Porridge with Egg

If you’ve not heard of porridge with egg before, it probably sounds like it’s going to be a cooked egg sitting on top of a bowl of porridge or oatmeal, but it isn’t! It’s the adding of raw egg into porridge while it cooks on the stove. Why do this? Well for two great reasons:

1. It’s going to give you the creamiest porridge ever without adding cream. I would say it even makes the porridge custard-like.
2. It’s nutritionally beneficial. Oats as you may well know, are a good source of many nutrients, including protein, as are eggs. Meaning, making porridge this way is going to give you and your family the best nutritional start to the day.

Porridge with Egg can be shared with even weaning babies and toddlers. You can read more about this here >

The Nutritional Benefits of Porridge with Egg

Both porridge oats / oatmeal AND eggs are packed with nutrients and make the perfect breakfast foods to kick start the day.

Eggs

Eggs have actually been described as “the perfect food” because one large egg contains a little bit of almost all the nutrients you need every day. You can read more about the nutritional value of eggs here > 

Oats

Oats are actually the only natural food source of antioxidants called avenanthramides, which protect against heart disease. They are also a good source of fibre and like eggs, protein. They are high in many vitamins and minerals, which you can read all about those here if you like >

Porridge with Egg for a Natural Protein Boost

Most health conscious people these days like to ensure they get a good amount of protein at breakfast. Adding egg to porridge is a great way to add protein naturally, without protein powder. One serving of this Porridge with Egg gives a substantial 18g of protein, and if you add in 1 tablespoon of chai seeds or 2 tablespoons of flaxseed, that will bump the protein up over 20g, the recommended amount of protein an adult should have for breakfast.

The Benefits of Kids Having Protein for Breakfast

Having protein for breakfast is also beneficial for children. Protein is essential for healthy growth, weight control and gives children more energy until lunchtime. It also helps school aged children to concentrate better at school. 

Children need less protein per day than adults (1-3 years 14g | 4-8 years 20g | 9-13 years 40g for boys & 35g for girls), so depending how much of a serving of this Porridge with Egg they eat, they could be getting much of their minimum daily protein allowance at breakfast, which is great!

You can scroll down to the bottom of the recipe to see a few key nutritional values of this actual recipe. Bear in mind though, that’s a standard nutritional chart and it only calculates a few of the vitamins and minerals derived from oats and eggs.

Porridge and Egg Add-Ins and Ons

Once the porridge is made, you can stir-through your regular porridge add ins while it’s still in the pan. Then once you serve, anything you’d like to add on top. If you’d like some inspiration, here’s a list of the add ins and ons I often use:

Add Ins

• A little salty butter or a pinch of salt
• A sweetener; maple syrup, golden syrup, demerara sugar, honey or agave to taste
• Chai seeds (1 tablespoon per 30g serving, fine for kids too)
• Flax seeds  (1 tablespoon per 30g serving, fine for kids too)

Add Ons

• Sliced banana or other fruit
• Peanut butter drizzle
• Peanut butter and homemade strawberry compote or jam
• Homemade stewed apple & a little granola for crunch

FAQ’s For My Porridge with Egg

Can I prepare this Porridge with Egg in advance?

You can certainly measure out your oats or oatmeal into your saucepan the night before and leave it with the lid on. You can measure out your milk too, just cover the jug with clingfilm / plastic food wrap and refrigerate. 

Can I feed more people with this recipe?

Of course! I have included quantities per adult, or 2 young children. You can use the scaler buttons top right of the ingredients to make 2 or 3 more adult servings. For a family of four with older kids I have included quantities in the recipe notes. Otherwise you can easily times the recipe quantities by the number of people you need to feed. Just use an according saucepan size.

Can I Store Porridge with Egg leftovers?

Porridge is best eaten immediately and so I wouldn’t recommend storing it.

What diets is this recipe suitable for?

My Porridge with Egg is suitable for vegetarians and nut-free diets and can be made diary-free by using a non-diary milk like oat milk. They are also gluten-free so long as you buy certified gluten-free oats. It is NOT suitable for vegans or egg-free diets.

Adapting My Porridge with Egg For Your Family

Eating together is beneficial for families of all ages and stages, for a multitude of reasons; nutritional, behavioural, psychological and for healthy family functioning. This section will show you how to tweak this Porridge with Egg recipe for sharing with a weaning baby or toddler which will help make it easier to eat together as a family.

Making My Porridge with Egg Suitable for Baby Weaning  

This Porridge with Egg makes a great breakfast choice for babies and toddlers, so long as they don’t have an egg allergy of course. In the recipe I state to allow half one adult quantity for young children. Do not stir through salty butter or add any salt. You really don’t need to sweeten their serving so remove theirs before you stir through any sweetener for everyone else. If you did want to sweeten it a little for them use a drop of agave nectar for babies under 12 months.

I’ve also added these notes to the bottom of the recipe so you have them to hand when you come to cook.

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