🌽 Corn

Zea mays

A tall grain plant that grows long cobs covered in rows of sweet yellow kernels.

A long cob wrapped in green leaves called husks, with many little kernels lined up in neat rows.

Sweet, juicy, and a little chewy, especially when it is fresh and cooked.

Gives you energy from healthy carbohydrates and adds fiber to help your tummy.

Eaten on the cob, popped into popcorn, or added to soups, salads, and tortillas.

Grows on tall stalks in a field, with each plant holding one or more cobs of kernels.

Grows in the warm months and tastes sweetest in the middle of summer.

Corn was first grown thousands of years ago by people in Mexico from a wild grass called teosinte.

Each strand of silk on a corn cob connects to one kernel, so there is a silk for every kernel.

Fresh corn on the cob tastes great with just a little butter and a squeeze of lime.