Sliced porridge?

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Working on the assumption that what I was told is actually true
, then apparently years ago people used to make porridge, leave it to go cold and slice it to eat later.
Our family is having to change our eating habits because of health reasons and although we're fine with sorting out healthy main meals etc, I find I'm struggling for ideas for healthy snacks. My repertoire pretty much ends with fruit, veg sticks and low fat wholewheat crackers!
Anyway, I wondered if sliced porridge would be a suitable alternative to a biscuit? I thought I could add blueberries and certain nuts to it to make it more interesting? Is this feasible? Will porridge slice if I make it thick enough?
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Our family is having to change our eating habits because of health reasons and although we're fine with sorting out healthy main meals etc, I find I'm struggling for ideas for healthy snacks. My repertoire pretty much ends with fruit, veg sticks and low fat wholewheat crackers!
Anyway, I wondered if sliced porridge would be a suitable alternative to a biscuit? I thought I could add blueberries and certain nuts to it to make it more interesting? Is this feasible? Will porridge slice if I make it thick enough?

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My snacks include nuts, seeds, nairns wheatfree oakcakes (with hummus and Cheese), Rye Bread and Pate or Tuna, HM Popcorn (in very small quanities) with a small amount of flavour (salt or paprika).
But on the whole having to eat this type of food makes me much less hungry and therefore I rarely snack unless it's planned into the day to increase my carbs/calories (sometimes I hit too low!)
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Do you have a recipe or exact quantities? I can have oats and eggs... so would like to try this!
What would you eat it with though??
I've never made it to a recipe myself - I'm definitely more of a make it up as you go along kind of cook
I quite like them with just butter or honey but they'd be good with a bit of banana too (hate bananas myself, but I can see that it would work).
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Certainly was true, my Dad talked about the porridge drawer that the porridge was poured in to then they cut a slice out of to have on the long walk to school and at lunchtime. Must have been okay to eat as he had porridge every day of his life for breakfast, cooked by himself and always put the porridge oats in the pan at night ready for the morning.
He never convinced the rest of the family to eat it though