Porridge/Rice Pudding before a ride...

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  • stevewj
    stevewj Posts: 227
    Porridge with a spoon of honey before the two long weekend sessions but NEVER before a race - then I have 3 x brown toast with marmalade. Faster digestion and doesn't reappear after a couple of miles.
  • shakey88
    shakey88 Posts: 289
    Bhima wrote:
    shakey88 wrote:
    Porridge tastes crap imo.I like a large bowl of shreddies before a big ride,and they got more carbs per 100g than porridge :D

    But porridge is more dense - so you get more grams in a bowl, making up for that. Of course, you could always have 2 bowls of shreddies, but it's one of those cereals which I seem to get bored of after 3/4 of the bowl... :?

    And of course porridge is an absolutley riviting thing to eat :roll:
  • shakey88
    shakey88 Posts: 289
    star_rover wrote:
    shakey88 wrote:
    Porridge tastes crap imo.I like a large bowl of shreddies before a big ride,and they got more carbs per 100g than porridge :D
    Shreddies are higher GI than porridge though. If you think porridge tastes crap you're not making it right.

    Don't you just mix it up with milk or water and add sugar or is there some mystical alchemist type thing going on in your kitchen :?:
  • guilliano
    guilliano Posts: 5,495
    Mix it with milk, water and salt, then add sugar/honey/fruit/maple syrup/golden syrup/jam/curd or anything else you like to your preference. It's as versatile as toast. I like mine with honey and sultanas personally
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  • doyler78
    doyler78 Posts: 1,951
    shakey88 wrote:
    star_rover wrote:
    shakey88 wrote:
    Porridge tastes crap imo.I like a large bowl of shreddies before a big ride,and they got more carbs per 100g than porridge :D
    Shreddies are higher GI than porridge though. If you think porridge tastes crap you're not making it right.

    Don't you just mix it up with milk or water and add sugar or is there some mystical alchemist type thing going on in your kitchen :?:

    Apparently its all about how you stir it :wink:
  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    shakey88 wrote:
    And of course porridge is an absolutley riviting thing to eat :roll:
    Yep! :D
  • star_rover
    star_rover Posts: 318
    doyler78 wrote:

    Apparently its all about how you stir it :wink:

    Correct. You need to use a spurtle. :D
    http://www.goldenspurtle.com/
  • simon_e
    simon_e Posts: 1,707
    Shreddies, like Weetabix and other wheat-based cereals, are mostly 'padding'. Some of this fibrous padding is good but you need more than that. It's why certain food combinations that complement each other work so well. There's another thread that links to a Slipstream blog post about the effect of too much wheat. Wholemeal flour is supposed to be better for you than white - the body needs fibre to aid digestion. White flour has had most of the goodness processed out of it.

    It's organic porridge oats with water and a pinch of salt for me. My kids like syrup/honey and cinnamon on the top. I sometimes get hungry again a couple of hours later. Despite this, porridge or homemade muesli is a more satisfying way of starting the body's metabolism (which then requires regular input) than the plethora of sugary, nutritionally empty cereals that line supermarket shelves. It's the sugar that makes you have a second or third bowl, and it's not healthy.
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  • Mastineo
    Mastineo Posts: 182
    Porridge is good,but for a change I like a tin of Tapioca pudding with honey and sliced banana.
    Tapioca is like frog spawn.
  • shakey88
    shakey88 Posts: 289
    is ready brek a decent alternative?it tastes much better than porridge and you can zap it in the microwave in a flash.
    i can go for hours on one bowlful :lol:
  • doyler78
    doyler78 Posts: 1,951
    shakey88 wrote:
    is ready brek a decent alternative?it tastes much better than porridge and you can zap it in the microwave in a flash.
    i can go for hours on one bowlful :lol:

    You've answered your own question ie it works for you so that's all that matters. Anyway here's the ingredients:

    Wholegrain Rolled Oats (60%), Wholegrain Oat Flour, Calcium, Niacin, Iron, Pantothenic Acid (B5), Vitamin B6, Riboflavin (B2), Thiamin (B1), Folic Acid, Vitamin B12.

    Nothing in that is anything to worry about so a great breakfast.
  • naefearjustbeer
    naefearjustbeer Posts: 182
    terongi wrote:

    ask a scotsman

    :D


    Porridge should be prepared the night before.
    Soak your oats in water overnight and then in the morning bring to the boil and stir with your spurtle (my grannies one does the job just fine). Simmer then serve in a bowl with a light sprinkle of salt (Anything else is tantamount to blasphemy). A small bowl of milk should be placed along side to dip your spoon in to slighty cool your porridge before eating. Thats how a Highlander makes his porridge, Save your honey sugar or whatever else that has been suggested for another meal.
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  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    There are several ways of doing it. Everyone seems to do it thier own way. There's even a world porridge making championship to showcase the myriad of individuality out there! :lol:

    Go here and click on "porridge". Half way down the page, there are a few ways of making it listed from former champions: http://www.goldenspurtle.com/
  • guilliano
    guilliano Posts: 5,495
    naefearjustbeer wrote:
    terongi wrote:

    ask a scotsman

    :D


    Porridge should be prepared the night before.
    Soak your oats in water overnight and then in the morning bring to the boil and stir with your spurtle (my grannies one does the job just fine). Simmer then serve in a bowl with a light sprinkle of salt (Anything else is tantamount to blasphemy). A small bowl of milk should be placed along side to dip your spoon in to slighty cool your porridge before eating. Thats how a Highlander makes his porridge, Save your honey sugar or whatever else that has been suggested for another meal.

    No wonder the Highlander is immortal
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  • star_rover
    star_rover Posts: 318
    naefearjustbeer wrote:
    terongi wrote:

    ask a scotsman

    :D


    Porridge should be prepared the night before.
    Soak your oats in water overnight and then in the morning bring to the boil and stir with your spurtle (my grannies one does the job just fine). Simmer then serve in a bowl with a light sprinkle of salt (Anything else is tantamount to blasphemy). A small bowl of milk should be placed along side to dip your spoon in to slighty cool your porridge before eating. Thats how a Highlander makes his porridge, Save your honey sugar or whatever else that has been suggested for another meal.

    I can't quite picture a rough Highland crofter getting ready for a day of back breaking toil, scoffing his bowl of porridge and dipping his spoon daintily into the small bowl of milk first so he doesn't burn his sensitive wittle mouth.
  • bobpzero
    bobpzero Posts: 1,431
    not much to gain by putting some sis rego in with the porridge?
  • simon_e
    simon_e Posts: 1,707
    shakey88 wrote:
    is ready brek a decent alternative?it tastes much better than porridge and you can zap it in the microwave in a flash.
    Hang him!

    Ready Brek (and supermarket own brand equivalents) are more processed so have lost some of the goodness and will probably have a higher GI. However, it's still better than most cereals and has no added salt, sugar etc.

    But you think it tastes much better? Reminds me of wallpaper paste.

    You can cook a bowl of porridge in the micro in about 3 minutes, though I still prefer it made on the cooker.
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