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Porridge

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I fancy some porridge for brekkie, but havent had any for a while and I always have put sugar on it, so Ok, what can I put on it and how much do I make for a balanced carb,?.:confused:
 
Hi Vegan how about a pinch of nutmeg or a tiny dusting of cinnamon x
 
I like to add a handful of berries,frozen at this time of year, a few slivered almonds and a small squirt of agave syrup
(some people are anti the agave for various reasons but a bottle lasts me ages It's certainly low enough GI to have little effect on most peoples glucose levels)
 
Probably not much use to you vegan but I buy Oatso simple and put a squirt of honey on it (Oatso Simple was Northe's idea and a brilliant one too :D)
 
I make porridge on the hob, only takes about 3 minutes so it's not much more of a chore than in the microwave and I think it tastes better (only personal taste of course) then I put a handful of sultanas and a shaking of cinnamon on it. I find that takes the blandness away and I don't miss the sugar I used to put on it. I do miss golden syrup though.......
 
Hi Veganlass - many people find they can get spikes with porridge - but for many they are worse with the more instant varieties and less noticeable with the coarser oats.
 
With porridge, I like a tiny bit of sugar, ideally coarse brown, to give a little crunch - so little, less than a teaspoon, that compared to the carbohydrate content of the oats, it's nothing. Or a teaspoon of jam. And a splash of milk, of course.
 
Porridge with seeds, berries and yogurt and no added sweeteners, never had salt in my porridge and the thought just turns my stomach.
 
With my porridge it's usually nutmeg or cinnamon.

Normally I add a small banana, but have also used cranberries or raspberries too.

When I've been good I may even dash a little maple syrup on ... but that is very rare! 🙂
 
As Margie says you might want to do a few post-breakfast tests on a few porridge days to see which camp you fall into. I'm one of the ones for whom it's a bit like eating a bowl of jam. For others, like Toby, it causes their BGs barely a blip.

M
 
No one like it salty with a splash of cows blood......😱
 
Its the amount to make really that foxes me. High in carbs then adding something sweet its a double whammy.
 
There's often a serving size suggested on the box/bag of oats. You could always start with that (the carbs are often calculated for you assuming you;ve made it with blah ml of skimmed milk so you'd need to factor in whatever carbs are in the soya milk or whatever).

As for adding sweetness, one teaspoon of sugar would be approx 5g of carbs. The bowl of porridge might be maybe 40g or 50g (depending on how much you make), so it does add something, but the bulk of the carb load will still be in the oats. It only remains to see how quickly your body converts them to glucose!

M
 
Some people find making the porridge with water rather than milk reduces the post meal spike.
 
Oat so simple with a tad of jam mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
 
I like mine neat, unless it's the weekend and feeling like a treat a wee drop of water of life!

Oh and milk all the way with me too.

I sometimes forget how much to make as not on it every morning at the mo, the other weekend I made enough for probably 4 portions, I was stuffed, who needs shreddies to keep hunger at bay!
 
I find that making half a cup of Scotts or Quaker oats (a serving size) with 1 cup of water in the microwave for 2.5 mins at 800kw, and add a small amount of milk and about half a level teaspoon of sweetener like splenda doesn't give me a spike (in comparison to fruit and fibre etc which sends me up about 6 points).
 
Made with milk, on the hob, for extra creaminess, then a small squirt of honey. no spikes.
luverly!!
 
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