The other night, I was finally catching up on my Netflix queue, and was watching the documentary Food, Inc. If you've read Michael Pollan's powerful and influential book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma", this movie is based on that as well as Eric Schlosser's book "Fast Food Nation". Both authors are calm yet factual and authoritative voices., and this documentary does a great job of simply and vividly pointing out how flawed the US food system is. (On a positive note, they included a visit to the Polyface Farm in Virginia, which is "grass-based" not "corn-based" and uses the natural rotation of fields and animals).
I also want to bring to your attention Sharon Rosen's site of www.livecornfree.com has posted a really great list of all the ingredients which contain corn.
Another scary statistic is that 90% of the soy used in America comes from Monsanto's genetically modified soybeans that are designed to thrive despite being treated with Roundup pesticides. So when possible, try to purchase soy products that are as close to organic as you can!
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More helpful corn-free tips from Cassandra on my Facebook page (be sure to join, we're having lively discussions!)
"Mexican Coke is corn free! Seriously, I rarely drank soda before, but since I found out about my corn allergy, I really miss it sometimes. The Coca-Cola in the Mexican food aisle is made with cane sugar and no citric acid. It's a dream come true.
Thank you so much for posting this. A corn allergy is tough. Potato starch is your friend, and pretty much anything in a can, box or bag is THE ENEMY!
The coke sold for Passover is also corn free. In fact, I have learned that many kosher foods are safe for me to eat. Hebrew National hot dogs are good, too. I am not a hot dog eater, but for cookouts it is nice to be able to eat something normal, even if you can't eat it on a bun, as a normal person would. Aunt Millies does make a hot dog bun that is corn free, but it is a weird, seldom found in the real world line.
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