Here are three insects that are quite popular internationally and may soon catch on even here in the United States. Some of them have surprising health benefits!
1. Grasshoppers
The nutritional profile of grasshoppers is actually quite impressive. Four average-sized grasshoppers contains about as much protein as a serving of chicken breast. Imagine how much you could save on your grocery bill if you switched out your chicken for grasshoppers?
Grasshoppers can be prepared any number of ways, but boiling and frying seem to be the two most popular. Some people like to sauté them with lemon juice, garlic, onions and chiles while others even incorporate them into fritters. There is really no wrong way to enjoy grasshoppers as long as you cook them. If you eat them raw, you run the risk that they may be carrying parasites. Also, always be sure that you are obtaining your grasshoppers from a reliable source and that they have not been exposed to pesticides.
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Probably better than McDonald’s !
IV eaten lots of crickets,grasshoppers and mill worms ,they aren’t bad but I wont eat mc Donald’s .
No, thanks!!!!
Well at least you know what you’re eating, not so sure at MacD’s
Much more healthy than fast food
4 pages of b.s. to say grasshoppers, ants, and caterpillars.
If I get desperate, I will start eating bugs, but not till then.
No thanks. When its my time to go, then so be it
It’s all psychological…..if you work on that then you can eat anything. My teacher ate insects as a delicacy. Fried ants were often used as topping on his rice.
lol
it’s protein.
it’s good with ketchup. I promise.
If you say so
That ain’t meat!
Even as a child I knew that if I was starving, I would start digging. Most things are edible.
Yum
Um ill just die
Amanda Roberts if I lose, this is what I am bringing.
Oh, no! I will eat grass and tree bark.
Oh yum! Can’t wait. I like mine crispy.
Awww yeeah, its that stir fry herbal insect thats killer.
Whatever your heart desires
This is normal for people!E in other countries, and they have been doing it for hundreds of years. And they are still healthier than most Americans……lol
if you are hungry enough and i mean truly starving you will eat anything or give up and die.. thats just the how it is.
I would become a vegetarian before I are one of those…..barf! I literally would barf, lol!