Grits

emilydiehl08
emilydiehl08 Posts: 54
in Food and Nutrition
Well I just tried grits for the first time, I really enjoyed them! I know they are not as nutritionally beneficial as oatmeal, but it's nice to break the oatmeal breakfast up, every once in a while.

Anyone have any suggestions on good ways to eat them? I heard in the North it is more common to eat them sweet, and in Southern states they usually have them more savory.

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  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    Shrimp and Grits or Bacon and Grits are awesome.

    I like my grits savory, so I'd make them any way I'm craving risotto. But you can add some brown sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon and wham, dessert for breakfast.
  • emilydiehl08
    emilydiehl08 Posts: 54
    I tried them with cinnamon and a little butter last night and it was goooood. Brown sugar soounds good too.

    Never thought of having meat with them, will have to try that!
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    I just like them with a slightly runny egg on top. Yum :tongue:
  • lsmsrbls
    lsmsrbls Posts: 232 Member
    I didn't know they had grits up North. Sweet grits just sound wrong.

    Breakfast grits should be eaten with salt and butter. The addition of cheese is acceptable.

    Shrimp and grits for dinner is phenomenal if done right.
  • emilydiehl08
    emilydiehl08 Posts: 54
    I didn't know they had grits up North. Sweet grits just sound wrong.

    Breakfast grits should be eaten with salt and butter. The addition of cheese is acceptable.

    Shrimp and grits for dinner is phenomenal if done right.

    Lol I didn't either! I am from Ohio and have barely ever seen them. My boyfriend loves them, he is from Ohio too but a much smaller country town. He eats his with sugar, honey and milk. WAYYY sweet! He wouldn't even consider putting butter, salt and pepper on lol.
  • drefaw
    drefaw Posts: 739
    grits with brown sugar and honey is the bomb ...... or butter and real maple syrup .......
  • lsmsrbls
    lsmsrbls Posts: 232 Member
    I didn't know they had grits up North. Sweet grits just sound wrong.

    Breakfast grits should be eaten with salt and butter. The addition of cheese is acceptable.

    Shrimp and grits for dinner is phenomenal if done right.

    Lol I didn't either! I am from Ohio and have barely ever seen them. My boyfriend loves them, he is from Ohio too but a much smaller country town. He eats his with sugar, honey and milk. WAYYY sweet! He wouldn't even consider putting butter, salt and pepper on lol.

    I'm glad you had a favorable first experience. : )
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    I didn't know they had grits up North. Sweet grits just sound wrong.

    Breakfast grits should be eaten with salt and butter. The addition of cheese is acceptable.

    Shrimp and grits for dinner is phenomenal if done right.

    This! Sweet grits are just....wrong and I am from NYC :laugh:
  • str8bowbabe
    str8bowbabe Posts: 712 Member
    Hey we people in the north know what grits are and do eat them believe it or not...to me putting cheese in grits is just wrong. Anyway...I love mine with a little salt and very small amount of butter...yes butter the real stuff!
  • AZ_Danny
    AZ_Danny Posts: 50 Member
    :( I've never had them but everybody tells me how great they taste. I'll have to give 'em a try
  • Kanuenue
    Kanuenue Posts: 253 Member
    With cheese, avocado & hot sauce/grilled jalepenos! Yummers!
  • Blitz_40
    Blitz_40 Posts: 110 Member
    One of my favorite splurge foods.....Smoked Gouda Grits. I make them about twice a month because my kids prefer them as a side dish over mashed pot or mac/cheese. They are cooked in chicken stock & milk with white pepper, then a small wheel of grated smoked gouda is added. And butter, of course! Yum!!
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    I like grits with butter and a bit of brown sugar for breakfast or with bacon and sharp cheddar.
  • JasonT1973
    JasonT1973 Posts: 229 Member
    3 servings grits cooked
    8-10 slices of chopped maple bacon cooked
    1/4 cup of shredded cheese on top
    3 pats of butter
    3 hungry people.

    AMAZING!!!
  • emilydiehl08
    emilydiehl08 Posts: 54
    These all sound so good!! I'm drooling now!
  • elliej
    elliej Posts: 466 Member
    <-- English

    What is/are grits?
  • emilydiehl08
    emilydiehl08 Posts: 54
    <-- English

    What is/are grits?

    They are white hominy. Many people have them for breakfast.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Cheese grits
  • pkbryant28
    pkbryant28 Posts: 146 Member
    I didn't know they had grits up North. Sweet grits just sound wrong.

    Breakfast grits should be eaten with salt and butter. The addition of cheese is acceptable.

    Shrimp and grits for dinner is phenomenal if done right.


    I agree, sweet grits just sounds wrong. Salt and butter is the only way to go, unless you want to add some cheese, bacon, or as stated shrimp!
  • pkbryant28
    pkbryant28 Posts: 146 Member
    One of my favorite splurge foods.....Smoked Gouda Grits. I make them about twice a month because my kids prefer them as a side dish over mashed pot or mac/cheese. They are cooked in chicken stock & milk with white pepper, then a small wheel of grated smoked gouda is added. And butter, of course! Yum!!

    Sounds delish!
  • tzig00
    tzig00 Posts: 875 Member
    I was raised with grits and maple syrup for breakfast. It's how my mom's family did it when Grandpa served in the military. So delicious!
  • amlyrod
    amlyrod Posts: 12 Member
    Bacon is good. I also sometimes put a little cheese. Scrambled eggs is good mixed in with grits, too!
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    my favorite way to eat grits is with black pepper and real butter.

    I live right on the ya'll/you guys line. How you eat your grits and whether grits are even palatable are fistfight-worthy debates amongst the early breakfast crowd.

    My mom--northern, couldn't stomach grits. My dad--from the keys, ate his grits with shrimp.
  • Amitysk
    Amitysk Posts: 705 Member
    I had such a poor experience with cream of wheat when I was a kid. Grits or polenta just remind me of that texture and I can barely get past it. Allthough I did serve chicken cacciatore served over polenta the other night and my boyfriend loved them!

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