November

Facts

  • There is an even number of rows in every cob of corn

  • The average ear has 800 kernels in 16 rows!

  • An ear or cob of corn is actually part of the flower, while the individual kernels are seeds

  • Corn is produced on every continent in the world except for Antartica!

  • A bushel of corn can sweeten 400 cans of soft drinks

  • Corn can be produced in all sorts of colors - blackish, bluish-gray, purple, green, red, white and most commonly yellow

  • Corn was used as a substitute for coffee back in the 1800s when coffee was scarce and expensive

  • There are 4 types of corn: sweet corn, flour, popcorn, flint corn, waxy and dent corn

  • Choosing corn and whole-grain corn products instead of white processed flower can improve gut health, and lower your chance of diseases like cancer, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes

  • Fiber in corn helps you stay full for longer in between meals. It can also feed healthy bacteria in your digestive tract, protecting from colon cancer

  • Corn is rich in vitamin C, an antioxidant that helps you fight diseases

  • Yellow corn has the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, which are good for eye health

  • The grain is used as a major ingredient in many food items like cereals, potato chips, cooking oil, and even as a sweetener

Recipes

This food will shock and A-MAIZE you!

Eating healthy isn’t Corn-fusing!


Corn-gratulations on eating healthy!


Eating healthy isn’t Corny


Aw shucks, you aren’t eating healthy!