Not all oats are created equal!
Oats can be a highly beneficial food to add to our kids diet but not all oats are the same quality.
Try to choose certified organic oats grown in Australia, non-GMO and that have no added preservatives. We want our oats to be seasonally harvested, lightly steamed to ‘stabilise’ them and then simply rolled in a press. Sometimes oats are so processed that there is little nutritional value. How our oats are grown are hugely important. Oats can often contain glyphosate which is an herbicide that has been linked to cancer. Buying organic oats can help decrease the exposure to this herbicide so it’s absolutely worth investing in some good quality oats as the base for your pimped up porridge.
Ingredients
Nourish Me Pimped up Porridge
Porridge Base
- 1/2 cup organic wholegrain oats
- 2 tsp Magic Sprinkles
- 1 cup water
Choose your own Adventure Toppings to mix through:
Apple Pie Porridge
- 1 grated organic apple
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon (not cassia)
- Pinch of nutmeg,
- 1/2 tsp coconut sugar,
- Handful of ground pecan nuts
Carrot Cake Porridge
- 1/2 grated carrot,
- 1 tablespoon sulphite free sultanas/raisins,
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon,
- pinch nutmeg
Creamy Banana
- 1 tsp tahini
- 2 chopped dates
- 1/2 banana
Raspberry and Vanilla
- 1/2 Cup fresh raspberries
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- handful chopped roasted almonds
Baby pumpkin Porridge
- 2 tbs smashed puree pumpkin
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 banana
Peanut Butter Porridge
- 1 tsp organic peanut butter
- 1/2 mashed banana
Ginger Bread Porridge
- 2 tsp organic mossasis
- 1/4 tsp fresh grated ginger or dried ginger powder
- 1/2 tsp organic vanilla extract
Creamy Vanilla Porridge
- 3 tbs organic yoghurt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 sliced banana
- Drizzle of honey
Toasty Coconut
- Toasted coconut flakes
- 2 tsp organic desiccated coconut
- 1/2 tsp melted coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp coconut sugar
Chocolate porridge
- 1 tsp organic raw cacao powder
- 1 tsp organic coconut sugar
