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posted by cmn32480 on Sunday September 11 2016, @10:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the fraternities-everywhere-rejoice dept.

When potato chips and cheese doodles lose their luster, celery and carrots don't pack enough punch, and nostalgia for SERE School grips you:

Welcome to the exciting world of entomophagy! Below you will find a list of North American companies producing edible insects in various forms - from snack bites to protein powder to roasted whole. Start wherever you're comfortable.

Are you ready to eat some insects? The facts are out and it's hard to argue with them – insects are the perfect answer to people's desire for protein without the environmental costs that go along with animal agriculture. Raising insects for human consumption uses far less water, land, and food than livestock, and insects emit almost no greenhouse gases.

From the Entomo Farms website: "These insects contain 70% protein, more calcium than milk, more iron than spinach, and almost 20 times the amount of B12 as beef."

Also, overcoming antipathy toward eating insects is a useful post-SHTF (S* Hits The Fan) skill...


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Gaaark on Sunday September 11 2016, @11:53PM

    by Gaaark (41) on Sunday September 11 2016, @11:53PM (#400423) Journal

    I got a small turtle a month back and have started raising mealworms for food for him: once I get a large enough supply, I'm gonna try frying up some worms.

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  • (Score: 2) by deimtee on Monday September 12 2016, @03:00AM

    by deimtee (3272) on Monday September 12 2016, @03:00AM (#400479) Journal

    Turtle soup is supposed to be pretty good too.

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    • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday September 12 2016, @11:03AM

      by Gaaark (41) on Monday September 12 2016, @11:03AM (#400624) Journal

      I had it once as a kid.... it was delicious! ;)

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      • (Score: 2) by edIII on Monday September 12 2016, @07:55PM

        by edIII (791) on Monday September 12 2016, @07:55PM (#400900)

        Shhhhh! It's supposed to be a secret that small cute animals are also tasty......

        Squirrels, Guinea pigs, rabbits, coons, etc. are all good eating. Plus, you can make clothing from the furs. Although, I don't recommend leaving the heads on. Kinda drives the PETA people into a special frenzied form of bonkers if you visit town.

        On a serious note, I'm not so sure about giving up some of them. Squirrels raise themselves, although I don't tend to want to pick off squirrels as it pisses them off and makes them uneasy around you. Rabbits are actually easy to raise, and the greenhouse emissions are offset by the fertilizer and eventual composting we get out of it which helps us grow veggies to for us to eat (rabbits included). Guinea pigs are similar to rabbits and even easier to keep. Both of them have meat that is better for you than chicken from what I understand. Then there are the chickens which are also quite easy to raise and take care of. I couldn't even consider giving up the chickens even if I never ate chicken again. They're the garbage disposals that will eat anything not going into the compost (which they love the stuff we give them), and they provide EGGS. I'm sure any cook around here will be loathe to give up eggs in the kitchen. In fact, at the moment I only have chickens to provide eggs. If you want meat too, it becomes a much larger hassle as you need roosters and a much larger population of hens to produce chicks, etc.

        The larger livestock I do understand will have to take a backseat, and that unfortunately means ++!!Bacon!!++ (praise the Jesus) may have to take one for the team :(

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