best porridge

[ElyDave]

I eat quinoa porridge and I think it doesnt cause much spike (Im on insulin type 1 but dont need much to cover this poridge). I cook it with cinnamon, vanilla extract and almond or soy milk (and a bit of sweetener). you can add pumpkin and sunflower seeds too

Chocolate quinoa porridge

Pre cook the quinoa in water (if you do a batch it keeps in the fridge for 3 days)
Small amount of almond milk to 3-4 tablespoons of quinoa
Add coconut, sunflower seeds, nuts etc and dried fruit (prunes, cranberries etc) or berries
Add approc 10g of raw cocoa or 100% solids cooking chocolate
Stir in until melted
Enjoy.

I've made savoury as well.

 

[Kat100]

Is the almond milk not overpowering, I've never tried it before.

The unsweetened one I find is really nice, it makes a good cheese sauce as well Kat x

 

[tonyS54]

I use the unsweetened almond milk on my low carb IanD style porridge, also use it for a refreshing chilled drink makes for a nice change. If you want to give it a try the alpro one has been reduced to £1 at Asda .

 

[bkr]

Some good angles on this thread, thanks to all for the input

I have Mornflake oats that I find they now sell in Farmfoods, much cheaper than in Asda or Tesco for the same type. I feel that they do elevate my levels a bit though, not much but I wondered if there was a specific brand that was favoured that may address this - the roll of the oats does make sense. I'd never touch those packet versions, I remember having them back in the day & it was always dissapointing - no enjoyable chew resistance, I throw walnuts in there too (a small handful) as well as some seeds.

After reading the fasting diet & blood sugar diet books I read in more detail how so many alternatives are worth considering. I guess Im used to having something in a bowl in the morning (since being a lad)

My fear is having something minimal & non-carb/low-carb and being starving at work an hour later (eek)

 

[brenda333]

Although porridge oats are classed as a complex carbohydrate, they are easily digestible and many people find that they raise BG levels substantially. It's why they were often given to sick people. As with flours, the tendency is for producers to create products which users find quick and simple to use when making a meal. Proper groats, or steel cut oats. take time to took. Most people want to do no more than a few mins in a microwave. If you want to eat them, you really need to eat groats or steel cut oats, not rolled oats and certainly not quick cook oats. Here is a useful explanation of the different terms oatmeal, steel cut oats, rolled oats etc.

Have a try at Scottish porridge oats, not to be confused with the brand Scott's porridge oats which is more a marketing description. All sorts of tricks are used with misleading titles such as Original Oats, Traditional Oats. You're probably better off buying at a good health food shop or online. The pic below is of pinhead oatmeal, basically chopped groats. It takes time to cook and takes time to digest:

Thank you for the useful info on oats. My mother's nurse saw she was eating the quick oats and had her switch to steel cut and also flax seeds. It did seem to help with her sugar level from breakfast to lunch.