WHAT'S BUGGING YOU?

Here are a few facts that might astound you about your own creepy crawly cuisine............courtesy of the FDA's website.

INSECTS WE EAT (averages....per serving size of 100 grams)

CHOCOLATE - 80 insect fragments
CANNED CITRUS FRUIT JUICE - 5 fly eggs or 1 maggot
CANNED CORN - 2 insect larvae
FROZEN BROCCOLI - 60 aphids, thripes, or mites
FROZEN BRUSSELS SPROUTS - 60 aphids, thripes, or mites
GROUND CINNAMON - 800 insect fragments
GROUND PEPPER - 950 insect fragments
MACARONI AND OTHER NOODLE PRODUCTS - 100 insect fragments
MUSHROOMS - 20 maggots
PEANUT BUTTER - 60 insect fragments
TOMATO SAUCE AND PIZZA SAUCE - 30 fly ggs or 2 maggots
WHEAT FLOUR - 150 insect fragments

This is meant to educate, not alarm. Just know that YOU GET WHAT YOU INSPECT, NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT.

Check those expiration dates, be mindful of storage conditions (even with shelf stable products), and maintain heightened awareness of food safety at all times.

WORD OF THE DAY: ENTOMOPHAGY
The practice of eating insects as food

Bon Appetit!