Before I began to attempt my corn-free two-day journey, I searched for all the products that have corn online. This was quite the struggle. It seemed like a better idea to type in what products don’t contain any corn or corn derivatives as corn has infiltrated nearly every aspect of daily American life.
Trying to avoid corn for two days felt like trying to avoid the moon at night; it was inescapable. I started my corn-free two days on December 2nd. Before my afternoon class, I got a chicken quesadilla for lunch. I thought about the ingredients, flour tortilla, cheese, chicken – figuring that none of these food items had corn. I also had sour cream and guacamole, also corn-free. As I was eating my quesadilla, I was thinking about the chances of me completing these two days
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While corn is a really important part of our economy, it has a number of other problematic effects. Nearly all corn grown in the states is treated with glyphosate, a weed killing chemical introduced by seed giant Monsanto in 1974. Glyphosate contaminates surface water and has been detected at lower levels in ground water, which is what is used for drinking water. There are experiments that show that glyphosate could be responsible for increased mortality rates in tadpoles and other amphibians. And while information on the effects that glyphosate has on the health of human beings is limited, the UN’s International Agency for Research on Cancer declared that glyphosate may raise the risk of cancer in people exposed, as it has been found in farmworkers’ blood and urine, chromosomal damage in cells and more (Grossman). Little information is known on the potential of low levels of exposure to glyphosate over long periods of time, but it is clear that there are risks involved with the heavy use and exposure to the chemical, which is used on a growing number of
Kool-aid was invented by a man named Edwin Perkins He was born in the state of Iowa but he eventually went to live in Nebraska. At about 1927 he invented Kool-aid He was inspired by the drink Fruit smack, but because he wanted to lower the cost of shipping he removed all fluids from the drink. This dry powder eventually became Kool-aid. However Kool-aid did not always go by the same name It was originally Kool-Ade but because Ade refers to juice he had to change it tho the name it has today. Eventually Kool-aid got their own mascot the cool-aid man (He often broke through walls), They also had a comic with 7 issues, along with the Atari 2600 came the “Adventures of Kool-aid Man”. Kool-aid can still be bought today and has manny flavors
A young college student named Todd Graves had a vision that he could open a restaurant and only sell high quality chicken finger meals. He proposed his vision to his college professor as a business plan assignment and got a very low grade on the assignment. Later, he went to many banks offering his business plan and each time he got denied. Todd then went on to work and raise his own money for his dream. This eventually led him to working in Alaska. After Todd got back from Alaska, he returned to Baton Rouge where he opened his dream restaurant. This restaurant is known as Raising Canes.
Corn, or maize, plays a vital role in many areas of the world today, and each location views and handles corn in a different way. How they manage corn can show small details about the area and culture as a whole. Not only is corn a staple today, it also had a huge presence in the ancient Native American’s lives; corn is sometimes revered as a deity and other times as a gift to the people from the Creator or a hero of the culture.
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In an article titled “The Threats From Genetically Modified Foods” by Robin Mather, he has said that the use of glyphosate, a herbicide, can “significantly increase the severity of various plant diseases” which is very hazardous to the environment. In the same article “The Threats From Genetically Modified Foods” Robin Mather has stated that genetic transfers cannot occur in nature and are not so precise and predictable as people say they are. In another article called “Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering” from Issues & Controversies, it has been shown that genetic modification can affect many plants. For instance, the article stated that In Oregon, there was genetically modified grass that had affected plants nearby which began to ruin all of the crops near the genetically modified
Corn is the basis for almost everything that is massed produced. It is what the animals are fed, it is what vegetables are coated with to become shiny, and it is put into processed foods for flavor and preservatives. While this sounds like you are eating a lot of corn, it is not the corn that you would think of. The corn that is in most of what we eat is not the same corn as you would have as corn on the cob. The corn that is in processed food is called Zea mays. This corn has become the stable crop for the American diet. It is placed in almost everything that week eat and it is hard to escape. They have turned it into a sugar known as high fructose corn syrup that is placed in almost every processed food in America. This includes all desserts and sweets, but also lots of other things like breads, cheeses, and soups. While many people would not think about putting sugar in soup or cheese factories do because High Fructose Corn Syrup is a great preservative even if it is adding large amounts of sugar into our
A surprising fact is that most of the corn we produce in the United States is not actually eaten. In 2008 the United States produced a total of 12.1 million bushels of maize. Of that 5.2 million was used as livestock feed, 3.6 million for ethanol production, 1.8 million for exporting, .9 million for production of starch, sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup, and oils, and finally .3 million for human consumption in grits, flour, alcohol, etc.
Glyphosate is an essence that can alter the chemicals in your body; it is 100% unnatural and unwanted in the human body. The CYP pathway (the pathway that is completely interrupted by glyphosate) is fundamental for keeping our body communicating within itself. When this pathway is harshly interrupted by the glyphosate in GMO’s it can lead to weight gain, depression and Alzheimer’s disease. (CITE) The Genetically modified corn also has a much high amount of Glyphosate. The EPA standards show that the amount of glyphosate should be around .7 ppm; The amount in the man-made corn was 13 ppm (130,000 times higher than what is toxic in water). (CITE). Many scientists have found evidence that shows how the Genetically modified crops can in fact be transferred into the people who eat GMO’s. You are what you eat; it’s a common
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Many farmers have started using Roundup Ready crops on a regular basis, as indicated by a recent news article, funded by Monsanto, which suggests they have become so reliant on Roundup that they may be weakening its ability to control weeds. Farmers are now being encouraged to use multiple herbicides to prevent this vicious cycle. However, it is still unclear what impact this will have on the use of Roundup Ready crops, which are only resistant to Roundup. It has become increasingly difficult for farmers to ...
Corn is also processed into a wide range of food and industrial products, and it is a staple of the global food supply. Research analysis shows that around 85 million acres of land in the U.S are planted to corn every year if not even larger in an area that is almost the size of California.
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