Corn-acopia

First of all, just thinking about this assignment was hard. Then after looking at the list of foods to avoid it seemed impossible. I would never make it if I had a corn allergy. As my group mates said before, corn is every where. In my economics and sis courses I have extensively read and talked about corn subsidies is the US and how there is far more corn than there is a market for it. So now we feed it to our livestock, use it as fuel, give it away as food aid and put it into just about everything the average american eats. The impact of these subsidies didn't really click with me until I had to give up all food containing corn and I couldn't believe how much of my normal diet it was. Also, like one of my group mates I am addicted to Diet Coke and don't drink coffee. While abstaining from corn I missed getting my caffeine fix dearly. Also, I saw one of those ads that is pro high fructose corn syrup. Have you seen those before? They basically say that it isn't as bad for you as people want you to think. All I can think is how much our society and government is pushing corn products on America. Ultimately, I barely made it a day without eating any corn products and it made me realize just how deeply rooted they are in our diets and daily lives.