How good is porridge if you are dieting?

Question

I've decided to have porridge for breakfast, dinner and have a healthy tea. How good for weight loss is porridge.

Answer 1

Very good, it's a slow-burning complex carbohydrate that will make you feel full for a long time. Make it with skim milk and don't go overboard with the toppings. You may get sick of it pretty fast though. Find something else to alternate with.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I love my porridge with low fat milk, sliced banana and sprinkle of cinnamon!! People say you get "bored of it quickly" But I certainly don't or haven't!! It's my favourite filling breakfast early in the mornings and with some healthy snacks afterwards or just a small early dinner I lose weight all the time without hassle! (Although I am 18 and my metabolism is still quite fast so my weight always differs from 50kg to 47kg in like 2 days!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Although I think eating porridge for breakfast is a good idea, eating it for lunch as well is not to be recommended. In order to lose weight and stay healthy, it's essential that you eat a balanced diet. You would be better advised to eat fruit, plus perhaps a low fat yoghurt, or crispbreads and low fat cottage cheese for lunch, and a balanced meal at evening dinner. Porridge for breakfast provides you with a good start to the day though and if you visit the website below, you will find 20 good reasons for eating it. Reason no 15 is : 'Porridge oats are 100 per cent natural, with no added sugar, salt or additives, and are naturally low in calories. An average bowl of porridge made with water contains 171 calories.' (But I like mine made with semi-skimmed milk, which ups the calcium intake, plus one teaspoon of pure honey stirred through - a natural sweetener which is far healthier than sugar!).

Answer 6

Depends how much you eat, and what you put on it. 100 gms of Scott's porridge oats is 365 calories. Add only milk ,200mls semi skimmed, about another hundred. So 500 cals a bowl.You also need to ensure that your diet is balanced. This would be a risk if you kept this faddy pattern up for long. Better to go onto a diet you are more likely to stick to and is more natural in its distribution of food.

Answer 7

I have had it just about every day for 3 years now and it has helped me to lose a lot of weight. Make it half and half skimmed milk and water and add half way through the cooking a half banana sliced thinly, it is really good. For a change add a half teaspoon of honey at the half way stage it gives a rich smell and an all enveloping flavour and it will not add to much to the calories. Another change for flavour is a little ground nutmeg on the top when cooked and is cooling. This also gives off a wonderful aroma. I should also take a multi vitamin pill with the lunch time bowl.

Answer 8

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Answer 10

It's all about portion size and what you put on it. If you cover a huge portion of porridge with cream and sugar, you aren't doing your body any favours. Better to eat a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, cut down on fat and processed foods, and get plenty of exercise.