A 100g of grits comes in at 71 calories, with 1.5g of protein and 16g of carbs.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical grits serving translates in your tracker:
Balanced — grits sits in a moderate range and fits weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain when portioned to your daily target.
How grits stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at grits and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreGrits has approximately 71 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 60 calories.
1.5g of protein per 100g. That puts grits at roughly 2.1g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other grains sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With Spotwell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Grits is naturally low-calorie at 71 kcal per 100g, so it's easy to fit into a deficit.