The bag of corn that changed me

I have a love hate relationship with corn. Yes the grain.

Growing up in the suburbs around Chicago, I have seen my share of corn fields.

I have been on road trips throughout the state of Illinois and if there was one theme it could’ve been cornfields. My friend Owie even tried to rap about them once.

I have eaten many corn kernels in my life. Whether it be canned, casseroled, popped, high fructosed, etc.., I owe a few of my pounds to corn. I can’t even tell you how many times, I have heard baseball announcers say can of corn on a routine fly ball.

There was a time that I despised popcor...