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I was at my mom's today with my girls (1 and 3). I gave them some honey comb. then I went back to find something for me. I got a Tupperware cereal container full of raisin bran down. I poured a bowl, added milk, and started munching. 3/4 of the way through it I saw 5 little bug exoskeletons hanging from the side of the bowl. Now I'm no baby. Not much makes me sick. I'll pop your huge back zit that you can't reach for you. I'll gut a deer. I'll clean up somebody elses puke. ETC ETC ETC. I am no wimp! But, I started feeling queasy. I went to the bathroom and started hurling! My mom comes into the bathroom with the box and says "I don't see any bugs in it?" I'm thinking leave me alone I'm trying to ralph in here! But I stopped, I poured some into the bowl... didn't see any. Then I poured some into the toilet..... mistake..... I saw a couple of little 1/4" worm/larvae/maggot looking things swimming in the water. So I resumed blowing chunks. Then I drank a bunch of water and blew that out too. I new they were living, eating, POOPING, shedding exoskeletons, and reproducing in there. My stomach was tore up for a couple of hours. Rough.

Sorry paul, but I Laughed a lot on that one....

Reminds me of a night years ago when we had dinner at my mother's house and my brother commented that the [something not supposed to be crunchy] sure was crunchy...mashed potatoes maybe? I can't remember. But after a bit of puzzlement and looking around we discovered lots of ants in the salt shaker. He was the only one who had added salt...he also promptly lost his appetite...but fortunately not his dinner.

Then there was the day a friend thought he would have a bit of fun with the kids, his 3 and my niece. He grabbed a roach that happened to wander by and acted like he was going to pop it into his mouth. And actually swallowed, to make it look real...then realized the roach had tried to jump just as he opened his hand and quickly closed it again, right into his mouth. It was already swallowed so I guess he got a bit of extra protein in his diet that night...

No problem Pete! I shared this one for the entertainment value. I laughed as I told it to a friend tonight. He apologized as he laughed.

I kinda thought so but wasn't sure. Definitely funny...hey I'm tryin to ralph in here...that line got me.

Man I hate it when that happens.

Had that happen to me once too Paul. Only it was a bag of pistachios. Same thing! They were like dead mealworms burrowed inside the shells.

Took it back to where I bought it and they offered me a different bag. I was just like,"f**k you! give me my money back!" I still have a hard time eating Pistachios after that. Sucks! I love those things, but I just can't eat 'em anymore.

Think of it this way... wether you like it or not, insects are the purest form of protein one can ingest!

Q. What's worse than biting into an apple and finding a worm in it?
A. Biting into an apple and finding HALF a worm in it.

yummy,yummy,yummy I got bugs in my tummy !



Its another day in Paradise !!!!

I'll tell you whats worse, eating 1/2 you Almond Joy. Then finding half an almond worm in the last bite of the second half.
I was working in a Trailways Bus station. When the candy vender came by the next week he laughed at me and said. There are eggs in all nuts especially almonds. Just takes the right combo of time and temp for them to hatch.
Damn.

Gee, I hope I don't have eggs in MY nuts!

My buddy John is an ex-marine. He likes to drink and he gets a little way out.

A few of us were sitting around the bonfire when he grabbed a brown beetle and proclaimed, "Pony up boys, who wants to see me eat this bug."

I swallowed hard and was silent.

Another guy says he'll eat the brown beetle for 1.75$

John comes back and says he'll do it for 1.25$ and that he had eaten way worse while on bivouac and in Grenada.

Before I can stop them, the 2nd chap eats the beetle. (crunch-crunch)

John then eats the beetle as well. (crunch-crunch)
John says YUM-YUM<CAN I HAVE ANOTHER?

5 minutes later the 2nd guy is talking and he power pukes from mouth and nose for about 1 minute of smelly beetle remains.

We ended up putting the fire out and moving camp. LOL

After the other guy kept complaining of discomfort from his jaw area.
It turns out that he had some of the legs stuck between his teeth and when he removed them, you guessed it, he was power puking once again.

I guess if you are eating bugs, try not to chew them.. LOL

I think maybe you over-reacted. Those bugs probably were a good source of protein and fiber. We've all eaten many insects in our food all our lives and didn't know about it. I've heard stories of people who got lost in the wilderness and were starving to death while the natives were fat and happy, insects being their main food source. A few bugs won't hurt you.

I ordered some babyback grubs at Chilie's tonight. But I guess they were fresh out.

I have eaten lots of strange stuff on survival campouts in my youth.
And to the best of my knowledge, other than sugar ants. No bugs, by intent anyway.

MMMMM... Just don't puke in my new trash can....Littering you know.