Ants Good Source Of Protein

Eating bugs is really a lot more common than you would think. Probably because you are just naive to the fact that bugs make their way into everything.

You want fresh apple juice; well guess what, the apples they use at the orchards for juice aren't those fresh tasty untainted things you see in the grocery market. No, unfortunately not, fruit juice is actually made from all the insect infested apples that don't look very appealing sitting on display in the middle of the produce isle.

Bugs don't just make it into your juice either; they get into everything. No joke, they get into everything.

Bread factories these bugs will fall into the mixer and become little black dots in your bread, but don't worry it's not like they haven't been cooked. In fact, these little critters do you some good; they are packed with protein.

One protein packed bug in particular is the red ant. These insects are practically all muscle, they can lift up to twenty times their own weight (according to the back of the ant farm I had when I was growing up).

So if you are looking for a healthy way to bulk up, and you are sick of all those generic protein shakes and protein bars, try some ants. They are actually quite delicious.

You could try chocolate covered ants for a desert or an appetizer. After your first ant you will be hooked.

Be sure to bake the ant before you start eating them, otherwise they may bite you or squirt a formic acid in your mouth. Neither of these is going to be lethal, but they can be a little uncomfortable.

In fact there is only one fatal incident involving ingestion of ants. That was when to Ozzy fans tried to snort red fire ants "like ozzy did" (he didn't really, he used props). Anyway, these live fire ants bit the fool hard fans right on the throat and esophagus, which caused swelling and unfortunately asphyxiation.

Don't be worried, when eating ants, they cannot get trapped in the air ways like when snorting them. So it is ok to eat live ants, just try to keep it at a moderate pace.

One of my favorite recipes is ant brood tacos. You will need one to two pounds of ant larvae or pupae to feed two adults.

Fry up the ant larvae just like you would some beef; then add onions, chilies, peppers, pretty much anything that you like to have in your tacos will do. It may take some experimentation to see what flavors you like to mix with the ant texture and taste.

Destry Masterson is a health and nutrition expert. She publishes articles for http://www.foodstoragereviews.com and recommends them for food storage. Contact Info: Destry Masterson - MyOnlineArticleWriting@gmail.com - Twitter: @DestryMasterson