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What do you put in your porridge?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
I'm about to head to the shops soon, I'm trying to get some ideas of goodies I can add to my porridge (millet porridge, I'm not a fan of the bigger oats, I like mine creamy :yum: ) can anyone help?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Mmm, porridge.

    I like the jumbo oats, but regardless of that my usual way of eating it is with acacia/orangeblossom honey, unsweetened soya milk, ground up flaxseeds and sunflower seeds too.

    I also love it with grated apple, cinnamon and nutmeg :yum:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Jam :heart:. I haven't had jam in porridge for ages though, because we never have any :(.

    And sugar, lots of, to give it some taste. I have a bit of a sweet tooth :(.

    Speaking of porridge, I may go make some now...perhaps it will make me feel better ;o.
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    Brown sugar.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I also love it with grated apple, cinnamon and nutmeg

    Mmm, going to try that :yum:

    I do sometimes have a little jam with it with some sliced apple, but I try to steer clear of too much sugar in the mornings, otherwise I'll slump by 11am!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Just honey for me. I bet raisins would be nice though. My mum puts prunes in hers.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Mmm! I was thinking about adding some dried fruit, possibly with some honeycomb I have from Cuba
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Only ever sugar and milk on mine.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Sugar and raisins or just sugar :yum:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    milk + golden syrup :thumb:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    milk or banana and water
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I love it with just sugar, salt and full cream milk.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I only put salt in it. I normally just get the cheapy Quaker oats (the proper ones, though, not Oatso Simple).
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    omg porridge! :yum:

    just sugar for me. tried it with jam but didn't like it.
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    JadedJaded Posts: 2,682 Boards Guru
    Dried apricots, and 5 seed mix ground up with the back of a spoon. Sometimes i put banana in it, and like Briggi said, grated apple is delish. I have it without milk.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Kermit wrote: »
    I only put salt in it. I normally just get the cheapy Quaker oats (the proper ones, though, not Oatso Simple).

    i would've thought a shops own brand was more a cheaper version? personally i don't like shops own versions, prefer quakers or scotts. :thumb:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    hy the hell do Scotts spell it porage?

    Thats what I want to know!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I only put soya milk in it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Mmmm! Porridge! I put raisins, bananas and honey in mine. (Not all at once!)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    SuzyCreamcheese wrote: »
    hy the hell do Scotts spell it porage?

    Thats what I want to know!

    It might be to do with the way they say it. However, I'm not too sure. Will talk to a Scottish friend of mine and will find out for you if I can.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    SuzyCreamcheese wrote: »
    hy the hell do Scotts spell it porage?

    Thats what I want to know!
    Do they actually say that or is it just the brand name of one of them? I've only seen it spelt like that on the "Porage Oats" box.

    I just buy the cheapest - Tesco own brand, Co-op own brand, whatever. Sometimes I use half milk and half water to make it, depending on how much milk I have!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Jam, sugar, milk.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Sofie wrote: »
    It might be to do with the way they say it. However, I'm not too sure. Will talk to a Scottish friend of mine and will find out for you if I can.

    :) I dont know if theyll be any more likely to know than anyone else.
    I cant think of any scottish accent that pronounces it porage
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    White sugar usually.
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    Oatso Simple Golden Syrup flavour is fucking lovely staright out the packet with just cold milk. :yum:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Skive wrote: »
    Oatso Simple Golden Syrup flavour is fucking lovely staright out the packet with just cold milk. :yum:

    :yum:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Skive wrote: »
    Oatso Simple Golden Syrup flavour is fucking lovely staright out the packet with just cold milk. :yum:
    I had some of that today. With bananas and raisins. It was yummy :yum:.

    Didn't do what it was meant to do though, made me feel worse if anything :(.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    We usually get a big bag of Asda own brand or whatever as it's quite cheap and I think it's just as nice as Quaker which we occasionally buy.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thanks for the ideas everyone :)

    I used to love the golden syrup flavour oats, but I tend to steer clear of all the sugar nowadays :(
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    LadyJade wrote: »
    Dried apricots, and 5 seed mix ground up with the back of a spoon. Sometimes i put banana in it, and like Briggi said, grated apple is delish. I have it without milk.

    :yuck: you don't add any liquid to it?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i think if i remember rightly she has orange juice or water or something else obscure! (imo :p).
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