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Bowl of grits. For some people, grits are a pantry staple. Made from ground corn, they’re a super versatile food. For example, mixed with sugar and fruit, grits can be a delicious alternative to ...
French fries are particularly bad for diabetics as the combination of carbs in the potatoes and trans fats in the oil will cause a huge spike in blood sugar.
This is where a diabetic's detective skills are needed: Read the labels, opt for no-added-sugar bars, and look at the carb and protein counts. Also, make sure the calorie count is under 300. There ...
A diabetic diet is a diet that is used by people with diabetes mellitus or high blood sugar to minimize symptoms and dangerous complications of long-term elevations in blood sugar (i.e.: cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, obesity).
Grits with cheese, bacon, green onion and a basted egg. Grits are a type of porridge made from coarsely ground dried maize or hominy, [1] the latter being maize that has been treated with an alkali in a process called nixtamalization, with the pericarp (ovary wall) removed. Grits are cooked in warm salted water or milk.
Glucose syrup on a black surface. Glucose syrup, also known as confectioner's glucose, is a syrup made from the hydrolysis of starch. Glucose is a sugar. Maize (corn) is commonly used as the source of the starch in the US, in which case the syrup is called "corn syrup", but glucose syrup is also made from potatoes and wheat, and less often from barley, rice and cassava.
Grits have a coarser texture, whereas cornmeal is finely ground into a flour-like substance. You can buy cornmeal in coarse, medium, fine grinds, but even the coarsest isn't often as coarse as grits.
Whole-grain cornmeal and grits require extended cooking times as seen in the following cooking directions for whole-grain grits: "Place the grits in a pan and cover them with water. Allow the grits to settle a full minute, tilt the pan, and skim off and discard the chaff and hulls with a fine tea strainer. Cook the grits for 50 minutes if the ...