Day Four, Down in Flames

Despite a snide suggestion that I could at least have candy corn during the “King Corn” Challenge…the answer is, actually not. Indeed, candy corn contains real corn…corn syrup. I wish I had that argument when I was a kid trying to in vain to convince the parents that candy corn is a vegetable. Anyway, I’m passing on the candied corn varieties too.

Another sad reality? My favorite Campbell’s tomato soup to go…which I had previously stocked in my office desk drawer…is a big no no for me. Not just on the Corn Challenge. It will permanently be removed from my shopping list because it contains high fructose corn syrup, and a lot of it. Sigh.

Good news on the cleaning front though…my new eco-friendly laundry detergent is all soy and a few fancy herb extracts. No need to feel corn pressures there. Too bad I can’t eat it.

Right now…my goal is to go corn free for a single day. At this point, I’m thinking this will only work with some more careful planning. Clearly, my refrigerator, pantry shelves and desk drawers are filled with too many processed corn hurdles.

There will be very few easy meals on this challenge if I’m to succeed at all.

Pitfalls today:

– Tomato soup
– Mike-n-Ikes candies from the evil vending machine
– The chicken in my chimchanga, which otherwise seemed corn free. I might be able to make a veggie version that fits the rules. But I’d have to forgo sour cream. That’s not as difficult if I can substitute homemade guacamole.
– Butter, egg and whipped cream on the leftover berry crisp.