[Closed] Eating Porridge everyday - benefits?

I eat porridge every day, though I'm too lazy to cook it :o) Isn't it supposed to have the best (soluble) fibre ?

Staple diet in Scotland and look how great the life expectancy is.....

Yep, definitely good for you.
Fills you up, lowers cholesterol levels, increases fibre hence better poos and less chance of various cancers.

An excellent breakfast.

[b]Eating Porridge everyday - benefits?

Much smellier farts in my opinion!!! (but I am a vege so I am already halfway there to be fair)

Matt

Staple diet in Scotland and look how great the life expectancy is.....

[i][b]can[/b][/i] you deep-fry it ?

Might up the output of your farts a bit, possibly lessening their "impact" along the way. Not sure about good/bad in this

oooh, bikey - are you suggesting win:win, output AND fragrance ?

ambassador, you're spoiling us !

[i]Isn't it supposed to have the best (soluble) fibre[/i]

Tell me more about this side

also it's much cheaper than other breakfast cereals, 1.5Kg for 86p in Sainsburys

and ready brek makes you glow orange

eat it every day with honey, only reason is to stop me eating all morning at work, keeps me nice and full, although I did find eating and then heading out on the bike after 30 mins was a bad idea!

Nutty Stools. 😆

Our Westie was brought up on Readybreak from the age of 0. Hes very lean, muscular and very energetic. Must be something good in that stuff.

Ps. Hes white though, not orange.

excellent with any fruit really including dried fruit... the only food my children never refuse. Cheap as cheap can be a doddle to make... slow release energy , next to no fat, usually UK sourced....cant comment on fibre /farts vegan and of olympic standards in both departments!!!(dont cycle behind me)

Porridge is rich in soluble fibre, which has been shown to lower blood cholesterol. Eating oats can improve blood flow and bind to cholesterol in the gut, aiding its removal from the body. Scientists think the cholesterol-lowering effects of oats are due to the oat soluble fibre beta-glucan. Lowering cholesterol in the body reduces the risk of heart disease. A daily serving of oats can also improve blood pressure control and reduce the need for anti-hypertensive medication. Oats are one of just a few foods that have the UK 2004 Joint Health Claims Initiative. The claim acknowledges the importance of oats by approving the following claim: "The inclusion of oats as part of a diet low in saturated fat and a healthy lifestyle can help reduce blood cholesterol."

From http://www.whitesoats.co.uk/benefits.html

A slight varient on the theme, but I eat Quaker Granola for breakfast. However the calorie intake is about 400-450 for 100g of cereal (a typical bowls worth).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granola

It's basically just rolled oats and honey baked. How does porridge alone compare?

Actually, there's not much in it

http://www.quaker.co.uk/ProdQuakerOatsOrganic.aspx

http://www.quaker.co.uk/ProdRteGranola.aspx

I have dorset cereals and tesco jumbo oats mixed with pear and blueberries everyday, stops me snacking till at least 12 midday and thats with a pretty pyshical job and i do feel healthier fitter etc

If I eat breakfast I end up ravenous by 10am and having to snack between meals. Cant see how that would be good. Readybrek is nice though, is that "proper" porridge?

coffeeking.....Im also cutting down on espresso's.....

porridge is amazing. i love it. recently i've been making it using organic jumbo oats, a pinch of sea salt and water. then adding a dash of encona hot pepper sauce to make a fiery savoury wonder-bowl... seriously, may sound odd but it works.

I started eating porridge daily about 18 months or so ago and I've had a lot less colds

How about Oat So Simple (golden syrup flavour) with added extra golden syrup? I have eaten it every day for the last 6 months instead of the fruit mueseli I used to eat - I am not expecting it to be healthy but gawd, is it nice?

slow release energy

I thought this, but rolled oats have a high glycemic index (measure of how fast they convert to glucose and are absorbed)

xhx - that does sound weird.

I too use jumbo organic oats (I suspect from the same shop - hora's most hated!), because they taste better and offer a better source of fibre and a slower release of energy.

Just started back on porridge for breakfast after several months off it. Even eaten just before getting on the bike to ride to work, it's ace.

Mine is dead easy: 50-80g jumbo oats, covered in semi-skimmed milk (I don't measure the mil, just use the bowl to guide the amount) and microwaved for 3 mins. Ace.

hora - put on your best knitted sandals, and get down to Unicorn for a kilo of jumbo oats. If you wear an "ethnic" hat, no-one will even recognise you....

haha, i'll instruct my pal statto (who works there) to look out for hora and batter him if he tries to go into unicorn (not that he will, i recall his bile-fueled rant on here from the last time he went near the place)!

If I have brecky, which I only have if I get up before 9a.m. it's porridge.
I have 1/2 skimmed milk, 1/2 water. and a teaspoon of jam mixed in.

porridge rocks my socks!

Best bet is the plain stuff and flavour it yourself, the "oats so simple" and readybrek stuff is full of thickeners and sugar.

3 heaped tablespoons of oats, and enough milk to cook in 3 minutes

if you use less oats (say 1 spoon) and cook it then let it stand for a few minutes before re-heating its just as thick, but less calories.

porridge every day for me.

I stand in a field with a kilt on like the Quaker man. I'll see you Jimmy!

i don't get the 'fills me up' thing - i'm always hungry much sooner after eating porridge (whether it be fast oats, or jumbo chunky ones) than just about anything else. except apples, they make me feel very hungry very quickly after eating one...

I cant get into the Unicorn, they always shoo me away with a brush thinking I'm some sort of thievin pikey-vagrant

If I make porridge, I use full fat milk and put a load of honey on. I use a cup full of oats and two of milk.

Possibly not the healthiest start to the day.

Golden Syrup in it for me, probably explains the slightly larger size of trousers ... 🙄

I went through a phase at uni of making porridge with canned tuna and chilli sauce in it as it was cheaper than pasta. It was horrid. 🙁

Erm (incase any tasty lasses are reading this) my 'friend' just mentioned to me that he had the most explosive and long shat known to man today. Lots of trapped air coming out and epic in wetness and length.

What gives? (he says)

BigDummy - that really is sad! And I don't think porridge is cheaper than pasta anyway!

[i]but rolled oats have a high glycemic index[/i]

and why is this bad for you, simon?

you do realize i'm offering you the opportunity to display your knowledge of insulin sensitivity here... 🙂

Since posting up on here a few months ago, asking how to make a good bowl of porridge. I went out and bought really good quality oats and have a steaming hot bowl every morning with honey.
It's worth getting up for.

Funnily, my sister eats her porridge at night before she goes to bed!

I add whisky to porridge to make it even betterer.

and why is this bad for you, simon?

it's not "bad" as such, it's just not slow release. However, slow release itself may not be particularly useful, as that's trying to 2nd guess a complicated metabolic system, designed to be used by dumb creatures which know no more than to eat all they can get.

A nutritionist woman we had talking at work a year or so ago said it's best to soak the oats overnight, but I can't remember why!

Do you add water or milk to them - out of interest?

Pike - they absorb more whisky that way. 😀

Do you add water or milk to them - out of interest?

soya milk, yum!

Maybe I should soak them in whisky?

And do you cook them in water or milk or anything else?

[i]...insulin sensitivity...[/i]

As someone with Type 1 diabetes I am probably more aware of glycaemic indices and insulin sensetivity than most. Porridge is, from my persepective, a great way to start the day.

Oats are more medium GI than high and they seem to keep my hunger at bay longer than any other food i've tried. I'll trust my real world experience over any GI chart any day.

I also sometimes mix in other berrys, nuts and cereals and also eat it with soy milk which is lowish GI.

Have had porridge for breakfast for the last 20 years. Tried them all and reckon the best is Sainsbury's own brand organic. I make mine with water and serve with a little drop of skimmed milk and demerara sugar. Used to keep me going when I was into endurance running.

Waitrose Steel rolled oats, water and Cinnamon and then when cooked I stir in a chopped banana.

Delicious and keeps me going until lunchtime.

as unclefred but with stewed plums and honey for me

Porridge is something that I keep trying to like but I just can't

It feels like it sits in my stomach all day, so yes it keeps me full all day, but in an uncomfortably full and still hungry kind of way.

Forcing myself to eat porridge has also coincided with losing a stone in 4 weeks (although that may have had something more to do with walking 15 miles a day)

Have treated myself to some "jumbo" oats (i thouht oats was oats was oats) till I read this thread, will defo be up early enough in morn to try them!

druidh -
Staple diet in Scotland and look how great the life expectancy is.....

Actually if you look at the life expectancy of the people in Scotland who eat a lot of porridge it's pretty good...

The real advantage is you become strong, muscular, develop legs you can wear a kilt with, and become incredibly attractive to women.

And you should see what it does for men...

(I love my porridge - any sort)

:lol:quality epicyclo

I love porridge me.

What on earth is this porridge with water craziness?

Surely that is called Gruel and was munched by the kids in the work houses?

Porridge, imo, has to be made with milk, the thought of adding water just turns my stomach. blurrghghg! (thats a 'sick' type noise)

Porridge, made in the slow cooker if you can be fussed with a banana thrown in before you eat it, yummy indeed 😉

porridge and water for me too.
plus honey and dried fruit.

jontawn - I have my figure to think of 😉

Heres a new one to try. Pop a tad of Evaporated milk ontop.

The food of Gods.

Another porridge additive that I've been using muchly of late is pomegranate. Lovely.

I like it cooked in half water half milk with a liberal splash of whisky and salt. Then eaten with milk and maple syrup. This way it negates any health benefits. The only thing missing from when my gran used to make it is fag ash, which was liberally but accidentally dropped into whatever she cooked.

I think it's important to maintain an island of porridge surrounded by milk for as long as possible when eating. This adds excitement. You can imagine Robinson Crusoe having a dreadful time as his island slowly vanishes, and it makes up for the absence of stuff to read on the packet.