Views on corn?

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  • WickedPineapple
    WickedPineapple Posts: 698 Member
    edited May 2015
    I prefer it on the cob with a little butter and salt, accompanied by steak and rolls.

    PS - You should be eating more than 1200 calories. The minimum suggested for males tends to be between 1500 and 1800. It's no wonder you're hungry.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    1200 is not enough for you.

    secondly corn is the only food I do not believe is real food.

    it goes out the same way it looks when it went in- it's not food.

    That being said- it's delicious and I eat it every summer. Lots of it.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Corn is a whole food...so it must be the devil.

    Srsly, corn is fine, there's nothing wrong with carbs...but there is everything wrong with a 25 year old male eating 1200 calories.
    Lrdoflamancha wrote: »
    I agree with the French on this one.... Corn is fed to cows to make them fat....

    ^^^This is also an extremely ignorant comment.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    there is nothing wrong with corn, it is delicious…

    also, why is a 25 year old male eating 1200 calories a day????

    if you are that hungry that is probably a signal that you are not eating enough. Let me guess you have eliminated a bunch of foods that you view as "bad" like ice cream, bread, pasta, etc…???

    ^^^This...

  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Corn is a whole food...so it must be the devil.

    Srsly, corn is fine, there's nothing wrong with carbs...but there is everything wrong with a 25 year old male eating 1200 calories.
    Lrdoflamancha wrote: »
    I agree with the French on this one.... Corn is fed to cows to make them fat....

    ^^^This is also an extremely ignorant comment.

    ^^^All of this...

  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    BinkyBonk wrote: »
    I heard corn gives you deja vu.

    :D;):#:p

    I was trying to think of a clever way to bring this up. Deja vu is perfect.
  • slucki01
    slucki01 Posts: 284 Member
    Nothing wrong with eating corn, although, two cans does seem a bit excessive
  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
    edited May 2015
    I don't get it.

    If people are so convinced that 1200 is the way to go, why not eat 600? Why not eat only 1 calorie a day? Call it the "Tic Tac Diet."

    Heck, why eat at all.

    SMH
  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
    edited May 2015
    Btw... just around Easter, all I heard was how "fattening" bananas were and how "bad they were for you." Now its corn. Who in the loonisphere is demonizing corn now? Is it the Food Babe and her minions? Is it the cloven-footed Doctor Oz?

    If I ever leave this world alive...
  • peachyfuzzle
    peachyfuzzle Posts: 1,122 Member
    My views on corn?

    I view corn, I eat it.
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
    get-that-corn-outta-my-face-o.gif
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    I love corn. I eat it canned, frozen, on the cob, baby corn in stir-frys, corn bread.... yummy. I always figured it was good for you cause it's high in fiber. No? I've heard from some people that's it's not good for you, but I still don't understand why.
  • miriamtob
    miriamtob Posts: 436 Member
    Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    jwolford90 wrote: »
    Most sites that I see recommend 1200, so that's what I've been following. No need for condescending comments lol. I do appreciate the concern though. I will look into the proper amount. Also, thanks for the input on the corn ^_^

    I've yet to come across a site that recommends 1200 calories for a 25 year old male. That is the minimum for a small framed, short, sedentary, female.

  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    Lrdoflamancha wrote: »
    I agree with the French on this one.... Corn is fed to cows to make them fat....

    which equals big steaks. therefore, corn = good.

  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    zdyb23456 wrote: »
    I love corn. I eat it canned, frozen, on the cob, baby corn in stir-frys, corn bread.... yummy. I always figured it was good for you cause it's high in fiber. No? I've heard from some people that's it's not good for you, but I still don't understand why.

    Some people don't like carbs. Corn has lots of carbs. It's also in lots of stuff in some form or another, so some people don't like it for that reason, although it's hardly the poor corn on the cob's fault.

    I like carbs fine, and I love corn.
  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    The only issue I see is that it came out of a can. Throw that ish on the grill.
  • RunTimer
    RunTimer Posts: 9,137 Member
    Corn is healthy..except when prepared like this
    chocolate-covered-corn-dog.jpg
  • jpaulie
    jpaulie Posts: 917 Member
    ever really looked at the difference between corn fed and grass fed beef? Never eat corn fed again. so as for corn...
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    My views on corn?

    Jersey Silver Queen or gtfo.
  • DirrtyH
    DirrtyH Posts: 664 Member
    jpaulie wrote: »
    ever really looked at the difference between corn fed and grass fed beef? Never eat corn fed again. so as for corn...

    One has more fat and so it tastes better, I think. I saw a thing.
  • hollyrayburn
    hollyrayburn Posts: 905 Member
    mamapeach910 wrote: »
    My views on corn?

    Jersey Silver Queen or gtfo.

    Silver queen is awesome!
  • Nony_Mouse
    Nony_Mouse Posts: 5,646 Member
    miriamtob wrote: »
    Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'.

    Well, that's hardly the corn's fault. We bred it to be like that. And it's delicious (esp. with some butter melted on it!). But yup, come the zombie apocalypse that stuff is a goner without people planting it, so get it while you can folks!!
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  • Nony_Mouse
    Nony_Mouse Posts: 5,646 Member
    emily_stew wrote: »
    miriamtob wrote: »
    Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'.

    You make corn sound like a sentient being with malicious intent.
    It's just corn.

    Evil, evil corn. Mwahahahaha.
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  • digity79
    digity79 Posts: 5 Member
    I have heard mixed about corn too. What I have learned fairly recently, that makes the most sense to me, is I would count corn as your starch, not your veggie. Just be mindful of that. It helped me considerably, because I love corn, especially in the summer.
  • Nony_Mouse
    Nony_Mouse Posts: 5,646 Member
    IKR?? It gets such a bad rap, but it's delicious. Also, no popcorn without corn. So many mfp threads require popcorn.
  • Original_Beauty
    Original_Beauty Posts: 180 Member
    corn is yummy...it won't kill you. You could eat so much worse...mmmm corn :smile:
  • miriamtob
    miriamtob Posts: 436 Member
    emily_stew wrote: »
    miriamtob wrote: »
    Corn is weird. It needs human intervention in order to grow and it has gotten insanely good at getting people to grow it; we grow a friggin' lot of it! Humans and corn truly have a symbiosis. Michael Pollan writes about corn in 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'.

    You make corn sound like a sentient being with malicious intent.
    It's just corn.

    Nah, I didn't. That's just your interpretation. You're just human. Corn is a grass.
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