Oatmeal Porridge

Breakfast is essential meal of the day. Since I was small, we never skipped breakfast. Our menus are varied from time to time. For DM and DF, getting older mean substituting their breakfast from tar bau ak-bihun, mie pangsit, hok kian mie,kwetiau theng or char kwetiau to more low fattening and more nutritious ones.

Now our house breakfast usually are porridge some time brown rice chicken porridge (rarely) but mostly oatmeal porridges. It’s more easily to prepare yet satisfying and nutritious.
Usually DM will cook plain oatmeal (plain water and no sugar) and we can add our personal favorites in it as desired.

Me usually will add some milk powder (lazy to drink milk separately), some black sesame seed powder or brown rice powder and 1 boiled egg to kick up the nutrition value (black sesame seed is known to help women maintain youthful complexion). Some time, when I felt adventures, I'll add a spoon or two chunky peanut butter and cheese into it (hmmm…. nyum nyum, but for DH, it’s disgusting hehehe).Sometimes will also add some berries and assorted nuts.

For Megan, usually oatmeal with half of boiled egg (another half will went into mummy stomach) and fruit puree such as papaya, apple, pear, banana etc

DH , DM and DF will add some sugar and ate oatmeal with a glass of milk

We never use instant oatmeal but use only regular one. From one of prevention magazine article (I forgot which one), It said that instant oatmeal have slightly more sodium than regular one. Because daddy has a high blood pressure, so you know the reason.

Our favorite brands are Lowan: Whole grain Rolled Oat, Country choice: Organic Big Oat and Quaker Regular. All are soft with a slight chewy taste (except quaker which tend to be creamy)

So, how do you eat your breakfast?