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.
Another popular variant is Charleston-style grits, where the grits are boiled in milk, instead of water, to give them a creamy consistency. 'Grit' and Bear it! Although many conjure up thoughts of the South, grits are actually Native American origin. Mainly regarded as a breakfast fare, grits consist of coarsely ground corn, or sometimes alkali-treated corn (hominy).