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Would you eat bugs and roadkill to lower your food budget?

December 7, 2011 BY Michelle Schroeder-Gardner - 24 Comments

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I read an interest article on WiseBread about a “what if” question of whether or not you would eat bugs and roadkill to lower your food budget. I would not. Not under any circumstance because I gag really easily and I am a complete germaphobe, and eating that would make me feel sick.

Yes yes I know. The meat I eat comes from an animal that is killed, but in my head I think of it differently.

The article talks about a guy who:

“He doesn't kill these animals, mind you — just finds them, butchers, and cooks 'em up.McGowan will even throw some bugs into his stir fry”

There's even tips in the article about how to eat roadkill and bugs.

What do you think? Grossed out?

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About Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

Michelle is the founder of Making Sense of Cents, a blog about personal finance and traveling. She discusses how her business has evolved in her side income series. She paid off $40,000 in student loans by the age of 24 mainly due to her freelancing side hustles. Click here to learn more about starting a blog!

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  1. Maribel says

    December 7, 2011 at 8:05 am

    Ewwwww!! No. Never. That's gross. lol.

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  2. Michelle P says

    December 7, 2011 at 8:06 am

    I know! So gross. Hopefully I don't make anyone gag.

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  3. Jennifer says

    December 7, 2011 at 8:18 am

    To reduce the food budget – no, to survive – yes. Rice and beans are cheap.

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  4. Live Simply- Live We says

    December 7, 2011 at 8:46 am

    Nope would not do it. Nope nope nope

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  5. Emily @ evolvingPF says

    December 7, 2011 at 9:10 am

    Agree with Jennifer – survival is different from frugality, and for frugality no way. I might dumpster-dive though, if I found a community of people who knew how to navigate that. I read a book recently that opened my eyes to how much perfectly good food is wasted in the US.

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  6. Namine says

    December 7, 2011 at 9:28 am

    My food budget is the only thing I won't cut down.

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  7. Tanner says

    December 7, 2011 at 9:30 am

    I'm with Jennifer on this one. To me, that crosses the line between being cheap and being frugal. To survive, I would and not think it twice. But to save a few bucks? No thanks.

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  8. Newlyweds on a Budge says

    December 7, 2011 at 9:33 am

    I draw the line at eating bugs. There's a limit to my frugalness : )

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  9. Amber says

    December 7, 2011 at 10:07 am

    I love to save money on food but this might be a little to extreme for my tastes.

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  10. Mia says

    December 7, 2011 at 10:29 am

    bugs..no…. and road kill? if a cow or deer ran into my car as i was driving and it died – then probably. don't wanna waste it! hahaha

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  11. shoppingtosaving says

    December 7, 2011 at 10:49 am

    Ewww… no thanks =) I would rather lower my entertainment and shopping budget haha

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  12. April says

    December 7, 2011 at 11:01 am

    Noooooo. Well except for what Mia said. If a steak landed on top of me I would probably eat it but everything else–possum, raccoon, etc–yuck.

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  13. Katie's Bliss says

    December 7, 2011 at 11:06 am

    I would never in a million years eat bugs or roadkill. I love splurging on yummy food :)katiesbliss.com

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  14. The Happy Homeowner says

    December 7, 2011 at 12:17 pm

    I ate a chocolate-covered grasshopper while on vacation in Asia…does that count?? Haha…But seriously, only if it were my only means of survival. Otherwise, heck no!

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  15. Jane says

    December 7, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    Umm, no thanks, I don't even have to think twice about that one!

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  16. Andrew @ 101 Centavo says

    December 7, 2011 at 3:11 pm

    Deep-fried bugs are OK. Just need the right dipping sauce.

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  17. Annemarie @ Brunch a says

    December 7, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    I could never do this. But I have heard people say eating things like crickets are not that bad. Eeek! xo

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  18. Emma, Ella! says

    December 7, 2011 at 4:39 pm

    Eww!!! No thank you!!!^^xo Emma

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  19. Holly says

    December 7, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    Um…no thanks. I'll pass! There's no way I think I could do that. -Hollycakesandcalculus.blogspot.com

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  20. Nav says

    December 7, 2011 at 5:58 pm

    I would rather drink water than to do this.xo Na vhttp://navlandstyle.blogspot.com

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  21. add-vodka.com says

    December 7, 2011 at 7:55 pm

    Well, that's just horrifying. NO. Is that even nutritious? Haha. I'd rather give up my cellphone!

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  22. Spendwisemom says

    December 8, 2011 at 2:09 am

    I agree with you. I wouldn't eat that kind of stuff. Who knows how long it has been dead when he finds it. I am grateful I have never been desperate enough to eve consider eating like that.

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  23. ~Carla~ says

    December 8, 2011 at 3:52 am

    Can't say that I would… Coming from someone who eat local & organic meat daily, I'd go "veggie" before I ate something I found on the side of the road. lol! Bugs don't really gross me out as much, but I still wouldn't eat them. 😉

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  24. Cait says

    December 9, 2011 at 1:31 pm

    I don't meat at all… so it's all gross to me!

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