Living Healthy in Arizona: The Benefits and Cooking Secrets of Corn

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Corn

Availability: Year-Round, high season in Arizona is August and September
Refrigerate: Yes
Shelf life: 2-3 days refrigerated
Preparation: Remove husk and wipe clean
Healthiest way to cook: Steamed

Why Corn?
Yellow corn contains over 60 nutrients including vitamins B1, B5, and folate. Corn promotes a wide range of healthy benefits because of this nutrient diversity including promoting lung health, heart health, and energy production.

Selecting Corn
Look for stalks that have been refrigerated. Warm temperatures like the ones we have here in Arizona, change the sugars to starch, causing corn to lose its sweetness. If refrigeration was not available for the store, make sure the stalks were stored somewhere out of the direct sunlight. The husks should be fresh and have a bright green color. Examine the kernels by pulling what the husk to make sure the corn is plump and tightly arranged in rows.

Preparing Corn
Remove the husks and rub the ears of corn with a damp towel. The dampness of the cloth will remove any remaining silk from the husk. Leave the corn on the cob, cutting off the ends and the tip before eating.

Healthiest Way to Cook Corn (This is focused on bringing out the corn's best flavor while maximizing vitamins and nutrients.)
 

Steamed Corn in Just Five Minutes

2 ears of corn still on the cob
1 TBS extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and black pepper

1. Fill bottom of a steamer with 2 inches of water.
2. While steam is building up, remove husks from the corn and wipe corn with a damp towel.
3. Steam corn on the cob for 5 minutes.
4. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and add salt and pepper to taste.

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