RE: Important question - exotic food, fad or ethnic preference? need info

[Guest guest]

heard about it but never seen that on the streets of NYC. Share if you get any

info.

Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN, CSGA dietitian, not the food police.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/meravlevi

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take your breath away. " - Carlin " People don't forget the truth, they just

become better in lying " (Revolutionary Road)

To: dhcc@...; rd-usa

From: dignacassens@...

Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:54:08 -0800

Subject: Important question - exotic food, fad or ethnic preference?

need info

I need help from the RD community. I am in search of nutrition information

of mealworms. Evidently they're available in some cities with many different

ethnic groups and commonly sold by street vendors in push food carts.

Supposedly theyre served fried and crunchy as toppings on other foods, and

are believed to be high in protein. I have no other information but it's

really important to me to find out. I have only used these works as well as

others for my exotic lizards food and never thought of tasting them (and

won't taste them now either). This is a very serious inquiry and I'll

appreciate all responses. TIA

Digna Cassens, MHA, RD

Cassens Associates - Diversified Nutrition Consulting Services

PO Box 581

La Habra, CA 90633