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FOOD MYTHS.
7 November 2012, 10:48,
#1
FOOD MYTHS.
Rolleyes

Dodgy 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! Tongue

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!
Dodgy If you always have, on your person, at least 2 ways to make fire, you might be a prepper. Tongue
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7 November 2012, 11:20,
#2
RE: FOOD MYTHS.
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
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7 November 2012, 11:21, (This post was last modified: 7 November 2012, 11:32 by BrixhamBadger.)
#3
RE: FOOD MYTHS.
Rolleyes They would be good in a curry then, yes? Tongue
Confused 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

Rolleyes Yep... sounds like the Vindaloo the local Indian does in Paignton. Tongue
Dodgy If you always have, on your person, at least 2 ways to make fire, you might be a prepper. Tongue
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7 November 2012, 11:35,
#4
RE: FOOD MYTHS.
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.
Some people that prefer to be alone arent anti-social they just have no time for drama, stupidity and false people.
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7 November 2012, 12:35,
#5
RE: FOOD MYTHS.
ant vindaloo ?? erm!! sounds tasty
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7 November 2012, 13:27,
#6
RE: FOOD MYTHS.
(7 November 2012, 12:35)Tigs Wrote: ant vindaloo ?? erm!! sounds tasty

Confused Who knows just w.t.f. is in most take-away curries these days? Huh
Dodgy If you always have, on your person, at least 2 ways to make fire, you might be a prepper. Tongue
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7 November 2012, 13:30,
#7
RE: FOOD MYTHS.
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!!!
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7 November 2012, 13:40,
#8
RE: FOOD MYTHS.
Rolleyes No, because the said cat was in the Vindaloo...!!! Tongue
Dodgy If you always have, on your person, at least 2 ways to make fire, you might be a prepper. Tongue
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7 November 2012, 13:41,
#9
RE: FOOD MYTHS.
(7 November 2012, 13:40)BrixhamBadger Wrote: Rolleyes No, because the said cat was in the Vindaloo...!!! Tongue

thats just a myth Tongue
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7 November 2012, 13:45,
#10
RE: FOOD MYTHS.
Rolleyes

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(7 November 2012, 13:41)Tigs Wrote: thats just a myth Tongue
Dodgy If you always have, on your person, at least 2 ways to make fire, you might be a prepper. Tongue
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