How much porridge should I have to fill me up?

jess2112014
jess2112014 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 16 in Food and Nutrition
iv been eating the ready brek porridge sachets 30g but they don't fill me up for very long, so I am going to get the bag of oats but not sure how much to use. What do you think?
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  • iwantmydenimback
    iwantmydenimback Posts: 194 Member
    Follow the serving size on the package. If it doesn't fill you up, eat 1.5, 2, or however many servings you need to feel full. Log the calories for the amount you eat and log the rest of your day accordingly.
  • Lady_jane_
    Lady_jane_ Posts: 37 Member
    I make mine in the slow cooker, 1 cup of oats makes enough for about 4-5 servings. I make it ahead and then warm it in the microwave, heats up just fine!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    jess2112014 wrote: »
    iv been eating the ready brek porridge sachets 30g but they don't fill me up for very long, so I am going to get the bag of oats but not sure how much to use. What do you think?

    However much fits your calories and macros for the day.

    I love porridge - especially with peanut butter and chocolate drops stirred in, but it's not something I can eat to keep me full. Cereal or Greek yoghurt with granola are much better at keeping me going!
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    49.717257g.

    And a half.
  • alyhuggan
    alyhuggan Posts: 717 Member
    100 grams for breakfast will keep me full for a good few hours!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Depends mostly on the toppings for me, but those 30g packets just don't cut it either.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,839 Member
    In the US, the pretty much standard serving for oatmeal (UK porridge) is 1/2 cup dry (40g).
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    Lady_jane_ wrote: »
    I make mine in the slow cooker, 1 cup of oats makes enough for about 4-5 servings. I make it ahead and then warm it in the microwave, heats up just fine!

    So you are advising him to eat 4 or 5 servings?
  • agal129
    agal129 Posts: 215 Member
    Lady_jane_ wrote: »
    I make mine in the slow cooker, 1 cup of oats makes enough for about 4-5 servings. I make it ahead and then warm it in the microwave, heats up just fine!

    You can eat 4-5 times off one cup of oats?! That's not a whole lot of food.
  • snoringcat
    snoringcat Posts: 131 Member
    I use around 25g dry weight plus 150ml semi-skimmed milk. Keeps me going til late morning most days. If you want to 'bulk it out' a bit (as I do sometimes if I'm running that day) I add a scoopful of vanilla protein powder.
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
    Until your porridge-to-blood ratio is no greater than 50%.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    My preferred oatmeal is 44 grams/serving. I'm fine with that serving (sometimes eat a bit less), but wouldn't find it especially filling either if I ate it alone, because it doesn't have enough protein or fat. Whenever I have oatmeal (most weekends), I combine it with protein powder and berries and then have some veggies and something else on the side--usually nuts or smoked salmon or cottage cheese.

    I like big breakfasts, though.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »
    In the US, the pretty much standard serving for oatmeal (UK porridge) is 1/2 cup dry (40g).

    Mine is 1/4 cup dry and 44 grams.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    Porridge is oatmeal? OK, I usually eat 70g-80g of oatmeal along with 20g of raisins. Mix in some water, put it in the microwave, then add Splenda and 1/2 cup skim milk. That will keep me satisfied for 1-2 hours, give or take.
  • Lady_jane_
    Lady_jane_ Posts: 37 Member
    sullus wrote: »
    Lady_jane_ wrote: »
    I make mine in the slow cooker, 1 cup of oats makes enough for about 4-5 servings. I make it ahead and then warm it in the microwave, heats up just fine!

    So you are advising him to eat 4 or 5 servings?

    What do you think the answer to that question is? I told her how much I make at a time. She can eat as much as she wants.

    agal129 wrote: »

    You can eat 4-5 times off one cup of oats?! That's not a whole lot of food.

    It's a portion of my breakfast, it's not all I eat. Steel cut oats go a long way.
  • jddnw
    jddnw Posts: 319 Member
    50 g. And to keep full longer, before serving add whole milk, walnuts, and plenty of butter.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    I wouldn't have any. It doesn't fill me up. At all. I prefer a higher protein and fat breakfast to loads of carbs
  • nicnz
    nicnz Posts: 159 Member
    Just discovered cooking half (or whole if you like) banana - (best frozen imo) with the porridge (half water+milk) creates something very very delicious. Topped off with greek style or unsweetened yoghurt and nuts for some protein... yum :) For me 1/3 cup does the trick with these additions.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited April 2015
    jess2112014 wrote: »
    iv been eating the ready brek porridge sachets 30g but they don't fill me up for very long, so I am going to get the bag of oats but not sure how much to use. What do you think?

    ALOT!!

    Breakfast cereals/oats don't fill me up at all unless i eat like 5 servings with milk. For me it's just not worth the calories :cry:
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I'd think if it doesn't fill you up you'd want to eat something else that does - not just more of the same thing. Or add some protein and fats to it....
  • Keiko385
    Keiko385 Posts: 514 Member
    I eat 40g of oatmeal 6 days a week for breakfast but its never by itself, always some kind of fruit or nut combo mixed in for an added boost. If I ate it alone I would not make it till lunchtime.
  • dwarfiegodsmack
    dwarfiegodsmack Posts: 317 Member
    I eat oatmeal every morning. 40g oats cooked in the microwave and then I add 20g chocolate protein powder, 12g PB2, 25g-40g banana and 1/4 cup milk. I eat at 7:00am and I'm usually full right up to about 11-11:30
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    I cant believe i used o have one of those sachets. I now eat 60g and could eat double that plus whatever I add in.
  • shellyb17
    shellyb17 Posts: 144 Member
    edited April 2015
    I have 1/2 cup of old fashioned Quaker oats made with water, with 1 tbsp peanut butter, 4-5 walnut halves, and 1/2 tsp of chia seeds. I have eaten this meal (along with a cup of coffee) for almost every breakfast for the last 5 years. I eat around 6:30 am and am full until lunchtime around 11:30.
  • ACSL3
    ACSL3 Posts: 623 Member
    For steel cut oats, 1/4 cup is a serving. I used to make 1 cup at a time and portion it out to 4 containers. I added pumpkin seeds, walnuts, and frozen raspberries (half a serving of each) and put them all in the fridge to take out for breakfast before going to work. Just heated them up in the microwave at work. Kept me full until lunch :)
  • elisabeisme
    elisabeisme Posts: 308 Member
    I add egg white to my oatmeal (porridge). It doesn't add that many calories but the protein helps fill me up.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    9 gallons
  • trevor615
    trevor615 Posts: 19 Member
    edited April 2015
    The bowl on the left had too much. The bowl on the right didn't have enough. But the bowl in the middle had just the right amount of porridge to fill me up.

    But it was too hot...go figure!
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    edited April 2015
    shellyb17 wrote: »
    I have 1/2 cup of old fashioned Quaker oats made with water, with 1 tbsp peanut butter, 4-5 walnut halves, and 1/2 tsp of chia seeds. I have eaten this meal (along with a cup of coffee) for almost every breakfast for the last 5 years. I eat around 6:30 am and am full until lunchtime around 11:30.

    This is what I do as well I make sure I add in protein/fats with my morning Oatmeal (or whatever meal I eat it at). Oatmeal by itself is high in carbs which sometimes only sustain for a short time. I add in 1T. Trader Joe's Sunflower Nut Butter and some flax seed and whatever else I'm in the mood for. Chia seeds, a couple of walnuts etc.

    I'm also fine until later morning/lunch.
    ACSL3 wrote: »
    For steel cut oats, 1/4 cup is a serving. I used to make 1 cup at a time and portion it out to 4 containers. I added pumpkin seeds, walnuts, and frozen raspberries (half a serving of each) and put them all in the fridge to take out for breakfast before going to work. Just heated them up in the microwave at work. Kept me full until lunch :)

    I should get back to Groats they are more satiating and less processed. I've made them in the Crockpot and added apples, raisins, Cinnamon and whatever else I don't recall at the moment.

    I would think Quick Oats vs. Old Fashioned vs. Steel Cut are going to differ in how much they fill you up. The less ground up and processed they are the more it seems they would satisfy.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    elisabeisme wrote: »
    I add egg white to my oatmeal (porridge). It doesn't add that many calories but the protein helps fill me up.

    I've always wanted to drop a runny egg in mine! One day I will.. be great for protein :) Not a raw egg but cooked runny. :) A dash of cinnamon is also a nice added touch.
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