"Real" Southern Grits are known as Hominy Grits. I believe that most grits you can get today are simply coarse ground Corn Meal. I still like these though but they're not as good as real Hominy Grits. I have never tried any with tomatoes in them but use chopped up bacon bits & a little touch of Tabasco. I never use instant grits, only the longer cooking type.
My favorite Hot Cereal though is Oatmeal. I like it with some raisins or dried cranberries, a touch of cinnamon, a bit of butter or coconut oil & sweetened with real Sorghum. A local grocer keeps the real stuff in stock which is made by some Mennonites. A couple of co-workers visited them once while they were making. They had a large mill with about 6 spokes projecting out the top with two horses on each spoke. They said a stream of juice was running from that mill you would simply have to see to believe. It is pure straight Sorghum, no syrup added or other "Impurities.
