Childrens diet...

peachyprice

Mojisola wrote: »

A decent portion made with whole milk and proper oats rather that finely ground stuff which is digested too easily - the people who get hungry are possibly not eating enough.

Doesn't having to have a huge portion to keep you going until lunch rather dispel the myth of how wonderfully filling porridge is though? A huge portion of anything would keep you going to lunch surely.

I couldn't even eat a huge portion TBH, the size I can manage in the morning keeps me going until about 11am, a bowl of cornflakes the same, if I have nothing I still keep going until 11am, seems like a load of extra food for nothing.

Dunroamin

Torry_Quine wrote: »

I presume it's a sign of the times that most people seem to have to sweeten their porridge.

My porridge is made with oats, water and salt to taste. Served with milk.
Tasty and nutritious.

And very Scottish.;)

gingin_2

Torry_Quine wrote: »

I presume it's a sign of the times that most people seem to have to sweeten their porridge.

My porridge is made with oats, water and salt to taste. Served with milk.
Tasty and nutritious.

I don't think so. I know my Dad grew up on porridge sweetened with jam and he's in his 60's.

Dunroamin

nonnatus wrote: »

Porridge is disgusting. Not too bothered about the taste, it's that slimy texture that makes me heave .

You're doing something very wrong if it's slimy!

I'm not Scottish but I wonder how many people are actually eating Ready Brek or similar and calling it porridge - it would explain some of the comments.

marisco_2

nonnatus wrote: »

Porridge is disgusting. Not too bothered about the taste, it's that slimy texture that makes me heave .

Totally agree with you. A friends reference to it resembling something bleurgh did nothing to encourage to me eat it as a child. I can't understand people who add salt to it. How would that improve it in any way?

tea_lover

Torry_Quine wrote: »

I presume it's a sign of the times that most people seem to have to sweeten their porridge.

My Nan would be 94 now and always ate porridge with golden syrup. We used to have it with jam when we were little (in the 80's). It's probably more a regional thing than an age thing.

onlyroz

I can't imagine having salty porridge. Having said that, I was won over to salty popcorn a few years ago, so I suppose I could be persuaded to change my mind...

shelley_crow

I love porridge, either plain or with a small handful of raisins/sultanas. I couldn't abide porridge with salt but then I don't add salt to anything I make.

Georgiegirl256

nonnatus wrote: »

Porridge is disgusting. Not too bothered about the taste, it's that slimy texture that makes me heave .

I am the complete opposite of all you virtuous, good parents I'#m afraid. My kids (now 16 & 17) have always chosen what to eat. The only rule is that I don't EVER make more than one meal, so they must both agree. I do NOT see the point in cooking one meal for one and a different one for the other. This compromising has always led to rather good choices, because one child is a huge fan of fish and meat whilst the other prefers Veg and Salad, so we get a good mix.

For breakfast they will eat a HUGE bowl of whatever the newest chocolatey cereal is available. Hey Ho.

Lunch is sandwiches or Sushi with crisps, chocolate and still drink.

Home from school they grab a fizzy drink (and an Ice lolly in the current climate)

Dinner is home-made because we enjoy cooking / creating recipe's. Last few days have been: Roast Dinner, Pasta Carbonara with leftover chicken, Fajita's, Sea Bass with new pots and salad, HM Lasagne. One child has a chocolate mousse for pudding, the other a small cup of sweets to chew.

For supper they tend to ferret around - one child normally seizes a chunk of bread with some fruit (red grapefruit is the favourite at the moment), the other goes for another bowl of cereal.

Both kids are a normal weight, do well at school and they have one small filling between them.

I love them to bits and am very proud of the adults they are becoming. When they get a bit of spare money, they don't spend it on sweets to scoff in secret (like their friends do at the bus stop every morning!!!) because nothing is banned in my house.

I realise it's more luck than judgement that they've turned out so well. I'm sure the people who puree fruit into ice cube trays have probably shuddered in horror at how my kids are fed, but each to their own eh? Life's definitely too short....

This sounds like the way I was brought up in the 80's! We lived on the same street as a sweet shop, and I was always running up to it for a 10p mix, ice lollies etc, and then when the ice cream van came round we'd be running back home for money for one of them too! :rotfl:

I didn't have any fillings until I was 28....and then it was myown stupid fault After a really bad chest infection I got somewhat addicted to throat sweets and with working in retail, if I was talking to a customer I'd put the sweet to one side of my cheek and therefore holding it against my side teeth.

My Mam always (and still does) cooked good homemade food such as stews and piled the plate high with vegetables, same with my Nana, so therefore, I have grown up loving vegs, I don't think there is a veg I don't like, so I regularly eat loads of those.

It's crisps that are my downfall though I managed to give up smoking, but giving up crisps is a different matter altogether It's my own stupid lack of willpower. I can easily go through 2-3 bags a night. I'm trying to wean off them and eat more fruit as a healthy snack (red grapes), but as has been mentioned numerous times throughout this thread, they too are full of sugar....seems you just can't win nowadays?

Very interesting thread though, getting some food for thought (no pun intended!).

Mojisola

peachyprice wrote: »

Doesn't having to have a huge portion to keep you going until lunch rather dispel the myth of how wonderfully filling porridge is though? A huge portion of anything would keep you going to lunch surely.

I didn't say anything about a huge portion!

There's a big difference between a small portion of oat powder that you get in instant porridges and a reasonable/decent (not huge!) portion of real oat porridge which has texture and flavour and takes your gut some time to digest.

A good protein breakfast will also keep you going. When we're away from home we find the full cooked breakfast makes a good start to the day and we don't usually need anything until the evening.