Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 i too have been a big fan of yellow grits and hominy which seem to have more sweetness and buttery flavor than the white. about 18 months ago, our grocery chain stopped carrying the yellow and only the white. i asked about it and they said it was a " quality control " issue. no further explanation about what that meant. they still don't carry yellow hominy, and only rarely yellow grits. has anyone else experienced this or know more details? i had never noticed any quality issues between the two. and while on the subject, is hominy really nasty? i remember reading what makes it puff up like that...seems to be some unnatural thing that you wouldn't want to eat raw...like lye? I first tasted it in 3rd grade studying a unit on pioneers and it has always been my #1 comfort food. thought i remembered years ago reading there was some more natural product you could buy to make your own, but the cans were just too easy to use. thanks! ellen _____ On Behalf Of robin tillman Monday, June 12, 2006 2:27 AM Re: iron in grits I use a bulk product from my local natural health foods cooperative. I believe it is distributed by United Natural Foods. I don't know its nutritional status just that it is vegan - the only ingredient is corn grits. Our store carries Bob's Red Mill in packages and it has no added ingredients (not enriched). I found a few others similar to this online. I couldn't find a mainstream brand that listed its iron status. Several brands I can think of are Jim Dandy (Martha White) and Albers (Nestle). (BTW, we use the yellow variety. I grew up on regular white grits but love the yellow variety. They are already " buttery " and you don't have to add much Earth Balance.) Bob's Red Mill - ingredients are only degermed corn http://southernfood <http://southernfood.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ & sdn=southernfo od & zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bobsredmill.com%2Fcatalog%2F> ..about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ & sdn=southernfood & zu=http%3A%2F%2Fw ww.bobsredmill.com%2Fcatalog%2F Hoppin John's - says nothing added http://southernfood <http://southernfood.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ & sdn=southernfo od & zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoppinjohns.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fscreenbld.asp%3FRequest%3 DHoppinJohnHome> ..about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ & sdn=southernfood & zu=http%3A%2F%2Fw ww.hoppinjohns.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fscreenbld.asp%3FRequest%3DHoppinJohnHome Falls Mill - says no added preservative, don't know about iron http://www.fallsmil <http://www.fallsmill.com/store.html> l.com/store.html You can use these two websites to compare the nutritional details between foods. Both enriched and " unenriched " grits appear, but no brand names are listed (other than Quaker). http://www.nal. <http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/> usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ http://www.everylas <http://www.everylastrecipe.com/idir.asp?id=203> trecipe.com/idir.asp?id=203 HTH, Carrol http://mail. <> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 that kind of freaks me out. i remember a few years ago taco bell stopped carrying those other taco shells because they " weren't fit for human consumption. " since the GMO revolution there have been more issues with corn (since it's open-pollinated) than any other food. every few years they recall billions of pounds of corn products. we don't eat corn in our family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I know it is even hard to find yellow grits here in the southern united states. I did find them in a large jug at Sam's Club. We love them. The yellow grits add a nice little crunchiness to cornbread and cornbread muffins. We love them. Judy - Ellen Jaffe Jones Monday, June 12, 2006 8:52 AM RE: yellow vs. white grits & hominy i too have been a big fan of yellow grits and hominy which seem to have more sweetness and buttery flavor than the white. about 18 months ago, our grocery chain stopped carrying the yellow and only the white. i asked about it and they said it was a " quality control " issue. no further explanation about what that meant. they still don't carry yellow hominy, and only rarely yellow grits. has anyone else experienced this or know more details? i had never noticed any quality issues between the two. and while on the subject, is hominy really nasty? i remember reading what makes it puff up like that...seems to be some unnatural thing that you wouldn't want to eat raw...like lye? I first tasted it in 3rd grade studying a unit on pioneers and it has always been my #1 comfort food. thought i remembered years ago reading there was some more natural product you could buy to make your own, but the cans were just too easy to use. thanks! ellen _____ On Behalf Of robin tillman Monday, June 12, 2006 2:27 AM Re: iron in grits I use a bulk product from my local natural health foods cooperative. I believe it is distributed by United Natural Foods. I don't know its nutritional status just that it is vegan - the only ingredient is corn grits. Our store carries Bob's Red Mill in packages and it has no added ingredients (not enriched). I found a few others similar to this online. I couldn't find a mainstream brand that listed its iron status. Several brands I can think of are Jim Dandy (Martha White) and Albers (Nestle). (BTW, we use the yellow variety. I grew up on regular white grits but love the yellow variety. They are already " buttery " and you don't have to add much Earth Balance.) Bob's Red Mill - ingredients are only degermed corn http://southernfood <http://southernfood.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ & sdn=southernfo od & zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bobsredmill.com%2Fcatalog%2F> .about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ & sdn=southernfood & zu=http%3A%2F%2Fw ww.bobsredmill.com%2Fcatalog%2F Hoppin John's - says nothing added http://southernfood <http://southernfood.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ & sdn=southernfo od & zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoppinjohns.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fscreenbld.asp%3FRequest%3 DHoppinJohnHome> .about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ & sdn=southernfood & zu=http%3A%2F%2Fw ww.hoppinjohns.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fscreenbld.asp%3FRequest%3DHoppinJohnHome Falls Mill - says no added preservative, don't know about iron http://www.fallsmil <http://www.fallsmill.com/store.html> l.com/store.html You can use these two websites to compare the nutritional details between foods. Both enriched and " unenriched " grits appear, but no brand names are listed (other than Quaker). http://www.nal. <http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/> usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ http://www.everylas <http://www.everylastrecipe.com/idir.asp?id=203> trecipe.com/idir.asp?id=203 HTH, Carrol http://mail. <> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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