kypaddler wrote on Oct 27^th, 2011 at 1:50pm:

I've seen a lot of mushrooms in Canada of various types, but I would never feel confident about picking and consuming them. Maybe morels, if I ever came across a patch, tho I assume I go north at the wrong time for those.

I've stated before that mushrooms are probably not a viable survival food.  First, there is the obvious danger of selecting a "harmful" mushroom.  However, more at issue is the calorie value of mushrooms.  For example, 5 medium sized morel mushrooms run about 30 calories.  Thus, unless you just stumble on a patch while doing something else, you'd probably spend more calories than you'd gain if you had to go looking for them.

Now, eating them is another story ... calorie count or not ... I LOVE mushrooms!

Oh!  Frog legs ... GAME ON!  And yes, they do taste like chicken!  (They also tend run about 70 calories for 1/3rd ounce...100 grams.)

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