My deepest sympathy.
the stuff about the extra protein is funny unless you have these critters.
If you have bad eyes and cannot see them, I also think it may not be a
problem.
I had them once. (once is too many times)
they came in the sealed bag of flour I bought at the store. this is often
how you get them I am told.
I found that they were very hard to get rid of.
by the time I found them, they were is many boxes.
they were small black, kind of looked like black flecks until they moved
(quickly) to avoid detection.
I had to get rid of most of the food in the cupboard.
maybe you were lucky and caught them quickly.
washing down the cupboard/pantry is a good idea but you will get re infected
unless you get all their favorite food out of there.
Karen