Raw corn in the cob
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
Calgary, Alberta
August 14, 2012 9:46am CST
My doctor wanted me to eat raw sweet corn for a week, at first because you know most of my life,I eat corn as steamed and piping hot.My parents raised me to eat corn being cooked and then splattered with butter. At first I was so devasted to make my first bite, as I never ate raw corn before.the moment I make my first bite, its actually not bad at all. Its succulent and very sweet. I think raw corn can work in salads and smoothies. Its not the most delicious thing ever but its palatable, I think its a vegetable eating experience people can try.
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@NailTech (6874)
• United States
14 Aug 12
Raw? Why did he say to do that? I'm curious. I have never had it raw, and thought it always had to be cooked. I have heard of people using corn in puddings, and other desserts, creamed corn soups and such. More so than they used to but raw not yet. I would try it though.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
15 Aug 12
Wow I have never heard of eating corn raw. But yes foods do lose a lot of their nutritional benefits when they are cooked. It seems like it would have that much flavor but maybe if you add melted butter to it if you are able to maybe that would make it taste better. When we eat it we boil the corn on the cop and then cover it in butter and eat it. So yummy. My daughter loves it. I will have to make it for dinner for her when I get to walmart to get some more corn.
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@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
15 Aug 12
I never had a chance to eat raw corn but its wuite interesting. I used to eat grill, boiled and steam corn every weekends and its very delicious and healthy for me. Maybe this coming weekends I will try to eat raw sweet corn to know the taste and how it will affects my digestive system. Thanks
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Aug 12
The only corn you can eat raw are sweet corn and Blue corn, the other types are risky to eat. so dont try it with maize and white corn.
@ladygator (3465)
• United States
15 Aug 12
Wow, now thats something I have not heard of before. I didnt think that you could eat raw corn. I always thought that it would be hard to chew, get stuck in your teeth. Seems like something that you need to chew for a long time. It has a taste also, I would think that it wouldnt. I guess thats great that you have found a new thing to eat. I really dont think that I will eat corn raw though.
Thanks for sharing.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 12
I think this only works for sweet corn and blue corn. Blue corn juice is very popular juice drink in mexico. the other types of corn and maize, would be impossible to eat raw.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
15 Aug 12
Raw as in no cooking what so ever? I think I may have had it like that once or twice but it's harder to chew. Not sure. I like corn on the cob slathered in butter, it's delicious that way.
Sorry you have to eat it raw but atleast it's not so bad for you.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Aug 12
sorry for my late response, I just survived a flood. 
Aside from being steamed and splattered with butter, I love corn steamed with lobster and corn being added in soups. I also love corn in fried rice. (promise its good)
Aside from being steamed and splattered with butter, I love corn steamed with lobster and corn being added in soups. I also love corn in fried rice. (promise its good)
@celticeagle (158876)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Aug 12
Yes, the sweet corn on the cob is very tasty. Its the slop they grow for the cows to eat and then try ot pawn off on us that I can't stand. And why does a doctor want you to ingest that much starch in a week? Raw? I eat it raw out of the garden all the time. I wonder what it has that is so great.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 12
its only one ofthe foods he wanted met me to eat, he doesnt forbid me to eat meat, but it should be in moderation.
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@enjoythejourney (524)
• United States
15 Aug 12
I have never tried it but it makes sense. If I was going to eat raw corn I think the best time would be eating as soon it is picked. The fresher it is I would imagine the sweeter and more moist it would be.
I love raw green beans. I think they taste best right off the vine. I don't know if they are ok to eat that way but I always enjoy a few like that before I cook them.
Happy munching!
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 12
I dont think I can eat green beans raw, I was so used to eating them sauteed. But I do eat raw bean sprouts;
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
14 Aug 12
Raw sweet corn is delicious
personally, I prefer sweet corn uncooked. Just tastes better that way. I can't even stomach cooked corn with butter and salt.
personally, I prefer sweet corn uncooked. Just tastes better that way. I can't even stomach cooked corn with butter and salt.1 person likes this
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 12
I actually do lvoe the cooked corn with butter but eating it raw would be my additional way of enjoying it.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 12
I never expected itto be sweet because I usually eat sweet corn steamed. It is somethign we can eat as a dessert after eating a savory or gamey dish.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 12
What is the health benefit of eating raw sweet corn? Why did your doctor tell you to eat that? Do you have any health issues? We are not used and we don't even know we can eat corns raw. If it would give us health benefits then why not? Kindly share what your doctor told you about raw corn. Thanks!
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
15 Aug 12
raw??? sure? wow will that be digested well? I never tried that..
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Aug 12
well I am still alive, yes it can be eaten raw, Its sweet when its raw, My anyway my fasting is over. Back to real food.
@LaurenInLA (2270)
• United States
15 Aug 12
I make a raw corn chowder that has corn cut off the cob in almond milk with some cayenne pepper to spice it up. I love it. I agree with you. When I first heard about eating corn raw, I couldn't even think about it but now that I've tried ti, I really like it
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Aug 12
Its something I think I can eat regularly but now my fasting is over, I will still eat cooked corn. at least now I have more ways to eat it.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
14 Aug 12
Yes, it's kinda sweet Capt.
My grandfather loves to eat it especially if it's freshly harvested.
Well, horses loves corn (reminds me of our horses)
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
15 Aug 12
I've never eaten raw corn before and i can't imagine eating it at all. Why did the doctor told you to eat raw corn? What's the health benefit you get from that?
I would try doing that if it concerns health.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 12
my body needs enzymes and needs to clean up a bit, but I can have a normal diet again after this fasting. Its to cure my itchy scars.
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@fuhuangwei (109)
• Philippines
14 Aug 12
Well, it's sweet corn anyway. If it wasn't sweet corn, the kernels would just be too hard and you'd end up losing your teeth. I actually tried eating raw corn and just one kernel wasn't easy to chew down.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 12
I can imagine how miserable to eat fresh and raw white corn.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
14 Aug 12
the enzymes that got killed when it got cooked, I am not a raw vegan though, but I have to cleanse because of a certain health problem. I will go back to steamed buttered corn oncemy health is fixed though.
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@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
16 Aug 12
Hello my friend CaptAlbertWhisker ( Ji,
It is always good to eat raw vegetables after their proper wash and cleaning. It helps in system. Further if vegetables are taken with skin, it further strengthen our digestive system.
May God bless You and have a great time 
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
23 Aug 12
Hello my friend CaptAlbertWhisker Ji,
Well, I am hopeful that your strong will-power will haunt and reach to your goal Have faith and do sincerely.
May God bless You and have a great time
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Aug 12
I do hope God will bless me, I want to be rich and famous, I wanted to be historically relevant.
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@Canellita (12029)
• United States
15 Aug 12
I don't know if I have ever eaten raw corn in anything. I can't imagine doing that unless it was very fresh and soft. Why did the doctor want you to have it raw?
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Aug 12
It has something to do with my surgery. It has enzymes my body needed. Its hard to explain the taste when its raw but its very juicy and sweet.
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
22 Aug 12
That is really interesting. I have suspected for some time now that humans really shouldn't eat corn, but maybe it is because cooking it does something to this enzyme and makes it harder to digest.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Aug 12
sweet corn and baby corn are the easiest to digest I think, based on experience,
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
7 Sep 12
Just like with you, I grew up eating corn on the cob straight after it had been cooked and then slathered with butter and some salt and it always tasted so very good to me. But, when I was pregnant with my son we went to the farmer's market and one of the farmer's was trying to get us to try his corn so that we would buy it and he was shucking an ear right there and handing it to people. It was so very delicious and from that point on I got to the point that I started to actually crave raw corn on the cob.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
9 Sep 12
I managed to find many ways to enjoy corn raw, I tried mix them in salads and I also tried juicing them. Anyway sorry for my late response, i was not active in the last few days. In Mexico they juice blue corn and its one of their most popular drinks I think. After the fasting my doctor forced me, I steamed corn with lobster. Surf and turf.
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
16 Aug 12
I already tried eating raw corn kernel but few peices only. You are right that these can be also used in salads and smoothies. May I ask why your doctor recommends you to eat raw corn kernel?
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
22 Aug 12
Interesting. How does fasting get rid of the itch? Is it a complete fast?
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
22 Aug 12
That was really interesting. I haven't knew that eating raw corn can reduce itching. All I know is to stop eating eating foods derived from chicken (including eggs) and fishes, both freshwater and saltwater fishes.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Aug 12
My surgical scars are itchy, so I have gone fasting to get rid of the itch,
@garson (884)
• United States
19 Sep 12
I looked at some comments at a glance. You did not mention whether you have certain sickness or something wrong with your function. It may be privacy issue, which you are entitled to keep. Still, I would be curious about a specific part that makes your doctor recommending you to eat raw corn. I know that you have refer people to look for its benefits.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
19 Sep 12
lets say its something I need to keep for my self. Lets say i tried a raw vegetable cleansing, I hate lettuce without Mayo so I was given a non lettuce option and corn is one of them.
