TRUE GRIT(S)

Everyone everywhere is familiar with True Grit. True Grit was a first a popular book written by Charles Portis in 1968, then a movie starring John Wayne released in 1969 and four decades later, another movie starring Jeff Bridges released in 2010. As I said everyone everywhere is familiar with True Grit.

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Likewise, everyone in the Southern United States is familiar with (true) grits. However, I am not from the south. I was not familiar with grits. I have recently had grits for breakfast a few times - I did not know anything about grits, other than the fact that when served, they look like oatmeal.

This definition of grits comes from www.grits.com

What are grits? To say it simply, crushed corn. Grits are small broken grains of corn that are often mashed apart by stone mills. There are hundreds of farms that grow corn and dry it out, and then grind the corn into grits and cornmeal (the finer ground corn).

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 Packet (28g) 

Amount per Serving

Calories 100

%Daily Value*

Total Fat 0g

0%

Sodium 310mg

13%

Total Carbohydrate 22g

7%

Dietary Fiber 1g

5%

Protein 2g

Calcium

10%

Iron

45%

Thiamin

10%

Riboflavin

10%

Niacin

10%

Folic Acid

10%

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It does appear that grits can be a good source of iron, which is something I always need to add to my daily diet.  I think I may start to eat grits more often.
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Your Food Diary For:

Saturday, February 27, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original, 6 packet	600	132	0	12	1,860	0
Malt O Meal - Honey Nut Scooters, 90 g	360	72	5	9	630	27
	960	204	5	21	2,490	27
L U N C H
Jamwich - Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich	260	35	15	9	350	13
	260	35	15	9	350	13
D I N N E R
Homemade - Baked Macaroni and Cheese, 0.75 cup	420	51	7	9	141	7
Schwan's - Southwest Roasted Corn, 1.33 c	320	34	18	6	520	6
Generic - Teriyaki Salmon Steaks, 9 oz	405	5	12	70	548	8
WHOLE FOODS YOGURT ALMONDS	330	33	21	6	30	29
	1,475	123	58	91	1,239	49
S N A C K S
Nature Valley - Crunchy Oats & Honey, 4 bars (46g)	380	58	12	8	320	24
	380	58	12	8	320	24
Totals	3,075	420	90	129	4,399	113
Your Daily Goal	4,463	558	148	224	2,300	167
Remaining	1,388	138	58	95	-2,098	54
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 2,533 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
PRECOR AMT (ADAPTIVE MOTION TRAINER)	125	1,659
PRECOR AMT (ADAPTIVE MOTION TRAINER)	65	1,154
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-280
Daily Total / Goal	191 / 30	2,533 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	1074 / 210	15,817 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 3075 calories

total calories burned (elliptical-3 HOURS) 2813 calories

total net 262 calories

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fitbit day 178

22073 steps  

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session 1 YMCA AMT ELLIPTICAL MACHINE 125 MINUTES: 1659 CALORIES

session 2 YMCA AMT ELLIPTICAL MACHINE 65 MINUTES: 1154 CALORIES