PSA: Grits and sugar is a sin, but I gave it a real shot

I grew up in South Carolina and always ate grits with salt and pepper. My roommate from Georgia was horrified and dared me to try it with sugar and butter for a week straight. After day 3, I actually started craving the sweet version, it was weird but it grew on me. By day 7, I went back to savory grits and felt a lot better, but now I get why some folks argue about it. Anyone else been converted to a "wrong" comfort food for a bit and then switched back?

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mark3611mo ago

Figured out that folks tend to stick with what they grew up eating and anything different feels wrong at first. Tried putting ranch dressing on pizza after a buddy swore by it and actually ate it that way for a couple weeks before going back to normal. It's like our brains just need time to adjust before rejecting something new.

sandra_anderson21mo ago

Hear you loud and clear on that, @mark361. Remember when my daughter first made me try pineapple on pizza back in the 90s? Took a solid month of forcing myself to eat it before I actually started liking it. Now I crave it sometimes. Our taste buds really do need time to get with the program before they accept something new.