Angelina and Brad’s adopted sons are so hooked on the edible insects that the couple have had to ban them from over-indulging!
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt first gave their boys crickets to snack on, to help them stay in touch with their heritage — they’re popular in Southeast Asia where Maddox, 9 and Pax, 7, were both born — and the pair were instantly hooked! Would you eat an insect?
“My boys love to eat crickets. It’s their favorite thing,” Angelina Jolie, 36, tells Us Weekly.
“When I first gave it to them . . . I wanted them not to be turned off by something that was of their culture. They ate them like Doritos, and they wouldn’t stop. They brought to-go boxes home and I had to actually ban the cricket eating at a certain point because I was afraid they were going to get sick from too many.”
Angie has even tried them herself — and she’s a fan too: “They’re good. They’re like a potato chip.”
But the adventurous actress draws the line at one Asian delicacy — tarantulas on a stick!
She says, “It does seem like an odd thing to eat. I don’t know if I can get around the fur.”
What’s the craziest thing you’ve fed YOUR kids, HollyMoms? Can you beat that?
– Ian Garland
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MammaJamma
Posted at 6:47 PM on July 20, 2011
Rather insensitive headline (“Yuck”). I’m very disappointed!
desiree
Posted at 5:00 PM on July 20, 2011
it isn’t yuck! the western cultures are about the only cultures that think it’s ‘yuck’. if governments touted and flirted with bugs there wouldn’t be a weight problem, protein deficiencies, etc… that ‘we’re’ plagued with.
Julie
Posted at 1:06 PM on July 20, 2011
Insects? Big deal. They’re an excellent source of lean protein. Brava, Angelina, for encouraging a diverse, exciting, and nutritious diet. However, like her, I’d watch out for how much they consume. The added spice flavorings contain salts and preservatives that are never good in large quantities.