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sick of porridge

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  • 13-09-2014 11:32am
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    gordongekko
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    I'm just a bit sick of porridge at the moment so I'm giving it a break for a month. I'm trying to keep my wheat intake down so that rules out weetabix. Is there any other cereals out there that are in anyways healthy that I can try for a month.


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    GrumpyMe
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    Have you tried pinhead oats - same as rolled but a bit more nutty flavour and different texture...
    Just sayin...


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    Alf Veedersane
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    Scrambled eggs.

    OMANOMANOM.


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    Precious flower
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    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    Scrambled eggs.

    OMANOMANOM.

    God, I'd have scrambled eggs everyday if I wasn't so crap at making them!:o They always turn out bad and then there's always that film at the end of the pan that's so hard to get off! Omelettes for me if I'm not having porridge or Greek yoghurt, chia seeds and cinnamon!:)


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    Alf Veedersane
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    Precious flower wrote: »
    God, I'd have scrambled eggs everyday if I wasn't so crap at making them!:o They always turn out bad and then there's always that film at the end of the pan that's so hard to get off! Omelettes for me if I'm not having porridge or Greek yoghurt, chia seeds and cinnamon!:)

    2 eggs, about 120ml of milk. Microwave for 90s. Then 30s. Then give 'em 20s blasts, keeping an eye on them. Beat the bejesus out of them after every blast. Only have microwave at work but works well.

    I like them a bit creamier so drop some milk if you don't.


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    Typer Monkey
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    That's exactly how I make mine Alf. Can't be bothered with faffing around with a saucepan. They only turn into a yellow rubber dome if you stick them on for too long and ignore them.

    On the breakfast thing I've been having two smoked mackerel with scrambled egg for breakfast post training. It really fills me up and is tasty once you get your head around the fish for breakfast thing.


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    Precious flower
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    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    2 eggs, about 120ml of milk. Microwave for 90s. Then 30s. Then give 'em 20s blasts, keeping an eye on them. Beat the bejesus out of them after every blast. Only have microwave at work but works well.

    I like them a bit creamier so drop some milk if you don't.
    Cool, thank you will definitely try that!:)


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    Alf Veedersane
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    Precious flower wrote: »
    Cool, thank you will definitely try that!:)

    After the first blast it might look like there is only a small bit looking like it might solidify anytime soon but you don't want to be giving it more than 30s at a time after that.


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    gordongekko
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    Got up very late this morning so had to go for the reserve box of corn flakes milk and banana :-( definitely trying alfs recipe tomorrow.


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    c0w3jz6eia8h9n
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    How about Oatibix?


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    gordongekko
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    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    2 eggs, about 120ml of milk. Microwave for 90s. Then 30s. Then give 'em 20s blasts, keeping an eye on them. Beat the bejesus out of them after every blast. Only have microwave at work but works well.

    I like them a bit creamier so drop some milk if you don't.

    That was tasty. Not sure I will have the patience to make it every morning but there are lovely.


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    Alf Veedersane
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    You must have very little patience.

    It takes 3 spins, whisking with a fork and about 2 and a half minutes of your time!:pac:


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    gordongekko
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    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    You must have very little patience.

    It takes 3 spins, whisking with a fork and about 2 and a half minutes of your time!:pac:

    I must have been doing it wrong. Took a lot longer than that maybe double that at least.


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    Alf Veedersane
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    How many eggs and how much milk?

    Shouldn't take that long.


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    gordongekko
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    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    How many eggs and how much milk?

    Shouldn't take that long.

    It was 4.15am so no measuring done of the milk but I'm sure I was heavy handed so probably 200 and I had 3 medium eggs. There was a mountain off scrambled eggs :-)


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    Alf Veedersane
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    gordongekko wrote: »
    It was 4.15am so no measuring done of the milk but I'm sure I was heavy handed so probably 200 and I had 3 medium eggs. There was a mountain off scrambled eggs :-)

    Takes a bit longer alright. If I have ~240ml of egg white and 100ml of milk, the first blast in the microwave will be 2.5 minutes and another 40s and maybe a third of 20s


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    paddylonglegs
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    Typer Monkey wrote: »
    That's exactly how I make mine Alf. Can't be bothered with faffing around with a saucepan. They only turn into a yellow rubber dome if you stick them on for too long and ignore them.

    On the breakfast thing I've been having two smoked mackerel with scrambled egg for breakfast post training. It really fills me up and is tasty once you get your head around the fish for breakfast thing.

    Is smoked mackerel particularly better than smoked salmon? This and scrambled eggs go well together


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    Mink
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    Flahavans muesli - tastes lovely and has lots of different grains, seeds and fruit in it. I've not been able to find a muesli that tastes as nice.


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    Alf Veedersane
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    paddylonglegs wrote: »
    Is smoked mackerel particularly better than smoked salmon? This and scrambled eggs go well together

    Depends how you defin 'better' here.

    Either would be good choices.

    Especially smoked salmon which I could eat by the boatload.


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    endacl
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    Precious flower wrote: »
    Cool, thank you will definitely try that!:)

    Chop a tomato, and mix it in well before the last microblasht. And a shallot or two? Pretty much anything you'd add to an omelette can go in at this stage.


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    endacl
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    gordongekko wrote: »
    I must have been doing it wrong. Took a lot longer than that maybe double that at least.

    How long is the hike from the microwave to the mixing station?


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    dastardly00
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    Oat pancakes.

    60g oats
    1 egg
    150ml milk

    Beat egg and add to oats. Gradually add milk while whisking. Leave in the fridge over night.


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    paddylonglegs
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    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    Depends how you defin 'better' here.

    Either would be good choices.

    Especially smoked salmon which I could eat by the boatload.

    Cool. Have salmon in the fridge. Would love to have some bread with this, anyone got anything against brown bread?


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    Alf Veedersane
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    paddylonglegs wrote: »
    Cool. Have salmon in the fridge. Would love to have some bread with this, anyone got anything against brown bread?

    Plenty of people of the idea that you should drop the bread. Maybe it would benefit you, maybe it wouldn't.

    But don't look at any one piece of food in isolation. Look at what you're eating over the course of the day. If your diet has minimal processed food in it, you're doing well enough.

    But a slice of brown bread won't break a diet that's good overall.



    Unless you're coeliac, in which case it will break and you'lll be well acquainted with the jacks by the end of the day.


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