire to have more reliable and higher-quality sources of food.
Only time I ate a bug was while riding my Harley.
Didn’t mean to. Didn’t enjoy it.
You first. (To them.)
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