What are grits?

Grits are made from corn.  Some from hominy, which is corn that has been messed with.  Grits are a pure food and it's a regular in my house.  Sometimes we have it for dinner with herbs, green vegetable, and cheese all mixed together.  Other times we have it with sausage chipped up and added to it with cheese.  Other times we just have cheese grits.  And, surprisingly sometimes we just aded a little butter to it.  When I boil a chicken to make chicken salad I always save the broth by freezing it in ice cube trays then putting the cubes in a freezer bag.  Grits cooked in chicken broth rather than water is a real delight.  Same for rice.