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Rice pudding for breakfast

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2triangles · 08/11/2024 08:51

Feels indulgent but is it nutritionally similar to porridge or am I deluding myself? Homemade in a crock pot with pudding rice, semi skimmed milk, mixed dried fruit, sugar and spices.

Usually I prefer a savoury start to the day but this feels like it will keep the cold out.

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Hopeles5 · 08/11/2024 09:57

Sounds delicious and surely healthier than Many other breakfasts?

Ohthatsabitshit · 08/11/2024 09:56

White rice is very different than oats, but eat whatever you like. Personally I occasionally gave my family apple crumble for breakfast. What can I say? We liked it.

MereDintofPandiculation · 08/11/2024 09:56

Singleandproud · 08/11/2024 09:53

You have just motivated me to stick the slow cooker on so we can have rice pudding tonight though.

I’ve taken to making rice pudding in a saucepan. No skin, which is a big advantage except to those strange people who like the skin.

slow cooker requires foresight, not my strong point

MereDintofPandiculation · 08/11/2024 09:53

2triangles · 08/11/2024 08:59

Thanks all. It's odd how sweet rice feels indulgent compared to porridge oats when there's probably not much difference between them.

You’re missing out the fibre in the oats, and porridge doesn’t usually have that much sugar. You can of course add dried fruit, nuts, fresh fruit to porridge.

Don’t try making your rice pudding with whole grain rice! Not the same texture at all.

OldTinHat · 08/11/2024 09:53

I had a pineapple finger for my breakfast today and now I'm hungry. I'd eat all of your rice puddings, curries, chocolate cake, wheat crunchies (bacon is the best flavour though!), chocolate cake (happy birthday!) with a pancake on top right NOW!

Singleandproud · 08/11/2024 09:53

You have just motivated me to stick the slow cooker on so we can have rice pudding tonight though.

Singleandproud · 08/11/2024 09:52

'Breakfast' foods only became common once clever companies started marketing their foods as such Kellogs etc until then every one but the aristocracy probably would have eaten what they had left over whatever that was.

DD went through a phase of having soup and bread for breakfast which was probably a bit saltier than ideal but no actual difference to having it at lunch time.

AngelsWithSilverWings · 08/11/2024 09:50

When I was in Greece last year there were little pots of rice pudding sprinkled with cinnamon at the breakfast buffet. Rice pudding is one of my favourite things so I had it every morning.

Garlicpest · 08/11/2024 09:49

maybe try leaving out the sugar next time if you are using dried fruit. and swap out white with whole grain rice

... but that's ... not rice pudding, @bloodredfeaturewall.

Cocolapew · 08/11/2024 09:49

It was my birthday yesterday so I'm eating chocolate cake 😀

CocoDC · 08/11/2024 09:48

2triangles · 08/11/2024 08:51

Feels indulgent but is it nutritionally similar to porridge or am I deluding myself? Homemade in a crock pot with pudding rice, semi skimmed milk, mixed dried fruit, sugar and spices.

Usually I prefer a savoury start to the day but this feels like it will keep the cold out.

Congee or rice porridge is eaten in India for breakfast. But it’s savoury and often has meat / veg added to it. Alternatively you could make khichdi which is a rice and lentil porridge with added veg. I think sweet rice porridge everyday is probably a bit indulgent.

Natsku · 08/11/2024 09:47

Rice pudding is pretty similar to rice porridge which is a breakfast food (especially Christmas breakfast but my son usually gets it for breakfast at school on Fridays too) in my country, with sugar and cinnamon.

LostTheMarble · 08/11/2024 09:45

VitaminSubtle · 08/11/2024 09:43

Yeah, at least put your Smarties on a plate, @LostTheMarble! Standards! Next thing you’ll be saying is that you don’t always drink tea from a cup and saucer…

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It’s a family sized tube, so a bowl would have been more appropriate to be honest. At least a potion size in hand. But then the youngest would have seen and wanted to share, that’s simply unacceptable 😉

VitaminSubtle · 08/11/2024 09:43

LostTheMarble · 08/11/2024 09:40

I ate orange smarties for breakfast. Necked them straight from the tube. At least you made an effort OP.

Yeah, at least put your Smarties on a plate, @LostTheMarble! Standards! Next thing you’ll be saying is that you don’t always drink tea from a cup and saucer…

LostTheMarble · 08/11/2024 09:40

I ate orange smarties for breakfast. Necked them straight from the tube. At least you made an effort OP.

Butterflyfern · 08/11/2024 09:40

When I worked in Malaysia, rice pudding was on offer at all the hotel breakfast buffets I stayed at, so I assume is common over there.

My favourite was when it was made with coconut milk. Add a few slices of mango and it's a breakfast of champions!

frostywhite · 08/11/2024 09:38

But back to the topic - my DD eats rice pudding for breakfast as it's pretty much the only thing she will eat before school. It feels a bit weird, but its constituent parts are all fine! Rice, milk, bit of sugar - basically a cooked bowl of cereal!

frostywhite · 08/11/2024 09:37

mickandrorty · 08/11/2024 09:32

sounds fine to me I ate a bag of tomato wheat crunchies for my breakfast.

Ok now I have the, "if you want a crunchy wheaty eaty, eaty a wheat crunchy" jingle in my head, which landed in my brain as soon as I read the words "wheat crunchy", despite having forgotten these even existed 😂

RecycleMePlease · 08/11/2024 09:34

In asia they have Congee - which is a kind of runnish rice porridge - mind-you, it's generally savoury with things like fish in it (or my friend was trying to get me to have it with Frog in it while I was pregnant as she said it was good for the skin)

SpunkyKoala · 08/11/2024 09:33

Completely fine and if I had some I’d be having it too - now I’m going to make some for tomorrow

mickandrorty · 08/11/2024 09:32

sounds fine to me I ate a bag of tomato wheat crunchies for my breakfast.

TheSandgroper · 08/11/2024 09:31

Brown or black rice would make it more healthy, except I prefer to do it your way.

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2triangles · 08/11/2024 09:26

LivingOnTheVeg · 08/11/2024 09:20

I think you should probably meet for breakfast with the poster of another thread who’s eating Yorkshire puddings and jam for breakfast. 😉

😮 more puddings for breakfast?

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OMGitsnotgood · 08/11/2024 09:25

Rice pudding is just a cooked version of rice crispies!

I'll eat anything for breakfast - recents have been leftover lasagne and left over apple crumble & custard!

Friends laugh at me but it's interesting how bacon, egg, sausage etc is acceptable for breakfast but leftover Chinese isn't!

Bonjovispjs · 08/11/2024 09:24

ILikeItWhatIsIt · 08/11/2024 09:06

I mean, it could be worse. I've had Turkish delight and Percy pigs. Hope that helps.

Sounds like the perfect breakfast to me 😊

OP, have whatever you like, I had shepherd's pie for breakfast once, just because I fancied it.