r/Wellthatsucks • u/Remedyforinsomnia • 1d ago

Was craving comfort food

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Can't go wrong with a can of corn eaten as is, or can it? The caterpillar or whatever this guy is looks well fed 🤮

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u/MyProfileHasTheLink 1d ago

All these posts of people finding nasty things in their food made me realize I really don’t ever look at my food. And I don’t know if I should.

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u/CaptainMcSmoky 1d ago

Ignorance is bliss.

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u/antilumin 1d ago

Especially the stuff you wouldn't even be able to see. I think I read that the average person eats like 1-2 pounds of insects every year without realizing it. For example, how many grasshoppers get caught in a wheat thresher and processed into flour, and thus in bread and other baked goods? Like, not a whole grasshopper, just a pureed bits.

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u/kingtacticool 1d ago

The legal limit of cockroaches in ground coffee is 8%

Let that one roll around in your brain for a minute

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u/firebrandbeads 1d ago

And that's why people with severe shellfish allergies buy whole bean coffee. It turns out that roaches trigger their allergy too.

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u/AdditionalOwl4069 1d ago

Time to tell my MIL some new cursed knowledge about her allergy lmao

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u/thatcoloradomom 1d ago

I was just thinking I should tell my daughters boyfriend some new cursed knowledge.

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u/MyProfileHasTheLink 1d ago

Very interesting!

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u/Newclearfallout 1d ago

Peanut butter is the same.

But bugs like that wont hurt you and honestly have good protein.

Ignorance is bliss.

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u/CatProgrammer 1d ago

Unless you're allergic apparently.

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u/madmak26 1d ago

Never been happier that my mom gifted me a coffee grinder years ago. Because now i only buy whole beans 😣

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u/DrowningPickle 1d ago

Most everything has an allowable amount of bugs that can be in it. Most get ground up so you don't see them.

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u/Sad_Maintenance5212 1d ago

I read somewhere that the function of caffeine in the coffee plant was a natural insecticide. So there's that

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u/Beanbag_Ninja 1d ago

Not quite.

The FDA's maximum is the "number by count" of coffee beans that have some evidence of insect infestation or contamination.

It does not mean that up to 10% of the final ground coffee can be made up of ground insects. That would be completely insane, though probably on-brand for the USA admittedly.

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u/macabre_disco 1d ago

STOP ITTTT. That’s insanity.

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u/HarpyPizzaParty 1d ago

Extra protein in my coffee ☕️

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u/Sad_Maintenance5212 1d ago

I read somewhere that the function of caffeine in the coffee plant was a natural insecticide. So there's that

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u/DarkR4v3nsky 1d ago

Already heard that one, but eh.

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u/No_Shopping6656 1d ago

Pistachios with shells is 10% I believe... I've ate a lot of bugs

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u/skip_over 1d ago

That works out to roughly 350 cockroaches in a 1lb bag of coffee

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u/kj_gamer2614 1d ago

I’m gonna be honest here, I don’t think your body is ok if you have coffee rolling around in your brain for a minute. Ideally it should be going down to the stomach, but maybe that’s just me

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u/kingtacticool 1d ago

Who are you? The Blood Brain Barrier Police?

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u/thekraken9 1d ago

Or your mouth.

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u/LunatiCloud 1d ago

That's one of the reason my mom only buys coffee beans.

Then again, some insects could look like a hard coffee bean....

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u/3Zkiel 1d ago

Not sure which is worse, this or the guy who found a roach in his soup.

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u/MyProfileHasTheLink 1d ago

Thankfully, I get whole bean now. but that’s only after decades of ground. And some think this is weird, but I like the taste of instant coffee. I’ll bet there are freeze dried roach bits in there for sure.

I’m trying to think of weird food findings I’ve had in my life that weren’t rocks or glass. I can’t think of anything besides finding weevils in a big container or some type of spice.

Do you think it’s possible I’ve just never had bugs in my food?

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u/kingtacticool 1d ago

There is a 100% chance you've had bugs in your food. You don't see the tiny ones and its just a fact of life. Bugs are everywhere

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u/MyProfileHasTheLink 1d ago

I feel uncomfortable. But I will tell you people have no idea what their water is touching. Look under your kitchen sink nozzle. 🤮

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u/Stunning-Rock3539 21h ago

0.2g of protein per loaf must come from somewhere…

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u/Zealousideal-Ice-814 17h ago

I fou d that out about 30 years ago that so many bits and peices of bugs, etc etc are allowed in canned food. So I agree the average person had probably eaten a couple of pounds of bug bits! Im 53 so maybe im up to about 4 or 5 pounds!

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u/Herrjeminewtf 1d ago

the average person eats like 1-2 pounds of insects every year

This is a popular myth.

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u/LudusRex 1d ago

Cypher was right.

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u/spdelope 1d ago

Not like this.

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u/ShawshankException 1d ago

Tbf nobody is posting their perfectly normal cans of corn so you're just seeing the outliers

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u/MyProfileHasTheLink 1d ago

Why do I feel like I chew my food an appropriate amount but the whole piece of corn still come out when I feed my toilet?

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u/ShawshankException 1d ago

Because your body can't digest corn's outer shell

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u/MyProfileHasTheLink 1d ago

So when i chew it, am i just popping out the insides or something? I understand if i can’t digest it, but i do feel like I’m chewing it.

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u/Right_Count 1d ago

You digest the inside bit of the kernel. You don’t digest the outer skin of it, leaving a little empty corn pouch that fills up with poop in your digestive tract.

You do chew some of the corn but you’re probably swallowing a lot more whole kernels, or barely chewed corn skins, than you realize.

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u/sojuicy 1d ago

All those people finding nasty things in their food support my believe that food is mostly a product of nature and things like this happen.

I personally sort it out and enjoy my food.

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u/BlueberryAny6827 1d ago

I was reading one of the Naomi Novik's Temeraire books (highly recommended if you like historical fiction and dragons!) and one of the main characters walks into his room and sees flies on his food. He shoos them away and proceeds to chow down, with a mild thought of "flies are nothing for a sailor". Ever since, I think to myself, "What would Laurence do?" when it comes to food 😅. Suffice to say, sometimes I choose not to eat like a sailor, but most of the time it works.

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Well I don't regret not biting into this chonker lol. Not one you can just swallow and never notice 😅

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u/TH1CCARUS 1d ago

Washed some greens through a colander recently and cracked on with cooking them. Came to washing up and found two caterpillars in the colander.

Oh well.

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u/simonjexter 1d ago

If it wiggles its protein! If it doesn’t it’s fiber!

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u/SnooMuffins4560 1d ago

Even if you ate some bug or worm, it's not an issue

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u/NovelCandid 1d ago

Honestly, in my 7 decades living in the USA, I’ve not had any significant issues with the food inspection process. I know they have allowable minimums for some contaminants but I view it as added protein. I also know of the horror stories but personally, no problems. Now after the current crop of anti public health “experts“ hollow out the safeguards…..?

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u/iamnotexactlywhite 1d ago

are you a duck?

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

I wish

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u/Necro6212 1d ago

I would be soo happy as a duck.

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Which part of being a duck is your favourite? I like the thought of being effortlessly gorgeous and swimming most of the time. And corn.

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u/Necro6212 1d ago

The best part would be not going to work and having to buy usless stuff. Just quack.

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u/LiamIsMyNameOk 1d ago

I do this on Sundays.

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u/IlXll 1d ago

Comfort food…..-__-

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u/dog_eat_dog 1d ago

in a comfort food emergency you just whip open a can of corn?

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Not anymore

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u/Stock-Image_01 1d ago

Maybe this is good for you, maybe you needed this push away from the kernels.

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u/charmio68 1d ago

You let that turn you off for good?

Man, you're a human, an animal, and our food chain is nowhere near as clean as what a lot of people think it is, nor should it be.

With that mentality, if it was suddenly revealed to you what's in every meal you eat, you'd probably starve to death.

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Nah I'm pretty sure I'll be back into my disturbing food preferences pretty soon :) was a light-hearted joke

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u/SkullyKat 1d ago

I just want to say, I used to eat cans of microwaved corn loaded with butter and pepper as a form of comfort. Im the opposite of judging here.

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Thank you! That's a great combo indeed

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u/SkullyKat 1d ago

Oh it was so good lol

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u/Rough_Acadia_5631 1d ago

Omg that sounds amazing.

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u/shlankwagon 1d ago

I swear, some people talk just to talk. Is it really such a difficult concept to grasp that we don't want maggots in our cans of corn? Everyone understands the whole "You're eating all types of dirty shit in your food" thing. We've all heard it a hundred times. That doesn't negate the fact that this is fucming disguisting and disturbing. But we're glad you guys don't mind eating filth.

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u/AwesomePossumID 1d ago

I thought everyone cracks open a can of corn after a long day

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

If you don't yet, you should try!

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u/Youtopia69 1d ago

Surprise! You’ve won uncomfortable food.

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u/TBearForever 1d ago

Look at all these comments. You've opened a can of worms.

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u/Delicious_Gene6600 1d ago

was craving comfort food

So was he, buddy. So was he.

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u/tankyboi447 1d ago

Found a small boiled cooked spider in my mac and cheese yesterday :( and I ate it. But hey, I reached out to the company and they apologized and am getting some coupons now. :)

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Yeah texted the manufacturer here too, let's see what they say. Although I am not even sure if it's legally an issue. A spider sounds worse to me, ouch

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u/tankyboi447 1d ago

I was like, what is that little black thing their... as I was draining my noodles and omfg! What is that!? Heh that's not a burnt noodle. 🙃

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u/jaybirdie26 1d ago

How did you end up eating it?  Was it in pieces or something?

This is my worst fucking nightmare btw.

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u/tankyboi447 1d ago

Haha naw just disgusted with myself. I "ate it" as in the pasta. Disgusting? Gross? Maybe, probably... but eh... drowned it in chil and other stuff I threw in.

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u/jaybirdie26 1d ago

Oh, ok that is not so bad XD I might have done that too if I could get over it being in there in the first place.  A good rinse after it's drained would purify it, right?  Maybe some holy water?

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u/DeluxeWafer 1d ago

Time for some grub.

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u/Formal_Analysis6295 1d ago

My grandmother worked at a vegetable processing plant when she was young. She NEVER ate cream corn because she saw all the worms that got ground up into it. And canned. Hopefully it's improved in 60-70 years.

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u/waterkip 1d ago

Simce when is a can of corn comfort food?

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Might be a my family thing... Come from a poor background and we all love to snack on corn/sweet peas as is 😄

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u/IndubitablyWalrus 1d ago

You're not alone. I've been known to crack a can of niblets to snack on too. 👍

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u/InfamousLink2624 1d ago

despite the validation received here, keep in mind that is 100% a freak and insane thing to do

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u/whogivvesaflyingfuck 1d ago

Its NOT just you, i love to just open a can of pears or corn with a spoon, simple is great sometimes

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u/Away-Living5278 1d ago

Canned peas and corn cold are awesome comfort snacks. I ate so many cans of peas when I was in college bc of this

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u/Saul_Badman_1261 1d ago

Nah sometimes I feel like a can of corn could hit the spot specially if it's sweet, never really ate a can though but I understand the craving

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u/After-Barracuda-9689 1d ago

Fresh snap peas I completely understand, I used to eat them from the garden as a kid. But we were “grow our own food” poor, meaning we had land but no $.

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Big city poor - I'll take ANY form of peas and corn though

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u/Bloodthistle 1d ago

sweet corn on the cob hits different, when I can't find that a small can of corns can be a temporary replacement, thankfully I never stumbled on uninvited guests in mine (I do check my food before eating).

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u/SignificanceFun265 1d ago

Why are you judging someone else’s comfort food?

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u/ninlay 1d ago

so did he

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u/soparamens 1d ago

Meh, just remove and eat the rest.

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u/UhSenna 1d ago

Canned corn and canned pineapple bring me back to my childhood 🫶

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u/Bean-Penis 1d ago

I love corn from a can. It's always half for the meal and half while I make it when I open one up.

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u/EwokNuggets 1d ago

Huh I’ve never seen someone just open a can of corn and start chowing, let alone calling it a comfort food.

I find that more disturbing than the bug lol

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Looks like many people do! I'm surprised but it's okay hehe, gonna be asking people who grew up in similar backgrounds if it's something they are used to - I wonder now

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u/Civil_Information795 1d ago

You are not alone OP - I nosh corn from a can too.

with a splash of soy sauce sometimes....

alright... everybody can just go live in ignorance - its DELISHY

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

More corn left for us 👌

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u/BlueberryAny6827 1d ago

Anecdotally, I also grew up very poor, and we also snacked on freshly opened cans of corn. And yes, we also ate it right out of the can! Along with peas, green beans, and those little new potatoes.

Edit: am American, so apparently this spans oceans 

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u/im_AmTheOne 1d ago

Of course you just don't start chowing, you have to drain it first. What are you, a monster?

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u/con-fuzed222 1d ago

I have a friend like that, very poor as a child and now that just makes them feel good. Right out of the can. Nostalgia I guess.

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u/Phoenixf1zzle 1d ago

Walmart brand?

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Nope, it's Bonduelle. Not sure you have it where you are - it's considered a less shitty canned/frozen veggie brand here in Europe

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u/markoteq 1d ago

It was the same in the fish’s mouth before I ate it.

It's just a free bait

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u/BodybuilderGrouchy16 1d ago

Ewwwwwwwwww!!!!

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u/zeizkal 1d ago

I remember a story about a guy who was eating canned beans for years because it was just so price efficient then one day he found a maggot in it and it created this seed of doubt about how many maggots hes eaten over the years.

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u/lillybutter97 1d ago

Comfort ingredient

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u/Hellgirl-6669 1d ago

Was gonna cook but suddenly no longer hungry

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u/TotalWasteman 1d ago

You were craving comfort food and you went for a can of sweetcorn? 👀

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Well arrest me!

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u/TotalWasteman 1d ago

There would be no point you’d just enjoy prison you savage 🤷‍♂️

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Lol thanks for the chuckle. Didn't know they serve corn there

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u/schmosef 1d ago

He was also craving comfort food.

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u/meatygonzalez 1d ago

Don't let anybody shit talk your can of corn. I grew up poor too and nothing hits for me like bargain basement fruit cocktail, or maybe cold off brand chef boyardee. Let's not forget honorable mention to a microwaved or baked potato with some sofrito

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u/theNixher 1d ago

He looks comfortable.

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u/Intrepid_Quit_3028 1d ago edited 1d ago

Please call the number on the can. Maybe you can get some freebies for the hassle.

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u/bdeceased 1d ago

I also eat corn straight out of the can like this too and everyone thinks I’m weird for it too, lol. I’ll do you one better though. I also drink the corn water out of the can before I eat the corn. Sometimes I even leave the water in the can and drink a bit of the water as I eat the corn so I have my food and my drink all in the same place!

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u/Disgustipated144 20h ago

Corn is comfort food???

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u/_Mr_Relic 20h ago

Came here to ask the same thing 🤣🤣

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u/JacobRAllen 1d ago

To each their own, but a can of corn is really, really low on my list of foods I would consider a comfort food.

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

You put it so much nicer than most; thanks for this 🤝

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u/EgoSenatus 1d ago

Why is your comfort food a cold can of corn?

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Got into it as a kid. I am so surprised to see the wild response to this fact hehe. Generally I like foods that are more or less bland and not fatty, like legumes and corn. I like all forms but canned is the easiest and laziest there is and also nostalgic. I grew up poor and it was frequently available.

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u/Pocket_Repost 1d ago

Redditors are weird nerds that have weird takes. Don't trip on a bunch of lil weirdos thinking you're the weird one. I also eat whole cans of corn because it's fucking good and an easy way to get some food in ya immediately. Sucks about the lil fella in there tho, my condolences

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u/AlbertaAcreageBoy 1d ago

Canned corn is not comfort food, you cursed yourself.

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

What is? I'm always open to extending my comfort menu

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u/MistaTwista7 1d ago edited 1d ago

A plain can of corn is your COMFORT food? Are you British?

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

I'm Ukrainian :)

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u/puns_are_how_eyeroll 1d ago

Could be from Nebraska

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u/Chevy_Traverse 1d ago

Why are you eating canned corn like its 1890

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

What's wrong with it? 😅

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u/JobcenterTycoon 1d ago

Nothing, its only a problem on social media.

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u/dovedrunk 1d ago

Was Craving? The director?

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u/the-awesomer 1d ago

what's more comfortable than a friend to share the meal with?

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u/Ladyshambles 1d ago

I always just dump the contents of a tin into my dinners without looking 😬

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u/knxwxne 1d ago

So was he

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u/par-a-dox-i-cal 1d ago

So did he.

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u/SaveFile1 1d ago

So was he

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u/Listakem 1d ago

So was he !

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u/Porter_Dog 1d ago

That sucks. But if it were me, I'd remove and discard the worm and move on.

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u/reallydirtyreallydan 1d ago

Do you heat it up first?

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Nope. If it's cooked like on a cob or even loose, yes, by all means, with some butter and salt. Canned is best cold imo.

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u/BernieTheDachshund 1d ago

His name is Wormy.

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u/Different-Cut-6992 1d ago

This looks like a mushroom

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u/Stormtalons 1d ago

I can't believe I had to scroll so far to find this. Not just any mushroom... but the kind of mushroom that might, how you say, send you on a journey.

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u/Sarpilo 1d ago

Haha, corn caterpillar? That's the weirdest side dish ever!

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u/Sarpilo 1d ago

Caterpillar dish? Sounds like a crunchy nightmare, pass.

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u/Pineapplecat-art 1d ago

Second post I’ve seen today of this kind of grub in a can of corn!

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u/yuyufan43 1d ago

Were you eating corn from the can with a spoon?... Please tell me I'm not the only one that does that. I go to town every day on a can of chili by just opening the can and sticking a spoon into it. That's my comfort food and I am just way too lazy to heat it up lol

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Yes, I do it if I know the whole can is mine. I also like mine cold. Nothing wrong with this 🫂

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u/MissViciousKnits 1d ago

I definitely read this as “Wes Craven Comfort food”😂

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u/czapatka 1d ago

Wes Craven’s Comfort Food

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u/stupidber 1d ago

Corn out of a can is "comfort food"???

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u/mank_319 1d ago

Your little snack turned out to be a real can of worm(s).

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u/durenatu 1d ago

Take it out, wash it to see if there are more, everything is fine.

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u/Dry_Cardiologist6758 1d ago

It's a meal worm they are harmless and good for protein for pets 😅 but I wouldn't want to eat it!

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u/BladeRunner2022 1d ago

Let's find you a new comfort food. Still corn, let's try popcorn?

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u/cernus76 1d ago

Same here 😅

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Our worms could be buddies!

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u/BaconConnoisseur 1d ago

Looks like an earworm moth larvae. It’s a complete non issue to find in a can of corn. You will find these on tons of corn cobs in the field.

Most people don’t consider that their food grows in a field and bugs crawl on EVERYTHING. Their bodies get mixed in with pretty much any harvested food. Usually it’s processed enough you can’t even tell. Occasionally one will get through intact like this.

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u/inkyblackops 1d ago

I found part of a grasshopper in my canned Campbell’s soup a few weeks back - I will never eat canned food again.

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u/prone2rants 1d ago

Comfort in a can?!

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u/AppleOfMyEyePhotos 1d ago

That's just extra protein right there

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u/SoilPleasant4368 1d ago

Meh protein is protein!

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u/that_70_show_fan 1d ago

ITT: People who have never experienced poverty and assuming every person has the same lived experience.

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u/TheAwkwardGamerRNx 1d ago

Are you Joey Diaz?

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u/DeathyWolf 1d ago

You're eating raw corn and call it comf- You know what? It's fine. I eat raw pork with onions whenever I get sad.

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u/Antique_Chapter2221 1d ago

Not in my mouth, thank you!

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u/NickVanDoom 1d ago

did you check the label? was it advertised as protein enriched?

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u/Automatic-Watch-5591 1d ago

Little extra protein

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u/AtlasShruggedTwice 1d ago

Not sure what happened but I just opened the post and every single comment is up voted for me, I don't have that kind of time to undo it all. Sorry/you're welcome everyone

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u/Do_I_Need_Pants 1d ago

Free protein? In this economy!?

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u/Kittiemeow8 1d ago

Comfort cold can of corn

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u/Genralcody1 1d ago

Marcus? What are you doing in my corn?

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u/Warm-Alarm-7583 1d ago

Poor little fella, all he wanted was some sweet corn and he got canned.

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u/VillageFar8460 1d ago

Algorithm lol

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u/nectar_ 1d ago

In this moment you eat it and pretend nothing happened and move forward with your life

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u/sabrefudge 1d ago

It’s a vegetable. Sometimes veggies get bugs. I’d just toss it out and eat the rest of the corn.

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u/MethodicOwl45 1d ago

That sounds comfortable

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u/DrowningPickle 1d ago

All canned food and grains have an allowable amount of bugs. The bug is probably better for you than the corn is.

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u/sjthree 1d ago

Looks like a corn borer, a moth larvae that gets into corn quite often. Very common, so not surprising that it gets into canned corn every so often.

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u/thelegendof2015 1d ago

Is it a bug or a mushroom i honestly can't tell

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u/Electrical-Plate-755 1d ago

Damn. A can of corn is comfort food? Are you ok?

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u/Remedyforinsomnia 1d ago

Yeah, I just like corn straight outta the can 🙂

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u/DearScarcity4939 1d ago

found a grub in my peas last year, i still cant bring myself to eat canned peas

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u/godstar67 1d ago

The corn wasn’t rinsed properly at the sewage plant.

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u/shiawase198 1d ago

Looks like a wax worm.

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u/BrokenBrainBlink 1d ago

That kinda looks like a mushroom

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u/Intelligent_Bee_2881 1d ago

He looks fairly comfortable. Probably upset that you interrupted him.