My job means I tend to arrive in the office at c.07:45 so attempt to sneak breakfast in somewhere around 8.30. Up until now I have been eating those instant quaker things. They’re…..OK, and also not that cheap.

I’m on the look out for a homemade recipe where I can just ‘add water’. I do not have access to a microwave, only a kettle.

I’m assuming it would include some combination of normal oats, dried milk and ‘quick’ oats (which I can’t seem to find anywhere!).

Any suggestions to recipes and where I can buy ingredients would be most welcome 🙂

“Normal” (and cheap) porridge oats. With the money you’re saving by not buying instant oats, buy a little gas stove and a pan and make some real porridge.

…or get up earlier and have brekkie at home

Flask with Porridge made at home in.

Readybrek, dried milk and a kettle.?

drac +1
something like this (look in argos or tk maxx)

By the cheap oats that are smaller then blend it now you have instant oats pretty much. EDIT meant to day add milk powder

We make porridge by bringing the milk/oats up to the boil, then turning off the heat and leaving the pan with the lid on for five minutes. I reckon you could bring to the boil, then stick it in one of those flasks.

Just to clarify:

– I don’t have access to a stove.
– I can’t make normal porridge before hand and put in a flask.

I’m looking for a just add water recipe.

Thanks Frosty – any ideas on proportions?

Just soak the oats in milk or juice overnight.

Edit: Google ‘Bircher muesli’

Try going to Aldi/Lidl and buy their version. Guaranteed to be half the price and probably cheaper than a DIY version.

Also option popular in our office, but I don’t think anyone pays full price on the posher versions, always on offer somewhere.

Eat Pot Noodles

I can’t make normal porridge before hand and put in a flask.

I bet you could it’s not difficult.

Drac you’re in a funny mood this evening haha ^ v.funny.

I’m a gnarly git on a healthy food kick – so for last year have been doing this for porridge:

Two handfuls of porridge oats
Place in small container – ie mug, cup, bowl
Salt and sugar (or sweetener pill) to taste
Just cover with boiling water and stir.

Leave for 5 mins then scoff. Forget milk, powdered or otherwise, your body will thank you, eat more greens!

NB 1/2 a fresh apple sliced into it instead of sugar is great. I grew up fed soft, perfect porridge like cream, all lovingly cooked for hours etc…but now prefer The Chewy One.

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I’m a gnarly git on a healthy food kick – so for last year have been doing this for porridge:

Two handfuls of porridge oats
Place in small container – ie mug, cup, bowl
Salt and sugar (or sweetener pill) to taste
Just cover with boiling water and stir.

Leave for 5 mins then scoff. Forget milk, powdered or otherwise, your body will thank you, eat more greens!

NB 1/2 a fresh apple sliced into it instead of sugar is great.

That’s what I used for papering the dining room
Porridge without milk tastes bloody awful.

Leave for 5 mins then scoff. Forget milk, powdered or otherwise, your body will thank you

Mine’s champion with milk.

Porridge without milk tastes bloody awful.

Adding a splash of cold milk and a handful of raisins makes it palatable enough for me.

So you have milk with it?

Porridge without milk tastes bloody awful.

Adding a splash of cold milk and a handful of raisins makes it palatable enough for me.[/quote]

Ermmmm!

MTFU

(Milk is for Tots From Udders)

I have no proper kitchen facilities at work and no desire to carry a packed lunch box with a flask of porridge, so I buy the instant “Just Add Boiling Water” stuff in little tubs.

The OatsSoSimple ones aren’t bad, but to be honest Poundland do one (two pots for a quid) that is palatable enough when my taste buds haven’t really woken up.

And oats are for grazing animals.

Just grab a bacon and runny egg roll with brown sauce.

Out of interest why can’t you make breakfast at home?

If I have been gyming it I will be on breakfast number 2 by 745

Just grab a bacon and runny egg roll with brown sauce.

Haha, the story of my life, and why I now can’t bend to tie shoes without getting out of breath.

Bacon no bread and mucho egg tho…plenty hot sauce, now you’re talking…

If my beard isnt matted by 9am with breakfast number 2 its a sad day.

When camping, I take a mix if ordinary porage oats, dried milk powder and nuts and/or dried fruit. It’s in a “pour and store” bag to which I just add boiling water. Stir, wait for 5 mins and eat.

I just add boiling water (you can boil water in a microwave)

He only has a kettle.

🙂

As far as I’m concerned ordinary porridge is instant. I take a plastic screwtop container with the oats and milk (or just use water if I’ve run out) and microwave for two minutes after putting in to a large mug. I do the same at home but use a bowl. Pan-made I have as a treat when I can be bothered as the spirtle needs to be used occasionally.

Oh – and I much prefer to make my own…..

I can get the portion right (I find one wee pot is never enough).
The consistency is better (less like wallpaper paste).
I can flavour it as I please.
There’s only a (re-usable) empty bag to carry out, not a stupid wee pot.

To the OP,serious point, why do you only have access to a kettle at work?

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg244.pdf

Workplace health,safety and welfare regs say you should have at least the means to heat food (see page 7 of that link).

Workplace health,safety and welfare regs say you should have at least the means to heat food

Only if you can’t get hot food reasonably close.

True but a 120 quid microwave hardly breaks the employers bank.
When HSE turn up they love to see them because it shows that employee welfare is being catered for.

Make my own a fair bit.

Container of choice. I use and old plastic soup pot.

4 heaped tablespoons porridge oats.
1 tablespoon milk powder.
Sugar to taste (or salt)

Then its add what you want or leave as is.

Mix to coat ingredients.

Add boiled water to approx double height of ingredients (some trial and error) stir for few seconds and leave for a short while. Stir again and eat.

Then its add what you want or leave as is.

Liquid would be good.

Drac stop 😆

This thread has inspired me to begin taking porridge to work again.

doh, wondered why it was dry 😀

I feel the need to share here.

I eat lots of porridge.

my favourite atm is the quaker bags for a quid. It’s pretty fine compared to some.

When i make it i simply make a pile in a bowl and pour hot milk over it, wait a couple of miutes, done.

Ideally you should slice a banana over the oats before pouring the hot milk over the lot. Blueberries too, they should be in there as well.

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