Cream of Wheat or Grits for breakfast

[millertime150]

I grew up eating Cream of Wheat being from the NE. Now that I live in the South I find that either people never heard of Cream of Wheat or they have but really dislike it.

I am wondering what you all prefer for breakfast time. I admit grits are used in a variety of dishes (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) vs Cream of Wheat I have only seen used as a hot cereal for breakfast.

I like both but I have to give the edge to Cream of Wheat for taste.

 

[Prince]

Grits with bacon and cheese and a side of scrambled eggs is a great way to start a morning.

I've had Cream of Wheat, but that was as a kid. I haven't eaten it in years. Nowadays, I prefer oatmeal.

 

[millertime150]

Oatmeal is great also.

I heard from a Texan that in Texas they eat Malta?? I never had this but have seen it in some stores.

 

[Prince]

Oatmeal is great also.

I heard from a Texan that in Texas they eat Malta?? I never had this but have seen it in some stores.

Well I am both a Texan and in TX, but have never heard of it.

Maybe you are thinking Malt-o-meal? Kinda like Cream-o-wheat.

 

[Leche]

Grits are really versatile and are suitable for any meal. With so many ways to prepare them, Grits are the clear winner in my book.

 

[theperfectstorm]

MAlt-o-Meal by itself in the woods with tons of butter and honey and grits with a full country or farmer's breakfast

 

[BigRich]

I don't know that cream of wheat is technically illegal down in Georgia but I wouldn't want to test it.

 

[Confilo]

Grits with a poached egg and bacon grease. I came up north to New England with the love of grits. Cream of wheat is for newborns

 

[millertime150]

Well I am both a Texan and in TX, but have never heard of it.

Maybe you are thinking Malt-o-meal? Kinda like Cream-o-wheat.

Sorry I meant Malt-O meal.

Grits are really versatile and are suitable for any meal. With so many ways to prepare them, Grits are the clear winner in my book.

I know they are versatile but my poll is not for versatility but for taste only at breakfast.

I don't know that cream of wheat is technically illegal down in Georgia but I wouldn't want to test it.

Its funny how Southerners are so angry towards the north still. Just joking but seriously Northerners don't hold any hatred towards grits but Southerners hate cream of wheat?? I don't get it.

 

[Brodirt]

What...no vote for Scottish Oats? Its almost like either grits or cream of wheat and I prefer it to both. Given the limitations of the vote, though, I would have to go with cream of wheat...a bit more fiber and complex carbs than corn with all those simple sugars.

 

[millertime150]

What...no vote for Scottish Oats? Its almost like either grits or cream of wheat and I prefer it to both. Given the limitations of the vote, though, I would have to go with cream of wheat...a bit more fiber and complex carbs than corn with all those simple sugars.

Never had Scottish oats. I will try them if I every see them.

 

[BigRich]

Its funny how Southerners are so angry towards the north still. Just joking but seriously Northerners don't hold any hatred towards grits but Southerners hate cream of wheat?? I don't get it.

It's not hatred so much. There's a lot of variability in grits. In my experience a whole lot more than cream of wheat. It's also a consistency and texture thing.

As a general rule, if your grits remind you of cream of wheat then you haven't made them right.

 

[Carlin]

Eww on both.

Oatmeal is the way to go.

 

[sol92258]

never really cared for cream of wheat, though I have acquired a bit more of a taste for it, since my wife loves the stuff, especially when she's sick.
They're a bit too sweet for me, when they're doctored up. No discernible taste not doctored up, that I can tell.

Growing up in the South, Grits (see the capital "G" it deserves? ) FTW!
(BTW, my wife only ever had grits with sugar - basically done like cream of wheat...where's the barfy smiley?)

 

[Lo'Tek]

CREPES!
CREPES!
CREPES!

& bacon & eggs with toast.
& steel cut oats with fresh fried apples, mmmm.

And crepes.

 

[Suzuki]

I'm from Canada, which is cream of wheat country - BUT I've developed a taste for grits to the point where I won't eat cream of wheat any more.

Its important to note that not all grits are created equal and if you've only ever had the quick grits, you haven't had real grits - the slow cook grits sold by many small producers are far superior in terms of both taste and texture.

That being said, I prefer steel cut oats or buckwheat groats (kasha) for breakfast.

 

[Emmett]

I grew up eating Cream of Wheat being from the NE. Now that I live in the South I find that either people never heard of Cream of Wheat or they have but really dislike it.

I am wondering what you all prefer for breakfast time. I admit grits are used in a variety of dishes (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) vs Cream of Wheat I have only seen used as a hot cereal for breakfast.

I like both but I have to give the edge to Cream of Wheat for taste.

When I'm feeling crappy, a bowl of cream of wheat with brown sugar and butter, and a day on the couch is just what the doctor ordered.

 

[the beav]

Cheese grits.

 

[82R100]

I grew up in Massachusetts but I can adapt to grits just fine.

- Chris

 

[millertime150]

never really cared for cream of wheat, though I have acquired a bit more of a taste for it, since my wife loves the stuff, especially when she's sick.
They're a bit too sweet for me, when they're doctored up. No discernible taste not doctored up, that I can tell.

Growing up in the South, Grits (see the capital "G" it deserves? ) FTW!
(BTW, my wife only ever had grits with sugar - basically done like cream of wheat...where's the barfy smiley?)

I guess it is way too late but I should have done this poll using a more apples to apples comparison. Grits vs cream of wheat just as a breakfast cereal (milk and sugar). Or plain with nothing on.

Grits always seemed like a crappy sandy cream of wheat (I like grits too).

It is hard to have a comparison of Cream of Wheat as a hot cereal vs Grits loaded up with cheese, bacon, shrimp, eggs, sausage, lard, etc