What do you put in/on your Porridge

[Mark and Mindy]

Always made with full fat milk, stir in some coconut oil once its in the bowl, keeps me going for a minimum of 6 hours; as a child I had black treacle, we rarely had sugar as food generally wasn't oversweet as we didn't consume sugar in the quantities that today's foods seem to have in them.

 

[Chris]

I thought only children and old people ate porridge?

 

[dazandandrea]

Home made plum jam

 

[Two Owl Ones]

Marmite

you either love it or hate it,my old pops used to have it rank salty with black strap treacle and conny onny funny enough he was the only one that could eat it,all seven of us were not hungry this morning, bit easier now and palatable

 

[Rudski01]

Chia seeds, goji berries, scoop of protein powder (chocolate flavoured) coconut milk and soaked overnight, 2 mins microwave in morning then add spoon of peanut butter, carbs, protein and good fats all in one, sorted

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[KevinTuplin]

Flahavans organic oats, ground ginger, blueberry and banana and semi skimmed milk.

 

[alex n]

more porridge

 

[Granjan]

Try a slug of Baileys that improves porridge no end.

 

[Ridgeway]

As standard water. As a luxury milk. On my birthday Nutella.

More often and not though use it to make Bircher muesli with an apple, chia seeds and a dried cranberries and a spoon full of yoghurt.

 

[mikebeaches]

Enjoy porridge very much, but need to add sugar or syrup for my preferred taste. So only have it as a special treat occasionally.

Instead, almost every day, have raw oats that have been soaked bircher-style (usually in soya milk), rather than cooked. Then mix in some ground seeds - linseed, chia, sunflower, sesame, and or pumpkin. Then add fresh fruit - whatever we've got: apple, pear, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, banana (but careful not to over do it). Finally, a small dob of Greek-style natural yogurt.

So, the point of not cooking the oats is that it does not require any sugar or syrup adding, just a small amount of fruit.

Another part of our breakfast ritual for much of the year is self-picked blackberries. So this is a busy time of year collecting stocks, then spread them out on a tray and freeze at home. After a couple of hours or so, transfer to storage container(s) in the freezer. By freezing this way, the fruit doesn't disintegrate into a solid block. Instead, it's easy to pick out a handful every evening to go in the fridge overnight, ready for breakfast in the morning. And usually we have free fresh or frozen blackberries every day between mid-August right through the winter until the end of April - it would be even longer if we were prepared to give up more freezer space.

And just to go completely off at a tangent, I find picking wild blackberries really therapeutic.

Again, if you cook blackberries (as with a lot of other fruits) they require sugar adding. So whilst we enjoy cooked fruit, we try whenever possible to eat it raw.

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[svenuk]

If and when we eat porridge its made with water and then some salt for flavour

 

[Wildbill]

My grandad worked at the porege oats miller in copper Fife my Newfie work thar now
Grandad only had it with salt I only have it verry rare occasions
When I feel a nead to torture my shelf.
Bill

 

[Puddleduck]

Just shows what a versatile grain oats are.

 

[jollyrodger]

Salt before cooking honey after maybe a chopped banana

 

[ALI G]

Lots of black pepper

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[DDJC]

Mrs DDJC has Flahavens, with yoghurt and whatever berries are in the fridge.

I have sausages & white pud, or cheese and onion omelette, or even a bowl of berries & dried fruit. No porridge because oats are cattle feed and I prefer to wait until enough oats have gone into the cattle. Only then are they worth eating, medium rare.

 

[MikenPauline]

Blueberries or raspberries

 

[pappajohn]

Only one thing to put on porridge ......the dustbin lid.

 

[Hawkstone]

Proper rolled oats with oat milk, a sliced banana, a squirt of honey, and a small handful of sultana’s.

That was looking great until you mentioned sultanas

 

[Hawkstone]

I am a heathen….shed loads of brown sugar and nowt else. Ready brek if I can’t be bothered with the faff

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[TheAleMan]

That was looking great until you mentioned sultanas

Sultanas add to the sweetness that I look for. Does away with the shedload of ‘white’ sugar that I used to have on it years ago.

 

[Just smiffy]

I had porridge this morning, I have it regularly made with milk and a little salt with honey on top….

 

[Portland]

Salt in the porridge before cooking then honey, followed by toast with marmite drizzled with honey try it before you condem it

 

[hja]

Salt in the porridge before cooking in water. Then a little milk and granulated artificial sweetener.
Porridge every day at home during the week. Home made muesli with some fresh fruit at weekends and in the van.

 

[Gellyneck]

I thought only children and old people ate porridge?

Now that was a silly thing to post and I need your assistance!

Love porridge and has to be salt and only salt! Not only do you waste the quality oats by putting sugar \ syrup \ jam \ etc\ etc ..... on them but it wastes these as well!

Anyway, to my problem!

You've seen my previous posts and they're, obviously, written by a wean!

However, given the silver hair and beard can you advise which of your two categories do I fall into?

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[Pausim]

I thought only children and old people ate porridge?

I am a child at heart and over 70 years of age. Double portion please!

 

[Northernraider]

Depends on my mood , I like it with salt but sometimes with syrup or cinnamon


It's grand in the cold weather

 

[peterc10]

Overnight porridge, no cooking needed. The night before put oats, Greek youghurt, milk, frozen mixed berries, and any other fruit you fancy (or some jam) in a plastic container. Stir well, put the lid on and put it in the fridge. Next morning eat it from the container. Yum yum

 

[jumar]

Of course I'm a Porridge eater in the Winter months....however it's equally palatable cold during the summertime....no cooking required...make sure the liquid is added 20 minutes pre eating....Yoghurt, Milk or whatever....the goodness value remains....

 

[pampam]

I could live on porridge ,jumbo oats,with,full fat yoghurt on top ,cinnamon,or blueberries(any soft fruit) a bucket of prunes,
or plain with salt …………a feast

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