Porridge

I buy a giant bag of ordinary porridge oats. I find these make the most filling porridge and it's so much cheaper than the quick sachets. I understand the ordinary is also better for you. Porridge fills me up all morning.

I do the same, Sadiesnan. However I've had one which was new to me, Irish in a cylinder, Canavan's (?) a few times in a cafe and at DD's and thought it made especially creamy porridge. Has anyone else tried it?

It works for me I never think of having anything else before lunch. I would be hungry sooner with toast.

I use ordinary portage oats- quite coarse ones and soak them in milk as soon as I get up.
Then add a mixture of seeds and nuts, and a stewed prune and apricot or some fresh fruit.
The a dollop of plain Greek Yoghurt - full fat, none of that lowfat rubbish.
No added sugar at all.
You need the fat and protein from the yoghurt and the seeds and nuts to last all morning I think, but I eat breakfast around 8.30 and don't need anything else apart from a tea or coffee till one o'clock usually.

I've bought the Irish one, I was seduced by the packaging and free scoop! It's Flahavan's. I'd hoped it would be better than the sachets, it's certainly cheaper. The oats are a lot finer but I didn't find the 30g portion suggested filled me up.

I use Mornflake porridge oats (a local brand.) They are filling and the texture is good. I really dislike the texture of the instant stuff at all.

I add no more than 1tsp of demerara sugar or maple syrup. Sometimes I add banana but I don't like chewy bits spoiling the texture of the porridge.

I am quite happy munching through a bowl of nutty muesli though. I am fussy about my breakfast cereal.

Oops! When I change the begining of a sentence I should make sure the end of it still works.

We knew what you meant nellie

If I can spare the calories(!) I put 25g of proper porridge oats and 150ml unsweetened almond milk in a bowl in the fridge overnight, then microwave it for 3 to 4 mins (ancient, weak microwave!!), and then sprinkle some erythritol ( as a total treat I might put a spoonful of Sukrin Gold on it!), and with a cup of tea it comes in around 125-130 cals, keeping me toasty and stuffed until lunch!

Have more oats, I have a huge bowlful , I measure in about two thirds of a tea cup of dry oats and then milk and water. I have some brown sugar, seeds, fruit and yogurt. Try a splash of Baileys at the weekend!

I too prefer proper oats usually supermarket own brand. I was once recommended to put a good spoonful of apricot jam/preserve and some grated fresh ginger on top, it's delicious try it. I always try and have a full bowl of porridge, then a milky coffee at 11 ish keeps me going till lunchtime.

Forget sugar, syrup, fruit, Nutella, honey; take your oats along the savoury path with olive oil, veggies and spices. Think Mediterranean, or maybe Chinese?

Like Granjura, add pumpkin and sunflower seeds, but also chopped nuts, and any fruit that is around but, best of all, a dollop of thick, full fat Greek yoghurt. Keeps me going for hours and my favourite meal of the day. To save on washing up I stopped cooking the oats, but just left them to soak for half an hour or so, when the oats expand and go all gloopy.
Mmmm... this is making me feel like another bowlful.

Sorry janeainsworth, I hadn't read your comments before I wrote mine. Great minds think alike!!

Proper porridge with golden syrup- oh yum!!- not at all healthy but it is my comfort food. The GC first got me onto it. Normally just with Splenda & SS milk in the microwave. Mum used to mix condensed milk into it which is probably why I have such a 'sweet tooth' today.

I use 3 dessert spoons of Ready Brek mixed with hot water from the kettle and add either sultanas and cinnamon, or my favourite which is 3 chopped dates and around 5-6 chopped walnut halves, yummy and it keeps me going through a 90 min session at the gym right up to lunchtime at around 1pm. Healthy and filling can't beat it.

40g oats mixed with milk and water as per a WW diet plan a few years ago. Then chopped banana on top when it comes out of the microwave. Keeps me going until lunchtime. Porridge used to give me indigestion but I can eat it again as I've got older. Scottish MIL likes a tot of whisky on hers in cold weather which doesn't appeal at all.

Use proper porridge oats and cook in a saucepan on hob - tastes much better than microwaved. Leave to soak in liquid overnight then it doesn't take as long to cook

I'm completely the opposite to you, Minimo - perhaps you're not having enough. I always have porridge as it fills me up, unless we are having an early lunch then I just have a slice of toast to see me through. We use store brand Scots Oats and add sunflower seeds and honey. It was a bit of a hit and miss affair as to the consistency but DH, bless him, measured and weighed ingredients until he found the best formula for us and is usually pretty much how we like it. 200 mls of milk (we have skimmed as healthier) and about 40 garms of porridge which is roughly 4 heaped spoons. If this still doesn't fill you up you can always add fruit.

We use Alpro rather than milk and add seeds and nuts after cooking. The naughty bit for me a a spoonful of honey on the top.

I live in the north of Scotland and make my porridge the way my mother did which means soaking oatmeal overnight and then cooking in the morning adding salt. Mum used to cook it for what seemed ages but I cheat and use the microwave! This also saves having to scrub a pan! It takes around 10 mins and you need to stir it vigorously every 2 mins or so. I find, made this way, it definitely is a slow-release food and keeps you satisfied until lunch time.

My first post, so bear with me.
I love overnight oats, so filling and so easy. 35g of porridge oats, 200ml yogurt or fromage frais ( I use fat free) and a good handful of frozen fruit (I use mixed berries). Layer up oats, yogurt and berries in three layers. Seal and put in the fridge overnight.
You can make two or three days at one time. Absolutely delicious!!

Porridge made with milk - tried for a long time - mixed with banana, nuts, berries and ALWAYS very hungry a couple of hours later.

Not sure processed oats like Readibrek are as good as unprocessed oats.
Actually LOVE taste of Readibrek - seems a healthier option though to Oat so simple which is SO SWEET

They did an experiment on Food Unwrapped on TV where they proved that porridge made with whole oats lasted longer in the stomach than processed oats .