Meadow Mushrooms

[Terrierman]

3 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Mushrooms can be delicious if buttered or battered, and salted......but is there any significant protein or nutritional value to them at all ?     Or are the edible ones just something to fill your gut up with? 

High protein and other nutrients.

[fishinwrench]

3 hours ago, Terrierman said:

High protein and other nutrients.

Are you sure ?   

It was my understanding that anything that grows in the absence of sunlight can't be very beneficial as a food source.

[trythisonemv]

8 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Are you sure ?   

It was my understanding that anything that grows in the absence of sunlight can't be very beneficial as a food source.

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, trythisonemv said:

                Yes as you and @Terrierman said they are actually good for us. UNTIL @fishinwrench batters and fries in oil then that cancels out all the good stuff. Note I have cancelled that out many times. 😁.  Certain fats in moderation is good for you. Moderation is the key word. 

[fishinwrench]

So in other words......They are good for you if you nibble them off the ground like deer and billygoats do. 

Ants & mites do contain protein.  👍

[Terrierman]

6 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

So in other words......They are good for you if you nibble them off the ground like deer and billygoats do. 

Ants & mites do contain protein.  👍

Grasshoppers are bigger, therefore better.

[Terrierman]

Odd fact:  My free ranging chickens pay no attention to the loads of mushrooms that are nearly always around the ground off maple stump.  You can clearly see the old root system when the mushrooms pop.  

[Gavin]

I wouldn’t say high protein. I looked up nutritional info for button mushrooms.  Out of 100 grams of shrooms (3.5 oz) you get about 3 grams of protein and a 2-3 grams of carbs and allot of trace elements. The are about 90% water, that’s why the shrink up so much when cooked.

[fishinwrench]

If you're living off the land in the Missouri woods, here are a few usually easy to find & easy to collect consumables that are beneficial to your survival and health, and that are "in season" for most of the year.  

Pokeweed & Stinging nettle.....cooked like spinach. 

Willow bark....cooked like bacon.(helps you stomach and digest the other nasty crap that you might have to eat).

Dandelion leaves....just lightly steam them and eat'em green. 

Earthworms, snails, rollie-pollies, (protein & calcium).   Water turtles= good......Land turtles= bad.

 

 

Aside from berries and nuts (that aren't always available). 

Anyone know of others ?  

[fishinwrench]

4 hours ago, Terrierman said:

Grasshoppers are bigger, therefore better.

I was trying to catch one yesterday.....and I'm pretty sure that I burned up more energy than I would have gained had I captured and ate him.   😂  

Pretty evident that I'd starve quickly on a grasshopper diet.