| Jan 10, 2006 @ 2:11 AM |
Is corn a vegatable or a grain?
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peaches_n_cream2002
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It makes total sense why it would be considered a grain, and I never thought about it until now. I just assumed with everyone else that it was a vegetable. I knew it wasn't the healthiest of vegetables, but I thought it a veggie nevertheless.
Learn something new everyday.
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 2:28 AM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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On topic - definitely a grain.
Hijack:
Okay, next useless bit o' info: tomatoes are closely related to nightshade; the vines, leaves & roots of both are poisonous. Actually, the seeds of tomatoes are slightly poisonous, but it would take a very large amount to harm a healthy human.
Deadly nightshade isn't really that deadly, like the tomato, the fruit is actually fine (pretty violet flowers). I used to have it along a fence back in NYC, and the birds wintered over on the berries. The potato is also part of the nightshade family.
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 2:36 AM |
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Classy_Blonde
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Here's another hijack.
Is an avocado a fruit or a veggie?
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 2:43 AM |
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sjpinatl
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Fruit.
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 3:09 AM |
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Classy_Blonde
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That was too easy. Correct. 
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 4:31 AM |
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peaches_n_cream2002
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WHAT??!
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 6:29 AM |
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CynCity
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I was correct on all three, but could not be nearly as eloquent as my fellow forum users in my descriptive reasoning.
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 7:41 AM |
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PerhapsLove
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Bourbon?
All y'all mean "Sippin' Whiskey" - Don'tcha?
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 11:10 AM |
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EyesofBlue72660
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Corn's not a vegetable?!?!?!? 
Geez, so much for my balanced diet of the major food groups!  
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 11:43 AM |
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Porsha924s
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Ok time for Dr. Food to step in here! 
Anything that contains seeds is a fruit.
Corn kernels are seeds and a cob is the fruit.
Vegetables are stems, leaves, roots or any other portion that DOES not have any reproductive capabilities. There is one exception but moot for this topic.
Corn is considered a grain in botanical terms.
In nutritional terms, corn is a VEGETABLE. these terms do not apply because it needs a category on the pyramid to fit in so it is classed as a veggy. The reason it is labled a veggy is because of the starchy nature not a meat such as a fruit.
But all that said.........
corn is a FRUIT.
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 8:50 PM |
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EyesofBlue72660
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I am totally confused now.......surely, it's not just cause I'm blonde, is it?!?!?!?
Dr. Food.....I was considering going out to get some lima beans to take the place of my corn, however, now I'm not sure where lima beans fall in the pyramid??????? Please advise.....quickly!!!!!! 
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 9:09 PM |
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danae74
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Lima beans: legume, which means they require a bunch of little parasitic bacteria around their roots in order to grow properly.
Just back slowly away from the amateur botanists...we're a heartless bunch...
[Edited on 1/10/2006 9:11 PM]
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 9:17 PM |
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EyesofBlue72660
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Danae......answer loudly since I'm backing away while asking......what food group does cocoa fall under??
Btw....is a legume a vegetable?
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 9:21 PM |
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danae74
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Cocoa beans grow on shrubs, and are TECHNICALLY A FRUIT!!
(I'm shouting for Eyes, and just because it's darn good news!)
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 10:19 PM |
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exiled131
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corn is not even a food. it comes out the same way it went in. chewing and digesting are a waste of time due to it's indestructible nature.
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| Jan 10, 2006 @ 10:24 PM |
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EyesofBlue72660
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Danae.......THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!
I'm going to change from being a meat eater to a fruititarian----nothing but milk chocolate!!!!!! 
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