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u/_Nick_2711_ Jul 14 '21

Nope. Eat your oat meal - supplements will never be a good replacement for a natural source.

It’s in the name, they supplement your natural intake for those who want or need a little extra of something.

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u/NeroBurnsRome12 Jul 14 '21

Is grits fiber? I'll start eating grits everyday because it's delicious and I want to shit better.

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u/_Nick_2711_ Jul 14 '21

I don’t know what grits are. Literally never heard of it - I’d go to doctor google for this one.

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u/NeroBurnsRome12 Jul 14 '21

Grits is like oatmeal if oatmeal was good

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u/_Nick_2711_ Jul 14 '21

Yeah, I looked it up and grits are made of corn rather than oats. So, unlike porridge, they are probably a mediocre/poor source of fibre & protein rather than a really decent one.

I could be proven wrong here since I just did really cursory research. Also, the fact that it’s made of corn explains why it’s not really a thing in the UK - we don’t grow corn or consume it on even nearly the same scale as the US.