Nutritious Porridge Ideas?

NadNight
NadNight Posts: 794 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm looking for some new flavour combinations for my porridge and was wondering if anyone had any ideas! So far I have:

Forest fruits, almond and honey
Banana, walnut and chocolate (well, cacao powder but it's chocolately with extra nutrients)
Apple, nuts and cinnamon
Maple and pecan
'Carrot cake' with carrots, walnuts, and a touch of spices and dash of brown sugar

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I eat my porridges just with butter - have you tried to make porridge with different grains? I like millet, semolina (cream of wheat), polenta (corn/maize), barley meal, and rice.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    I make overnight zoats. So, zucchini grated in. With natural yoghurt, protein powder and PB. Then I add berries and nuts.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    peanut butter and chocolate drops for me!
  • Deviette
    Deviette Posts: 978 Member
    I'm loving adding ground ginger to my porridge at the moment. I'll have it with a little golden syrup for sweetness, and sometimes add cinnamon too.

    Also do you add salt to your porridge? Just a pinch, but it really adds to the flavour profile.
  • ServusChristi
    ServusChristi Posts: 98 Member
    I add a big pinch of MSG powder to my steel-cut oats every morning. And cinnamon and raisins and sucralose and salt. But the MSG has me addicted to my healthy bowl of porridge at home -- restaurants can't compete.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    Steel cut oats, blueberries, cinnamon, unsweetened coconut, and toasted walnuts.
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    What are forest fruits?
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    Always wondered if porridge is another name for oatmeal.....porridge sounds rather English.
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    .....or maybe british.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    I put a scoop of protein powder in mine. Flavors it and gives me some protein along with the carbs, which makes it more satiating for me.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    dsboohead wrote: »
    Always wondered if porridge is another name for oatmeal.....porridge sounds rather English.

    Yep
    dsboohead wrote: »
    .....or maybe british.

    And yep
  • comptonelizabeth
    comptonelizabeth Posts: 1,701 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    peanut butter and chocolate drops for me!

    I would love to add peanut butter to things like porridge (I've just bought a really nice peanut butter with cocoa and coconut) but how do you get it to mix? It's so sticky!
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    comptonelizabeth wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    peanut butter and chocolate drops for me!

    I would love to add peanut butter to things like porridge (I've just bought a really nice peanut butter with cocoa and coconut) but how do you get it to mix? It's so sticky!

    Put it in and stir it through
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    comptonelizabeth wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    peanut butter and chocolate drops for me!

    I would love to add peanut butter to things like porridge (I've just bought a really nice peanut butter with cocoa and coconut) but how do you get it to mix? It's so sticky!

    I just put 2-3 blobs in the porridge, scatter the chocolate drops and mix it up a bit... its like a marble effect that way, some bites are more peanut buttery some are chocolatey!
  • SarahLascelles1
    SarahLascelles1 Posts: 95 Member
    Cardamon
  • DarianJP
    DarianJP Posts: 95 Member
    I’ve been making pumpkin and blueberry oatmeal with walnuts on top. 😋 Judge me how you will, I love me some pumpkin! 🎃
  • krael65
    krael65 Posts: 306 Member
    I add a laughing cow lite swiss wedge and minced onion to the water while it's cooking. Season with McCormick Perfect Pinch Salad Supreme seasoning. YUM. This and a hard boiled egg is my current breakfast.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    My favourite is having it with banana/peanut butter and Nutella :smiley:
  • 12Sarah2015
    12Sarah2015 Posts: 1,117 Member
    I have honey and Sultanas. Porridge is Scottish
  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    Another vote for protein powder - whichever flavor you want - gives it taste as well as ups the protein!
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    comptonelizabeth wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    peanut butter and chocolate drops for me!

    I would love to add peanut butter to things like porridge (I've just bought a really nice peanut butter with cocoa and coconut) but how do you get it to mix? It's so sticky!

    Just mix it in with a fork. You're not trying to do this with cold porridge are you? Easier hot, for millet and peanut butter anyway.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    NadNight wrote: »
    I'm looking for some new flavour combinations for my porridge and was wondering if anyone had any ideas! So far I have:

    Forest fruits, almond and honey
    Banana, walnut and chocolate (well, cacao powder but it's chocolately with extra nutrients)
    Apple, nuts and cinnamon
    Maple and pecan
    'Carrot cake' with carrots, walnuts, and a touch of spices and dash of brown sugar

    As others have suggested, add something to boost the protein count - protein powder, Greek yogurt, egg, etc.
  • comptonelizabeth
    comptonelizabeth Posts: 1,701 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    comptonelizabeth wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    peanut butter and chocolate drops for me!

    I would love to add peanut butter to things like porridge (I've just bought a really nice peanut butter with cocoa and coconut) but how do you get it to mix? It's so sticky!

    Just mix it in with a fork. You're not trying to do this with cold porridge are you? Easier hot, for millet and peanut butter anyway.

    Ah yes, that's probably my problem - I soak my oats overnight and have it cold!
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    I like cream of rice with a mashed up banana and peanut butter or PB 2.
  • HereToLose50
    HereToLose50 Posts: 154 Member
    My absolute favorite will always be oats cooked in a saucepan with brown sugar then add a fresh pat of butter and some cream. Yum keeps me full for hours so the calories fit.

    I also like to throw in berries or banana or sometimes cocoa powder. Love sliced almonds in it. I keep unsweetened coconut flakes on hand too and mix in with some of these. The peanut powder is good as an option too. With any of these ingredients or combo of them I do add sugar of some sort. Sometimes a dash of vanilla or other extract too.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Grated carrot, oatmeal, egg, cheese, chilli flakes. Topped with some chopped spring onions or fresh herbs if I can be bothered.
    Look for savoury porridge recipes and there’s lots of good stuff out there.

    And porridge and oatmeal are interchangeable in some parts of the world but not others. For my Singaporean workmate, porridge is made with rice (congee) and what I call porridge, she just calls oats. And my Indian workmate introduced us to Curry Oats - a spicy breakfast from the Indian grocery.

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