I think the guy was describing his lunch. And even if you COULD get your toad to eat salad & people meat I wouldn't offer it ham or any thing processed! My one toad will eat anything that is hangin' off the end of the "tweezers from heaven" (we figure that is what they see). I always have mini or small meal worms in the frig since they keep for a long time, are pretty cheap at PetCo and my two toads love them.