If funds are limited, there is hardly anything better you can do for yourself than start the day with one of the kings of breakfast, porridge, made the old-fashioned way. It is incredibly cheap buying porridge oats loose from a meal store and you can buy the very best organic Scotch oatmeal in 500g. bags, which will make about 10 meals, for well under £1. As well as being very nutritious and lowering the blood cholesterol, it is very satisfying.
Ingredients
45g Porridge oatmeal, coarse
½ teaspoon salt
20 fl.oz water
Method
Bring the water to boil in a small pan and when it is boiling quickly, pour the oats in. Stir well and let it simmer gently for 10 minutes, then add the salt and continue to let it simmer for another 15 minutes. Pour it into a bowl, add some milk and sprinkle it with sugar, if that is to your taste.
If you have a microwave, then put the oats and water in a large microwaveable bowl and set it on full for 10 minutes. Halfway through, add the salt, stir it very well and check that there is enough water left in the bowl. If it is getting too dry, add more water, stir again and continue cooking. If you have used rolled porridge oats, it will take only 3 or 4 minutes to cook altogether and you will need less water. When you are cooking rolled oats, a good guide is to use about double the volume of water to oats.
Serves 1
Ingredients
45g Porridge oatmeal, coarse
½ teaspoon salt
20 fl.oz water
Method
Bring the water to boil in a small pan and when it is boiling quickly, pour the oats in. Stir well and let it simmer gently for 10 minutes, then add the salt and continue to let it simmer for another 15 minutes. Pour it into a bowl, add some milk and sprinkle it with sugar, if that is to your taste.
If you have a microwave, then put the oats and water in a large microwaveable bowl and set it on full for 10 minutes. Halfway through, add the salt, stir it very well and check that there is enough water left in the bowl. If it is getting too dry, add more water, stir again and continue cooking. If you have used rolled porridge oats, it will take only 3 or 4 minutes to cook altogether and you will need less water. When you are cooking rolled oats, a good guide is to use about double the volume of water to oats.
Serves 1
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