Let's Talk Corn

Let's talk corn. This is the most used crop/food on the planet and is in much of what we eat in some form or another, from corn flour in pancake and muffin mixes, to corn syrup or corn syrup solids in everything from boullion, to rice mixes, to prepared meats. It's also in much of the feed given to animals raised for meat. And it's also probably one of the major food contributors to Type 2 Diabetes.

But as things go at our house, a bag of organic blue or red corn chips with a little salsa is considered a healthier snack than .. say... potato chips, or those other junky snack foods. I gave up corn years ago. And we use mostly locally, naturally or organically grown/raised foods, cutting down significantly on the corn in our food. But I do put up locally grown corn in the freezer for hubby to enjoy with his occasional locally grown pork. And I do and will encourage corn chips as an alternative to other junkier snack foods.

Thing is, I had trouble yesterday resisting those blue corn chips. Just a few, I thought, won't hurt. They're just organic blue corn, safflour oil and a little sea salt. No problem, right? Oy. I went to bed feeling bloaty and my blood sugar was up this morning. :p So yeah, the fam can have 'em sometimes for a treat, but I need to stick to talking corn, and refrain from eating it. *sigh*

How much corn is in your food?