Food combining notes - question about corn (WAS: how long do y

August 19, 2006

Hi Leslee..

Consider that corn is not a " vegetable " , really, it's a grain.

Most grains such as corn, wheat, oats, barley are seeds of various

types of grasses. Humans are not really designed to digest grains.

And yes, I'd say that raw might digest better than cooked (as is the

case with many foods, since the body has to expend less energy

" digesting " raw foods, especially fruits.)

Note that some people like to eat corn as soon as it is picked in the

fields; I've seen data that says that the carbohyrate in corn, is

converted to starch (stored plant sugar) within two hours of being

picked. Years ago, when I lived on a small farm in NC, and then up

in NJ, fresh picked corn eaten immediately as it was picked, was a

delicacy. I've never tasted any corn that wasn't just picked that has

that same taste!

As far as cooked corn showing up " whole/undigested " when you see it

for the 2nd time, yes, that's been my experience also, and I think

serves as a good reminder that any foods that we see coming out whole,

have done us no good - the body just didn't do anything with them.

best,

Bob

rawfood , Leslee Reeves <roxyzma wrote:

>

> I have a question about corn. I have never really liked cooked corn

(except for popped corn which I have loved since childhood) I have

recently been eating raw almost extensively (bye bye popcorn!) and

have noticed that when I eat raw corn kernels off the cob that I do

not see the big kernels in my poo like I do when it was cooked corn.

Have I just been missing them or do you think raw corn is digested

much more efficiently than cooked corn. I guess I will give it up

altogether , which is fine. I am still in transition stage

> thanks lhr

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