Would you eat bugs?

Depending on the bug maybe I would try it. But the thought of eating something as gross as a bug may make me just gag.
I can barely pick up a dead bug under lots of paper towels and throw it out, much less think about putting it in my mouth. I am completely with you on the gag part. Bugs are just nasty.
 

natuska

New Member
Sure if I am lost in a desert and there is no food, I will eat! As an option to day by day never, I will not try this! I have a very sensible stomach and my taste is so high, so to eat must to have good smell and nothing too exotic.
 

Melissa

Member
Personally Id rather die of starvation than eat a bug. But to be honest we eat bugs everyday. Not only do we swallow an average of 7 spiders per year in our sleep, but dyes that are present in foods come from bugs. I was pretty disgusted when I found out but it still doesnt stop me from pounding back a gatorade :)
 

Laurasav

Member
There is no way I could ever see myself eating bugs! Not even if I was starving. Of course, I've never been in a position of starving, thankfully! But I just can't imagine picking bugs up and actually eating them. YUCK! Seriously gross!
 

Ja'cobeC

Member
I can't do it because I would throwup as soon as I eat it. A dude I used to work with eat worms and stuff for money at work lol. We was chewing on a bird head one day smh so nasty.
 

beckyv1265

Member
Oh I love bugs and they are definately a very high protein source. I like them sauteed in butter and dusted with spicy seasoning. Some i like with cinamon and sugar. Yummy.
 

AnonaMoss

Member
I don't think I would find bugs appetitizing! But anything is possible. I would be willing to try it if it didn't look like a bug and if I was sure it was safe to eat.
 

save27

Member
Nope, not unless I had to! It just sounds like it would be so weird and bad tasting, I have no reason at all to eat bugs either. Maybe if it was for $100...haha I still probably wouldn't do it then.
 

jblythe4

New Member
I think that I could eat bugs, only if I had to, but I most definitely don't want to eat bugs. I don't car how much protein is in them or how much they taste like chicken.
 

Esperahol

Active Member
I was watching a show about different groups of people in San Francisco who forage for their food and what they ate. One group advocated eating bugs (meal worms in particular) as a sustainable, cheap and high nutrient staple. They prepared them in different ways but I just don't think I could do it. Could you?
I have eaten ants in chocolate - it tasted like a Nestle Crunch bar. I have also had fried meal worms dusted with nacho cheese powder - it was alright as long as I didn't think to hard about it. The insects are clean since they are captured and fed over the course of a week or two. You can also specially order the insects which can be best considering the parasites and bacteria you might find otherwise.
 

dissn_it

Member
No thank-you! I think it would have to be a survival situation in order for me to knowingly consume a bug. I can't even handle wathing Bear Grylls do it.
 

shaunche

Member
I ate deep fried scorpion in Thailand, I didn't enjoy it. I would eat bugs if I needed to in a survival situation. I would eat bugs for a dare, I'm not particularly squeamish. In Mexico they eat ant eggs, it is delicacy and rich in protein.
 

Jessi

Member
I could. I wouldn't if I had the choice not to, but if I were pushed to the point of poverty or desperation in the wild, then sure. I wouldn't starve myself more intentionally when there's obviously a source of nutrition available, even if it's not ideal or desirable.
 
I can eat bugs and have to agree if they are eaten properly they can be rather tasty. Heck, my husband got a book on vermiculture and it had recipes listed for different ways to prepare worms. That is one bug which I probably could not eat because they squirm to much!
 

dziomek

Member
I have accidentally eaten a bug or two while riding my bike, and they are gross! I just cannot see myself willingly eating bugs or worms. When I was in elementary school there was a boy in junior high who ate an earthworm in front of everyone. I can still remember watching him eat it and wondering how he could do it without vomiting.
 
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