Good-morning-Porridge

Porridge may seem dull to most of you, but there are so many advantages of eating porridge in the morning. It's warm (especially important in the winter), nutritious and fast to prepare. To me the most important one is that I'll stay full until just before lunch. And there are also endless ways of keeping it interesting! You can experiment with different kind of grain flakes, fruit, berries, spices, vegan milk options and so on.

This is my standard formula for making porridge in the morning:

1,5 dl grain flakes (eg. 1 dl Bircher Müsli and 0,5 dl oatmeal or spelt flakes...)
1 tbsp wheat bran
1 tsp Chia seeds
1/3 tsp spices (eg. cinnamon and cocoa powder)
2-3 dl water (depending on your microwave oven and preferred texture)

Microwave for 3 minutes on full or gently simmer on your stove.

Eat with milk (regular or vegan) and add fruits, berries, nuts and seeds to taste. You can also add the berries before cooking to make your porridge even more colorful. If I know I have to get up extra early the next day I'll prepare all the dry ingredients in a bowl the night before so that I just have to add water in the morning.

Lingonberries, Pumpkin seeds, Dates
and Figs on the side

So try this out this weekend when you have time to experiment with your breakfast and if you stick to it I can almost guarantee you that you will love it!

Raisins, Apricot sauce and Banana

Apple and Rhubarb sauce, Raisins,
Almonds