Ok, so that was a creepy Steven King film, but we are quickly becoming the generation to consume the greatest amounts of corn. Not only that, but we may be the first generation to have a shorter life expectancy than the previous generation. Co-inky-dink? I don't think so.
The Jedi finished up his school work by lunch time today and I'd had enough of my research paper for a bit so we decided to watch something educational on Netflix.
If you subscribe to Netflix or can check this out at the library, it is very interesting and a surprisingly non-political documentary. King Corn.
Did you know that anywhere from 60%-90% of cattle feed is made up of corn. When you eat a burger you are, in essence, eating corn. The majority of corn grown is no longer for human consumption. It is for animals, ethanol, and processing into sweeteners.
How did we get from this?
To this?
Originally corn had 2x as much protein, but it has been refined and genetically modified to be easily processed and broken down cheaply. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE corn (on the cob)!
But I do not like High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) and my family makes pretty good efforts to avoid it. I don't profess perfection, and I certainly have a sugar addiction, but I try to keep it as close to natural as possible.
Today, every isle in the grocery store is lined with corn. It's found in juice, sodas, cookies, soups, spaghetti sauce, crackers, and even our meats! If anything, this movie made us aware of how much corn we are actually eating. In fact, the makers of the film had their hair tested and the majority of their carbon makeup is corn.
I guess mom was right, we really ARE what we eat.
First, dump the
candy melts into a microwavable bowl.
Melt the candy in the microwave on fifty percent power, stirring every
thirty seconds until the candy is entirely melted. While the candy is melting, unwrap the
Twinkies. Lay the Twinkies on a cookie
sheet covered in wax paper so that you will not ruin your workspace. As soon as the candy is melted, dip a
lollipop stick into the melt, and then stick it three-quarters of the way into
the Twinkie. Then, preform this step to all twenty Twinkies.
Afterwards, pour
the melted candy into a Ziploc storage bag and cut a hole in the corner of the
bag. The size of the hole depends on how
thick you want your Mummy’s wrappings to be.
A small hole produces small wrappings, while a thick hole creates thick
wrappings. Squeeze the candy melt out of
the bag onto the Twinkie; moving the bag back and forth to make the Mummy’s
wrapping. Do not cover the Twinkie completely with the candy melt so you can
still see the yellow of the Twinkie. Next,
place the candy eyes onto the top third of the wrapping. You can choose to do this to all Twinkies at
once, a few at a time, or one at a time.
Finally, position
all the Twinkies in the refrigerator. After
five minutes have passed, take the Mummies out of the refrigerator and knock
off the excess candy melt from the sides of each Twinkie. Insert the Mummies into gift bags, and use the
twist tie or ribbon to close the bags up.
