Recipe: Five Wonderful Ways with Porridge
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10 August 2011
vegetarian; vegan & gluten free options
Jazz up your morning bowl!
Porridge is a humble breakfast favourite during the cold winter months with good reason: comforting and creamy, sweet and steaming hot it nourishes and warms us from the inside out.
A great source of energy, oats are renowned for their ability to help lower cholesterol levels, contain more soluble fibre than any other grain and boast a generous, high quality protein content of 12 to 14 %. To boost the nutritional value of your porridge soak the grains in water or whey the night before. This makes for quick cooking and also helps your body easily digest and assimilate the oat-y goodness!
Serve porridge with fruit, cultured dairy products, nuts and seeds for a great start to your day, adding concentrated sweeteners only in moderation. Here’s some ideas to get you started…
