Nutritious Winter Warmer Breakfasts

neuro-praxis

I don't know about you, but the last week in my house has been absolutely freezing, and one of the only things that gets me out of bed is the thought of a yummy hot breakfast.

Today I had chocolate banana oats.

40g oats
Quarter pint low fat milk
Splash water
1 small banana, mashed
1 teaspoon cocoa
2 teaspoons sweetener (you could use brown sugar or maple syrup or nothing, in place of this)

Cook it all up together for a delicious oaty breakfast.

I also enjoy boiled eggs or the odd time, cheese on toast.

Please share any hot breakfast ideas you may have here, including recipes! I could use some inspiration as the winter is gonna be long...

ya-what-now?

Oh Neuro that porridge mix looks delish. Must definitely give that a go - is the cocoa nice in porridge? Would you deffo need the sweetener with it too to break the blandness??

I have porridge, honey and cranberries myself every morning. But have been having it for about 2 months now and am looking for a way to change it up as am getting a LITTLE bit tired of it.

You really can't beat porridge for the winter though, can ya!

neuro-praxis

ya-what-now? wrote: »

Oh Neuro that porridge mix looks delish. Must definitely give that a go - is the cocoa nice in porridge? Would you deffo need the sweetener with it too to break the blandness??

Well, I wouldn't eat it without the sweetener, but that doesn't mean you wouldn't enjoy it. If the banana was a bit old and quite ripe it would make the whole thing sweeter (my bananas are usually a touch green, which is how I like em). You could make it choco-banana-raisin porridge instead, and sub the raisins for the sweetener (although this will up the calories)? The cocoa is really good in it, it adds a bit of chocolatey depth. Seeing as you normally use honey to sweeten, why not use that?

Honey and cranberries sounds like a good combo, I might give that a try. I sometimes make my porridge with cinnamon and raisins, but I'm bored of that now.

jdivision

I had warm poached pears that were then grilled slightly with natural yoghurt, honey and almonds in Australia recently. Yum

Garlands

Jdivision those pears sound YUM! But a bit fiddly for my lazy morning self...I usually do microwave porridge with grated apple & cinnamon or blueberries.

N-P- do you just use ordinary porridge oats -as in the flahavans/odlums microwave kind in your chocolate recipe? I don't like bananas but I might try it with some nuts and raisins (bit high calorie that way though)

eclectichoney

Cinnamon & Walnut porridge

35g oats
240ml water

Make porridge as normal (microwave / pot)

I normally microwave mine and just before it is done, I take it out and sprinkle a good bit of cinnamon over the top (be generous!) and stir it in, and then lash it into the microwave for another 30 seconds or so. Then throw some walnut pieces (tesco €1.76 for 200g, should last a few weeks) on the top.

implausible

Garlands wrote: »

do you just use ordinary porridge oats -as in the flahavans/odlums microwave kind

Guys, all that porridge is the same. You can microwave all types. The microwave stuff is a gimmick and a rip-off.

Pembily

I use Aldi porridge (1kg for 75cents) and I cook it in the microwave no problem, the "microwave" stuff is just normal porridge, its all a gimmick!!!!

I have porridge with soya milk / water, cinnamon, milled flaxseed&gogi berries, sometimes have sugar free jam and sometimes a tsp vanilla!!!!!

Scrambled eggs in the microwave are pretty good too :)

Khannie

On the oats front: Not all oats are created equal. The lidl oats, while cheap, are feckin' MUCK. To verify this for yourself, try eating some with just milk and compare it to eating odlums / flahavans with just milk (i.e. not heated). Unbelievable difference.

I think when you're buying 2KG, that's about 30 or 40 breakfasts worth, it's worth splashing out that extra 3 or 4 cents per breakfast on decent oats.

I buy the odlums organic. Love them. They even smell nice. Weird.

emeraldstar

Khannie wrote: »

On the oats front: Not all oats are created equal. The lidl oats, while cheap, are feckin' MUCK. To verify this for yourself, try eating some with just milk and compare it to eating odlums / flahavans with just milk (i.e. not heated). Unbelievable difference.

I think when you're buying 2KG, that's about 30 or 40 breakfasts worth, it's worth splashing out that extra 3 or 4 cents per breakfast on decent oats.

I buy the odlums organic. Love them. They even smell nice. Weird.

Not weird at all! God I do love my oats

Pembily

Khannie wrote: »

On the oats front: Not all oats are created equal. The lidl oats, while cheap, are feckin' MUCK. To verify this for yourself, try eating some with just milk and compare it to eating odlums / flahavans with just milk (i.e. not heated). Unbelievable difference.

I think when you're buying 2KG, that's about 30 or 40 breakfasts worth, it's worth splashing out that extra 3 or 4 cents per breakfast on decent oats.

I buy the odlums organic. Love them. They even smell nice. Weird.

Oats I don't notice but I have to have Beleys tea (my doubleu is not orking)!!! It's not eird (again no doubleu) at all to like a particular brand, my dad and sister eat flahavans!!!!

Also as I am a poor student I buy the oats that are cheap and they all taste the same to me

Getwellsoon

I tried eating porridge but I really don't like it unless it's laden with something sweet, which obviously isn't good. So instead I've discovered superquinn's own cinnamon and raisin bagel, heated a bit in the microwave and then spread with a tablespoon of tesco's own low fat peanut butter (or cashew nut butter from a health food shop)... it's gorgeous and goes all melty and keeps me really full til lunch

Ciaran500

Getwellsoon wrote: »

low fat peanut butter

Why would you want peanut butter that's low in fats?

rubadub

Khannie wrote: »

On the oats front: Not all oats are created equal.

Some are a lot lower in fibre, I suspect the fibre was stripped out for supplements so you are eating the leftover stuff, this happens with mushy peas, they are very low in fibre as it is really a waste product.

Microwave oats are usually more processed and more floury so they absorb the liquid better. You can just leave your oats soak in milk/water in the fridge overnight, then microwaving is more evenly done.

Getwellsoon

Ciaran500 wrote: »

Why would you want peanut butter that's low in fats?

why wouldn't you? If you can get all the taste but less of the fat then that's a good thing! yes nuts contain good fats, but any kind of fat is bad if you have too much of it, so if you're a peanut butter fanatic then it's good to get something with lower fat content! Anyway, I'd buy any kind of nut butter, I love it - I just saw this in Tescos and thought I'd give it a go as it was cheap and sounded nice, and I can honestly say I don't see any difference!

SmokeyJo84

i love a poached egg with a slice of wholegrain toast and a few tablespoons of reduced salt&suger baked beans....dunno how good/bad it is for me tho! mmm it also serves as a great supper!