Report from 2008 says that 55% of corn in the US goes to animal feed, 19% to ethanol, less than 10% to corn-based foods like corn meal and corn chips, and about 1% just eaten as corn by people. [link]
Doesn't winter seem more like archiving season?
Willow ,'Lessons'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Mar 09, 2010 3:38:34 pm PST #15095 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
brenda m - Mar 09, 2010 3:38:59 pm PST #15096 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Wow.
Hil R. - Mar 09, 2010 3:55:31 pm PST #15097 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Now I really want to do a study looking at cost per calorie and cost per nutrient of various foods. Like, on Peapod right now, ground beef is about $5/pound, and spinach is about $2.50 per pound. But ground beef is about 1200 calories per pound, and spinach is 100 calories per pound, so with the beef, you're paying about .4 cents per calorie, and with the spinach you're paying 2.5 cents per calorie. But spinach has way more iron per calorie than beef does (I can't find the numbers right now), so you might be paying more per milligram of iron with the beef than with the spinach. My bet is that the foods that give you the most calories per dollar would also give you the fewest nutrients per dollar, but I haven't seen that analysis done anywhere.
Hil R. - Mar 09, 2010 4:02:23 pm PST #15098 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
OK, the closest iron per calorie values I could find were for sirloin and romaine lettuce. Sirloin has .7 mg iron per 100 calories, and romaine has 7.9 mg iron per 100 calories. So with the beef, you're paying about 57 cents per milligram of iron, and with the greens, it's 32 cents per milligram of iron. (I wish I had better numbers to play with.)
megan walker - Mar 09, 2010 4:03:50 pm PST #15099 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
And... it looks like I'm on a jury.
sarameg - Mar 09, 2010 4:12:06 pm PST #15100 of 30001
Also, how does the lead female character have a one bedroom HOUSE!
There's a male couple across the alley who renovated so that upstairs is basically one open bedroom. They have it on the market (for some time now,) for quite a bit more than comps in the area. No way will they get it. It's nice and tasteful, but it really limits their buying audience, especially with cheaper places with more than one bedroom nearby.
Arm is much better after the swim.
Connie, good deal on the raise.
javachik - Mar 09, 2010 4:34:37 pm PST #15101 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
megan, cool? How many days of jury pay does your company cover?
msbelle - Mar 09, 2010 4:36:37 pm PST #15102 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Wow sara, that is odd. I can see making the upstairs 2 BRs, but one is an odd choice.
megan walker - Mar 09, 2010 4:38:09 pm PST #15103 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
megan, cool? How many days of jury pay does your company cover?
They don't say in the policies. Just that it's covered. Since they don't give us sick days and no one seems to track my vacation, I'm not too worried about it. It really should only be a few days.
javachik - Mar 09, 2010 4:39:22 pm PST #15104 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Oh, then, have fun! I loved serving.