Now your hungry and in the field by a beautiful stream or lake, but there is nothing in the pocket or the day pack.

Wrong, there is plenty of fresh food about you and its all free.
Where, at your feet, now look down and watch the earth around you, there they are, not in plastic wrap or quick frozen but free and free range.
What are they, they are called insects.

Did I hear someone yell yuk?

Bet that someone never watched chickens feed and what they will feed on, or watched pigs feed or what they will feed on and asked about the chemicals given to them, so they will be healthy.

Now back to Mother Earth's natural foods.
Did you know?
Some insects are edible. In fact, most insects are edible, but there are a few species that are especially palatable, nutritious, taste good and easy to obtainable. Most species of insects are low in fat, high in protein, and have a higher feed to meat ratio than beef, lamb, pork, or chicken.

Insects are actually a good source of nutrition and many insects are high in protein can contain calcium and iron, and are low in fat compared with other snacks.

Example,
Small grasshoppers (100g) McDonald's® hamburger (107g)
Protein 20.6g - 12.0g
Total fat 6.1g - 10.0g
One hundred grams of small grasshopper also contains 35.2 milligrams of calcium and five milligrams of iron.* It doesn't take any guessing which food source is better for you and that one is also free.

 

First, catch a number of grasshoppers and leave them in a jar overnight to purge but you don't have to. Then remove their heads and stomach by twisting the head outwards, boil them for ten minutes, after which you can easily remove the larger legs, and wings, too, if they are large then they could stick in between your teeth and distract you from your fishing.

Next, in a bowl, beat one or more eggs, pepper and a little salt, to taste, depending on how many grasshoppers you have, to which you add the little hoppers, after removing the legs and wings. Then put the beaten-egg-covered "hoppers" in a paper sack or plastic bag which contains some yellow cornmeal or flour and shake. Next, place the egg and cornmeal-covered grasshoppers one by-one into a small frying pan with an inch (2.54 cm) of hot cooking oil and fry until golden brown.

After cooking, remove the hoppers from the skillet/pan and place them on paper towels - to soak up any excess oil.

You can enjoy them plain, dipped in mustard, catsup, horseradish, honey or sweet and sour or twist off the heads, remove the stomach and wings/legs, eat fresh, the natural way.

Myself, back to Maca's

Free, Fresh, Free Range and they only eat the best.

 

Some species of bugs and many insects are poisonous and should not be eaten. Brightly-colored caterpillars are an example of one insect that should be avoided. There are cultures that have eaten insects for generations know which bugs are safe and which ones aren't, and how best to prepare them for eating. Please be careful! If you're really interested in trying out some yummy insect food, remember that it's not safe to sample bugs from your backyard. And that Macas are clean and safe.

* We believe this to be correct, but it might be or it might not be, better ask Maca's yourself.

Just a thought from Uncle Barry,
"The contents of my post are for discussion purposes only; in no way are they intended to be used for, nor should they be viewed as financial, legal or cooking advice in any way."