Golden syrup or honey in porridge?

[CleverCatty]

Chatting on phone to DM this morning - told her I've recently taken to having golden syrup in porridge in mornings - had a spare squeezy bottle of it - in summer and spring I have honey on yogurt and granola with blueberries.

So right now I have porridge, skimmed milk, blueberries and very small drizzle of golden syrup on top. DM thinks this is bad.

She only has honey. Blueberries don't sweeten it enough.

Someone solve my argument.

Not doing voting buttons....

Honey & Golden Syrup are both sugar, so both pretty bad. I wouldn’t have them every day.

I never understand why some people think honey is really healthy. Like golden syrup it’s fine in moderation.

Definitely golden syrup!

Someone solve my argument

Er what? She likes one thing, you like another. Where's the argument?

They are both disgusting on porridge.

Last night I poured golden syrup onto a teaspoon and licked it like a lolly.

But it isn't golden syrup, it's just syrup. Only other syrups need further explanation.

Syrup
Maple syrup
Syrup of figs

Neither, I just have sugar on porridge. Maybe some banana or raisins but sugar too.

Neither. I have salt.

Honey. It tastes nicer!

Nutella. You need a spoonful of Nutella in your porridge. You won't look back.

Er, whichever you prefer and/or have in? There's no right or wrong answer.

Golden syrup on high days and holidays, salt on weekdays.

Salt AND golden syrup. Makes up for the wholesomeness of the oats.

neither
I have dried fruit and a little dried ground ginger.

It's preference. I'd use neither but do sprinkle a little sugar on.

Neither.

Cinnamon and sugar, plus a good pat of butter.

Oh and always a pinch of salt in the porridge itself.

Sometimes I put a few frozen strawberries into the pan as I'm cooking it. It makes it all pink & lovely. Or sometimes I put a really small drizzle of black treacle on top, about 1/4 level tsp.

In summer I have bircher muesli with lots of seeds, soaked in orange or apple juice overnight, with yogurt & fresh fruit on top.

Yes! Yes! Please.... golden syrup or honey... or maple syrup... or sultanas... peanut butter ... berries... Oh, I want porridge!

but actually I do over night oats with kefir as the liquid.
crushed linseed, raisins or other dried fruit, ground ginger

DH has honey, DD has syrup. I don't care about porridge so I just leave it like that.

Cinnamon and chopped fruit. Golden syrup is awful stuff. Honey is better but it’s still sugar!

One of my earliest memories is of being in hospital having my tonsils out. I was about 3. Not only did they put me in a cot instead of a proper big girls bed, but they gave me porridge with white sugar on, not porridge with syrup.

I haven’t got over it yet.

The DC have golden syrup. I have maple syrup or dark brown sugar.

Neither. Cinnamon or berries sometimes yes but I don't generally like it sweetened.

But you like what you like. There are no porridge topping laws.