Nine bad foods you should be eating

Some healthful foods have gotten bad raps they just can’t shake. Do you avoid peanut butter because you think it's super-fattening? Have you banned egg yolk because you're concerned about your heart health? Get the good truth about these and more “misunderstood” foods. By Nicci Micco, M.S., editor-at-large for EatingWell Magazine

Corn

The bad rap: Sure, corn is a vegetable—but it doesn’t contain many nutrients.

The good news: Corn, while not as nutrient-packed as, say berries, is nutritious: it contains 4 grams of

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Corn

The bad rap: Sure, corn is a vegetable—but it doesn’t contain many nutrients.

The good news: Corn, while not as nutrient-packed as, say berries, is nutritious: it contains 4 grams of fiber per 1 cup of kernels, or about 1 large ear. Like most other yellow and green vegetables, corn is a good source of lutein and zeaxanthin.

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