King Corn

I watched King Corn today and it made me be more aware of the things that have corn in it. I came to realize that there were not very many things that do not contain corn. It was crazy to think that so many farmers grow corn and that when they harvest it there is so much that it does not fit in the elevator, so they have to create new areas to put it. I always thought when I drove past a field of corn that it would taste like the stuff that I grow in my garden, but instead it tastes like sawdust. It actually does not tasted like corn until it is processed. You would think that everything would be healthy when you see the name corn in the ingredients but instead it is not corn it is actually just a pile of sugar. It was interested how when these guys first started out with growing their acre of corn they wanted to track where it went after they harvested it, but seeing that it is impossible to do they changed their direction. It is hard to believe that some of it goes for food and is processed and the rest goes to feed lots to be fed to the cows and fattened up so that they can be butchered quicker. King Corn also a website that you can go to that provides more information about the movie and things that you can do to help. Here is the trailer for the documentary. I highly recommend everyone to watch it.