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corn ethanol: food vs fuel
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01-02-2013, 10:46 AM
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...so we can eat "normal" (non-engineered, false economy supportive, processed junk) food again? Where's the fun in that?  |
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01-02-2013, 10:53 AM
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I say we need to stop subsidizing corn and start growing real food. the only reason that corn syrup is in everything we eat is because our government gives farmers a bonus to grow corn. IMO bio-fuels are a great thing, but corn ethanol is not the best choice. it takes too much space to grow.
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01-02-2013, 11:56 AM
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The human body doesn't digest corn so it is a poor food--don't believe me, go eat some and see if it doesn't go right through you intact...
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01-02-2013, 12:16 PM
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Actually, it's just the outer shell that we cannot digest because it is cellulose. We can digest the inner part just fine. But it is the outer part we see [and appears to be the whole kernel] when we look down and...well...yeah.
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01-02-2013, 12:51 PM
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01-02-2013, 01:23 PM
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The human body doesn't digest corn so it is a poor food--don't believe me, go eat some and see if it doesn't go right through you intact...
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Shoulda listened when your mama told you to chew your food :-) |
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01-02-2013, 05:45 PM
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I just thought it was funny the way some people go on about corn ethanol like it's swiping the corn flakes bowl off the table in front of a child about to eat it, or a taco right outta someone's mitts and they're left sitting there with their piehole hanging open, when it's just as likely the corn will be made into this awful syrupy stuff.
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01-02-2013, 10:59 PM
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Quote:
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I say we need to stop subsidizing corn and start growing real food. the only reason that corn syrup is in everything we eat is because our government gives farmers a bonus to grow corn. IMO bio-fuels are a great thing, but corn ethanol is not the best choice. it takes too much space to grow.
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I'm not unfavorable to agricultural subsides, but relying only in one commodity is really quite risky. |
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