Entomophagy

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As most of y'all know I am not one who particularly likes insects. I wouldn't say that I hate them all, but for the most part they gross me out and make me feel uncomfortable. While I know they are vital to our living and to keep the food chain and the world running smoothly, I could personally honestly live without a good majority of them. There are some exceptions to this statement, but not many make the list.

However, I find it surely safe to say that I would eat insects only in the most dire of circumstances. If all of the food that I eat currently was to run out and I could only survive by eating insects I suppose I reluctantly would, but that would be out of simple desperation. I find it absolutely repulsing that there are laws that allow it to be okay for insects to be in our food. I understand how it is virtually impossible for insects to stay out of our food, but the thought of it being okay that insects are in our food is an idea that makes me feel rather uneasy and sketched out about eating food prepared by others or even buying foods from grocery stores. I know I would never survive without the grocery store or eating out, but I would rather have not found out this fact.

I do not believe that I could ever have insects as a crucial role in my diet. I feel that no matter how they tasted I would never be able to consume them with any enjoyable feeling. I do not believe that I would ever try them on any circumstance unless someone was going to offer to pay off all of my loans or to buy me a house or something of that sort. Those would probably be the only two situations in which I would even try one. Ultimately, I do not believe that I will be eating any insects INTENTIONALLY in my life, though I'm apparently going to consume millions in my lifetime, unintentionally.