Caterpillar on toast with algae anyone? We test seven weird and wonderful foods to boost your health levels
Forget salad leaves or wheatgrass in your lunch box - health nuts are going mad for the latest in weird superfood trends
YOU could really get the healthy eating bug by trying some of the latest weird food trends.
Caterpillars are already a favourite with nutrition nuts and now experts are championing cockroach milk for its nutritional benefits.
Scientists in India found the liquid produced by the hated pest is a rich source of protein. There are plenty of other strange foods that are surprisingly good for your health.
Here, CHERRY WILSON gives you a taster.
Kimchi
This fermented cabbage dish is popular in Korea because of its health properties.
It is a high-fibre, low-calorie food rich in vitamins A and C.
Kimchi is also packed with amino acids and minerals.
Cherimoya
A HEART-SHAPED fruit with a scaly skin that looks like it could come alive and bite you.
But the soft, fleshy inside is full of fibre and contains around 35 per cent of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C.
Natto
A FERMENTED soybean dish that has a sticky texture and smells like smelly feet.
Pong aside, it is a great source of protein and contains probiotics, which help maintain a healthy digestive system.
Caterpillars
THESE fuzzy creatures could serve as a nutritious alternative to your roast beef dinner.
They are rich sources of protein and high in the minerals calcium, potassium, zinc, magnesium, iron and phosphorus.
Huitlacoche
ALSO known as corn smut, this ugly grey superfood is a plant fungus that is allowed to grow on corn.
A popular delicacy in Mexico, huitlacoche is high in the amino acid lysine, which helps build protein.
Spirulina
THIS superfood is a type of blue-green algae that grows in oceans and lakes in subtropical climates.
Spirulina is rich in nutrients including calcium, iron and potassium and is packed with amino acids.
Calf brain
ALSO known as “beef brain”, the grey matter of a young cow has strong nutritional benefits thanks to its high protein and healthy fat content.
It also contains a fatty acid that can cut the risk of heart disease.