whats wrong with corn?

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  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Sometimes when you pop you can see the corn in it, and this can be embarrassing if you don't have flush toilets
  • Dreamerlove
    Dreamerlove Posts: 441 Member
    Winner: Maybe so but you still disagree?

    Try eating mainly local farm meats and veggies that aren't corn feed and you will feel much better and have more energy. That itself makes me steer away from a corn based diet. I don't care if the author is crazy or not. There is truth involved. Humans aren't meant to consume a lot of grains, they take our energy away and make us hold onto body fat. I would rather eat like the paleolithic age and feel better inside and have more energy to run, than trust the American food industry.
  • rm7161
    rm7161 Posts: 505
    corn is higher in sugar content then most veggies and essentially corn is undigestable. It tastes good but not to many benefits!

    Native americans knew how to prepare it so it wasn't the case. Still prepared the right way (nixtamalisation) with masa harina flour, and there are gluten free brands (Maseca is GF). I find it to be one of my go-to flours for thickening. Hominy is also not bad for you either... it's a better choice than traditional polenta again due to the processing that releases the niacin.
  • oh_em_gee
    oh_em_gee Posts: 887 Member
    Because it killed the Mayans and is the likely culprit of all diseases of civilization

    Um, there are still Mayans, they just don't have the empire they once had.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Corn has absolutely no nutritional value whatsoever.
    that's why it comes out looking the way it goes in (TMI sorry)

    I do like corn though.

    100g of yellow corn has:

    365 calories
    9.4g protein
    4.7g fat
    74.3g carbs
    7.3g fiber
    0.6g sugar
    7mg calcium
    214 IU Vitamin A

    No nutritional value?

    Plus quite a few antioxidants.
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    I make a typewriter sound when I eat corn on the cob.
  • stephdeeable
    stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
    I feel like you guys aren't realizing how delicious corn fritters are....
  • Gianna5587
    Gianna5587 Posts: 59 Member
    I feel like you guys aren't realizing how delicious corn fritters are....

    I do.. Right there with you. I like mine with avocado salsa...mmmmmmmm.
  • Krys_140
    Krys_140 Posts: 648 Member
    I make a typewriter sound when I eat corn on the cob.
    Ding! zzzzzzhhhhhT! Nom nom nom...
  • CaddieMay
    CaddieMay Posts: 356 Member
    I feel like you guys aren't realizing how delicious corn fritters are....

    I do.. Right there with you. I like mine with avocado salsa...mmmmmmmm.

    Corn chowder, too. Yum!
  • jivitasa
    jivitasa Posts: 150 Member
    GMO
  • The_Outlaw_Torn
    The_Outlaw_Torn Posts: 67 Member
    It is great in whiskey
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    Because it killed the Mayans and is the likely culprit of all diseases of civilization

    Um, there are still Mayans, they just don't have the empire they once had.

    EXACTLY THE POINT. Money is more important than corn.

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  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    GMO
    OMG
  • benflando
    benflando Posts: 193
    Nothing. People base this knowledge off it's glycemic index.
  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
    Nothing.

    I get organic, because corn is a GMO crop. It's not a veggie so don't view it as one, but it's delicious and I love it added to salads with black beans or on the cob with a grilled meal in the summer.
  • PlumCrazyGirl
    PlumCrazyGirl Posts: 1,463 Member
    I have a food allegry to corn.... no longer eat it or any item made w/corn.
    Grrr.... and I really liked corn chips, popcorn, corn chowder and cornbread.
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
    Because it hurts when it comes back out.

    OMG, you aren't eating the cobb are you?
    Literally laughed out loud at this... Best post I've seen on MFP.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    corn is higher in sugar content then most veggies and essentially corn is undigestable. It tastes good but not to many benefits!

    If it were undigestible it would be great weight loss food. Indigestible food would mean no calories absorbed.
  • oh_em_gee
    oh_em_gee Posts: 887 Member
    Because it killed the Mayans and is the likely culprit of all diseases of civilization

    Um, there are still Mayans, they just don't have the empire they once had.

    EXACTLY THE POINT. Money is more important than corn.


    Lol, not getting attacked by conquistadors is more important than corn
    .
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    other than the fact that it makes my crap look weird...nothing...

    This.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    man, i need to have some corn on the cob soon.
  • Admiral_Derp
    Admiral_Derp Posts: 866 Member
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  • Queen8shaq
    Queen8shaq Posts: 46
    Because it hurts when it comes back out.

    OMG, you aren't eating the cobb are you?

    This made me lol lol lol
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    Monsanto
  • professorRAT
    professorRAT Posts: 690 Member
    Corn has absolutely no nutritional value whatsoever.
    that's why it comes out looking the way it goes in (TMI sorry)

    I do like corn though.

    100g of yellow corn has:

    365 calories
    9.4g protein
    4.7g fat
    74.3g carbs
    7.3g fiber
    0.6g sugar
    7mg calcium
    214 IU Vitamin A

    No nutritional value?

    Oh you and your crazy facts.

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