Not sure if it still exists but there used to be a Bug Zoo (sort of an insect museum) just outside Denver CO. I have this thing about bugs so I frequently took people there when visiting a cousin that lives in the Rockies. The best was the snack bar/cafe off to the side in the main hall where EVERYTHING on the menu was made with insects.

I remember buying packets of bbq flavored mealworms to take back to my coworkers and I remember being shocked to read the nutritional analysis on the side of each packet - not much protein, not much of anything. Evidentally a lot of insects are composed of mostly water, some fat and a whole lot of chiton, a protein that makes up their hard outer shell. Chiton is solid protein but it can't be digested by our digestive systems so it offers nothing by way of food value.

they tasted like barbeque flavored sunflower seeds.

Well, if anyone in the traingle wants to try bugs, the science museum in raleigh has 2 bugfests every year that they serve bugs at. Myself- I'll pass.

My brother and I use to play with bugs a lot as kids, but never had the desire to chow down on any...ewwww!