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>>12782336
>Is this a healthy breakfast or will it just turn to sugar?
It's moderate glycemic, depending on stone ground vs "instant" grits (finer grind, less whole grain). But, it's nixtamal/hominy, not cornmeal, so there's more accessible nutrition from the corn, mainly decent amount of iron and B vitamins. Does it measure up against oatmeal better for insoluble fiber and blood glucose reasons? Prolly not, but it's comfy and harmless. It's not bad for you, kind of low cal, and it's more versatile...morphs nicely to go with some shrimp as much as some runny fried egg or sausage, or some gravy rich main or even cheese.

I have grits in my rotation of a nice breakfast bowl. Microwave the grits, crack on a raw egg, top with ham, bacon or sausage, nuke again. And, while it cooks and cools on it's own, I'm getting my shower, and ready for the day. Top with some cracked pepper, maybe butter or cheddar. Very easy with precooked frozen sausage patties, and the egg kind of poaches all nestled in the grits.