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06-07-2016, 03:21 AM
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Hamsters University
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: North of England
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Humans eating mealworms!
Eek! I was looking up freeze dried mealworms and came across "Crunchy Critters" - just look at the reviews! People are eating them as healthy crunchy snacks - urgh! And there are even questions like "are these gluten free" and claims that mealworms taste like popcorn! Whatever next.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crunchy-Cri...ried+mealworms
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06-07-2016, 03:56 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Ireland
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Re: Humans eating mealworms!
Haha when I was a kid there was a fad of chocolate covered insects, I remember trying the ants but I am sure there were others. Just a bit of crunch. 
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06-07-2016, 04:27 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: UK
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Re: Humans eating mealworms!
I don't think Sherbet needs to worry about me eating her mealworms, I don't mind letting her enjoy them all!
But in fact insects are a better energy and protein source than meat, although you would need to eat lots of them, probably something like 100 or more to be equivalent to a peice of chicken.
I was looking at the other pictures of the one you linked but the locusts look massive compared to the other, I wouldn't be able to eat insects especially as the heads are still on them and they look like they alive. (I can't eat fish for the same reason).
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06-07-2016, 04:38 AM
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Autumn Hamstery
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Leeds, England.
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Re: Humans eating mealworms!
I can imagine they taste like nuts, sort of smell like them haha.
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06-07-2016, 05:02 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Bristol, UK
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Re: Humans eating mealworms!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Serendipity7000
"are these gluten free"
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This made me laugh 
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06-07-2016, 05:19 AM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
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Re: Humans eating mealworms!
lol! it is a bit gross but nothing new I don't think, makes me quite glad to be veggie though 
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06-07-2016, 10:07 AM
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Hamsters University
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: North of England
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Re: Humans eating mealworms!
I think it's a fad too lol. Amazing what marketing can get people to do  Have you read the reviews?!!!
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06-07-2016, 02:32 PM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: South west
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Re: Humans eating mealworms!
Urgh, this actually makes me heave! They smell so bad why would anyone want to put them near their mouths
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06-07-2016, 02:39 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 136
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Re: Humans eating mealworms!
When I was in high school my friend had a leopard gecko, so there was mealworms etc for it in her house. One night her Uncle was over made a bet with her dad to eat the mealworms and he did 😱 I was horrified when I heard this. I can't believe people would eat them as a snack on their own free will!
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06-08-2016, 06:37 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Hertfordshire - UK
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Re: Humans eating mealworms!
In certain countries they eat crickets and other insects as a snack. It's quite normal in these countries.
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