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edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
What is the point of eating corn with all its fiber content if its just gonna come out looking exactly the same as it did going in? Does the fiber action even occur?

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  • Posts: 1,938 Member
    Insoluble fiber's job is to march on through from point a to point b, giving "bulk" to the, er...stuff and generally moving along.

    So, you know, corn is just demonstrating to you that's it's very good at being insoluble fiber. Show off.
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    MyChocolateDiet wrote: »
    What is the point of eating corn with all its fiber content if its just gonna come out looking exactly the same as it did going in? Does the fiber action even occur?

    If it comes out looking exactly the same as it did going in, it's demonstrating its fiber content to your very eyes! That's kind of the point!

    That said, I don't eat corn because of the sugar content in it - empty calories compared to some of the other delicious veggies you could be having!
  • Posts: 786 Member
    This sounds like the sort of thing my kid would ask, usually over breakfast.
  • Posts: 1,938 Member
    rand486 wrote: »
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    If it comes out looking exactly the same as it did going in, it's demonstrating its fiber content to your very eyes! That's kind of the point!

    That said, I don't eat corn because of the sugar content in it - empty calories compared to some of the other delicious veggies you could be having!

    Except, if it's coming out whole, I seriously doubt your body is accessing much of that sugar.
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    MyChocolateDiet wrote: »
    What is the point of eating corn with all its fiber content if its just gonna come out looking exactly the same as it did going in? Does the fiber action even occur?
    Agree.
    I chewed and chewed and still...
    Gotta be magic.
  • Posts: 266 Member
    Blueberries do it too...
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    Joannah700 wrote: »
    BabyCorn.gif

    best use for this gif ever. I imagine him sitting quietly just listening to the conversation.
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    daynes23 wrote: »
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    best use for this gif ever. I imagine him sitting quietly just listening to the conversation.
    PMSL :#

  • Posts: 1,710 Member
    MyChocolateDiet wrote: »
    ...corn...its just gonna come out looking exactly the same as it did going in....

    Sounds like you need to slow down and chew your food thoroughly.

  • Posts: 55 Member
    Corn always does that. I only eat it in the summer though. LOVE corn on the cob with butter and salt... But it's only an occasional treat!
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  • Posts: 12,950 Member
    must chew each bite no fewer than 60 times.
  • Posts: 17,525 Member
    CORN!!!!

    WHEN DID I EAT CORN!!!!!
  • Posts: 870 Member
    It doesn't come out whole, you're just seeing the leftover kernel shells...
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    rand486 wrote: »
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    If it comes out looking exactly the same as it did going in, it's demonstrating its fiber content to your very eyes! That's kind of the point!

    That said, I don't eat corn because of the sugar content in it - empty calories compared to some of the other delicious veggies you could be having!

    What are these "empty calories" of which you speak? Is that like eating the donut hole as well as the donut?

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    bbbwwwwaaaaaaaahhhhhh
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    sjaplo wrote: »
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    What are these "empty calories" of which you speak? Is that like eating the donut hole as well as the donut?

    That's the only kind of empty calorie I'll eat. Mmmm donuts with donut holes.... or donuts with holes... I guess I'm really very indiscriminate.
  • Posts: 2,093 Member
    edited January 2015
    How is a calorie "empty"? Calorie is a measurement of energy, so if you have 1 calorie you have 1 unit of energy which is therefore not empty. lol
  • Posts: 14 Member
    That is the best thing I've heard all day! hahahaha So true!
  • Posts: 2,137 Member
    The point is-it's delicious so I don't care if it comes out whole-I'll still keep eating it forever and ever-sugar or not.
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    beemerphile1 wrote: »
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    Sounds like you need to slow down and chew your food thoroughly.
    Sounds like you should HGSB
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    edited January 2015
    MyChocolateDiet wrote: »
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    Sounds like you should HGSB

    I have no clue what that means. According to Google it is "Homegrown String Band"

    Fact is that if you chew your food thoroughly your body can digest it better and it is impossible to come out looking the same as it went in. The digestive system starts in the mouth, not in the stomach.
  • Posts: 17,525 Member
    except with corn- because yeah- it comes about the same as how it goes down the gullet.
  • Posts: 4,926 Member
    If that was true we could eat it all day with no effect on our calorie intake, carbs, etc.
  • Posts: 12,950 Member
    MyChocolateDiet wrote: »
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    Sounds like you should HGSB

    That's pretty high drag low speed.

    HDLS
  • Posts: 534 Member
    Would blending it help?
















    The corn I mean. >:)
  • Posts: 23 Member
    The corn skin/kernel shell is an insoluble fiber. Even if you chew it very well, chances are the skin stays in tact. I looked this up recently, and even if you chew and chew and chew your corn, the reason it comes out looking like whole kernels is because poo makes its way into the kernel skin and it looks like a whole kernel. I'll post the article if you really want, but it's an easy Google search away.
  • Posts: 10,321 Member
    Shouldn't Corn on the Cob just be "corn" since it grows that way? And corn removed from the cob be called "Corn off the Cob"?
  • Posts: 762 Member
    EWJLang wrote: »
    Insoluble fiber's job is to march on through from point a to point b, giving "bulk" to the, er...stuff and generally moving along.

    So, you know, corn is just demonstrating to you that's it's very good at being insoluble fiber. Show off.

    LOLOLOL
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