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FOOD MYTHS. - BrixhamBadger - 7 November 2012
Are plants a good source of food in the wilderness? .... Unless you're a certified expert not just in plants, but in the plants of the given region you happen to be in, stay the hell away from the plants! 
Here's the facts...
- ALL fur bearing mammals are safe to eat, and will provide you with nutrients and calories.
- ALL 6 legged insects are safe to eat, and will provide you with nutrients and calories.
- Almost all freshwater fish and almost all birds are safe to eat, and will provide you with nutrients and calories.
...and finally
- MOST plants will harm you, make you sick, or worse... poison you. There are actually very few that will provide you with any nutrients or calories.
It's a simple equation... if it walks, crawls, swims, or flies, the odds are in your favor that it's not only safe to eat, but that it will provide you with the nutrition and energy your body needs. If it sits there like... umm... like a plant, the odds are against you both for your own physical safety, and for nutritional content. It's just not worth the gamble unless you're absolutely sure!
RE: FOOD MYTHS. - Tigs - 7 November 2012
all 6 legged insects are safe to eat!! ok we dont have them but fire ant produce Formic Acid that burns so you would have to cook them first
RE: FOOD MYTHS. - BrixhamBadger - 7 November 2012
They would be good in a curry then, yes? 
Formic Acid General information
Key Points
Toxic by all routes of exposure
Chemical classification: corrosive
Inhalation causes irritation of the eyes and nose with sore throat, cough, tightness of
the chest headache and confusion
Ingestion causes burning of the mouth and throat, difficulty swallowing, vomiting and
stomach pain
Exposure to skin can cause burns to the skin layers
Eye exposure causes pain, watering eyes and increased sensitivity to light
Chemical classification: corrosive
Inhalation causes irritation of the eyes and nose with sore throat, cough, tightness of
the chest headache and confusion
Ingestion causes burning of the mouth and throat, difficulty swallowing, vomiting and
stomach pain
Exposure to skin can cause burns to the skin layers
Eye exposure causes pain, watering eyes and increased sensitivity to light
Yep... sounds like the Vindaloo the local Indian does in Paignton.
RE: FOOD MYTHS. - bigpaul - 7 November 2012
there are plenty of plants you can either eat the leaves or the roots( get a copy of "Food for free") but unless you know what your doing stay away from fungai.
RE: FOOD MYTHS. - Tigs - 7 November 2012
ant vindaloo ?? erm!! sounds tasty
RE: FOOD MYTHS. - BrixhamBadger - 7 November 2012
(7 November 2012, 12:35)Tigs Wrote: ant vindaloo ?? erm!! sounds tasty
Who knows just w.t.f. is in most take-away curries these days? 
RE: FOOD MYTHS. - Tigs - 7 November 2012
very true its not long ago a local Indian restaurant was closed after the health inspector found tins of chicken cat food in there store but they did not have a cat!!!
RE: FOOD MYTHS. - BrixhamBadger - 7 November 2012
No, because the said cat was in the Vindaloo...!!!
RE: FOOD MYTHS. - Tigs - 7 November 2012
(7 November 2012, 13:40)BrixhamBadger Wrote:
thats just a myth
RE: FOOD MYTHS. - BrixhamBadger - 7 November 2012
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(7 November 2012, 13:41)Tigs Wrote: thats just a myth