{"id":22918,"date":"2022-02-24T00:42:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T08:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/?p=22918"},"modified":"2022-02-24T08:59:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T16:59:01","slug":"benefits-of-eating-silkworms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/benefits-of-eating-silkworms\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Eating Silkworms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We keep hearing the future of food will be eating bugs and all I can think about is Starship Troopers and food episodes of Andrew Zimmern where he eats bugs. I was at the grocery store the other day and found that lobster is a lot cheaper than beef. What planet are we on?<\/p>\n<p>Until we entirely switch to bugs, I&#8217;m going to get started with silkworms. My first silkworms were great. Pretty much tasteless and the only flavor came from the soy sauce it was cooked with.<\/p>\n<p>Per this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8358373\/#:~:text=Silkworm%20pupae%20are%20a%20good,food%20additives%2C%20and%20animal%20feed.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIH article<\/a>, silkworm pupae are a good source of protein, lipids, minerals, and vitamins and are considered a good source of nutrients for humans. Silkworm pupae are a valuable insect source of substances used in healthcare products, medicines, food additives, and animal feed.<\/p>\n<p>Have you tried bugs? If so, which ones and which one should I try next?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monkeythaiatsouthshore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22920\" src=\"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monkeythai.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"63\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monkeythai.gif 294w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monkeythai-150x32.gif 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We keep hearing the future of food will be eating bugs and all I can think about is Starship Troopers and food episodes of Andrew Zimmern where he eats bugs. I was at the grocery store the other day and found that lobster is a lot cheaper than beef. What planet are we on? Until [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5019,5018],"class_list":["post-22918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-food","tag-bugs","tag-worms"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Benefits of Eating Silkworms &#8226; Edel Alon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello, we have well thought out reading topics on technology, leadership, project management, food, weddings, and tools to help your daily life. Need some Excel tips or wedding planning advice? 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