a lot of people have issues with the texture of food- I get that. I had that issue for years with avocados but luckily got past that.I've never had grits, but anything with cheese and bacon must be good! I probably wouldn't like the texture of grits. I don't like mushy foods like that. I could never stand the consistency of oatmeal. It always makes me gag.
Grits can be smooth and creamy like oatmeal- or can be made thicker- more like mashed potatoes. As others have mentioned- they are essentially the same thing as polenta but polenta sounds fancier.
I actually love mashed potatoes, as long as there aren't a lot of lumps in them. Isn't polenta more firm? I think I've seen people cut it. I don't think you can cut through grits.
Polenta and Grits are basically the same thing- but polenta sounds fancier and you can serve it with pasta sauce on it.
You can make grits- and then spread them out on a cake sheet and let them cool (they firm up then) and then fry in a little oil