Mixing whey protein with porridge

Holyjebus

Has anyone tried this?
I'm finding porridge isn't filling me for as long as it used to in the morning and I thought about adding whey protein to it.
I microwave the porridge so would I add the powder afterwards or before putting in the microwave?
Thanks

double GG

Holyjebus wrote: »

Has anyone tried this?
I'm finding porridge isn't filling me for as long as it used to in the morning and I thought about adding whey protein to it.
I microwave the porridge so would I add the powder afterwards or before putting in the microwave?
Thanks

I throw the scoop in, throw the porridge in. Mix it up. Milk in. Mix again and then nook it.

Zombienosh

I do this a lot also throw loads of mad stuff into my porridge, stuffs me for hours.

rubadub

I mix in whey & strawberry flavouring with dry porridge oats and just mix in milk. Be sure to mix the whey & oats while dry, as it dissolved better. Then I just eat it uncooked.

No need to cook porridge oat flakes, its just like muesli without the nuts & fruit.

Paddywiggum

have you tried blending it? you could use bigger oat flakes like 'harvest morn' in Aldi (bout €1.20 per kg). Also if you blend in healthy fats like Linseed itll help slow the digestion and keep you full for that bit longer. might also save time in morning

i know its nice to have a 'bowl' of porridge though...

fearcruach

I cook protein oat pancakes most days.

1 cup of oats
270ml of water or milk
2 scoops of protein powder
1 egg

Blend it up and cook them nice and thin on a pan.

SunnyDub1

You could try adding in egg whites to the porridge. Sounds wrong but it's actually pretty tasty and a lot more filling than porridge on its own.

Add porridge, 2 egg whites and water to pan, beat and cook until fluffy.

I Add some cinnamon and berries for extra flavor

Edit: can be done in the microwave as well just take out and stir frequently

Stench Blossoms

fearcruach wrote: »

I cook protein oat pancakes most days.

1 cup of oats
270ml of water or milk
2 scoops of protein powder
1 egg

Blend it up and cook them nice and thin on a pan.

I make these as well.

The recipe I use is

1 cup egg whites
40g oats
Scoop of protein powder.

Holyjebus

Thanks guys, some great ideas there! I love the ideas of pancakes, must give them a try.
I tried microwaving the porridge with whey this morning and it was disgusting! The only flavour I had was strawberry so I might try and do the cold version as mentioned above and maybe buy a flavourless powder.

HTML5!

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

I make these as well.

The recipe I use is

1 cup egg whites
40g oats
Scoop of protein powder.

How many egg whites in a cup?

Cup measurements totally confuse me!

Stench Blossoms

About 6. I actually bought a cup measurement and I use liquid egg whites so I'm not wasting the yokes.

Holyjebus

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

About 6. I actually bought a cup measurement and I use liquid egg whites so I'm not wasting the yokes.

where would I buy liquid egg whites, I've never heard of them, genius!!

and what flavour whey do you use?

Stench Blossoms

I get mine in Dunnes. They are beside the milk.

I use Vanilla.

KTRIC

I started blending , water, porridge oats (aldi), two scoops of plain whey protein, some creatine and a couple of other things in the morning. Basically because I can't sit there for ages trying get my 100grms of porridge down. I knock it back in seconds and i'm set for the morning.

Might give those pancakes a shot at the weekend as a treat

Holyjebus

KTRIC wrote: »

I started blending , water, porridge oats (aldi), two scoops of plain whey protein, some creatine and a couple of other things in the morning. Basically because I can't sit there for ages trying get my 100grms of porridge down. I knock it back in seconds and i'm set for the morning.

Might give those pancakes a shot at the weekend as a treat

thats a really good idea, blending it all. I find porridge so time consuming in the morning when I'm waiting for it to cool down enough to eat, then it takes me ages to eat

Gauge

Those liquid egg whites are very handy indeed- I make pancakes that are fairly similar to the ones mentioned above.

1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup cottage cheese
100g egg whites
1 scoop protein powder
(Optional flavourings: 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp cocoa, cinnamon, etc)

Blend and cook on a pan/griddle/what have you.

On weekdays I am a fan of porridge with egg whites mixed in.

I soak 40g oats in water overnight, drain in the morning and add about 60ml of milk (and sometimes a spoon of peanut butter) before microwaving them for two minutes or so.

While the oats are hot, pour in some liquid egg whites (about 40-50g) and use a fork to whip/stir the egg whites quickly (if you don't do this the egg whites can get a bit scrambly) until the porridge is nice and thick.

It's even easier if you make the porridge on the hob- just stir/whisk the whites in as the oats are cooking.

fearcruach

HTML5! wrote: »

How many egg whites in a cup?

Cup measurements totally confuse me!

You can get cup measures in Tesco. They're really useful as loads of recipes use them

FrankGrimes

KTRIC wrote: »

I started blending , water, porridge oats (aldi), two scoops of plain whey protein, some creatine and a couple of other things in the morning. Basically because I can't sit there for ages trying get my 100grms of porridge down. I knock it back in seconds and i'm set for the morning.

Might give those pancakes a shot at the weekend as a treat

Really interested in this blending approach - I'm short of time and find it takes ages to cook porridge (hate it microwaved), wait for it to cool, and get it into me. Hadn't thought of blending but it sounds like a great idea.

I know very little about these matters, but intuitively I'd have thought that a blended mix gets digested faster than undigested - does that in any way lower the GI of the food so that its benefits last shorter and that you feel hungry again quicker than you would if you ate the food normally?

I generally have about 60g of Flahavans porridge oats, teaspoon of honey, cup of water, cup of milk, and 35g of a mix of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and chia seeds. Would blending that (add seeds at the end - like chewing them) make it keep me full for as long as cooking it?

The calories in that mix tend to be enough to keep me fuelled for 3-4 hours - if I'm not weight lifting (I use whey protein as a low calorie meal substitute when caught out and about with no healthy snack lined up, rather than for bulking up), is there any real need to add whey to it?

Loving the idea of getting a healthy breakfast prepped and downed and cleaned up within 5 minutes!

Paddywiggum

FrankGrimes wrote: »

Really interested in this blending approach - I'm short of time and find it takes ages to cook porridge (hate it microwaved), wait for it to cool, and get it into me. Hadn't thought of blending but it sounds like a great idea.

I know very little about these matters, but intuitively I'd have thought that a blended mix gets digested faster than undigested - does that in any way lower the GI of the food so that its benefits last shorter and that you feel hungry again quicker than you would if you ate the food normally?

I generally have about 60g of Flahavans porridge oats, teaspoon of honey, cup of water, cup of milk, and 35g of a mix of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and chia seeds. Would blending that (add seeds at the end - like chewing them) make it keep me full for as long as cooking it?

The calories in that mix tend to be enough to keep me fuelled for 3-4 hours - if I'm not weight lifting (I use whey protein as a low calorie meal substitute when caught out and about with no healthy snack lined up, rather than for bulking up), is there any real need to add whey to it?

Loving the idea of getting a healthy breakfast prepped and downed and cleaned up within 5 minutes!

It certainly is a lot handier for the mornings!

try it and see if theres a noticable difference in 'feel full' factor

if you're blending and liquidizing then your going to help it digest faster simply because your stomach wont have to work as hard initially. you could try using larger oats flakes. but probably the best thing to do is add some healthy fats:
ground linseed, full fat cottage cheese, full fat greek yogurt, peanut butter. Or even some olive/walnut oil. fats slow digestion.

i would recommend the whey too though even on days you are not training as your muscles might need the nutrients having fasted overnight tru sleep.

RUSTEDCORE

melt 1 jar of honey and 1 jar of peanutbutter (roughly same size) in saucepan
add protein powder
add oats
stir
put in baking tray and flatten
put in fridge for 2 hours
cut into bar size

You now have protein/cereal bars that taste like a mars bar....add nuts if you prefer snickers flavor (I use almonds)

Mark Cullen

I sometimes cook oats in water on the hob, throw in loads of whey and blend the whole lot up. it's like a thick hot chocolate.

Leinsterr

I use oats. I add full fat milk, two spoons of peanut butter and one scoop of whey. Don't put it in the microwave, use the stove.

RUSTEDCORE

FrankGrimes wrote: »

Really interested in this blending approach - I'm short of time and find it takes ages to cook porridge (hate it microwaved), wait for it to cool, and get it into me. Hadn't thought of blending but it sounds like a great idea.

I know very little about these matters, but intuitively I'd have thought that a blended mix gets digested faster than undigested - does that in any way lower the GI of the food so that its benefits last shorter and that you feel hungry again quicker than you would if you ate the food normally?

I generally have about 60g of Flahavans porridge oats, teaspoon of honey, cup of water, cup of milk, and 35g of a mix of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and chia seeds. Would blending that (add seeds at the end - like chewing them) make it keep me full for as long as cooking it?

The calories in that mix tend to be enough to keep me fuelled for 3-4 hours - if I'm not weight lifting (I use whey protein as a low calorie meal substitute when caught out and about with no healthy snack lined up, rather than for bulking up), is there any real need to add whey to it?

Loving the idea of getting a healthy breakfast prepped and downed and cleaned up within 5 minutes!

Oats give you energy longer because of the molecular composition of the carbohydrates do not cause a spike in blood sugar.

This means that the carbs are used over several hours instead of just giving you a short burst of energy like sugar or even certain fruits.

Blending the oats should not make any significant difference at all


If you are thinking of micronized creatine or whey it is done with creatine as creatine is not broken down into its base substances like normal foods as it is essentially just 1 usable substance to our body and it gets to the muscles better if micronized, and whey just mixes easier as a very fine powder.

SunnyDub1

Tried porridge oats today mixed with water , choc Whey and topped it with FAGE Greek yogurt and blue berries - delish

Gauge

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

Tried porridge oats today mixed with water , choc Whey and topped it with FAGE Greek yogurt and blue berries - delish

That sounds great. I keep meaning to try mixing greek yogurt in with my porridge!

FrankGrimes

RUSTEDCORE wrote: »

Oats give you energy longer because of the molecular composition of the carbohydrates do not cause a spike in blood sugar.

This means that the carbs are used over several hours instead of just giving you a short burst of energy like sugar or even certain fruits.

Blending the oats should not make any significant difference at all


If you are thinking of micronized creatine or whey it is done with creatine as creatine is not broken down into its base substances like normal foods as it is essentially just 1 usable substance to our body and it gets to the muscles better if micronized, and whey just mixes easier as a very fine powder.

Thanks a lot for that, particularly the bit in bold - makes more sense with that insight that blending shouldn't reduce the longevity of the fullness factor. Would this also apply to these ultra-fine Scottish oats? Seems intuitive that it should, which is great as I have some of those and wasn't sure they'd give a long lasting fullness.

I was up at 05:30am yesterday for a flight to the UK. Threw a pint of super milk, some porridge oats, scoop of chocolate whey isolates, a fat free yoghurt, a banana and a tablespoon of olive oil into a tumbler and blended it (using a ridiculously brilliant standup blender we got as a wedding present, love the thing). Tasted excellent and I didn't think of food again until 09:45am. I probably overdid it in terms of what I added to that mix as it sounds like too many calories, but was pleasantly surprised how long it kept me full and also that I didn't feel the need to scoff a load of food later on in the day either, so it certainly didn't give me a shortage.

I'll tweak the approach, maybe doing half water, half milk and cutting out the yoghurt and just use a small bit of banana to give a flavour along with the oats, whey and a smaller amount of olive oil. But it looks like it'll be the answer to my prayers as I really have needed to find a breakfast that's really quick but provides good quality calories in a long-lasting way. Thanks for the pointers.

Methven

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

Tried porridge oats today mixed with water , choc Whey and topped it with FAGE Greek yogurt and blue berries - delish

Sounds fab - must try it. Love Greek yougurt!

siblers

I used instant oats from MyProtein (very cheap) and would mix it with around 300 ml water, a banana, scoop of whey protein and peanut butter. Was tasty as hell