What are we really eating?

I have always known that insects were always in our foods but I had little knowledge of it until we watched that video in class. I decided to do my research paper on it because I found it very interesting to know what kind of insects are we actually eating when we eat are burger, or salad, or chips. Come to find out, there are so many insects in our foods, every time I eat something i think about what kind of bugs I'm putting into my mouth as well. I found out we eat spiders, flies, larvae, worms maggots, and mites. Those were just a few of the insects we eat, there are a lot more, unfortunately. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) say these bugs are harmless and could be found to be nutritious to our bodies. They allow a certain amount of bugs into are foods to be considered legally safe. For example, the FDA allows an average of 225 insect parts into our macaroni, an average of 30 insect fragments into our peanut butter, and an average of 75 insect fragments into our wheat flour. It's gross but it's true. We consume these insects everyday, about two pounds of insects a year. That may not sound too bad, but the thought of eating two pounds of insects a year without my knowing it is a little gross to me. This is a reason why I chose this topic to work on. Knowing all these facts about what is in our foods is very interesting to me, and I'm eager to learn more.