Mealworms are packed with protein which is essential for your garden birds particularly when natural food sources are in short supply during the breeding season and the winter months. Protein is an important nutrient for garden birds throughout the year. In spring, they will be busy finding a home, building a nest, laying eggs and caring for young, which all put tremendous demands on parent birds. And in winter, it is more difficult for them to actually find natural sources of protein rich caterpillars, bugs and worms. You can do your bit to help by providing a reliable source of protein rich food such as mealworms. These mealworms have been dried using a freezing process to ensure the maximum nutritional value is preserved. As well as being important to the survival of birds particularly young chicks, protein rich foods, such as mealworms, will benefit a wide range of species.