Is porridge a drink or food?

Is porridge a drink or food?

Porridge is generally defined as a dish made by stirring oatmeal or rolled oats into boiling water and simmering the mixture gently until it is cooked. It is usually eaten hot; often, though not invariably, for breakfast.

How do you cook BBC porridge?

Method. Put 50g porridge oats in a saucepan, pour in 350ml milk or water and sprinkle in a pinch of salt. Bring to the boil and simmer for 4-5 minutes, stirring from time to time and watching carefully that it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan. Or you can try this in a microwave.

Is porridge a junk food?

They promise to provide you nutrition, but all they carry is junk material. For example, fibre cookies, tetra pack fruit juice, muesli, oats, etc. Even the yogurt that promise to be fat-free, sugar-free and pro-biotic are junk foods.

Is porridge healthy or fattening?

Porridge is a healthy, nutritious way to start the day. However, there is much debate about which oats are the best to use and which cooking method is healthiest. There are many varieties of porridge oats, including rolled, quick and instant.

Why do Scots put salt in porridge?

As the comments above suggest, adding salt is a shibboleth, a test for Scottishness or identification with Scotland in the vast diaspora of Scots. And it makes practical sense if one is cooking a porridge to keep cold for the next day or the rest of the week (more on that later).

Why is it called porridge?

The origin of the word “porridge” can be traced back on the one hand to the expression ‘pottage’, a variation of the French word ‘potage’ – a name for soup – and on the other hand to the word ‘pot’, the saucepan.

Is porridge and oatmeal the same thing?

Oatmeal and porridge, the simple pleasures Oatmeal and porridge are basically the same thing – it’s what you get when you add milk or water to oats and cook them. At Uncle Tobys we think of oatmeal as being chunkier and coarser as opposed to our Quick Oats and Sachets, which produce a creamier bowl of oats.

Can you make porridge with water instead of milk?

One advantage of making your porridge with water is that you can also save calories. You can also heat the water for your porridge in different ways: in the microwave, on the cooker or most simply, with the kettle. You don’t even need a cooker to make porridge with water.

Why is porridge not good for you?

It is a high starch or high carbohydrate food. So, in the end, yes, oats can spike your blood sugar, putting you on a “sugar-high” your body doesn’t necessarily agree with. This could potentially cause excess weight gain.

Is porridge good for losing weight?

Numerous studies have shown porridge is one of the best choices to start the day for stable and steady weight loss. This is because it is filling, packed with fibre, and can be made in a variety of ways which stop it becoming boring.

Is porridge better than toast?

The Verdict. In this scenario, eggs on toast is the breakfast winner due to their protein and complex carb double whammy – it’s especially good if you’re trying to keep yourself full till lunch. Don’t ditch the porridge straight away though, add some greek yoghurt, nut butter and/or seeds for an added protein punch.

Is porridge good for your bowels?

“Oats are loaded with soluble fiber, which is a type of fiber that allows more water to remain in the stool,” says Smith. “This makes the stool softer and larger, and ultimately easier to pass.”