Why Meat Causes Inflammation. The anti-inflammatory effect of plant-based diets is about more than just the power of plants. Itâs also the avoidance of animal foods. In my Care2 column last week, Dietary Treatment for Crohns Disease, I profiled the extraordinary power of even a semi-vegetarian diet to calm inflammatory bowel disease.
Grits are made of dried corn kernels. Grits are made of dried kernels of corn. The hull and germ are removed, producing hominy, a food Native Americans have eaten for thousands of years, according to the University of South Carolina's South Carolina by Food publication.
Grits are similar to other thick maize-based porridges from around the world, such as polenta, or the thinner farina. Grits can also be fried in a pan or molded to create a firm block; the resulting block can be cut with a knife or wire, and the slices fried in a fat such as vegetable oil, butter, or bacon grease.