What porridge can do for you.

[KatyB]

Daily Mail Monday 31st July article - 'Secret to a long life'.

Family of 16 who have eaten porridge at 7am and 10pm.

Makes interesting reading.

[sandybrown]

In Asia poor people eat rice for evening meal my be nothing for lunch, left over rice put in water, in the morning before going to the farm to work, eat cold rice with salt and drank the rice water!. These people had a healthy life.

I eat porridge every day for breakfast, may be I should try it in the evening as well.

In Asia when you ask for porridge all you get is cold boiled rice!

[Mascha1900 in reply to sandybrown]

Personally, I can't imagine ever eating porridge! Just seeing it and smelling it makes me feel sick... but of course this is just a matter of personal taste. I have a problem with most dairy products, I don't like yoghurt or buttermilk either. I love rice, on the other hand, if it's not stodgy or sticky. In other words, it shouldn't be too porridge-like 😉

[sandybrown in reply to Mascha1900]

you can make porridge with water only!

[Hidden in reply to Mascha1900]

I hate the consistency of porridge with soya milk. I hated eating it to lower my cholesterol and having digestive problems because of it. I stopped eating it and of course my cholesterol has gone up. Like you I have a problem with dairy products because of my having IBS have to be careful of what I eat because of intolerances.

[Markl60]

Porridge every morning with turmeric, kiwi and berries

[sandybrown in reply to Markl60]

I have porridge for breakfast with turmeric, honey and Sri Lankan cinnamon powder. I go to the gym every day. Always light lunch. Evening meal twice a week rice, I do add olive oil to the rice, the other days, fish or chicken.. This food is helping me with my health. Cinnamon and honey is a balancing act.

[kimmadison1983]

I make chicken Arroz Caldo sometime its Chicken Rice Porridge

. It has lemon, garlic and ginger root which contains many unique minerals, vitamins, it also helps improve the intestinal motility and has been anti-inflammatory, painkiller and antioxidants that have proven health benefits. The onion that may lower high blood pressure, reduce heart attack risk, and even help protect against cancer. Chicken which is the source of protein.and you can also add turmeric which is proven that it has a lot of health benefits.

[Mascha1900 in reply to kimmadison1983]

I often make pilaf rice with curries which contain, among other things, turmeric, cumin, coriander, onion, fresh garlic and ginger. And also some yoghurt actually - I don't have a problem with yoghurt if it's savory, for some reason, I just don't like it if it's sweet. I sometimes make another curry with coconut milk and tomatoes instead of yoghurt, plus all the ingredients mentioned above. Very tasty, and healthy as well!

[kimmadison1983 in reply to Mascha1900]

i just put coconut milk and curry paste and thai basil with my curry its simple, healthy and tasty.

[sandybrown in reply to kimmadison1983]

Fresh coconut milk or from the tin? From the tin has additive?

[Mascha1900 in reply to sandybrown]

No, I must confess that I don't make it fresh! Here in Holland coconut is sold in compressed squares called Santen (the Indonesian word - Indonesia was once a Dutch colony so we have a strong tradition of Indonesian cooking, and these ingredients are widely available here.) So usually I use the compressed form, but sometimes the canned form.

[kimmadison1983 in reply to sandybrown]

i use fresh coconut milk for mine .if you have baby coconut just leave it for a while when it turn brown that's the perfect time time you can make coconut milk from it .

[sandybrown in reply to kimmadison1983]

We have a coconut scraper from Sri Lanka, attached to work top, the device with a handle and it goes round and round to scrap the coconut!. Use the liquidiser to make milk. Fresh coconut is available in UK supermarket and Asian shops.

[Markl60]

Yes flax as well on my porridge, high in Lignans

[Cassiejo]

Love porridge can't imagine eating with turmeric! But cinnamon and a spoon natural yoghurt scrummy! Was told to add peanut butter to it today suppose to be amazing! Haven't tried it yet!

[kimmadison1983 in reply to Cassiejo]

sounds like it can be a overnight oatmeal .

[Hidden]

You obviously don't have high cholesterol then if you have full fat milk and cream

[CatPiggott]

Here's the link, which somehow got missed out:

dailymail.co.uk/news/articl...

I like mine with cinnamon and organic honey...

[Jalopyman in reply to CatPiggott]

We have overnight oats. Oats in rice milk live yogurt chia seeds local honey cinnamon almones and shredded apple. Mixed up at night and ready for breakfast.