Calorie count in porridge...

seamus

Chocolate porridge? Sounds a bit like nutella on brown bread. Just....wrong.

TheChizler

matrim wrote: »

So I did a quick test this morning, 50g of uncooked oats with 200ml of Hazlenut milk came to a cooked weight of 275g

Something's not right there... Unless Hazelnut milk is significantly denser than water, which I'm willing to bet it's not. Calibrate your jug? 200 mL of water should measure just under 200 g. Milk less.

Stench Blossoms

seamus wrote: »

Chocolate porridge? Sounds a bit like nutella on brown bread. Just....wrong.

Did you never have chocolate flavoured Ready Brek as a kid? Nyom!

rubadub

TheChizler wrote: »

Unless Hazelnut milk is significantly denser than water, which I'm willing to bet it's not.

Depends on the brand.

Here is one list

Water, Sugar, Hazelnuts (2.5%), Tri-calcium phosphate, sea salt, Stabilisers (Locust bean gum, Gellan gum). Emulsifier, (Sunflower lecithin), Vitamins (Riboflavin (B2), B12, E, D2)

Sugar water should be denser, so even if hazelnuts are less dense than water this could be denser overall. I am not sure if hazelnuts are less dense than water, if they float they are, but it might have trapped air.

Gauge

Oh god I LOVED chocolate ready brek. It's come back once or twice over the years and I've gone and bought boxes of it even though I'm a grown up now. Wonder if it's still around... I love nutella on brown bread too

I've tried adding protein powder to my porridge but I've always fecked it up and ended up with a dry lumpy mess. I've been attempting to add it to cooked porridge, I'm guessing this is a no no? Might try adding it BEFORE cooking it tomorrow morning.

matrim

TheChizler wrote: »

Something's not right there... Unless Hazelnut milk is significantly denser than water, which I'm willing to bet it's not. Calibrate your jug? 200 mL of water should measure just under 200 g. Milk less.

I'm not sure. I just added it and that's what came out on my digital scales. I've a small 80ml jug thing and I used 2 1/2 fillings of that for the measure, It might not have been exact but shouldn't have been more than 10ml off

I might try it again tomorrow to see.

For protein powder, I cook the porridge then throw in a scoop and some extra milk, then just mix it for about 30 seconds. Works well for me.

banquet

Gauge wrote: »

Oh god I LOVED chocolate ready brek. It's come back once or twice over the years and I've gone and bought boxes of it even though I'm a grown up now. Wonder if it's still around... I love nutella on brown bread too

I've tried adding protein powder to my porridge but I've always fecked it up and ended up with a dry lumpy mess. I've been attempting to add it to cooked porridge, I'm guessing this is a no no? Might try adding it BEFORE cooking it tomorrow morning.

As was mentioned by a rubadub earlier, you don't have to heat the oats. I mix my chocolate whey with milk in a shaker, add it to my oats, leave it while I have a shower, get changed, and by the time I'm finished that the oats are pretty soft and mushy. I hate warm food when I'm just up.

wha

porridge with almond milk and a spoonful of peanut butter... that nutty breakfast goodness that gets me out of bed in the morning!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

just tried the mocha porridge

my god.. it's delicious

Ragnar Lothbrok

rubadub wrote: »

You don't have to cook it of course. Uncooked oats can be just thought of as muesli without the nuts & fruit. I eat raw oats mixed with cold milk and some maple syrup mixed in, and sometimes unflavoured whey protein powder. Some find cooked stuff more filling, and nicer on cold days, I prefer the cold version. It could be put in a thermos bowl and brought in cooked.

I've always preferred uncooked oats with cold milk. Is there any nutritional value to heating the oats/milk?

Zillah

seamus wrote: »

Chocolate porridge? Sounds a bit like nutella on brown bread. Just....wrong.

Are you brain damaged? Nutella on brown bread is bloody amazing. Toast some Sean's brown - mmmmmm.

Tiddlypeeps

Ragnar Lothbrok wrote: »

I've always preferred uncooked oats with cold milk. Is there any nutritional value to heating the oats/milk?

I'd imagine uncooked oats could be a little harder to digest, increasing the chances of it going through your system without it being completely broken down. This would mean potentially less bioavailable calories.

Realistically the differences is likely negligible tho if there is any at all, so you should just go with whichever you prefer.

martyoo

OT here but does anyone else reckon Flahavans also makes Kavanaghs (Aldi)? It's remarkably close in taste (to me at least).

Mellor

martyoo wrote: »

OT here but does anyone else reckon Flahavans also makes Kavanaghs (Aldi)? It's remarkably close in taste (to me at least).

Maybe, maybe not. But it's a natural product with minimal processing.
It could be the same producer, or grown on the other side of the country, but steamed and rolled by similar equipment.

martyoo

Maybe, maybe not. But it's a natural product with minimal processing.

That's true. Didn't think about it like that. Either way it's great value and tastes good.

nhg

Porridge made with almond milk & a sliced banana..... While allowing the porridge to cool a little I eat an orange...delicious (all out of aldi)